Metropolitan Youth Symphony

Metropolitan Youth Symphony is a youth orchestra organization in Portland, Oregon, U.S.

Founded in 1974 by Lajos Balogh with just a handful of students, it is now one of the largest youth orchestra groups in the country. It has about 500 students, nine conductors and twelve ensembles with four experience levels.[1][2] The symphony accepts young musicians of school ages kindergarten through twelfth grade and all levels of experience. The primary goal is to challenge students to learn and perform music in a friendly and rewarding atmosphere.

MYS ensembles include:


Metropolitan Youth Symphony ensembles present a dozen public concerts each year in the Portland metropolitan area.[3] In addition, it serves schools throughout Oregon with an outreach music program that visits up to twenty public schools each year.[4]

The students in the ensembles jokingly rival the Portland Youth Philharmonic, the other local youth ensemble group.

References

  1. Dot Rust (September 29, 2011). "Balogh, founder of the Metropolitan Youth Symphony, steps down as Music Director". Oregon Music News. Retrieved 2012-02-14.
  2. "David Ludwig Elected to Board of Metropolitan Youth Symphony". Farleigh Wada Witt. November 1, 2011. Retrieved 2012-02-14.
  3. "MYS Concerts Metropolitan Youth Symphony". playmys.org. Retrieved 2016-01-18.
  4. "School Outreach Concerts Metropolitan Youth Symphony". playmys.org. Retrieved 2016-01-18.

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