Claremont Youth Symphony Orchestra |
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Under the direction of Dr. James Fahringer and Ray Walden, CYSO is currently a 65-piece non-profit orchestra with a mission to serve the community by providing student-produced orchestral concerts that exhibit the great work of student musicians and promote art as a resource for education, entertainment and lasting friendships. As a supplement to the music programs in local schools, CYSO provides an essential creative outlet where students can grow as a community while contributing to the cultural development of the world around them.
The Claremont Youth Symphony Orchestra serves students of more than 50 schools within a 75-mile radius of Claremont. In addition to playing in the orchestra, many of the students contribute to their school's ensembles. The orchestra emphasizes the importance of music as part of a life-long learning adventure. Among its ambitions, CYSO hopes its students will develop a love of serving their community through music and continue to do so beyond their school years.
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Download an application to join CYSO today! Applications can be mailed to: P.O. Box 698, Claremont, CA 91711 You will be contacted for an audition appointment. |
CYSO Announces Winners of Concerto Competition
Four members of the Claremont Youth Symphony Orchestra will be spotlighted as soloists in this season's concerts. Chosen from the orchestra, each student demonstrated a superior level of skill in playing movements from standard concertos highlighting their talent. The CYSO concerts will be on Saturday, January 21, and Saturday, May 20, both at 7:30 p.m. in Bridges Hall of Music.
Saturday, January 21, 2006, 7:30 pm
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Rita Hung has been involved with music almost all her life. She has studied cello with Wendy Wang, and piano with Rizia Lin. Her music awards include 2nd place at the Southwestern Youth Music Festival. She is also the treasurer of the National Honor Society and the Class Representative of 2006 in the California Scholarship Federation. |
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Sarah Widner has played bassoon for three years and is a student of Larry Lowder. She plays with the Pacific Symphony Youth Orchestra, and the Troy High School Orchestra. She has been a member of the CYSO for four years, a sophomore at Troy High School in Fullerton and has received numerous music awards. |
Saturday, May 20, 2006, 7:30 pm
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Taylor Harb is in the eighth grade at Chaparral Middle School in Diamond Bar. She began playing piano at the age of 3, violin at 6, and cello when she was 8. Her grandfather, Ray Walden, has been her teacher and mentor. She studied cello with Anne Sherrill. In May, Taylor will be traveling to New York to perform at Carnegie Hall where she will also conduct. |
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Irene Liou is 11 years old and has been playing with the CYSO for two years. She studies piano with Sarkis Baltanian, and violin with Ms. Arroussia Baltanian. Irene won 4 place twice in the SYMFth Violin Competition in 2004 & 2005. She is currently a 6th grade student at Chaparral School. |
Youth Symphony Offers Music Education
The Claremont Youth Symphony Orchestra was started in 1983 by the Claremont Symphony Orchestra. Directors and members of CSO felt that students should have a supplemental program to the music programs in local schools where children could foster their love of music in a fun and dynamic learning environment. The board also saw a need to expose the community, especially the youth community, to the vastness of orchestral music. With the passage of Proposition 13 in 1978, music programs in public schools became scarce, and the need for the Claremont Youth Symphony Orchestra became more apparent than ever.
The Claremont Youth Symphony Orchestra performs two free community concerts each season and engages in other enriching activities such as the annual Concerto Competition-Recital. For information about membership in the orchestra, or additional details about the Claremont Youth Symphony Orchestra, please call (909) 593-5620 or email cysomusic@hotmail.com.