Are you a talented young musician?

Would you like the chance to perform around the city, state, country and beyond with some of the finest youth orchestras in the country and interact with professional performing musicians? If so, then you should audition for the Columbus Symphony Youth Orchestras program!

This program offers four training orchestras for talented young musicians in grades 3-12. Each ensemble rehearses weekly and offers a variety of performances, including concerts, conference performances and occasional touring opportunities. Musicians in each orchestra also receive sectional coaching from Columbus Symphony musicians, area music educators and private teachers.

The CSYO program encompasses four different orchestras:

Youth Orchestra (Grades 9-12)
Peter Stafford Wilson, Conductor

Cadet Orchestra (Grades 7-10)
Mark Sholl, Conductor
Dr. Jim Bates, Assistant Conductor

Chamber Strings (Grades 6-9)
Dr. Robert Gillespie, Conductor

Junior Strings (Grades 3-6)
Sara Given, Conductor

For questions, please contact Jeani Stahler,  Youth Orchestras Manager, at 614-228-9600, Ext. 1218 or jstahler@columbussymphony.com.