Announcing MYS Symphony Orchestra 2018-19 Season!
Hello everybody! I'm excited to unveil MYS Symphony Orchestra's 2018-2019 season! We have a deeply collaborative and fun season in store...
Raúl to guest conduct Oregon Symphony & Rick Springfield
Thursday, April 12, 2018, 7:30pm - Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall Don’t miss Grammy-winning singer/songwriter Rick Springfield – whose 17...
The Oregonian: Youth orchestra will present piece composed by one of its own
Click here for original article on www.oregonlive.com By Brett Campbell | For The Oregonian (original here) March 1, 2018 When most...
Oregon ArtsWatch: Metropolitan Youth Symphony preview: song of the earth
click here for original article on www.orartswatch.org Portland orchestra's 'Arabian Nights' concert features a new, environment-focused...
Press Release: Raúl selected for 2018 Bruno Walter Nat'l Conducting Preview
Raúl Gómez-Rojas, Music Director of the Metropolitan Youth Symphony, is one of six highly-skilled and dynamic conductors selected to partici
Video Audition Instructions
Instructions for a successful video audition: 1. Select a good space. Avoid spaces that are too small, cramped or messy. Look for a place...
West Side Story - A Percussionist's Perspective
MYS Sinfonietta trumpet player Tait Buttterfield sent me this fun video, and I just have to share it with everybody. It was made by...
Line Rider Animation set to music by Grieg
YouTuber DoodleChaos used Line Rider to create this fun animation set to Edvard Grieg's "In the Hall of the Mountain King" from Peer...
Rehearsal Etiquette
Hi everybody, I'd like to share with you a great article about orchestral rehearsal etiquette, written by Liz Lambson on Violinist.com. I...
'Band Together: Satchmo's Story' presented in New Orleans
Original article available here. A concert, "Band Together: Satchmo's Story," was presented April 29 by the Louisiana Philharmonic...
