Orchestra Updates

LYSO to perform first complete major symphony!

The Longmont Youth Symphony Orchestra will perform its first full major symphony, Mendelssohn’s arduous Symphony No.5, The Reformation Symphony, at its next concert on May 19. “I choose pieces that are not only great and necessary repertoires to be learned and experienced,” says Maestro Keynes Chen, “but that require specific skills I would like our Continued…

posted: May 4, 2013 | categorized as: News | No comments

Spreading the Harmony – Symphony Scholarships now available!

Always wanted to join the Longmont Youth Symphony, but had difficulty paying the tuition? Want to become a better musician, but can’t afford private lessons? We can help.  LYS has recently received a grant to provide a limited number of qualified students with the following: Tuition scholarships for any LYS ensemble (grades 3-12), Payment assistance for Continued…

posted: January 14, 2013 | categorized as: News | Comments Off

AUDITIONS!

Student musicians ages 8-18 may audition on May 25-26, 2013 for acceptance into the Longmont Youth Symphony for the 2013-14 season.  Students need not be a resident of Longmont.  Current members include residents of over ten towns surrounding Longmont, including Erie, Loveland, Boulder, and Denver. All three ensembles are holding auditions:  the Longmont Youth Strings Ensemble Continued…

posted: December 10, 2012 | categorized as: News | Comments Off
Upcoming Rehearsals
Longmont Youth Symphony
  • No rehearsals scheduled at this time. The ensemble is on summer break. Rehearsals will resume in August. Auditions are currently being held for next season.
Longmont Strings Ensemble
  • No rehearsals scheduled at this time. The ensemble is on summer break. Rehearsals will resume in August. Auditions are currently being held for next season.
Longmont Wind Ensemble

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The LYSE strings play the Rondo from Haydn's Quartet No. 72

The LYSE strings play the Rondo from Haydn's Quartet No. 72

photo by: Jack Greene

The LYS woodwind section focuses on a particularly challenging passage.

The LYS woodwind section focuses on a particularly challenging passage.

photo by: Michael Arnold Mages

The LYS in a joint performance with several local ensembles during the 2010 China Tour

The LYS in a joint performance with several local ensembles during the 2010 China Tour

photo by: Dmitri Routkevitch

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Tour with the Longmont Youth Symphony!

Read the archive for LYS's 2010 China tour. The 16-day tour visited 8 major cities and many historical sites. Concert performances in Beijing, Shanghai, Xian, and other cities including a concert at the prestigious Chinese National Music Conservatory. Read the tour archives →

Conductors

Laura Caruthers

Laura Caruthers
Conductor
Wind Ensemble

Who is in the Longmont Youth Symphony?

The Longmont Youth Symphony is the premiere orchestra of young musicians in the St. Vrain Valley and surrounding areas. The Youth Symphony provides a resource for young musicians to further develop and excel in their musical abilities through the guidance of professional leadership and direction. By doing so, we enable our youth to entertain, educate, and expand appreciation of music within the community. Want to know more? Sign up for our mailing list (above), or like us on facebook.