Las Vegas Youth Symphony

Orchestra Description

  • Full Symphonic Orchestra
  • Grades 8-12 (Strings)
  • Grades 6-12 (Winds)
  • 4-8 years experience

Course Description

  • Approximately 27 weeks meeting once a week for 2.5-3 hours per rehearsal session, eligible for ½ credit hour per year (2 semesters)
  • Study and preparation for season's three or four concerts
  • Complex orchestra repertoire with full orchestra complement
  • Develop and refine individual orchestral skills in preparation for standard symphonic literature
  • Occasional visits from guest conductors
  • Opportunity to work in sectionals with professional specialists
  • Emerging wind musicians offered instrument specific skill building via like instrument specialists on an ad hoc basis
  • Role model for Sinfonia and Ensemble students
  • Opportunity to develop friendships with select musicians county-wide
Jeffrey Lance, Las Vegas Youth Symphony Conductor

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