Meet Our Concerto Soloists!

Worth Your Time: How MVYSO fits in your schedule and why you should make it fit! If you're like any other normal person, you are constantly balancing all the things that life throws your way. Music students in particular are busy people! However, busy kids (music kids) are good kids! It is a proven statistic that students who study a musical instrument do better academically and are more well-rounded emotionally and socially than a student who never studied music. These facts serve as the

Auditions are coming! How to prepare for your sorting ceremony! If you're like me, you're probably cringing at the word "audition". That sounds scary! However, at MVYSO we hold auditions to make sure you are placed in the right orchestra - we don't want you in a situation where the music is too hard or too easy. So, it's more like a sorting ceremony! (This may be a horrible Harry Potter reference, but that's what it reminds me of!) Over the past couple of years, every single orchestra at

Meet U253 - MVYSO's partnering U2 Tribute Band! On May 31st, 2019, MVYSO will be partnering with U253, the Puget Sound's premiere U2 tribute band, to bring the music of U2 alive through a rock symphony concert! This type of event - a rock band collaborating with a symphonic orchestra - is the first to occur in the region. We are breaking down stigmas and combining genres to create a cohesive collaboration for the entire family to enjoy! MVYSO is proud to partner with U253 for this historical

Let Nothing Ever Grieve Thee    On May 19, 2019, MVYSO’s Symphony Orchestra will be performing a piece entitled Motet. Arranged and orchestrated by Jerry Brubaker, Motet is inspired by Johannes Brahm’s piece, “Let Nothing Ever Grieve Thee,” and is dedicated to the victims and survivors of Hurricane Katrina. Along with September 11th and the Columbine Massacre, Hurricane Katrina was a significant disaster that shaped my formidable years. I was working toward my undergraduate degree in 2005, and

The Math of Music - Phaethon's Ride The Companion Post to Symphony's November 3, 2018 Performance of the Piece by Daniel Elder Phaethon (pronounced fay-then? pay-ton? Fy-a-then? Py-thon??? For real, it's pronounced Pie-ton - which is great, I'm all for a ton of pies.) On November 3, 2108, MVYSO's Symphony Orchestra will be performing Phaeton's Ride by Daniel Elder. This piece is a tone poem depicting the son god's son, Phaethon, losing control of the fiery chariot that controls the rising and

Here are the top 10 reasons NOT to go on MVYSO 2019 Summer Tour You like dreary weather and don't want to buy sunscreen  You've never been to Utah before and you don't do new things You'd have to leave your parents alone You might have to pack your pajamas in your tuba You might learn something from a new conductor in a workshop that causes your brain to hurt You have to spend time on a bus with people you like You already know that Big Thunder Mountain at Disneyland was fashioned after Bryce

I know, a history lesson during summer break? Yep! Because your MVYSO Symphony conductor is a huge nerd and finds this fascinating. If you didn't know, I (Naomi) have been finishing my Master's degree in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania. I'm very close to Gettysburg National Military Park - where a huge civil war battle took place. Growing up, my brother was obsessed with the movie, Gettysburg (it's rated R, don't watch it unless you're over 17 AND have your parents' permission!). So, over the

Today was Day #2 of the MVYSO summer tour! Complete with a wet day and performance at Silverwood Theme Park in Idaho!

MVYSO Tour Day #1 featured special guest - Dave Baldock - during a brief stop for a clinic in Cashmere, WA. The day ended with fun and a performance in Leavenworth, WA.