COLORADO YOUTH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRAS
PARENT AND STUDENT INFORMATION
Welcome to CYSO! We believe that family comes first, music makes community, and motivated kids do their best when they aren’t stressed out. As such, this 2022-2023 season, we are offering: NO audition fees, NO volunteer fees, NO mandatory volunteering, and NO in-person auditions! Click here for more details on our philosophy.
GENERAL DETAILS:
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CYSO orchestras are open to all local K-12 and homeschool students under the age of 19.
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CYSO offers FIVE ensembles catering to a wide variety of students: Debut String Orchestra, Philharmonia, Symphony, Wind Ensemble, and Spectrum String Ensemble! Click HERE for more details on our ensembles, and click HERE to apply & audition!
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CYSO rehearses at Colorado’s Finest High School of Choice at 300 W. Chenango Ave., Englewood, CO. Click HERE for more details about rehearsals.
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2022-2023 Tuition rates are $700 per student. Payment plans and financial aid assistance are available for eligible families. Please click HERE for more details on tuition and fees.
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The five CYSO ensembles typically perform together at three concerts each year: a Fall concert, a Spring concert, and a Pops concert! We also perform at a Denver Nuggets Game. Please click HERE for updates on concert dates and locations.
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CYSO offers a Chamber Camp every June at Metropolitan State University. Please click HERE for more details about camp!
2022-2023 SEASON HIGHLIGHTS TO INCLUDE:
Performance of the National Anthem at a Denver Nuggets game to be televised.
Masterclasses with members of the Colorado Symphony
CYSO Chamber Music Camp, June 2023, at Metropolitan State University