CELEBRATING 25 YEARS OF EXCELLENCE IN ENSEMBLE EDUCATION IN THE 2014-2015 SEASON
Community Youth Orchestra of Southern California (CYOSC) was founded in 1989 in Irvine, California, and offers a wide range of performing ensembles for K-12 and college students led by experienced performers and educators. Deeply committed to the musical, intellectual, and social growth of our young musicians, the program includes four level-differentiated groups and a community service component.
We offer an intensive yet positive rehearsal environment in which all students are engaged at a high level and encouraged to excel. Our singular focus on musical training unites young musicians from many varied backgrounds into a cohesive artistic unit. We do not engage in concert tours, and do not use rank-based seating in our ensembles. All players are rotated through their respective sections by our coaches, and many students are given the opportunity to lead a section. Our coaching staff works one-on-one with students at every rehearsal, providing them the mentoring they need to experience significant personal growth through music-making.
We offer an intensive yet positive rehearsal environment in which all students are engaged at a high level and encouraged to excel. Our singular focus on musical training unites young musicians from many varied backgrounds into a cohesive artistic unit. We do not engage in concert tours, and do not use rank-based seating in our ensembles. All players are rotated through their respective sections by our coaches, and many students are given the opportunity to lead a section. Our coaching staff works one-on-one with students at every rehearsal, providing them the mentoring they need to experience significant personal growth through music-making.
We are grateful to the City of Irvine and the Irvine City Council for their support of CYOSC since 1989. All of our rehearsals take place at Rancho Senior Center in Irvine on Friday evenings throughout the school year. The overwhelming majority of our concert programs are free to the public, and take place throughout the season at Las Lomas Community Park, Lakeview Senior Center, and University Community Park.
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We are an Artistic Partner of the Irvine Barclay Theater, performing an annual concert in Cheng Hall. The 756-seat performing arts theater offers superb concert acoustics and gives our orchestras the opportunity to play in a professional setting. It also features a beautiful Hamburg Steinway Model D Concert Grand for our piano solo performers.
CYOSC is a supporting Association/Group member of the Suzuki Association of the Americas. SAA provides resources for ongoing teacher training and registration, summer institutes, teacher directories, and communication for the Suzuki community at large. Our Academy ensembles are taught entirely by Suzuki Method teachers with SAA Registered Training and ongoing professional development in early childhood music education.
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