Tennessee Youth Symphony
Programs
Budget
$27,000.00
Description
The Tennessee Youth Symphony is an advanced full orchestra whose instrumentation consists of strings, brass, woodwinds, percussion, and harp. This orchestra is designed for musically talented and highly motivated musicians interested in performing a variety of repertoire including classical, contemporary, jazz, and multicultural. Throughout the season, The Youth Orchestra musicians have the opportunity to participate in master classes and sectionals led by members of the Nashville Symphony, university professors, recording musicians, and educators. Additional performance opportunities often present themselves outside the scheduled winter and spring concerts.
Category
Arts, Culture & Humanities - Music
Beneficiaries
General Public
Adolescents
Families
Program Areas Served
None
$27,000.00
Description
The Tennessee Youth Symphony is an advanced full orchestra whose instrumentation consists of strings, brass, woodwinds, percussion, and harp. This orchestra is designed for musically talented and highly motivated musicians interested in performing a variety of repertoire including classical, contemporary, jazz, and multicultural. Throughout the season, The Youth Orchestra musicians have the opportunity to participate in master classes and sectionals led by members of the Nashville Symphony, university professors, recording musicians, and educators. Additional performance opportunities often present themselves outside the scheduled winter and spring concerts.
Category
Arts, Culture & Humanities - Music
Beneficiaries
General Public
Adolescents
Families
Program Areas Served
None
Budget
$18,000.00
Description
The Prelude Strings group, an intermediate String Orchestra whose instrumentation consists of violin, viola, cello, and bass, is designed for musically talented and highly motivated string musicians. Rehearsals are weekly, September through April. Students play a variety of string orchestral music, receive quality sectional training, and enjoy performing several concerts for the community each year: a winter and spring concert, an early spring concert with our Jazz/Rock Band as well as a smaller community concert at a local venue, such as a library or an assisted living facility.
Beneficiaries
General Public
Adolescents
Families
Program Areas Served
None
$18,000.00
Description
The Prelude Strings group, an intermediate String Orchestra whose instrumentation consists of violin, viola, cello, and bass, is designed for musically talented and highly motivated string musicians. Rehearsals are weekly, September through April. Students play a variety of string orchestral music, receive quality sectional training, and enjoy performing several concerts for the community each year: a winter and spring concert, an early spring concert with our Jazz/Rock Band as well as a smaller community concert at a local venue, such as a library or an assisted living facility.
Beneficiaries
General Public
Adolescents
Families
Program Areas Served
None
Budget
$13,000.00
Description
The Jazz/Rock Band Ensemble is a group of advanced student musicians who focus on performing a rock, pop and jazz repertoire. This ensemble consists of drums, keys, guitars, sax, trumpet, trombone and singers. They perform 2 concerts one in collaboration with the Nashville State Community College Jazz Band. They also have the opportunity to have a recording session at Ocean Way Studios in Nashville.
Beneficiaries
General Public
Adolescents
Families
Program Areas Served
None
$13,000.00
Description
The Jazz/Rock Band Ensemble is a group of advanced student musicians who focus on performing a rock, pop and jazz repertoire. This ensemble consists of drums, keys, guitars, sax, trumpet, trombone and singers. They perform 2 concerts one in collaboration with the Nashville State Community College Jazz Band. They also have the opportunity to have a recording session at Ocean Way Studios in Nashville.
Beneficiaries
General Public
Adolescents
Families
Program Areas Served
None
CEO/Executive Director/Board Comments
| The Tennessee Youth Symphony is comprised of highly motivated students from across Middle Tennessee. These students audition for a spot in the orchestra because they are looking for a different type of musical experience; one not often offered in their public, private, or home school programs. Many of these students have never been exposed to music repertoire that we offer. Our weekly rehearsals are positive and encouraging. They not only enhance our musical knowledge and broaden our understanding of different genres, but we work to build a sense of community that is new, broad, and inclusive of all regardless of their instrument preference, school, race, socio-economic status, or gender. We have a widely diverse group of young musicians. Our students love the challenges that TYS poses and they have fun creating music and being together. In addition to the musical and social benefits of the youth symphony, students learn skills that help them as they navigate through life. Vision, creativity, organizational skills, responsibility and commitment are just a few of the attributes gained in this type of ensemble. Students also have the opportunity to exhibit leadership skills within their sections or within the ensemble. Many of our students receive college scholarships as a result of their involvement in their musical ensembles. We have a strong bond with our school community and its music educators. |
