Oregon Coast Youth Symphony Festival

Oregon Coast Youth Symphony Festival The Oregon Coast Youth Symphony Festival (OCYSF) is a 501c(3) group that hosts a free 4-day festival for high school orchestras from around Oregon.

The OCYSF also runs a winter chamber series and composer's symposium for high school students. The Festival is an outgrowth of ideas that formed in the Newport Symphony’s board and the Festival’s artistic leadership comes from the Music Director Adam Flatt, who has extensive experience leading youth musicians at the highest level. The Festival, established in 2016, is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organi

zation and is listed with the Oregon Cultural Trust. The Festival presents three major events each year: 1) a 4-day April Festival for high school orchestras, 2) a Winter Chamber Music Concert Series with high school students and professional musicians playing side-by-side, and 3) a Composers’ Symposium for high school students. The Festival has established and is building a high school orchestra community based in Newport, centered on young musicians, artistic exploration and collaborative performance that lead to recognition of the power of music throughout one’s life.

The Oregon Coast Youth Symphony Festival is inviting HS students to participate in the Festival’s annual Composers’ Symp...
05/11/2026

The Oregon Coast Youth Symphony Festival is inviting HS students to participate in the Festival’s annual Composers’ Symposium Series. The Symposium Series is a unique opportunity for high school students to receive instruction and to develop an original music composition.

Participation in the Composers’ Symposium Series is FREE of charge.

The application is due by: May 15, 2026



The Composers’ Symposium Series includes: a one-day camp at OSU in Corvallis, (date TBD) and is followed by individual, monthly Zoom mentoring sessions.

Next year is our 10-year anniversary season and we are adding a 4-day festival in Astoria in addition to our annual 4-da...
04/23/2026

Next year is our 10-year anniversary season and we are adding a 4-day festival in Astoria in addition to our annual 4-day festival in April in Newport!

The fall dates in Astoria are November 5-8, 2026 and our spring dates in Newport are April 15-18, 2027. We invite HS Orchestras in Oregon to apply to participate completely FREE of charge.

The application deadline is May 1 (printable jpeg attached).

04/21/2026

Join violinist Hal Grossman, pianist Hung-Yun Chu and the Milwaukie High School Academy of the Arts Chamber Orchestra in a Free Chamber Concert this Sunday, April 26 at Atonement Lutheran Church at 2:00pm!

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04/17/2026
04/17/2026

Join us for a FREE concert Friday, April 17th at Yaquina View Elementary School Gymnasium at 7PM. Featuring the University of Portland Chamber Orchestra and the Bend HS, Pendleton HS and Brookings-Harbor HS Orchestras!

For those who missed it, or want to enjoy it again...here is the March 15th Chamber Concert featuring the Cherry City Qu...
04/08/2026

For those who missed it, or want to enjoy it again...here is the March 15th Chamber Concert featuring the Cherry City Quartet and the Trio Musicorum Medicorum.

Trio Musicorum Medicorum and Cherry City String Quartet in a Free Chamber Concert Sunday, March 15 at Atonement Lutheran Church at 2:00pm The Oregon Coast Sy...

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Newport, OR
97365

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