Central Minnesota Youth Orchestra

06/19/2026

Thank you to everyone who visited our booth at the at Lake George! We loved connecting with the community and truly appreciate everyone who chose to support us through donations or coffee purchases.
Coffee through CMYO's fundraiser with Kinder Coffee Lab is still available!
Go to kindercoffeelab.com/CMYO!
☕️🎵 Every bag of coffee purchased helps support CMYO students.
THANK YOU and stay tuned to catch us at our next community event!

06/18/2026

Be sure to check out our info booth at at Lake George/Eastman Park in St. Cloud this Friday from noon-7pm, where you can learn more about our program and order special-edition coffee beans to support CMYO! (Many thanks to our fundraising partner !)
Or purchase through the link below:
https://www.fableroasters.co/products/special-edition-cmyo-roast
We hope to see you there!

05/15/2026

Check us out on PBS! Thank you, PBS for highlighting the Benefit concert!

Originally aired May 14, 2026 on Lakeland News- - - - - - - - -...

05/12/2026

THANK YOU to Listen for Life Foundation for their generous time and efforts towards raising money for the CMYO program.

THANK YOU to our soloists Erin Nolan, Arriana Schwab, and Jeanine Barrett for their beautiful gift of music to this concert.

THANK YOU to the students, alumni, families, and staff for all the time spent creating this special event both in the background and on stage.

THANK YOU to our patrons, sponsors, and silent auction donors for your financial support in keeping CMYO's mission and vision moving forward.

Below is the Adagio for Strings by Barber from last Saturday's performance: (suggest using headphones)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n2Z1q_n0j-k&t=3760s

also, piano concerto - Jeanine Barrett, piano
https://youtu.be/n2Z1q_n0j-k?t=2078

Viola Concerto - Erin Nolan, viola
https://youtu.be/n2Z1q_n0j-k?t=2899

Meditation from Thais - Arriana Schwab, violin
https://youtu.be/n2Z1q_n0j-k?t=1510

Learn more at https://www.cmyo.org/Listen For Life: https://www.listenforlife.org/Support CMYO @ https://www.paypal.com/fundraiser/charity/1556803Or partic...

05/09/2026

Donna Stoering, one of our soloists and L4L executive director, is unable to play due to an unforeseen medical issue. She has been a critical designer of this wonderful event. We wish her a safe and speedy recovery!

CMYO is pleased to highlight one of our local professional musicians, Jeanine Barrett, piano!

05/09/2026

Donation Link:

https://tinyurl.com/CMYO-DONATION

Live stream link:

https://www.youtube.com/live/n2Z1q_n0j-k?si=-Zl8FCAV9YgfXv_f

Learn more at https://www.cmyo.org/Listen For Life: https://www.listenforlife.org/Support CMYO @ https://www.paypal.com/fundraiser/charity/1556803Or partic...

05/08/2026

Remember to check out the Silent Auction before the concert and during the reception!

Benefit Concert: May 9th @ 7:00 pm (silent auction @ 6:30 pm)
First United Methodist Church, Sartell

Some of the items included:

New Violin, Bow, Case ($1,600)
Ukulele and Case
Tied Quilt
2 Concert Ticket Voucher St. Cloud Symphony Orchestra
2 Season Tickets Chamber Music Society of Saint Cloud
2 Les Misérables Tickets GREAT Theatre
2 Ticket Concert Voucher Duluth Superior Symphony Orchestra
2 Tickets "All is Well" Youth Chorale of Central Minnesota
Maple Syrup
Jewelry
Gift Cards to Restaurants
Don Quixote and Sancho Panza Figurine ..and more!

Thank you to all of the kind donors for this event!

05/04/2026

DONATION LINK: https://tinyurl.com/CMYO-DONATION

04/28/2026

Check out the WJON article!

https://wjon.com/sartell-youth-orchestra-concert/?fbclid=Iwb21leARd2R5jbGNrBF3ZGGV4dG4DYWVtAjExAHNydGMGYXBwX2lkDDM1MDY4NTUzMTcyOAABHtr9XQ7PZLu4Ch2VG9mQghG0HS5GsfcF6-cP3RXcdOfiY9V9oeAGnm_5ZsYJ_aem_KAayzScwKnQNXWFbm296gQ

Sartell's First United Methodist Church is hosting a concert featuring renowned pianist Donna Stoering, supporting the Central Minnesota Youth Orchestra and music education for local kids.

04/27/2026

MEET ARRIANA SCHWAB, VIOLIN SOLOIST (alumnus)
Performing the Meditation from Thais Massenet with the Central MN Youth Orchestra

BENEFIT CONCERT
Saturday, May 9, 2026 @ 7:00 pm, First United Methodist Church, Sartell

Arriana Schwab is a violinist from Minnesota, currently pursuing her Bachelor of Music in violin performance. She is passionate about sharing classical music with her communities and beyond, and has participated in several community ensembles in the region, including Heartland Symphony Orchestra and Long Prairie Chamber Orchestra. She is an alumnus of Central Minnesota Youth Orchestra, which she participated in throughout her high school years.

Arriana has enjoyed playing a variety of repertoire at festivals including Lutheran Summer Music Academy & Festival, Lawrence Chamber Music Festival, and Dakota Chamber Music. In 2023, she was soloist with Heartland Symphony Orchestra as a winner of the Echo Kowalzek Youth Concerto Competition, and in 2025, she performed as soloist with St. Cloud Symphony Orchestra as Grand Prize winner of their Young Performer's Competition.

In addition, Arriana serves as Vice Chair for Listen For Life and is helping launch several new projects here in Minnesota.