Yellow Springs Youth Orchestra Association

12/14/2023

Good news everyone! Word is getting out and we're getting lots of of scholarship applications. We love giving out scholarships to help connect local students and teachers. Help us help these students' dreams come true by becoming a friend of the YSYOA. Find out more and donate online at our website: https://www.ysyoa.org/donate

11/27/2023

Dear Friends

One of the many wonderful aspects of living in Yellow Springs is the presence of community music. The Yellow Springs Youth Orchestra Association (YSYOA) has been providing support for musical education in the village since 1965 when it was founded by cellist, Shirley Mullins and the late violinist, Mary Schumacher. Although it originally centered on school-aged children, today the focus has broadened to include the larger community, providing opportunities for people of all ages to share and enjoy music together.

Our Board of Directors sincerely appreciates your generous support in the past. We ask that you consider becoming a Friend of YSYOA to continue support of current and future musical endeavors by making a tax-deductible donation (YSYOA is a 501c3 organization), volunteering, or both. Together we can continue to build upon Shirley and Mary’s pioneering work in the Yellow Springs Community and beyond.

https://www.ysyoa.org/donate

09/17/2023

YSYOA still going strong thanks to this gem! Thank you Shirley for all you've done for music and Yellow Springs.

Shirley Mullins moved to Yellow Springs and wanted to start an orchestra, but she didn’t have music, stands, chairs or sponsors.

07/01/2023

Congrats to all our wonderful performers this afternoon! We were honored to have Shirley Mullins in attendance as well the composer of our new finale, commissioned in her honor, James Johnston. It was a special afternoon of music to cap off a wonderfull week spent with these amazing kids. We can't wait to see you back next year.

BTW, a little birdie did the math and it'll be the 60th anniversary for the YSYOA next year.

06/30/2023

We've had such a great week at camp and we're looking forward to the final concert tomorrow, July 1st at 2 PM. Please note, the time in the YS News (11 am) is incorrect. I mean, you can come that early if you want to get really good seating. But the music starts at 2 PM tomorrow.

Campers should arrive at 1 PM to get their t-shirts and get ready to play.

06/19/2023

There's still room, and time to register! Camp starts one week from today. Get those forms in the mail and join us for a week of musical mania!

If you love music and want to have fun this summer, come join us at the YSYOA summer music camp! You will have the opportunity to learn from professional musicians, play in different ensembles, and explore chamber music. Some of the camp activities include:

05/28/2023

Resgistration forms are now available for summer camp! Early bird deadline is fast approaching. Help us plan by registering early. We're looking forward to an amazing week of music making in June.

If you love music and want to have fun this summer, come join us at the YSYOA summer music camp! You will have the opportunity to learn from professional musicians, play in different ensembles, and explore chamber music. Some of the camp activities include:

04/16/2023

BIG BIG BIG Thank you to all of our performers and teachers for an amazing recital this afternoon! We had such a fun variety of instruments and styles and you all sounded amazing!

As promised, registration forms for summer camp are live and ready for download on our website. Get your early bird registrations in. I can't wait to play with you all at camp!

If you love music and want to have fun this summer, come join us at the YSYOA summer music camp! You will have the opportunity to learn from professional musicians, play in different ensembles, and explore chamber music. Some of the camp activities include:

02/26/2023

Save the date! We just had a wonderful planning session for Summer Music Camp 2023 and I am so excited for all the wonderful music we can make this summer. See you at camp June 26th with our final concert on July 1st! More details coming soon.

01/16/2023

Did you know the YSYOA provides scholarships to children in Yellow Springs to further their music education via private instruction? We have a few scholarships left for spring semester!

To apply, go to https://www.ysyoa.org/scholarships to download the form and email to [email protected] or snail mail it to the address on the form. If you don't already have a teacher, you can also find a list of local teachers on our website.