Metropolitan Youth Symphony is a Youth orchestra from Portland, Oregon, U.S.A, founded in 1974 by Lajos Balogh with a handful of students. It is now one of the largest youth orchestra groups in the country with about 500 students, twelve conductors, and fourteen ensembles with different levels of experience.[1][2] The symphony accepts young musicians from kindergarten through early college age at all levels of experience. It's main goal is to challenge students to learn and perform music in a friendly and rewarding atmosphere.

The current music director of the Metropolitan Youth Symphony is Costa Rican-born conductor and violinist Raúl Gómez.[3]

MYS ensembles include:

  • Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Raúl Gómez
  • Symphonic Band, conducted by Patrick Murphy
  • Concert Orchestra, conducted by Jeffrey Peyton
  • Sinfonietta Orchestra, conducted by Giancarlo Castro D'Addona
  • Vivaldi Strings, conducted by Brian Quincey
  • Concert Band, conducted by Cynthia Plank
  • Baroque Strings, conducted by Adam LaMotte
  • Interlude Orchestra, conducted by Nita Van Pelt
  • Overture Strings, conducted by Marian Gutiérrez
  • Jazz Ensemble, conducted by Ryan Meagher
  • Jazz Band, conducted by Greg McKelvey
  • MYSfits String Ensemble, conducted by Raúl Gómez
  • MYSticks Percussion Ensemble, directed by Michael Roberts

Metropolitan Youth Symphony ensembles perform a dozen public concerts each year in the Portland metropolitan area.[4] They also offers an outreach music program to schools throughout Oregon, visiting up to twenty public schools each year.[5]

References

  1. ↑ Dot Rust (September 29, 2011). "Balogh, founder of the Metropolitan Youth Symphony, steps down as Music Director". Oregon Music News. Archived from the original on May 14, 2012. Retrieved 2012-02-14.
  2. ↑ "David Ludwig Elected to Board of Metropolitan Youth Symphony". Farleigh Wada Witt. November 1, 2011. Retrieved 2012-02-14.
  3. ↑ Bash, James. "'Music has to fill the soul and be fun': The future of the industry with MYS and Raúl Gómez-Rojas | Oregon ArtsWatch". Retrieved 2023-12-21.
  4. ↑ "MYS Concerts Metropolitan Youth Symphony". playmys.org. Retrieved 2016-01-18.
  5. ↑ "School Outreach Concerts Metropolitan Youth Symphony". playmys.org. 16 June 2014. Retrieved 2016-01-18.



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