Our thanks to all who participated in the 2019-2020 Grand Rapids Youth Symphony Piano Concerto Competition. We are pleased to announce this year’s winners: 1st PlaceLydia Seaver Lydia Seaver is a home-schooled high school senior from Muskegon, Michigan. She studies … Continued
In the first concert of their 60th anniversary season, the Grand Rapids Youth Symphony & Classical Orchestra will perform at 3 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 27 at the Richard and Helen DeVos Center for Arts and Worship — located on the … Continued
The Grand Rapids Youth Symphony will accompany the winners of the Michigan Youth Arts Festival Concerto Competition on May 10 in Kalamazoo. The concert is the culmination of the District and State Solo and Ensemble Festivals, administered by the Michigan … Continued
The Grand Rapids Youth Symphony & Classical Orchestra held the annual Skip Gates Concerto Competition on Monday, March 4, for members of both groups. The first-place winner from each group will perform with their ensemble at the spring concert: 3 … Continued
The Grand Rapids Youth Symphony thanks all who participated in the 2018-2019 GRYS Piano Competition. We are pleased to announce this year’s winners: 1st PlaceHope Chun – Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 1Hope will perform this piece with the GRYS at … Continued
The 2018-19 season will begin with an all-day retreat on September 8. Music for the first concert has been emailed to members by our Conductor, John Varineau so you can begin practicing. Passwords will be emailed to members in the last … Continued
The audition results are in and letters have been sent to all members of the 2018-19 Youth Symphony and Classical Orchestra. If you were invited into one of these ensembles, be sure to complete your membership by August 1, 2018. … Continued
Photos from the May concert are available here.
Audio and video recordings of the October, March and May concerts are now available. The concerts include both the Classical Orchestra and Youth Symphony performances. Recordings from these concerts and from previous seasons can be accessed under the “Recordings tab” above.
We are pleased to announce the results of this years piano concerto competition. 1st place: Mara Logan — Gershwin Rhapsody in Blue 2nd place: Daniel Cushman — MacDowell Piano Concerto 3rd place: Maya Boone — Grieg … Continued