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Students between the ages of 12 and 21 who are interested in joining the Grand Rapids Youth Symphony and Classical Orchestra are invited to audition for our 2022-2023 season. Auditions will follow an altered process this year because of coronavirus … Continued
GRAND RAPIDS, MI, March 31, 2022 – Following the retirement of John Varineau in May 2021, asearch committee was formed to discuss the process to find a replacement. This pastNovember we announced the position opening for the Assistant Conductor of … Continued
Dear Parents, Colleagues, and Friends,As all of you know, John Varineau is retiring on 5/16 after our last concert. Asearch committee has been formed to find a temporary conductor for the GrandRapids Youth Symphony & Classical Orchestra for the 2021-2022 … Continued
Congratulations to the winners of the 2021 Skip Gates Concerto Competition! The Grand Rapids Youth Symphony & Classical Orchestra held the annual competition on March 14, 2021, for members of both groups. The winners are as follows: CLASSICAL ORCHESTRA First … Continued
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