About Us
Letter from the Directors
Dear Colleagues and Friends of the Arts,

 

It is so wonderful to welcome you all to the 2009-10 season of the Greater Miami Youth Symphony- another creative and musical season. As a Total Community Project, the symphony continues in its mission of providing young people a performing opportunity for developing their creative musical talents while reaching out to bring our diverse South Florida community together. The 2009-10 season promises to be an exciting one, as we look forward to continued collaborations with the Youth Orchestra of Palm Beach County and the Alhambra Orchestra. GMYS will also hold the 2010 GMYS Concerto Competition, with the winners performing with the Symphony Orchestra and the Concert Orchestra at the Season Gala Concert. We are also proud to announce that GMYS is now the Youth Artist in Residence at the Deering Estate at Cutler and was a semifinalist in the 2009 Coming Up Taller Award from the President's Comittee on the Arts and Humanities. GMYS will also enter into the 2nd year of its exciting mentorship program with the University of Miami Frost School of Music and Arts for Learning.

GMYS offers a wide variety of opportunities to students of all levels and ages. Each Sunday, students in our five performing ensembles meet to rehearse and learn with each other. In addition, GMYS now offers beginning instrument instruction at no cost to participating students through funds from The Children's Trust, Miami-Dade County Cultural Affairs Dept., and Miami Beach Cultural Affairs during the week at eight different sites in the county. Our chamber music division also continues to grow and expand, and now offers several recitals during the year in various Miami-Dade communities. GMYS has also completed its 3rd summer camp. Three sessions, each three weeks, were offered to over 350 beginning, intermediate, and advanced students at the tuition price of only $150/student. GMYS truly aims to be a resource of opportunity and education to the whole Miami-Dade community. Your continued support is vital to the continued success of our programs. Please assist the Board of Directors and the parent volunteers with your concert attendance, financial support and in-kind gifts. Doing so shows these fine young musicians that you appreciate their commitment to musical excellence and service to the community. During these difficult economic times, your support is more crucial than ever. Please do all you can to support the continuation of our valuable community programs.

In every performance, we celebrate the past, present and future of one of Florida's oldest youth orchestras. The organization's longevity is a statement of its past members and the community. We look to the future with anticipation and excitement. Help us spread the word about the positive ways in which we are changing young people's lives in South Florida. Thank you.


Musically yours,


Huifang Chen, Music Director
Melissa Lesniak, PhD, Executive Director

 
The Greater Miami Youth Symphony
5805 Blue Lagoon Dr. Suite 132
Miami, FL 33126
Phone: 305-267-3002
Fax: 305-402-0272
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