2007-2008 Season

Maestro Joseph Choi

Owensboro Symphony Youth Orchestras program provides an excellent musical education, enables youth to realize their potential and enriches their lives. Owensboro Symphony Youth Orchestras (OSYO) is a subsidiary of the Owensboro Symphony Orchestra and consists of a high school orchestra to early college age (9th grade to age 21), and middle school orchestra (OSYO-Cadet Orchestra).

Goals:

• To provide opportunities for Tri-state public and private school students to perform orchestral music.
• To educate students to pursue high standards in performance of this music.
• To cultivate young talent and to enrich these students as both performers and listeners.
• To assist, stimulate, and encourage schools in their development of instrumental music programs.
  
• To function as community outreach, sparking interest in orchestral music in the Tri-state and beyond.

Benefits:

• Rehearsals led by Owensboro Symphony Orchestra (OSO) Assistant Conductor, Joseph Eunkwan Choi.
• Sectional rehearsals conducted by professional musicians.
• Attend rehearsals and sometimes perform with Owensboro Symphony Orchestra (Side-By-Side Concerts).
• OSYO Rehearsals at Owensboro Symphony Academy (OSA) and concerts at local churches and RiverPark Center’s Cannon Hall.
• OSYO Weekend Retreat.
• Master Class opportunities
• Small ensemble (Chamber Music) opportunities.
• Touring to provide music to outlying areas and collaboration with other performing ensembles.

What’s Expected:

OSYO and OSYO-Cadet members are expected to attend all rehearsals, concerts, and other playing events. Orchestra members depend on each other to maintain a standard of excellence, and successful rehearsals and concerts require each player’s full participation and dedication.

What’s great about OSYO?

“OSYO” is great because of the special opportunity for high school students to be able to play music that professionals also perform. Being exposed to this kind of playing is wonderful, not only to allow one to become a better individual musician, but also to work together with other talented musicians”. -- Maestro Choi.