Day Eight – Traveling to Vienna

Hi everyone! Today was a busy day for those of us on the MYO 2018 Europe Tour. We met up with chaperones and friends for breakfast somewhere between 7 and 7:30 AM, and by 8:00 AM rooms were being checked and people were heading down to the lobby. Our groups were assembled for a headcount

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Day Nine – Vienna and Concert Four

Hello everyone and welcome to your virtual tour of Vienna! I’m totally kidding, but I hope through this post I can give you a taste of the tours we had today in Vienna’s city center.

The MYO tour members’ day began at 7:00 AM or so for a breakfast buffet in the lobby.

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Picture of the Belvedere Palace in Vienna

Day Ten – Final Day in Vienna

Good morning everyone! Today is our last day in Vienna and I am truly devastated. I have absolutely LOVED Vienna and everything it has to offer.

This morning began with a tour of the Vienna State Opera House.

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Day Eleven – Haydn and Budapest

Today we left Vienna at 8:15 AM. Most of us were sad to leave, Vienna has been such a wonderful place to visit and our concert at St. Stephen’s has by far been one of our favorite performances as MYO members.

On our way to Budapest, we made a stop in Eisenstadt

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Day Twelve – Our Final Concert

Hello, everyone and welcome to my recount of our first full day in Budapest, Hungary. After last night’s river cruise, I could not wait to get the day started. Breakfast at the hotel was complete with a waffle station and loads of croissants. The day officially began with a bus tour of Budapest. Our first

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Day Thirteen – Auf Wiedersehen!

Oh my goodness. I cannot believe today was the last day of the MYO 2018 European Tour. This truly has been a life altering experience and I owe so much to the people at MYO for giving each and every one of us the opportunity to experience so much culture, make so many memories,

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Picture of Kreuzkirche in Dresden

DNN Dresden Neue Nachrichten – MYO at Kreuzkirche

Guests from New York in the Dresden Kreuzkirche

DNN Dresden Neue Nachrichten – See the original article Published: July 9, 2018 By: Von Wolfram Quellmalz

Translation by Ulrike Walther

The Metropolitan Youth Orchestra & Chorale of New York (MYO) was founded 25 years ago to encourage talented children and young people,

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Audition for MYO 2018-2019

Audition for 2018-2019

New Member Auditions for Select Instruments and Voice Types

There are a limited number of openings in our MYO Choirs and Orchestras for the 2018-2019 season and we will hear auditions on rehearsal nights starting September 17-27. Please see our Auditions page for more details and call the MYO office

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Featuring MYO Soloist Kenny Kim

MYO Concerto and Vocal Competition Winner Performs November 4

We are thrilled to feature 2017-2018 MYO Concerto and Vocal Competition Winner Kenny Kim on the Sunday, November 4 concert at Adelphi University Performing Arts Center. He will perform the Weber Concertino with the Nassau Principal Orchestra, led by

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2018-2019 Nassau Choir News

All Nassau Choirs Will Rehearse On Monday Nights

We are consolidating our Nassau Choir rehearsals to Monday nights at Herricks High School beginning September 2018 to create a more unified choral community for our Nassau singers. Rehearsing on the same night at the same location allows our 4th – 8th grade singers to see

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2018 Summer Performance Tour

MYO toured Europe July 3 – July 16, 2018 and visited Berlin, Dresden, Prague, Vienna, and Budapest! Please see our Tours Page and Tour Blog for complete details.

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Elise Camillone - 2017-2018 MYO T-Shirt Design Contest Winner

MYO Senior Scholars 2017-2018

2017-2018 MYO Senior Scholarship Winners

Congratulations to our seven MYO Senior Scholarship winners for 2017-2018: Grace Donofrio, Claire Ezratty, Vincent Fasano, Amelia Libbey, Matthew Rhee, Alyssa Sposato, and Jessica Staiano. Please see our Senior Scholarships page to learn more about them and our previous senior scholarship winners.

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LI Weekly – Celebrating MYO’s 25th Anniversary

Celebrating MYO’s 25th Anniversary with 1,000 Young Musicians at Carnegie Hall

Long Island Weekly – Read the article on www.longislandweekly.com Published: May 3, 2018 By: Anton Media Staff

The Metropolitan Youth Orchestra of New York (MYO) is celebrating its 25th Anniversary by presenting 15 choirs and orchestra in concert this Sunday,

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Celebrating MYO’s 25th Anniversary with 1,000 Young Musicians at Carnegie Hall

The Metropolitan Youth Orchestra of New York 13 Myrtle Street, 2nd Floor Manhasset, NY 11030 www.myo.org

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE DATE: May 1, 2018 CONTACT: Anthea Jackson, Executive Director; Phone: (516) 365-6961; Email: ajackson@myo.org

Celebrating MYO’s 25th Anniversary with 1,000 Young Musicians at Carnegie Hall

The Metropolitan Youth Orchestra

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Katlyn Smith

Gifted

Gifted

The Suffolk County News – Read the article on suffolkcountynews.net Published: March 22, 2018 By: Liz Finnegan

BOHEMIA—Katlyn Smith is a 12-year-old music prodigy who has been doing amazing things on piano, and especially the violin, since she was only 4 years old. Now in the seventh grade at Ronkonkoma Middle

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Wantagh Musician To Perform On European Choral Tour

Tess Kurtzman will be performing with the Metropolitan Youth Orchestra of New York this summer.

Wantagh-Seaford Patch – Read the article on Patch.com Published: February 7, 2018 By: News Desk

From Wantagh School District: Tess Kurtzman, an eighth-grade student-musician at Wantagh Middle School, has been selected to perform with the Metropolitan

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Elise Camillone - 2017-2018 MYO T-Shirt Design Contest Winner

Free Concert Featuring Long Island Teens

The Metropolitan Youth Orchestra of New York 13 Myrtle Street, 2nd Floor Manhasset, NY 11030 www.myo.org

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

DATE January 12, 2018 CONTACT Anthea Jackson, Executive Director Phone: 516-365-6961 Email: ajackson@myo.org

FREE CONCERT FEATURING LONG ISLAND TEENS

The Metropolitan Youth Orchestra of New York (MYO) is proud to present the top

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MYO 25th Anniversary Season

Highlights of the 2017-2018 MYO Season:

Elise Camillone - 2017-2018 MYO T-Shirt Design Contest Winner

Returning Member Auditions and Anthem Rehearsals

Returning Member Auditions on 6/4 and 6/7/2018

There are returning member auditions this Monday, June 4 at Patchogue Medford High School and this Thursday, June 7 at Connetquot High School. Please refer to the audition schedule emailed to you on April 25 for more information.

Anthem Rehearsals on

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MYO Clarinet Day 2018

Join us for MYO’s first ever Clarinet Day on Sunday, April 22, 2018, from 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM at the Landmark Theater in Port Washington, NY! Open to clarinetists of all ages and levels from Long Island and the Tri-State Area. Visit our Clarinet Day page for details.

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Concerto and Vocal Competition Winners

Please join us in congratulating our 2018 MYO Concerto and Vocal Competition winners! Special thanks to all of our competition applicants, and to your parents, teachers, and pianists for your support. For more details, please visit our Concerto and Vocal Competition page.

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MYO 2016-2017 T-Shirt Design by Elise Camillone

MYO T-Shirt Design Contest

We are thrilled to announce our fifth annual MYO T-Shirt Design Contest for our 25th Anniversary Season 2017-2018! See our contest page for details and submit your design before the August 31 deadline. In addition to seeing your design worn by all of our MYO members, the winner will also receive a

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Roger Kalia, conductor. The Metropolitan Youth Orchestra of New York Alumni

MYO Alumni News

MYO Alum Awarded Solti Foundation Career Assistance Award

Congratulations to MYO Alum Roger Kalia on being awarded a 2017 Career Assistance Award from the Solti Foundation U.S.! Roger is the Co-Founder and Music Director of the Lake George Music Festival in upstate New York, Assistant Conductor of the Pacific Symphony, and Music Director of the

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MYO Student Receives NMEA Scholarship

High school sophomore receives scholarship award

Originally published in The Long Island Herald, Glen Head / Sea Cliff edition

Mairead Colby, a sophomore at North Shore High School, is a recipient of The Nassau Music Educators Association Durrell Blank Scholarship for study at the New York State Summer School of the Arts

Colby, 14,

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Charlie Goldsmith at Jazz at Lincoln Center MYO

MYO Student Performs at Lincoln Center

8th Grader Plays At Lincoln Center

The Easthampton Star – Read the article on EastHamptonStar.com Published: May 11, 2017 by Star Staff

Charlie Goldsmith of Amagansett, a student at the East Hampton Middle School, performed on the viola on Saturday in a concert at Lincoln Center in Manhattan with the Metropolitan

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