News

• MYO Ensembles perform at Carnegie Hall Sunday, May 19, 2024
• MYO Performance Tour of France Summer 2024
• Competitions for Instrumentalists and Vocalists
• One Singular Sunday, Free for Singers in Grades 4 – 12
• MYO Alumni Reunion

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New Member Auditions for 2024-2025

Upload your video audition for the 2024-2025 MYO Choirs and Orchestras starting April 1 through June 16. Please see our Auditions page for details.

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MYO 2024 Summer Performance Tour to France

MYO is touring France July 10 – 22, 2024 with GrandTours, our group tours provider, and will visit Nice, Monaco, Aix-en-Provence, Lyon, Chamonix and more! MYO Performance Tour video auditions for our Tour Choir and Orchestra are open to MYO members, alumni, and non-members to fill select positions.

See our Tours page for details.

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MYO Competitions for Composers, Instrumentalists, and Vocalists

Join us in congratulating the winners of our 2022-2023 Concerto and Vocal Competition and Emerging Composers Competition! Please see our Concerto and Vocal Competition and Emerging Composers Competition pages for more information about the 2022-2023 Competitions.

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2021-2022 MYO Rehearsals and Concerts

MYO is eagerly preparing for in-person rehearsals and concerts in 2021-2022 after a year of Zoom and we want to do it as safely as possible! Everyone will be required to wear a mask and maintain social distance for your personal protection and for the safety of others.

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Congratulations to our top sixteen finalists of the 2019-2020 MYO Concerto and Vocal Competition! Special thanks to all 75 of our MYO members who submitted applications and shared their exceptional talent with us! Please see our Concerto and Vocal Competition page for more details. Congratulations to the winners of the

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• • All of our MYO Choirs and Orchestras will perform at Carnegie Hall
  • MYO Tours Italy in July 2020
  • New Collaborations and Commissioned Works for MYO Ensembles
  • Concerto and Vocal and Emerging Composers Competitions
  • Free Long Island Community Concerts by our MYO Ensembles
  • MYO Alumni reunite for 8th Annual Choir

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Hear our 2018-2019 MYO Ensemble Concert Recordings on SoundCloud

Visit our SoundCloud page to hear and share concert recordings from our 2018-2019 season — free of charge!

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Please join us in congratulating our 2019 MYO Concerto and Vocal Competition Winners!

INSTRUMENTAL DIVISION I: First Place: Carolyn Lau, flute; Second Place: Theresa Jiao, violin; Third Place: Emma Hong, violin; Fourth Place: Alice Wang, viola VOCAL DIVISION I: First Place: Jade Silverstein, soprano; Second Place: Avani Schwartz, soprano; Third Place: Maria Gaztañaga,

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MYO Concerto and Vocal Competition Finalists Concert

MYO is proud to present the top sixteen finalists (out of 74 applicants) of the 2018-2019 Concerto and Vocal Competition in a concert on Wednesday, February 6, 2019 at 7:00 PM in the Congregational Church of Huntington, 30 Washington Drive, Centerport, NY 11721. The

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MYO Presents One SINGular Sunday on February 10

MYO presents One SINGular Sunday on Sunday, February 10, 2019, from 10:00 AM – 4:30 PM at the Jeanne Rimsky Theater at Landmark on Main Street in Port Washington, NY. This is a free event open to all singers ages 8 – 18.

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Congratulations to our top sixteen finalists and four honorable mentions of the 2018-2019 MYO Concerto and Vocal Competition! Special thanks to all 74 of our MYO members who submitted applications and shared their exceptional talent with us! Please see our Concerto and Vocal Competition page for more details.

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MYO Rehearsals Resume January 3

Wishing you all a happy, healthy, and music-filled 2019! The MYO Office is open and MYO rehearsals resume Thursday, January 3.

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All Four Nassau Choirs Take the Stage on December 9

Join us on Sunday, December 9 at LeFrak Concert Hall to see our Nassau Treble Choir and Chamber Chorale perform at 4 PM and our Nassau Concert and Symphonic Choirs perform at 7 PM. Tickets are on sale

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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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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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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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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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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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Highlights of the 2017-2018 MYO Season:

• Concerts featuring all 15 of our MYO Ensembles at Carnegie Hall on May 6, 2018
• Summer Performance Tour to Europe 2018
• New Commissioned Works for our MYO Ensembles
• Free Long Island Community Concerts by our MYO Ensembles

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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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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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All new and returning MYO musicians were notified of their standing by email in early July and the registration deadline for the 2017-2018 season is Monday, August 7, 2017. MYO Auditions for all remaining ensemble openings will be held Saturday, September 9 and audition registration is now open. Please see our Auditions page for more