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MYO Vocalist Receives Recognition

Fiona Lyngstad-Hughes Selected As MYO Finalist

Great Neck Record – Read the article on GreatNeckRecord.com Published: January 30, 2017 by Christina Claus

Great Neck South high schooler Fiona Lyngstad-Hughes was selected as one of 10 finalists in the Metropolitan Youth Orchestra of New York (MYO) concerto and vocal competition. Lyngstad-Hughes, who

MYO Clarinetist Invited to Perform in All Eastern Band

Riverhead student qualifies for All Eastern band

Riverhead News Review Published: January 29, 2017 – Read the article on TimesReview.com by Nicole Smith

Music comes naturally to Alex Montalbano, a 16-year-old junior at Riverhead High School.

He learned to play piano at home as a child and began playing the

Free Concert Featuring Long Island Teens

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MYO Audition Updates

Notification emails regarding placement in 2017-2018 MYO Ensembles will be sent by Friday, July 7, 2017. Please call (516) 365-6961 with any questions, thank you.

Hello and welcome to the MYO Spain Tour blog! Our names are Emma Iadanza and Laura Vega, two violinists from the MYO Spain Tour Orchestra, and we will be running the blog throughout our journey to Spain. This will be Emma’s second MYO Tour.

This past week, the MYO Tour Orchestra and Choir

Day One – Madrid

After a long overnight flight to Madrid, the tour orchestra, choir, chaperones and shadow tour participants boarded two coach buses for a panoramic tour of the city.

The first stop on the bus tour was el Estadio Santiago Bernabéu, a sports stadium owned by Madrid’s very own Real Madrid football club. Built in

Day Two – Korsakov and Flamenco

The MYO tour musicians and singers started off the day with a morning rehearsal at the Centro Cultural Sanchinarro. A group of Spanish children were in the same building for a camp, and they were serenaded by the choir as they rehearsed their concert repertoire.

After the rehearsal, we rode the tour

Day Three – Segovia and Medina de Rioseco

Today we traveled out of Madrid and into the town of Segovia to visit the Alcázar de Segovia and Roman Aqueduct. As we walked through the castle, our tour guides explained to us the history behind each decade of kings and queens in Segovia. We saw different rooms inside the castle such as

Day Four – Toledo

As we drove into Toledo in the morning, we were able to get a panoramic view of the beautiful city. The houses are situated on high ground, and the region is very mountainous and picturesque. One of the first views we were able to see as we drove into the city was

Day Five – Auditorio Manuel de Falla

Although we had to wake up at 6:30am, our visit to the Alhambra in Granada started off with a bang. We drove a short distance to the Moorish-style complex of palaces and gardens built by the Moors between the 9th and 14th centuries. Decades later, the Catholic Spanish monarchs made additions to the

Day Six – Auditorio Villa de Salobreña José Martín Recuerda

After spending a very long day at the Alhambra and performing at the Festival Internacional de Música y Danza De Granada, the tour orchestra and choir took a day off. We were given free time to roam around Granada in groups to shop, eat and explore! Some ventured off to a cathedral

Day Seven – La Colegiata de Antequera

Hoy vosotros manejamos a la ciudad de Málaga. Aunque sólo pasamos un corto tiempo allí, fue una ciudad muy bonita. Málaga es cerca del mar asi que puedes ver el mar Mediterráneo. Algunas personas montó una rueda de la fortuna para ver la ciudad desde el cielo.

Málaga es el lugar de nacimiento

Day Eight – From Granada to Valencia

Departing from Granada, we drove six hours, plus several rest stops, to Valencia today. We were able to catch up on some much needed sleep. At one of the rest stops, there was a souvenir shop that many of us took advantage of and purchased gifts for our families.

When we

Day Nine – Valencia

Today we spent the day visiting Valencia’s most important buildings and shopping areas. In the morning, we drove around the city to get a general view of the area before getting off the buses and going deeper into the sights. First, we stopped at the Ciudad de Las Artes y Las Ciencias,

Day Ten – Barcelona

This morning we departed for Barcelona! The time just flew by on this five hour bus ride, and we made it to the city in no time. Once we arrived, we stopped at the Plaza de Catalunya for lunch. The Plaza de Catalunya is the equivalent of New York’s Times Square; it’s packed

Day Twelve – Barcelona

We woke up bright and early today to visit Park Güell, a park created by the famous architect, Antonio Gaudí. This beautiful park is filled with colorful tiles of different shapes, sizes and designs. Gaudí’s inspiration for the park sparked during a naturalist phase he had in which he used organic and natural shapes

Day Thirteen – Final Day in Spain

Today was our final day in Spain! It was so hard to believe that our two week tour had come to an end, but we all had a phenomenal last day! It was a free-structured day meaning all tour participants had the option to spend the day at Mar Bella Beach, which was

Truncale of Malverne is a finalist in vocal competition

Truncale of Malverne is a finalist in vocal competition LI Herald: Rockville Centre Published: January 26, 2016 – Read the article on LIHerald.com

Benjamin J. Truncale of Malverne is finalist in the Metropolitan Youth Orchestra’s Concerto and Vocal Competition, and will compete this week against other vocalists throughout Long Island at the Congregational Church

Steven Cooney, Bass Trombone

Steven Cooney, bass trombonist with the MYO Principal Orchestra, Class of 2007. With a passion for music and the arts, Steven began his career in the second grade after deciding the trombone was going to be his instrument of choice; the start to his story. While in MYO Steven was All State and All Eastern

Audrey J. Edelstein, Bassoon and Conductor

Audrey J. Edelstein played bassoon in the Nassau Principal Orchestra from 2009-2011, toured Eastern Europe with MYO in 2010, and interned at MYO in 2013. From her seat in the wind section, she watched Scott Stickley approach music and got hooked, realizing what she really wanted was to conduct.

Audrey J. Edelstein, Bassoon MYO Class

Brian Johnston, Trombone

Brian Johnston is an alumnus of The Metropolitan Youth Orchestra of New York (Suffolk Principal Orchestra, 2010-2011). On November 12, 2018, Brian took the audition for 2nd trombone of the Fort Wayne Philharmonic, where he competed with nearly 40 other trombonists for that position. Brian was the first one to play that day, and was

Veronica Mak, Voice

Veronica Mak was part of the Nassau Youth Chorale for her first three years in MYO, and then the inaugural Nassau Chamber Chorale her senior year. She is currently a Voice Performance undergraduate at Manhattan School of Music studying with Joan Caplan. Since her time with MYO, she has sung major choral works with

Neil Miller, Viola

From Long Island NY, Neil Miller is a second year Masters student at the Eastman School of Music majoring in viola performance. He also attended Eastman as an undergraduate and holds a Bachelor of Music degree in violin performance. This past summer Neil spent 8 intensive weeks at the National Repertory Orchestra in Breckinridge Colorado

Sarah Miller, Cello

Sarah Miller, MYO alumni 2015, currently a sophomore cello performance major at the Cleveland Institute of Music, competed and won first place in the Collegiate and Professional Division of the Tennessee Cello Competition at the University of Tennessee this weekend. In addition, last week Sarah was awarded a full fellowship to attend the prestigious Aspen

Leah Stevens, Flute

Leah Stevens played flute with MYO’s Suffolk Principal Orchestra for six years since its opening season in 2008. After graduating high school and leaving MYO, she began working on her undergraduate studies at the Cleveland Institute of Music for a bachelor’s degree in Flute Performance, as well as a minor in Art History through Case