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Helping Students Grow Through Music

Since 1956, Milwaukee Youth Symphony Orchestra (MYSO) has been nurturing, challenging, and inspiring young minds through music, profoundly changing lives and our community for the better. MYSO has grown from one orchestra and 30 students to become the largest after-school youth orchestra in the country, and one of the most respected. 

 
 
 

1000

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25000

Audience Members Entertained Annually

63

Years of Excellence

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With your support, we are able to offer more than 40 ensembles and supplemental program options, ranging from symphony, string orchestras, jazz and steel pan bands, to music theory, composition, and international tours, providing quality musical experiences for a wide range of skill levels.

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Symphonic Journey Concert

Sunday, February 17 at 4:00pm
​Showcasing our flagship orchestra, the Senior Symphony, the concert will also feature Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra violinist Alex Ayers as guest…
​Showcasing our flagship orchestra, the Senior Symphony, the concert will also feature Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra violinist Alex Ayers as guest soloist.Tickets: Adult: $12; Student/Senior: $10; Premium Reserve: $25 Location Sharon Lynne Wilson Center for the Performing Arts, 19805 W. Capitol Dr., Brookfield, WI 53045
​Showcasing our flagship orchestra, the Senior Symphony, the concert will also feature Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra violinist Alex Ayers as guest soloist.Tickets: Adult: $12; Student/Senior: $10; Premium Reserve: $25 Location Sharon Lynne Wilson Center for the Performing Arts, 19805 W. Capitol…
​Showcasing our flagship orchestra, the Senior Symphony, the concert will also feature Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra violinist Alex Ayers as guest soloist.Tickets: Adult: $12; Student/Senior: $10; Premium Reserve: $25 Location Sharon Lynne Wilson Center for the Performing Arts, 19805 W. Capitol Dr., Brookfield, WI 53045
​Showcasing our flagship orchestra, the Senior Symphony, the concert will also feature Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra violinist Alex Ayers as guest soloist.Tickets: Adult: $12; Student/Senior: $10; Premium Reserve: $25 Location Sharon Lynne Wilson Center for the Performing Arts, 19805 W. Capitol Dr., Brookfield, WI 53045
Feb
17

Symphonic Spectacular Concert

Saturday, February 23 at 6:30pm
​Featuring the Prelude Orchestra, combined String Orchestras North & Central, and Philharmonia.Tickets: Adult: $12; Student/Senior: $10; Premium Reserve: $25 Location…
​Featuring the Prelude Orchestra, combined String Orchestras North & Central, and Philharmonia.Tickets: Adult: $12; Student/Senior: $10; Premium Reserve: $25 Location…
​Featuring the Prelude Orchestra, combined String Orchestras North & Central,…
​Featuring the Prelude Orchestra, combined String Orchestras North & Central, and Philharmonia.Tickets: Adult: $12; Student/Senior: $10; Premium Reserve: $25 Location…
Feb
23

Classic Cadences Concert

Sunday, February 24 at 3:00pm
​The combined String Orchestras South & West, Sinfonia, and Chamber Orchestra are featured.Tickets: Adult: $12; Student/Senior: $10; Premium Reserve: $25…
​The combined String Orchestras South & West, Sinfonia, and Chamber Orchestra are featured.Tickets: Adult: $12; Student/Senior: $10; Premium Reserve: $25…
​The combined String Orchestras South & West, Sinfonia, and Chamber…
​The combined String Orchestras South & West, Sinfonia, and Chamber Orchestra are featured.Tickets: Adult: $12; Student/Senior: $10; Premium Reserve: $25…
Feb
24

Jazz Heritage Festival

Wednesday, February 27 at 6:30pm
​​MYSO's 4-day Jazz Heritage Festival includes performances by the young musicians in the Jazz Studies program and professional jazz musicians and a clinic led…
​​MYSO's 4-day Jazz Heritage Festival includes performances by the young musicians in the Jazz Studies program and professional jazz musicians and a clinic led…
​​MYSO's 4-day Jazz Heritage Festival includes performances by the young musicians in…
​​MYSO's 4-day Jazz Heritage Festival includes performances by the young musicians in the Jazz Studies program and professional jazz musicians and a clinic led…
Feb
27

Jazz Heritage Festival

Thursday, February 28 at 6:30pm
​​MYSO's 4-day Jazz Heritage Festival includes performances by the young musicians in the Jazz Studies program and professional jazz musicians and a clinic led…
​​MYSO's 4-day Jazz Heritage Festival includes performances by the young musicians in the Jazz Studies program and professional jazz musicians and a clinic led…
​​MYSO's 4-day Jazz Heritage Festival includes performances by the young musicians…
​​MYSO's 4-day Jazz Heritage Festival includes performances by the young musicians in the Jazz Studies program and professional jazz musicians and a clinic led…
Feb
28

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2019 Concerto Competition Results Announced

by Michelle Hoffman on Monday, January 14
MYSO is pleased to announce the results of the 2018 Concerto Competitions which took place Saturday, January 12, 2019. The…
MYSO is pleased to announce the results of the 2018 Concerto Competitions which took place Saturday, January 12, 2019. The winners of these competitions will perform as featured soloists with their ensembles at select concerts later this season. Please join us in congratulating the following musicians: Senior Symphony Winner: Carrie Wang, violin Runner-Up: Holly Venkitaswaran, flute Honorable Mention: Travis Cooke, trombone; Abigail Hanna, cello; Clara Montes, violin; Alex Mortensen, oboe; Lauren Simmons, cello; Grace Woo, violin Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra Winner: Zak Chen, violin Runner-Up: Julianna Vogl, violin Honorable Mention: Ingrid Buschkopf, violin; Benjamin Doerr, violin; Cynthia Yan, flute Philharmonia Winner: Leonardo Viglietti, flute Runner-Up: Clark…
MYSO is pleased to announce the results of the 2018 Concerto Competitions which took place Saturday, January 12, 2019. The winners of these competitions will perform as featured soloists with their ensembles at select concerts later this season. Please join…
MYSO is pleased to announce the results of the 2018 Concerto Competitions which took place Saturday, January 12, 2019. The winners of these competitions will perform as featured soloists with their ensembles at select concerts later this season. Please join us in congratulating the following musicians: Senior Symphony Winner: Carrie Wang, violin Runner-Up: Holly Venkitaswaran, flute Honorable Mention: Travis Cooke, trombone; Abigail Hanna, cello; Clara Montes, violin; Alex Mortensen, oboe; Lauren Simmons, cello; Grace Woo, violin Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra Winner: Zak Chen,…
MYSO is pleased to announce the results of the 2018 Concerto Competitions which took place Saturday, January 12, 2019. The winners of these competitions will perform as featured soloists with their ensembles at select concerts later this season. Please join us in congratulating the following musicians: Senior Symphony Winner: Carrie Wang, violin Runner-Up: Holly Venkitaswaran, flute Honorable Mention: Travis Cooke, trombone; Abigail Hanna, cello; Clara Montes, violin; Alex Mortensen, oboe; Lauren Simmons, cello; Grace Woo, violin Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra Winner: Zak Chen, violin Runner-Up: Julianna Vogl, violin Honorable Mention: Ingrid Buschkopf, violin; Benjamin Doerr, violin; Cynthia Yan, flute Philharmonia Winner: Leonardo Viglietti, flute Runner-Up: Clark…
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2018 Concerto Competition Results Announced

by Michelle Hoffman on Monday, January 15
MYSO is pleased to announce the results of the 2018 Concerto Competitions which took place Saturday, January 13, 2018. The…
MYSO is pleased to announce the results of the 2018 Concerto Competitions which took place Saturday, January 13, 2018. The…
MYSO is pleased to announce the results of the 2018…
MYSO is pleased to announce the results of the 2018 Concerto Competitions which took place Saturday, January 13, 2018. The…

SHEPHERD EXPRESS: MYSO Reaches Thousands of Kids Through Music

by MYSO on Tuesday, August 15
From the Shepherd Express: What arts program serves 1,000 elementary through high school students from 215 schools, 60 communities and…
From the Shepherd Express: What arts program serves 1,000 elementary through high school students from 215 schools, 60 communities and…
From the Shepherd Express: What arts program serves 1,000 elementary…
From the Shepherd Express: What arts program serves 1,000 elementary through high school students from 215 schools, 60 communities and…

Livia Romanov: With This I Bid You Farewell

by MYSO on Thursday, July 20
Let me write you, the reader, something memorable. Let me tell you about the times when my life had changed…
Let me write you, the reader, something memorable. Let me tell you about the times when my life had changed…
Let me write you, the reader, something memorable. Let me…
Let me write you, the reader, something memorable. Let me tell you about the times when my life had changed…

Hayley Jasinski: The Fulfillment of a Goal, Not the End of a Dream

by MYSO on Thursday, July 20
Day 10 I suppose not much has changed airline-wise between today and last Sunday — international flights are still impossible…
Day 10 I suppose not much has changed airline-wise between today and last Sunday — international flights are still impossible…
Day 10 I suppose not much has changed airline-wise between…
Day 10 I suppose not much has changed airline-wise between today and last Sunday — international flights are still impossible…
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