THE SCOOP | The Toronto Symphony Youth Orchestra is celebrating its 50th anniversary season

The Toronto Symphony Youth Orchestra (TSYO) celebrates half a century of developing talent in the city this season. Performances begin in November with Fate: The Firebird + Tchaikovsky's Fourth and continue through June.

Highlights of the season include an annual joint performance with the Toronto Symphony Orchestra and an exchange with the Cleveland Orchestra Youth Orchestra (COYO), among other events.

Conductor Simon Rivard returns to the podium for TSYO's farewell season.

“It has been a great honor to lead and mentor the young musicians of the Toronto Symphony Youth Orchestra for the past six years,” he says. Rivard in a statement. “This 50th season feels like a joyous celebration of TSYO's past, present and future: I have enjoyed working with our alumni as they share photos, programs and memories of their days in the orchestra. Our current members, all of whom are incredibly talented and dedicated to the art of music. I can think of no better way to end this momentous year and my tenure than with our exchange with the Cleveland Orchestra Youth Orchestra, which will bring our artists the international recognition they so richly deserve.”

From 2022:

Concerts

There are several ways to experience TSYO and its energy alive.

TSYO: Britain | February 17, 2024

The music of the British Isles is explored in a program that includes works by Holst, Elgar and contemporary composers Hannah Kendall and James MacMillan.

TSYO: Titan | April 27, 2024

The program includes Mahler's Symphony No. 1, as well as Shostakovich's Holiday Overture and Kalevi Aho's Bassoon Concerto with soloist Sian Bryson, winner of the 2022/23 TSYO Concerto Competition.

TSYO & TSO Side By Side | May 10 and 11, 2024

The season began with Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 4. The work will be revisited by the TSYO on the stage of Roy Thomson Hall with members of the Toronto Symphony Orchestra under Gustavo Gimeno's baton. While the back-to-back performances are an annual event, this will be the first time it will feature the full symphony.

Exchange with Cleveland Orchestra Youth Orchestra | June 1, 2024

Tchaikovsky's Fourth Symphony receives its third and final treatment by TSYO this year, this time as the second half of a joint concert with TSYO and COYO, with TSYO conductor Simon Rivard and COYO music director Daniel Reith trading off between movements. In the first half of the program, the two orchestras will independently perform works by Stravinsky, Brahms and Piston.

The exchange also includes a joint concert at Blossom Music Center, summer home of the Cleveland Orchestra. May 27, 2024. This will be TSYO's first performance outside of Ontario since 2017.

Adapted for tomorrow's seminars

A new series of workshops will help prepare young musicians for the various elements of their future careers. Sessions are held monthly and are free for TSYO members. Topics include:

• Community musicianship
• Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in the Arts
• Preparation for musical exchange
• Alexander Technique and Yoga for Musicians
• The Psychology of Listening Preparation and Performance
• Financial Planning for Musicians
• And so on and so forth.

For tickets and more information on TSYO's 50th Anniversary Season (HERE).

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