Entries by VYOA Staff

Class of 2020 Senior Spotlight!

Kai Williams, violin Vergennes Union High VT Youth Orchestra – 2 years VT Youth Philharmonia – 3 years VT Youth Strings – 2 years     Photo credit: Keith MacDonald   What role does music play in your life? I think that music is my primary mode of emotional expression, both in composition and playing. […]

Words of Wisdom for the Class of 2020!

Words of wisdom and encouragement from past VYOA alums to the Class of 2020!   Becca DeCamp, Class of 2016 clarinet, was with the VYOA for 4 years and was a part of our Iceland Tour in 2015. She is in her final semester at Boston University studying biological anthropology and minoring in Music, having […]

Class of 2020 Senior Spotlight!

Sydney Segear, flute Mount Mansfield Union  VT Youth Orchestra – 2 years VT Youth Philharmonia – 1/2 year         Photo credit: Arielle Thomas   How did you choose your instrument over all of the others? When I was in 5th grade, we were briefly introduced to each instrument in the school band, […]

Class of 2020 Senior Spotlight!

David Amouretti, double bass Essex High VT Youth Orchestra – 1 year VT Youth Philharmonia – 1 year VT Youth Strings – 1/2 year                     Jacob Banicki, percussion Essex High VT Youth Orchestra – 1 year                     […]

Class of 2020 Senior Spotlight!

Nathan Wu, violin Essex High VT Youth Orchestra – 5 years VT Youth Philharmonia – 1 year VT Youth Sinfonia – 1 year       How did you choose your instrument over all of the others? I got started with violin through my elementary school’s orchestra program, which gave students the opportunity to start […]

Class of 2020 Senior Spotlight!

Sarah Bialas, bassoon South Burlington High VT Youth Orchestra – 3 1/2 years VT Youth Philharmonia – 1 1/2 years                   Sophie Dauerman, oboe Champlain Valley Union VT Youth Orchestra – 3 years VT Youth Philharmonia – 3 years                 […]

Class of 2020 Senior Spotlight!

Riley Fitzgerald Essex High VT Youth Orchestra – 4 years VT Youth Philharmonia – 1 year VT Youth Sinfonia – 2 years VT Youth Strings – 1 year Presto – 2 sessions     How did you choose your instrument over all of the others?  My aunt played violin and growing up I watched her […]

Class of 2020 Senior Spotlight!

Ethan Hall, trombone Mount Mansfield Union VT Youth Orchestra – 2 years VT Youth Philharmonia – 1 year     How did you choose your instrument over all of the others? In 5th grade I couldn’t decide between trumpet and trombone, and my band teacher wanted more trombones: she said I have “long arms and […]

Class of 2020 Senior Spotlight!

  Abigail Grimm, cello Burlington High VT Youth Orchestra – 2 years VT Youth Philharmonia – 2 years VT Youth Strings – 1 year             Ines Horozovic, cello Essex High VT Youth Orchestra – 3 years VT Youth Philharmonia – 2 years             How did […]

Standing Ovation: Mike Noble

This June marked Mike Noble’s last VYOA Board meeting after nearly a decade of service to the organization, but don’t worry. We will still see Mike backstage at the Flynn on concert days helping Art unload the truck and set the stage. From helping tune VYS celli to leading a national search for our Executive […]