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This July, Art will be celebrating 20 years at the VYOA. Who knew that stepping on the Seven Days classified ad for a part-time VYP manager position would lead to an amazing career serving thousands of young musicians throughout the years?! Art wears many hats as the Director of Operations. In addition to […]
Anne Brown has been a friend of the VYOA for nearly five decades and wears many hats. You may recognize her as a longtime local cello teacher and VYOA cello section coach, but she is also an alumni parent and donor. Alongside her most recent gift she told the story that inspired it: Anne’s cello […]
Students who are currently in grades 4 through 8 can include orchestra in their summer plans by enrolling in the VYOA’s Summer Symphony Camp, which will take place at Elley-Long Music Center from June 24th through 28th. All Summer Symphony musicians perform in the camp’s symphony orchestra, led by Kathleen Kono, and jazz orchestra, […]
SABRINA CHIANG, 17 years old, is a senior at South Burlington High School. She started playing the violin when she was eight years old. She has been part of the Vermont Youth Orchestra Association since 2011 and the Vermont Youth Orchestra since 2014. Her violin teachers are Ira Morris and James Buswell, a former teacher […]
After 23 years in Vermont, VYOA Board Chair Monique Corcoran will be moving out of state at the end of this month. In her seven years as a VYOA parent and five as a VYOA Board member Monique has brought such a passion and enthusiasm for the arts. In the midst of planning for this […]
Paige Greenia, clarinet Mississquoi Valley Union VT Youth Orchestra – 2 years VT Youth Philharmonia – 3 years VT Youth Chamber Winds – 1 year What do you enjoy most about playing in an orchestra? The best part about playing in an orchestra is getting […]
Sebastiaan West, piano Mount Mansfield Union VT Youth Orchestra – 3 years January 2019 Senior Soloist How did you choose your instrument over all of the others? When I was five, I began playing around on my family’s old upright. I always kind of gravitated towards it, partly because of how […]
Sam Koskinen, viola Champlain Valley Union VT Youth Orchestra – 4 years VT Youth Chorus – 1 year VT Youth Philharmonia – 1 year VT Youth Sinfonia – 2 years How did you choose your instrument over all of the others? While the Violin […]
Isabelle Petrucci, viola Essex High VT Youth Orchestra – 3 years VT Youth Philharmonia – 2 years VT Youth Strings – 1 year Presto – 1 session Grace Lu, violin Essex High VT Youth Orchestra – 5 years VT Youth Sinfonia – 1 year VT Youth Strings […]
Joan Martin became a VYOA donor in the late 1960s when her children became involved with the org then called Burlington Friends of Music or BFOM. Mrs. Martin was kind enough to share her experience as a parent, Board member, and longtime supporter: Q. Why did you first get involved with the VYOA? A. […]
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