Mr. Garrett announces this season's literature for the Youth Symphony group

Mr. Garret is sending an email to members of the Youth Symphony group announcing plans for the upcoming season. Mr. Garrett's letter of 8/1/2010

Announcing guest soloist with the Youth Symphony

Salem Youth Symphony is very excited to announce that Fred Korman, Principal Oboist of the Oregon Symphony from 1978 to 2006, will be our soloist on the December 12th

Concert. Currently on the faculty of Oregon State University and principal oboist of the OSU-Corvallis Symphony, Mr. Korman maintains an active career as a player, teacher and consultant on performance anxiety. He will be performing the Marcello Oboe Concerto with us. Fred Korman's website

Jump Start for Youth Symphony group

The second annual Jump Start event for the Youth Symphony group will be held Sunday afternoon, September 19, 2010. Details will be available later this summer.

Visit us July 7 at the "First Wednesday" celebration in downtown Salem

The July 7 First Wednesday celebration will include live music at 8 locations in downtown Salem between 5 and 8 pm. Several members of the Salem Youth Symphony groups will perform. Visit us at the De Wolky Shop (on Liberty St.) and at Meringue (their new location on Court St.). More information about July 7th event

Fall auditions- September 25, 2010

Auditions for new and continuing students will be held again on Saturday, September 25.

More information and the audition music are on the Auditions page.

Please email or call Joyce (503-485-2244) to schedule an audition appointment.

Enrolling

To enroll after your audition, please see our new enrollment page.

Summer Strings and other music camps

Our students often participate in the Salem-Keizer school district's "Summer Strings" (for elementary and middle school students) or in other summer music camps. Several summer music camps are listed- not as an endorsement, but as a place to start your research.