Skip to content
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • Instagram
  • YouTube
Metropolitan Youth Symphony
  • Play with MYS
    • Why Play with MYS?
    • 2020-21 Season Update
    • Ensembles
      • Ensembles – Portland
      • Ensembles — Hillsboro
    • Winter/Spring Registration and Tuition Info
    • Audition Information
      • Audition Requirements
      • Video Requirements & Tips
    • Tuition Assistance
    • Beginning Strings
    • Music Theory
    • Percussion Studio
    • Portland Summer Ensembles
    • Artistic Team 2020-21
    • Studio Class Faculty 2020-21
  • Current Musicians
    • Virtual Concert Recording Instructions
    • Weekly Announcements
    • 2020-2021 Student Handbook
    • Absence Form
    • Music Library
    • Rehearsal Schedule
    • Call Sheets
    • Music Classes
      • Beginning Strings
      • Music Theory
      • Percussion Studio
    • Winter/Spring Registration and Tuition Info
    • Medical Form
    • Volunteer with MYS
    • Tuition Assistance
    • Free Formal Wear
  • Concerts
    • All Concerts & Performances
  • Community
    • Music Education Advocacy
    • School Outreach Concerts
    • Virtual Masterclasses
    • Virtual Hangouts
    • Alumni
  • Support
    • Annual CRESCENDO Gala 2021
    • Ways to Give
    • Donate to MYS
    • Planned Giving
    • In-Kind Giving
    • Corporate Partnerships
    • Partners and Sponsors
    • Volunteer
    • Advertise
  • About
    • Mission & History
    • Multimedia
    • MYS Press
    • Staff and Board
    • Fall 2020 Artistic Team
    • Studio Class Faculty 2020-21
    • Contact Us
  • MYS Store

2021 CRESCENDO Gala — Standing for Connection

Go to Gala
Donate

Join gala emcee Amy Faust and
co-host Raúl Gómez, MYS Music Director for an entertaining and inspiring evening that connects us through music, with performances by MYS musicians, appearances by special guest artists, and presenting of CRESCENDO Honors to Bienestar de la Familia Community Center and Oregon Symphony Music Director Carlos Kalmar. 

Thank you for joining us! The gala is still available to view by following the link above.

“Groovebox Fantasy” with Seattle Youth Symphony Orchestra

Metropolitan Youth Symphony is thrilled to present “Groovebox Fantasy” by Portland composer Kenji Bunch, a collaborative virtual performance with Seattle Youth Symphony Orchestra. The video will premiere on April 25th at 7PM on the MYS YouTube Channel.

MYS Season Finale Concert

Join us for the 2020-21 Season Finale Concert on May 29 at 7pm PST, featuring a theme and variations by Authentic Voice composers and selections from Bizet’s Carmen Suite.

Statement of Culture

MYS is a welcoming community of students, families, conductors, coaches, teachers, supporters and volunteers. On stage and off, MYS STUDENTS SUPPORT EACH OTHER AND INSPIRE ONE ANOTHER. We empower our students to achieve EXCELLENCE in a balanced and meaningful way, by supporting their musical development and celebrating their varied interests and passions.

MYS is a safe space for all students. MYS does not discriminate on the basis of sex, race, creed, religion, color, national origin, age, veteran or military status, sexual orientation including gender expression or identity, or the presence of any mental or physical disability in its employment, programs and/or activities.

2020-2021 Season Update

Due to ongoing safety concerns related to COVID-19, we have decided that the remainder of our 2020-21 season will be online. This format has been a wonderful way to keep music in our student’s lives while giving them time with Oregon Symphony musicians, international guest artists, students from other youth orchestras, and new MYS friends.  If it is permitted and safe to meet in-person for Spring Term, we will consider that possibility, but we anticipate that we will remain online for the year. Please visit our 2020-21 Season Update page for more information.

Quick Links

Tickets Register Donate

MYS Virtual Hangouts

Interviews premiere on select Thursdays at 8PM PST on our YouTube channel!

  • April 22: Resonance Ensemble Artistic Advisor Damien Geter

If you missed any episodes, you can watch them on our YouTube Channel. These virtual conversations include insight into guest’s lives with “Two Truths and a Lie,” “Sound Advice,” plus world premiere collaborations and live performances. Recent guests have included: cellist Johannes Moser, Oregon Symphony Music Director Carlos Kalmar, All Classical CEO Suzanne Nance, Pulitzer Prize winner Caroline Shaw and more!

Connect With MYS

  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • Instagram
  • YouTube

Contact Us:

  • 503.239.4566
  • Email
  • 4800 S Macadam Ave, Suite 105
    Portland OR 97239

Support MYS

Fred Meyer Community Rewards
Amazon Smile

Hear From the Community

You get to know the people here and then you look forward to every Saturday. It’s that one constant that makes you know that you have your own little place in your community.

—2014-15 MYS Student

What I like about MYS is that I get to play music with a band at my level. Because the band at my school is all beginners. And I like how we get to perform at concerts.

—Christina, age 13

Thanks for letting me have an outlet to make new friends and play music I enjoy.

—Ivy, age 15

I like MYS because it has a place for everybody, no matter what age, skill level, or instrument.

—Taylor, age 13

Being able to participate in orchestra, in any form, is a difficult thing to do for children who are from low socioeconomic status. Many public schools no longer offer orchestra and so is the case for my daughter.She has never received a private lesson so she tries to soak up everything being taught in her Overture class from MYS. I really can’t thank MYS enough for giving her the opportunity.

—Taehee, parent

Thank you for your program and for providing my son with tuition assistance. I want to support my son with his passion for the trombone and the love of making beautiful music. Thank you for taking the time to assist talented young men and women who would not otherwise be able to pursue their dreams.

—Anonymous Parent

I learned that you can do music if you put your heart in to it and if you use teamwork. I was amazed at how good you all played it was amazing to hear. I loved it. Thank you we all loved it.

—Cheyenne, fifth grader at James John

Before your amazing performance I thought that symphonies were boring and just loud noise. But now I have heard the exquisite sound of joy. That day I learned the true meaning of music. The true meaning is to show your hard work and just enjoy all you can.

—Sage, 5th grader at James John

My daughter has been playing in the MYS Concert Orchestra since September 2013 and she loves it. Playing with a full orchestra along with the beautiful music that is chosen for the group means it’s never a chore to get her to the weekly rehearsals.

—Connie Rourke

Downtown Series

MetroNotes

Email Sign-Up

© 2021 Metropolitan Youth Symphony