Registration for the 2023-2024 Season is now open!
Register now to play with MYS in our 2023-2024 season. Students may choose a live or video audition this season. More information about auditions can be found here. To get started, click the button below to register and learn more!
Downtown Concert:
Against the Grain Friday, June 2nd (updated date, see below)
Update 5/19: Portland’5 has cancelled MYS’ May 19 concert due to HVAC failure at the Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall. The concert has been rescheduled to Friday June 2 at the Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall. The temporary cooling system was successfully installed! Ticketholders & performers will be notificed of the confirmed location via email.
We look forward to seeing you June 2 at the Schnitzer!
Wrapping up our 2022-23 season, we are proud to present “Against the Grain” on Friday, June 2, 2023, 7:30pm at the Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall.
This season finale, Symphony Orchestra will showcase Faust Overture by Emilie Mayer, Leonard Bernstein’s West Side Story: Symphonic Dances, and young composer Elaina Stuppler’s Locks, Light, Out of Sight from The Authentic Voice student commissioning series. Concerto Competition co-winners Amir Avsker and Cyrus Ngan (Winds/Brass/Percussion/Piano category) will also play their winning pieces, Mozart Piano Concerto K. 466, Mov 3 and Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 3, Mov 3, respectively.
Joining Symphony Orchestra, Interlude Orchestra will perform Larry Clark’s Engines of Resistance, Soon Hee Newbold’s Warrior Legacy, and Howard Shore’s Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (Arr. Douglas E. Wagner).
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.
