The MYS Jazz Combo, under the instruction of David Valdez, will perform from 7pm-7:30 on February 26th at the Old Church as part of the Portland Jazz Composer's Ensemble (PJCE) showcase. Don't miss these talented students!

MYS is also thrilled to announce that Cammie Lee, Barry Fowler Daniel Scoggins and Justin Huang have been invited by the New World Symphony (NWS) to perform in a Town Hall/Side-by-Side Concert conducted by Music Director Michael Tilson Thomas on February 4, 2015 in Miami, Florida. There will be approximately 50 students participating including five from Medellin, Colombia; four MYS students from Portland, and the remaining 41 from across South Florida.

Mr. Tilson Thomas is Music Director of the San Francisco Symphony, Founder and Artistic Director of the New World Symphony, and Principal Guest Conductor of the London Symphony Orchestra.

The program for the NWS concert on February 4 is:

Brahms:  Academic Festival Overture
Walker:   Lyric for Strings
Copland:  Hoe Down from Rodeo
Tchaikovsky:   Mvt. IV from Symphony  No. 4
Encore:    Bizet:  Farandole from L’Arlésienne

Congratulations!

We are thrilled to announce that MYS has been awarded a $120,000 Capacity Building grant over the next two years to support a multi-year marketing and communications project that will research, design and implement new communications to drive income and support equitable community engagement. Combined with our recent award from the Oregon Community Foundation, this $155,000 two year initiative allows us hire staff and build capacity to grow the organization. Many many thanks to the Meyer Memorial Trust for this incredible award.

MYS is thrilled to announce that the Oregon Community Foundation has awarded us with a 2-year grant of $35,000 to support a multi-year effort to raise our profile and tell the story of our organization. This project will align our communications with our strategic and artistic plans in order to meet and grow our multi-year earned and contributed income goals and to ensure the availability of tuition assistance funding so that no child is turned away due to financial constraints. Thank you to OCF!