Spring Term Registration is Open!
Registration is open and auditions are being accepted for the 2022-2023 season. Be sure to check out our updated audition requirements. Auditions for Spring Term, which begins in early March, are due on February 6th, but will continue to be accepted and placements will be made on a rolling basis through early-April. Click the button below to learn more about how to register and audition. Contact [email protected],org with questions.
Concert Tickets on Sale!
Join us on March 5th when Pulitzer Prize and three-time Grammy winner Jennifer Higdon joins Symphony Orchestra for an artistic residency as they perform the West Coast premiere of her Cold Mountain Suite. Tickets are also available for our Winter Community Concert Series on February 25th, February 26th (at the Newmark!), and March 5th. Follow the link for more information about each concert.
Portland Summer Ensembles applications are open!
Apply and audition for the 2023 session, July 10-15, of Portland Summer Ensembles by March 13th. This chamber music workshop for advanced and high-intermediate string and piano students is led by a faculty which includes members of the Oregon Symphony and A Far Cry, a Boston based, Grammy nominated chamber ensemble. Click the link below to learn more.
Join us at this year’s MYS CRESCENDO! Gala
We hope to see you at this year’s CRESCENDO! Gala, Standing for Opportunity on April 21, 2023 at Castaway Portland. Delicious food, inspiring music, and live and silent auctions fill the night with fun while we raise money for our program and music access initiatives. Tickets and tables are on sale now! Follow the link to learn more.
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.