YOD directors

The Youth Orchestra Division (YOD) Directors serves as an advisory group to the League of American Orchestras.

The mission of the Youth Orchestra Division of the League is to promote youth orchestras as essential musical, educational, and cultural assets and to provide resources to help all youth orchestras build and maintain artistic and organizational excellence.

Chairman   

Steven Payne
106 Auditorium Circle
Suite 130
San Antonio, TX 78205
t: 210 737 0097
f: 210 732 7233
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executive director
Orchestra: Youth Orchestras of San Antonio

Immediate past chair

Melody Welsh Buchholz
P.O. Box 997
Louisville, KY  40201
t: 502 896 1851
f: 502 896 1862
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executive director
Orchestra: Louisville Youth Orchestra 

Upbeat Editor

Amanda Goedde
t: 312 939 2207 x 31
f: 312 939 2015
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marketing & public relations manager
Orchestra: Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestras

DIRECTORS

Megen Balda
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executive director
Orchestra: Greater Twin Cities Youth Symphonies (GTCYS

Rodester Brandon
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artistic director/conductor
Orchestra: Miami Wind Symphony

Elizabeth Camus
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Woodwind Ensemble coach
Orchestra: Cleveland Orchestra Youth Orchestra

Manuel Capote
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Music Education and Community outreach coordinator
Orchestra: Lynn University Conservatory of Music

Marjorie Gould Hahn
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executive & music director
Orchestra:  South Florida Youth Symphony

Bruce Kiesling
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YOLA conductor
Orchestra: Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra

John C. McNeur
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executive director
Orchestra: Metropolitan Youth Orchestra

Charles R. Moore
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executive director
Orchestra: Greater Dallas Youth Orchestra

Steven Murray
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executive director
Orchestra: Youth Symphony of Kansas City

Sonja Noteboom
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board member
Orchestra: MacPhail Center for Music

Daniel Petersen
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executive director
Orchestra: Seattle Youth Symphony Orchestras

Kristine Purrington
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executive director
Orchestra: Albuquerque Youth Symphony Program

Evan Richards
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president
Orchestra: Association of Wisconsin Symphony Orchestras

Louis Scaglione
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president and music director
Orchestra: Philadelphia Youth Orchestra

Joshua Simonds
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executive director
Orchestra: Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestras

Christopher Stanichar
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music director
Orchestra: South Dakota Symphony Youth Orchestra

Richard Yaklich
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principal conductor/string doordinator/composer
Orchestra: South Florida Youth Orchestra

 

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LEAGUE STAFF LIAISON

Jessica Balboni, director of learning programs
Learning and Leadership Development
646 822 4033
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