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July 19, 2024
Conference 2024: Creative Partnerships to Maximize Youth Learning and Development
Now in its eighth year of collaboration, Houston Youth Symphony (HYS) partners with the professional wind quintet, WindSync, in a yearly school residency and performance with the HYS Coda Program, Houston’s first after-school El Sistema-inspired program.
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April 12, 2024
Activating Artistry to Improve Youth Outcomes
Accomplished teaching artists Eric Booth and Hassan Anderson share their expertise in successful creative youth development through the tools of quality teaching artistry.
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April 12, 2024
Activating Artistry to Improve Youth Outcomes
Webinar recording; registration required.
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July 5, 2023
Conference 2023: Youth Perspectives on Engaging with Orchestras
Deepen your understanding of the priorities of the next generation as we review the findings of a nationwide survey of current high school youth orchestra students, undergraduate and graduate music majors, and recent graduates.
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June 21, 2023
Conference 2023: Opening Concert and Keynote
We kicked off the League's 78th National Conference in beautiful Heinz Hall with performances by both the Pittsburgh Youth Symphony Orchestra and the Three Rivers Young Peoples Orchestras, as well as a keynote by National Endowment for the Arts Chair Maria Rosario Jackson.
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April 28, 2021
Lockdown Learning
Though in-person instruction has been mostly shut down since the pandemic began in 2020, youth orchestras have been finding myriad ways to rehearse and perform, socially distanced. And some of the changes will likely be lasting, informing music education in the future.
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January 7, 2025
Youth Engagement and the Future of Orchestras
Webinar recording; registration required.
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January 7, 2025
Youth Engagement and the Future of Orchestras
Free webinar recording for members. Discover how orchestras—professional, youth, and community-based—are nurturing the next generation of artists and leaders.
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January 7, 2025
Youth Engagement and the Future of Orchestras
In this engaging session, we explore strategies used by peer orchestras to embrace their role in fostering youth engagement. Learn how to authentically connect with young people, successfully support their development, and harness the power of their fresh ideas to shape the future of orchestras.
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November 19, 2024
Youth Engagement - Chapter 8: Integrating Youth Engagement
Youth engagement is essential to audience experience, audience development, equitable community engagement, talent recruitment, and strategic planning, as well as learning.
