CYS returns to Hertz Hall at UC Berkeley on March 30th with the Senior Orchestra performing a stellar program that features the US premiere orchestral performance of Ukrainian composer Sergei Golovko’s Colombian Marimba Concerto. We are thrilled and honored to present this magnificent work, which will be performed by CYS’s own Apple Gao, winner of the Young Artist Competition for the 2024-25 CYS Season. The Colombian Concerto takes us on a Latin American voyage complete with drum set, electric guitar, jazz piano, as well as the supremely virtuosic solo marimba as they make use of Latin American dances, rhythms, harmonies, and melodies. It is a work that is guaranteed to please everyone!

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Spring Concert 2025

University of California, Berkeley

The California Youth Symphony will present its annual Holiday Concert on December 1st, 2024.  The Associate and Senior Orchestras, conducted by Leo Eylar, and the CYS Wind Symphony, conducted by Pete Nowlen, will present the annual Holiday Concert at San Mateo Performing Arts Center. Once again the orchestras and Wind Symphony will offer the audience a pleasing mix of classical and holiday favorites. Highlights include selections from Aaron Copland’s 1942 ballet Rodeo, known for its lively, folk-inspired music of the American Wild West, as well as orchestral works by Wagner, Vaughan-Williams, and Mozart’s beloved Magic Flute Overture. The Wind Symphony will feature works by Travassos, Mackey, Molookpour, and Michael Brown’s Pixar Movie Magic. A special treat features our combined percussion sections in a performance of Nathan Daughtrey’s mesmerizing Sea of Tranquility, conducted by CYS Percussion Director Artie Storch. Admission is free, and no advanced ticket reservations are required!

Holiday Concert - Wind Symphony And Orchestras

San Mateo High School

Using the unusual combination of euphonium and percussion, musicians explore themes of movement and physicality, including a world première of their new work.

RNCM Spotlight: Can You See the Sound?

RNCM (Royal Northern College of Music)

Experience the thrilling conclusion of the 40th Annual Young Musicians Competition—an esteemed three-month program showcasing top-tier high school chamber ensembles from the tri-state area. Following two rounds of rigorous competition and mentorship by CMS artists, these outstanding talents earn the spotlight at Alice Tully Hall.

40th Annual Young Musicians Concert

Lincoln Center

Student Recital: Emma Lasswell

Carnegie Mellon University

Student Chamber Recital

Our first concert takes a deep dive into the pit – landing in the percussion section! Hosted by the LA Opera Orchestra's engaging principal percussionist, Dr. Theresa Dimond, the program features a wide variety of repertoire performed by musicians from the percussion, woodwind and string sections of the orchestra. Come join in the fun!

Nathan Daughtrey

Events

Upcoming events

Mar 11, 2027

Concert Of Students Of The Janáček Academy Of Musical Arts · Karlovy Vary Symphony Orchestra

Past events

Mar 30, 2025

Spring Concert 2025 · California Youth Symphony

Dec 1, 2024

Holiday Concert - Wind Symphony And Orchestras · California Youth Symphony

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