Metropolitan Youth Symphony Orchestra seeks youth string players for 2016-2017 Season

The Metropolitan Youth Symphony Orchestra (MYSO) has immediate openings in their violin, viola and cello sections for their current 2016-2017 season.

Players seeking to join the orchestra should contact MYSOexecutivedirector@gmail.com to schedule an audition, and prepare the audition excerpts found on the MYSO website at www.mysomusic.org. The orchestra is open to high school students and advanced junior high instrumentalists who study with a private teacher.

MYSO rehearses every Wednesday evening during the school year from 6:00 to 8:30 p.m.

at Lewis University. The orchestra will perform six concerts during the 2016-2017 season.

Concerts are held at Lewis University, Joliet Junior College, and Bicentennial Park in Joliet.

Since 1991, MYSO has been under the direction of Dr. Lawrence Sisk, chair of the Department of Music at Lewis University. MYSO seeks to promote and challenge talented orchestral musicians by providing an opportunity to perform repertoire of a wide variety of styles and historical periods with the goal of musical excellence. Membership in MYSO consists of junior high and high school student from Joliet and 21 surrounding communities as well as students from Lewis University and Joliet Junior College.

For more information about MYSO and auditions, visit the website: www.mysomusic.org

To schedule an audition time, email MYSOexecutivedirector@gmail.com.