Fort Washington, PA resident Joseph F. DiMauro, VMD

Joseph F. DiMauro, VMD, Fort Washington resident and owner of Horsham Veterinary Hospital, P.C. was elected as the new Chairman of the Philadelphia Youth Orchestra.

Maestro Louis Scaglione, President and Music Director of PYO shared his appreciation. He said, “We welcome our new chair Joseph DiMauro, who has been an enthusiastic and supportive board member for years. We acknowledge the great work of our outgoing board chair, Frank Giordano, whose board leadership has helped guide PYO to great success through his tenure.

About the Philadelphia Youth Orchestra:

Founded in 1939, the Philadelphia Youth Orchestra organization is one of the nation’s oldest community music education and youth orchestra performance programs for gifted and talented students from the Tri-State region. Lead by Maestro Louis Scaglione, the organization’s flagship ensemble, Philadelphia Youth Orchestra (PYO), provides the most talented students with advanced orchestral training and performance opportunities throughout the concert season. PYO’s companion ensembles include the Philadelphia Young Artists Orchestra (PYAO), formed in 1996; Bravo Brass, added to the program in 2003; and Philadelphia Region Youth String Music (PRYSM) created in 2007. Young musicians from ages six through 21 are selected by competitive audition and have represented the United States on five continents. The Philadelphia Youth Orchestra organization offers classical musical performances to the Greater Philadelphia region each year and supports musical education to children from Philadelphia’s more vulnerable neighborhoods through its after-school program launched in 2010, Tune Up Philly. www.pyos.org.

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