Greater Princeton Youth Orchestra Concerts

PRINCETON, NJ — Founded in 1960, the Greater Princeton Youth Orchestra is one of the oldest regional youth ensembles in the nation. The Greater Princeton Youth Orchestra mission is to provide high level music performance and education opportunities for talented student musicians and to promote music appreciation within the community.

Each year dozens of student musicians from across New Jersey and Pennsylvania take part in the GPYO experience which includes rehearsals, performances, master classes, sectional rehearsals and the annual Concerto Competition.

The Greater Princeton Youth Orchestra will host Senior division winter concert at 3PM on December 10, 2017 at the Performing Arts Center in Montgomery High School. This concert will be a charity event in support of the rebuilding efforts in Puerto Rico due to Hurricane Maria which devastated the island. Concert is Free. Donations will be accepted by cash or check made to “Hispanic Federation.”

The concert will feature the Concert Orchestra and Symphonic Orchestra performing pieces by Beethoven, Brahms, Dvorak, Mendelssohn, and Newbold under the baton of Mr. Kawika Kahalehoe and Mr. Christopher Beckett.

GPYO Orchestra rehearsal, on Sunday January 28, 2018, at 3pm will feature all four ensembles and Guest soloist, Mr. Roger Nye, Bassoonist, New York Philharmonic.

GPYO preparatory division ensembles will have their winter and spring concerts, on Jan 20th and May 19th, 2018. The season will conclude with the Senior division spring concert on Friday, June 8, 8pm at Richardson Auditorium, Princeton University. This concert will feature winner of concert competition being held on January 15th, and a newly composed piece by Dana Wilson.

GPYO has rolling admissions and have auditions several times a year, in May, June, August and December. For more information, visit www.gpyo.org