NVSO Youth Orchestra to perform in Anthem and Cave Creek

Mark your calendars, and invite your family, friends and neighbors to attend a holiday performance by North Valley Symphony Orchestra’s three youth ensembles. The Youth Orchestra, Youth Strings and Symphonettes will be performing at The Outlets at Anthem on Saturday, December 2nd at 3:00 p.m., near the large Christmas tree. Their mid-season formal concert will be the following week, Saturday, December 9th at 3:30 p.m.
That concert is free to the public, and is held at Cactus Shadows High School, 5802 E. Dove Valley Road, Cave Creek, AZ 85331.

NVS (Symphonettes), directed by Caitlin Corbett, is a non-audition ensemble with a focus on technique, theory, and scales, additionally learning concert music to provide a more robust musical experience.

NVYS (Youth Strings), directed by Orlando Moss, and is an intermediate level orchestra that helps students advance their musical training beyond Symphonettes.

NVYO (Youth Orchestra), directed by Josh Lynch, is the highest skill-level youth ensemble, challenging advanced NVSO musicians while performing at multiple concerts and recruiting events each season.

Miss Corbett, Mr. Moss and Mr. Lynch are orchestra teachers in the Gilbert, Peoria and Paradise Valley school districts, and perform in the NVSO adult orchestra.  All three love teaching, and feel that joining one of the NVSO youth ensembles is a positive supplemental experience for young orchestra students.

If young string players are interested in joining one of the NVSO youth ensembles for the second semester, please inquire through the “Contact Us” tab at www.northvalleysymphony.org. Auditions for NVYS and NVYO will be held December 11th. For specific audition requirements, select the appropriate orchestra under the “Join Us” tab. Students in all orchestras are required to be members of their school orchestra program, or take private lessons if their school does not have an orchestra program. NVSO youth ensembles rehearse Mondays from 5:00-6:30 p.m. at North Canyon High School.

NVSO is supported by the Arizona Commission on the Arts with funding from the State of Arizona and the National Endowment for the Arts, and also the Phoenix Office of Arts and Culture through appropriations from the Phoenix City Council.