Little Fiddlers on SkyBlueWindow.org

If you are not yet familiar with an online publication call Sky Blue Window, I encourage you to check it out.  It's full of great articles about local arts and culture. 

This week, MYO and our partnership with the Pride Academy is featured.  Check out the article by Shelby Roby here:
http://www.skybluewindow.org/indianapolis/little-fiddlers/Content?oid=2141919

Thanks to everyone who spent time with Shelby in order to tell this story!

Jazz and Jam - May 19

JPMorgan Chase Foundation Presents

Jazz and Jam

The Metropolitan Youth Orchestra

Sunday, May 19

3 PM

Hilbert Circle Theatre

MYO partners with local jazz artists to perform jazz standards and popular music in a casual setting.

This concert is free - join us for a fun and festive concert!

 

Betty Perry's trip to New York part 1

Betty Perry had the opportunity to travel to New York City this week with friends and family of the MYO program. She took in a concert featuring MYO alumnus Jameel Martin and checked in with another MYO alumnus Krystal Ford who works for the Noel Pointer Foundation.

Check out a brief interview with Jameel at The American Viola Society: http://americanviolasociety.org/studio/2012/12/introducing-jameel-martin/

And here's the website for the Noel Pointer Foundation for more information: http://www.npsom.org

Betty has been busy reconnecting with her old stomping grounds and sent us a few pictures.  More to come!

Sylvia's Restaurant in Harlem:

Ground Zero Museum and Memorials:

 Times Square and Broadway:

Subway at Harlem:

Brackets for Good - off to a start!

The Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra was selected to participate in Brackets for Good this year on behalf of the Metropolitan Youth Orchestra.  Brackets for Good is an online fundraising tournament inspired by March Madness. 16 Indy-based non-profits are competing to score more points (raise more $) for the final prize of an additional $5000. The scores reset every week - so if you make it through to the next round it's an even playing field.  We are currently in Round 1.  Each round ends at 11:59pm on Sundays.

Every dollar donated for MYO on their website goes to support our program, win or lose! 

Stay up-to-date on the latest figures and donate now!

http://indianapolis.bracketsforgood.org/

Art and Soul on February 23

 

Join us on Saturday for a free performance of our Orchestra D ensembles.  The performers will include little ones as young as 5 up to and including grandparents!

 

We'll have a few moments of audience participation, so come to have some fun with us on Saturday.

MYO is gearing up for a busy spring!

MYO is in the midst of a great season and here are a few more places where you can spot us:

Tuesday, February 5 - Orchestra B performed at the ISO's Celebration of Black History Concert.  Check out our Facebook page for pictures from this event! 

Saturday, February 23 - Orchestra D ensembles will perform at the Arts Council's Art and Soul Festival.  See more details about the lineup here: http://www.indyarts.org/art-soul.  The concert begins at 1:00 pm at the Indianapolis Artsgarden.

Sunday, March 3 - Orchestra A and B students will perform solo pieces in recitals held at Broadway United Methodist Church (609 E 29th Street).  Performances begin at 3:00 pm and 5:00 pm.  Recitals are free and open to the public. 

Sunday, March 10 - This isn't an MYO performance, but MYO families will get to experience the ISO's SymFUNy Sundays "Dance to the Music" concert together!  Click here for details about this fun and exciting concert and to purchase tickets. 



MYO families rehearsing for the 2012 Concerto Concert

Sunday, March 17 - Orchestras A and B will perform a Concerto Concert at Broadway United Methodist Church (609 E 29th Street).  The concert is free and open to the public and will begin at 3:00 pm.  We will feature middle and high school age soloists on works by Bach, Vivaldi, Seitz and more. The Kokomo Symphony Youth Orchestra will be our invited guest performers as well.

Sunday, April 14 - Orchestra A and B students will perform solo pieces in recitals held at Broadway United Methodist Church (609 E 29th Street). Performances begin at 3:00 pm and 5:00 pm. Recitals are free and open to the public.

Sunday, May 19 - Join us for our wild and crazy Jazz and Jam!  We will feature all of our orchestras in this performance of jazz repertoire at the Hilbert Circle Theatre. Once again, this concert is free and open to the public, so join us for a fun-filled afternoon of great music and celebration.

Happy Thanksgiving!

As we approach Thanksgiving this week, many of us take time to reflect on what we're thankful for and expressing our thanks to friends and family. 

Today, we continue our appreciation of the ISOA, the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra Association.  Here's a link to their webpage and more information, but I've provided some information below to introduce you to this wonderful group:

The Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra Association is all about Music for the Kids
We are the proud presenting sponsor of the Young People's Discovery Concerts giving youngsters a chance to see and hear a live orchestra.

• We offer the Maurer Young Musicians Contest in which talented young people compete for an opportunity to appear with the ISO
• Another project is Symphony in Color, an art contest in which children and teens create works of art while listening to classical music in the classroom
• We support the Side-by-Side concert which allows students to play alongside an orchestra member in a live concert.
• The ISOA, along with the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra, supports the Metropolitan Youth Orchestra.

I have had the joy of working alongside volunteers that are members of the ISOA and watching as many of them get to know the MYO families through instruction and mentorship. 

Last weekend, we had the opportunity to welcome guests from the ISOA as we appreciated all they have done and continue to do for the MYO program:

• Inventory donated instruments
• Provide office assistance
• Mentor students at rehearsals
• Assist with music instruction

Thank you to the ISOA!