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The Metropolitan Youth Orchestra (MYO) is a youth and family development program of the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra. The program is designed to use the life skills learned in music instruction to engage youth in activities that discourage at-risk behaviors and keep them committed to staying in school.

Wednesday, May 19, 2010

Take Five at a recent school concert... what are you up to?? Please share!!

If you have a video or picture that you would like to share with MYO, please let us know. Send it to Carol Baker at cbaker@IndianapolisSymphony.org and I'll post it on the blog!!

Here is a new video that came across my desk. Check it out! Joilyn, Julian, Jameel Martin Take Five at a recent school concert...

Friday, May 14, 2010

Angela Brown Meets MYO Members


Internationally acclaimed soprano and former Indianapolis resident ANGELA BROWN meets MYO students at the Annual Meeting for the Mapleton-Fall Creek Development Corporation event in April! This was an exciting event for us because MYO was invited to perform before businesses serving residents in the heart of Indianapolis, PLUS the awesome opportunity to meet this Indianapolis superstar.

Angela Brown has performed all over the world and that day agreed to keep an eye on the Martin family (Julian, Joilin and Jameel - MYO students who performed before and after the event) as a mentor! Wow! Way to go!

Candyce Says Hello from Virginia Beach


One of our MYO family members has been studying to become a member of the US Marine Corps Band and recently sent us a note... Candyce McClung who graduated in May 2009, gives MYO a shout out!

Hi. It's Candyce. I want to let you all know that I am doing great here at the School of Music. As you all know, I am currently in Virginia Beach studying to become a basic musician in the United States Marine Corps Band. So far, I have passed all of my midterms and I got 2.7 on my F1 which is like a playing test to see how far I've come along on my playing. In order to graduate, I need to have a 2.7, so I already met that point, and now I plan to have my name put on the 3.0 plaque. I performed Erland von Koch's Monolog 3 on clarinet, and now I am preparing Rossini's Introduction, Theme and Variations for Bb Clarinet and Piano. I found out my duty station, and I will be in going to Camp Pendleton, CA. Yesterday, I went to my very first tattoo. A tattoo is like a marching band performance, except it's not a competition. There were bands from all over the nation. Korea, Japan, France, Scotland, and the Netherlands. It was so amazing to see all of them marching side by side in unison with all of the band masters.