Youth Symphony of Southern Oregon

Founded in 1988, the Youth Symphony of Southern Oregon (YSSO) offers high-level training and performance opportunities for aspiring brass, string, percussion and woodwind musicians from throughout the region.

Performances this season have featured an arrangement of George Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue, Symphony No. 9, Op. 95 "From the New World" by Antonin Dvorak, Hoe-Down from the ballet "Rodeo" by Aaron Copland, Scene de Ballet, Op. 100 by Charles-Auguste de Bériot, Symphony No. 7, Allegretto by Ludwig van Beethoven, "Morning" from Peer Gynt Suite No. 1 by Edvard Grieg, Edward Elgar’s Chanson de Nuit, Op. 15, No. 1, the fanfare from Also Sprach Zarathustra by Richard Strauss, and Gravitas by Soon Hee Newbold.

The Spring 2026 Concert Series program will include an arrangement of Joe Hisaishi's, Howl's Moving Castle,
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov's Scheherazade, Op. 35, mvts. I & II, highlights from John Williams' film score for Jurassic Park, La Rejouissance from “Royal Fireworks Music” by G. F. Handel, and works by Reinhold Glière and Ludwig van Beethoven. The Youth Orchestra will join the Youth Symphony for a combined performance of Klaus Badelt's music for the film Pirates of the Caribbean: Curse of the Black Pearl.

To support the Youth Symphony of Southern Oregon, scan or click the QR code to the left or click Donate Now. If preferred, mail a check payable to the Youth Symphony of Southern Oregon, P.O. Box 4291, Medford, OR 97501. Please renew your annual gift or honor a musician, family member or colleague with a gift to the YSSO.

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