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.

The 2026-2027 Concert Season opens with Fall Concert Series performances on November 14 & 15, 2026. The featured Youth Symphony work will be the "Finale" from Violin Concerto No. 1 in G minor by Max Bruch. The soloist will be 2026 Concerto Competition winner Louvencia Blumhardt. The performances will also include works by Antonin Dvorak, Paul Dukas, Carol Brittin Chambers, Brian Balmages, and others.

Performances last season featured George Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue, Symphony No. 9, Op. 95 "From the New World" by Antonin Dvorak, Hoe-Down by Aaron Copland, Scene de Ballet, Op. 100 by Charles-Auguste de Bériot, Edward Elgar’s Chanson de Nuit, Op. 15, No. 1, Joe Hisaishi's, Howl's Moving Castle, Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov's Scheherazade, Op. 35, movements I & II, highlights from John Williams' score for Jurassic Park, and works by Glière, Handel, and Beethoven. In addition, the Youth Orchestra and Youth Symphony combined to play 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. Thank you!

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