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 to date have featured an array of music from 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, and Scene de Ballet, Op. 100 by Charles-Auguste de Bériot to 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, music from John Williams' film score for Jurassic Park, La Rejouissance from “The 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 music from Klaus Badelt's score for the film Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl.
To help support the Youth Symphony of Southern Oregon, click Donate Now or mail a check payable to the Youth Symphony of Southern Oregon, P.O. Box 4291, Medford, OR 97501.
Consider renewing an annual gift or honoring a musician, friend, family member or colleague with a contribution to the YSSO. Thank you!
