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 on the program will be Concerto No. 1 in G minor by Max Bruch. The violin soloist will be 2026 Concerto Competition winner Louvencia Blumhardt.

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, "Morning" from Peer Gynt Suite No. 1 by Edvard Grieg, Edward Elgar’s Chanson de Nuit, Op. 15, No. 1, and the fanfare from Also Sprach Zarathustra by Richard Strauss. Spring 2026 Concert Series music included 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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