Lake Michigan Youth Orchestra Spring Concert

The LMYO will play selections from "Carmina Burana" by Carl Orff

Tickets sold at the door - Adults $5, Seniors $3, Students $3.

This Sunday, the LMYO will be playing selections from Carmina Burana by Carl Orff.  It will be a collaborative performance with the Citadel Symphony Chorus, Dogwood Chorale, Southwest Michigan College Choirs, and the St. Joseph High School Choirs.

The Lake Michigan Youth Orchestra is one of several educational programs of the Southwest Michigan Symphony Orchestra. The Youth Orchestra provides an orchestral experience for talented young musicians in southwest Michigan. This outstanding musical experience is open to students between the 4th grade and college senior.

Under the direction of Conductors,Burke Lokey, Joe Oprea and Beth Oeseburg, the Youth Orchestra, Encore Strings and Concert Strings rehearse on Monday evenings during the fall and spring of each school year.

The orchestra performs four public concerts each year - A Fall Concert, a Holiday Concert, A Spring Concert and the ‘Side by Side’ Concert with the Southwest Michigan Symphony. The LMYO program includes scholarships to summer music camps, sectional rehearsals with members of the Southwest Michigan Symphony Orchestra and free tickets to SMSO concerts. Membership is by audition for all three groups. Young musicians through college age are encouraged to participate.