Charlotte Symphony Youth Orchestras

Charlotte Symphony Youth Orchestras Charlotte Symphony Youth Orchestras provide training for young musicians in a professional symphony atmosphere.

Led by Charlotte Symphony Resident Conductor Christopher James Lees and Dr. Jessica Morel, the Charlotte Symphony Youth Orchestra and Charlotte Symphony Youth Philharmonic involve nearly 200 young musicians from over 60 schools in the Charlotte area. Serving students from fourth through twelfth grades, the two youth orchestras rehearse weekly and receive intensive coaching from Charlotte Symphony

musicians. The CSYO rehearses Tuesday evenings, 5:30pm - 8pm, and perform an average of seven times a year. The CSYP rehearses Monday evenings, 5:30pm-8pm, and perform an average of three time a year.

We hope to see you there! The link to purchase tickets is in our bio! Youth Symphony is performing Elgar’s Enigma Variat...
02/24/2026

We hope to see you there! The link to purchase tickets is in our bio!

Youth Symphony is performing Elgar’s Enigma Variations 🎵 Youth Camerata is performing Beethoven, Bruckner, and Anderson 🎵 Philharmonic is performing Holst and is joining forces with Camerata on Pirates of the Caribbean

A BIG congratulations to all the young musicians who participated in the Young Artists Competition this year and a stand...
02/11/2026

A BIG congratulations to all the young musicians who participated in the Young Artists Competition this year and a standing ovation for the YAC winners.

We are so proud of CSYO students Clark Fan and Josiah Shin for representing us!

Want to build your musicianship and create memories with the CSYOs? Our audition registration is OPEN for the 2026-2027 ...
01/08/2026

Want to build your musicianship and create memories with the CSYOs? Our audition registration is OPEN for the 2026-2027 season. Visit our website or the link in our bio for more information.

This holiday season, we are so thankful for all our students, conductors, and coaches that work diligently each week to ...
12/17/2025

This holiday season, we are so thankful for all our students, conductors, and coaches that work diligently each week to make music in our ensembles.

Special shoutout to our Youth Ensemble that rehearses in Saturday afternoons. They are preparing for a wonderful performance on February 1. Stay tuned for more information!

A huge congratulations to our CSYO students for their first concert of the season at the Knight Theater! What a great wa...
10/27/2025

A huge congratulations to our CSYO students for their first concert of the season at the Knight Theater! What a great way indicator of the incredible music-making to come!

The Young Artists Competition is back! We encourage all eligible musicians to apply. Check the Symphony Guild of Charlot...
09/16/2025

The Young Artists Competition is back! We encourage all eligible musicians to apply. Check the Symphony Guild of Charlotte’s website (link in bio!) for more information and eligibility.

Last night the Camerata and Philharmonic groups officially began their 25-26 season! The music-making has begun and they...
09/10/2025

Last night the Camerata and Philharmonic groups officially began their 25-26 season! The music-making has begun and they are already playing so well together. Save the date for the first concert cycle of the season on October 26!

What a great way to kick off the 25-26 CSYO season!! Youth Symphony had a wonderful first rehearsal and are already soun...
09/09/2025

What a great way to kick off the 25-26 CSYO season!! Youth Symphony had a wonderful first rehearsal and are already sounding GREAT 🎶 And congratulations our raffle winner, Anya, the winner of our Intellituner!

Join us in congratulating our CSYO students who are graduating high school or are transitioning to NCSSM. We wish them a...
05/19/2025

Join us in congratulating our CSYO students who are graduating high school or are transitioning to NCSSM. We wish them all the best and look forward to having them back as alumni in the future! 🎉

Join the Charlotte Symphony Youth Orchestras for our 2025-2026 season! Visit our website (link in bio!) for audition det...
01/02/2025

Join the Charlotte Symphony Youth Orchestras for our 2025-2026 season! Visit our website (link in bio!) for audition details and registration.

Once you complete the registration form, a sign-up sheet will be sent to your email. This form will allow you to choose which date and time you would like to have your in-person audition.

We hope that everyone has a joyous and restful holiday season. Happy holidays and happy new year from your Charlotte Sym...
12/16/2024

We hope that everyone has a joyous and restful holiday season. Happy holidays and happy new year from your Charlotte Symphony Youth Orchestras! 🎆

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Charlotte, NC
28202

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