Dayton Philharmonic Junior Strings Orchestra

Dayton Philharmonic Junior Strings Orchestra The Dayton Philharmonic Junior Strings provides music enrichment for string students in grades 4-8, preparing them for membership in DPYS and DPYO.

Dayton Philharmonic Junior Strings is the youngest of the three youth orchestras sponsored by the Dayton Performing Arts Alliance. DPJS began in the fall of 2014 and was created in response to requests from string teachers and music educators for an orchestra to encourage young string students who are not quite ready for DPYS or DPYO. Members of the Dayton Philharmonic Junior Strings are selected

through annual auditions open to all string students in grades 4–8. DPJS is conducted by Kara Camfield, who was born in Winnipeg and has dual U.S. and Canadian citizenship, moving to North Dakota at the age of 6. She began playing the violin at the age of 9 and also played the piano, clarinet, oboe, and saxophone. Kara joined the Dayton Philharmonic Orchestra in the 2005-2006 season and became Assistant Principal Second Violin in September 2012. She is active in Orchestra’s SPARK program, and is an adjunct violin instructor at the University of Dayton. She also teaches violin at the Piano Preparatory School in Beavercreek. Kara earned a Master of Music degree from the University of Cincinnati College Conservatory of Music and a Bachelor of Arts degree in music from Minot State University in North Dakota.

04/03/2024

The Dayton Performing Arts Alliance is pleased to announce auditions for the Dayton Philharmonic Junior Strings Orchestra (DPJS), Dayton Philharmonic Youth Strings (DPYS) and Dayton Philharmonic Youth Orchestra (DPYO) for the 2024 - 2025 Season. Auditions will be accepted online this year. The full descriptions of each orchestra, eligibility, and audition requirements are available on our website here: www.daytonphilharmonicyouthorchestra.org/auditions.
Current DPJS and DPYS members must re-audition each year. Current DPYO members will complete the application and receive further re-audition information directly from their conductor.
Please share this post with any students, private teachers, school music directors, etc. who may be interested.

01/22/2023

DPJS is cancelled today, January 22, due to weather and hazardous driving conditions

Come support the Learning Programs at DPAA this weekend! Students will perform in the Schuster Center Wintergarden prior...
11/14/2022

Come support the Learning Programs at DPAA this weekend! Students will perform in the Schuster Center Wintergarden prior to Dayton Philharmonic's Masterworks concert, Symphonie fantastique and Vadim Gluzman. On Friday, November 18, the Dayton Philharmonic Junior Strings will be performing on the DP&L stage, and on Saturday, November 19, Dayton Ballet II will perform. We hope to see you there!

06/06/2021

Hello all,

We are thrilled to announce the annual Giving Strings Concert on Saturday August 14th at 6:30pm on the 200 block of Ridgewood Avenue in Oakwood! We hope that you will be able to come and join us! We are working on gathering the music, and it will be available for pick-up within the next couple weeks. We will send a follow-up email saying when and where the music will be available.

This year's concert will benefit Hannah's Treasure Chest. Hannah's Treasure Chest is a nonprofit organization which enriches the lives of children in need by providing care packages of clothes, shoes, books, safety equipment and hygiene items including diapers through a network of nearly 50 partner agencies in Butler, Greene, Montgomery and Warren counties (https://hannahstreasure.org).

Patrick Reynolds will again be conducting. The music will feature a range of styles and difficulty levels. As usual, the orchestra is open to all who would like to participate. Rehearsals will be on the evenings of August 13th (required) and August 6th (optional for those who would like more help with the music).

We hope you will be available to join us and bring your friends! In past years, we had over 120 musicians in the orchestra. Spread the word to your friends and family. Perhaps this year will be even bigger!

Thank you for your past support of Giving Strings and we hope to see you again this year.

Email for further information: [email protected]

You can also contact us at our page, Giving Strings Orchestra.

Feel free to ahare this with anyone who you think would be interested in playing in the orchestra.

We hope to see you there,

Matthew Rohan and Austin Choi
2021 Giving Strings Coordinators

03/23/2021

The Dayton Philharmonic Orchestra is pleased to announce auditions for the Dayton Philharmonic Junior Strings (DPJS), Youth Strings (DPYS) and Youth Orchestra (DPYO) for the 2021-2022 Season. The three youth orchestras of the Dayton Philharmonic serve over 200 young musicians in grades 4-12. The youth orchestras have been rehearsing safely since September by utilizing distancing, masks, instrument covers, and reduced ensemble sizes.

Auditions will be accepted online this year. The full descriptions of each orchestra, eligibility, commitment, and audition requirements are available on our website here: www.daytonphilharmonicyouthorchestra.org/auditions.

Current DPJS and DPYS members must re-audition each year. Current DPYO members will receive re-audition information directly from their conductor.

Please share this post with any students, private teachers, school music directors, etc. who may be interested.

01/07/2021

DPJS members please check your email. We resume rehearsals this Sunday, January 10 with the Blue Group and we have a new location!
Email me [email protected] with any questions. Can't wait to see you all! 🎶🎻

10/11/2020

Who wants to be a part of our Halloween Spooktacular Virtual Streams concert?! If you or your little ones have been trying on your Halloween costumes, or if you are heading out this weekend for a safe Halloween celebration, why not take a short video and send it in to us for the chance to be a part of our virtual stream? Click here for all the details on how to join in the fun, and submit your videos today! Submission deadline is Sunday, October 18. https://daytonperformingarts.org/halloween-spooktacular-virtual-costume-parade/

04/08/2020

Calling all Youth Musicians! Auditions for the Dayton Philharmonic Youth Orchestras are now open! The three youth orchestras of the Dayton Philharmonic include over 200 talented students in grades 4-12. Auditions are taking place virtually this year, and all videos are due by May 6 at 9am. To find out more about the Dayton Philharmonic Junior Strings, Youth Strings, and Youth Orchestra, visit our website at daytonphilhrmonicyouthorchestra.org/auditions.

03/17/2020

Tune in to listen to the pieces we were preparing for our concert on March 17. Students are encouraged to get out their instruments and play along! *These recordings are not of our students

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