Located in the heart of Las Vegas, it has served all of southern Nevada for over 35 years. The program is open to any student ages 8-18 who pass an annual audition. Partnerships with community include: the Clark County School District (5th largest in the nation), the Smith Center for the Performing Arts (new, state-of-the-art performing arts venue), and the City of Henderson. Collaborations with
the Las Vegas Philharmonic (professional symphony) and many others from the local community, demonstrate arts support for students achieving excellence in classical music performance. LVYO has extended their reach with their banner orchestra (Youth Philharmonic) through recent concert tours to Austria, Czechoslovakia and China. Tour 2014 will take them to venues in Poland and Germany. The LVYO captured the State of Nevada’s coveted Governor’s Arts Award in 2009, for “Leadership in Arts Education”. The Las Vegas Youth Orchestras is licensed by ASCAP, BMI & SESAC, and is an educational affiliate member of the National Guild for Community Arts Education. The program is funded in part by the Nevada Arts Council, a state agency, and the National Endowment for the Arts, a federal agency. Visit www.lvyo.org to learn more about us!
