CLEVELAND — The Cleveland Orchestra Youth Orchestra (COYO) is looking for new talent to join them for the 2020-21 season. Instrumentalists from area middle and high schools who study privately and participate in their school’s music program, and are prepared to commit to a rigorous schedule, are invited to audition during the month of May.
Those who are interested in auditioning will need to fill out an application by Friday, March 27, with an application fee of $40.
COYO will give three performances at Severance Hall and additional concerts across Northeast. Students will play under the leadership of Music Director Vinay Parameswaran, who is currently finishing his third year as music director of youth orchestra.
“The Cleveland Orchestra Youth Orchestra is an extremely talented ensemble,” said Cleveland Orchestra music director Franz Welser-Möst. “They are at the level of, or better than, some professional musicians I have heard. They have access to musicians from one of the greatest orchestras in the world — The Cleveland Orchestra — and they learn what it means to be an orchestra musician on the highest possible level. It is a unique concept that a top orchestra has its own youth orchestra, and they are all trained exactly the same way.”
Students who make the cut will have the opportunity to interact with current members of the Cleveland Orchestra, who will serve as coaches during weekly sectional rehearsals.
