About Tacoma Youth Symphony Association (TYSA)

For 45 years TYSA has provided nurturing, all-inclusive programs for young musicians.  Since its creation in 1963, TYSA has grown to an internationally recognized youth orchestra organization comprised of over 500 students from all over Western Washington .  The members of the TYSA range in age from 7 to 21 and represent over 100 schools in 20 communities.  They come from all types of backgrounds to form a family brought together by their love of music.  To this family is added the inspiration of the dedicated and talented conductors producing truly extraordinary music and extraordinary people.  One of the largest youth orchestras in the United States, the TYSA is made up of seven orchestras; the Tacoma Debut Winds, summer music camps and harp, viola and bass training programs.  These programs reach more than 8,500 school children through season series concerts, ensemble performances, school tour performances, chamber concerts, youth concerts and the String Orchestra Festival.  TYSA is a positive, creative alternative that heightens cultural awareness and social responsibility.

Join the Tacoma Youth Symphony Association as we celebrate our 45th Season with the music of America.

Tacoma Youth Sympony Schedule

Costume Concert

Sunday, October 21, 2007 at 3:00pm

Rialto Theater

Camille Saint-Saens Carnival of the Animals

Craig Eastman Pirates of the Caribbean

John Williams Star Wars

John Williams Harry Potter

Howard Shore Lord of the Rings

Concert No. 1

Sunday, November 11, 2007 at 3:00pm

Rialto Theater

Samuel Barber Overture to the School for Scandal

Erich Korngold Violin Concerto in D Major

Nelly Kim, Violin

Amy Beach Symphony No. 2 in e minor

Leonard Bernstein Symphonic Dances from West Side Story

Concert No. 2

Sunday, March 9, 2008 at 3:00pm

Rialto Theater

William Schuman New England Tryptich

William Grant Still Afro-American Symphony

TYSA Student Soloist TBA

Season Finale

Sunday, May 18, 2008 at 3:00pm

Rialto Theater

Robert Hutchinson Les Enfants

Sergei Rachmaninoff Rhapsody on a Theme by Paganini

Duane Hulbert, Piano

Peter Ilyitch Tchaikovsky Francesca da Rimini

Tacoma Young Artists Orchestra Schedule

Concert No. 1

Saturday, December 1, 2007 at 7:30pm

Rialto Theater

Morton Gould American Salute

Aaron Copland Letter from Home

Antonin Dvorak Symphonic Variations, Op. 78

Concert No. 2

Saturday, March 1, 2008 at 7:30pm

Rialto Theater

John Williams Liberty Fanfare

George Gershwin Rhapsody in Blue

Howard Hanson Merry Mount Suite

Aaron Copland Prairie Journal

Concert No. 3

Saturday, May 10, 2008 at 7:30pm

Rialto Theater

Charles Ives/William Schuman Variations on “ America ”

Aaron Copland Appalachian Spring

Peter Tchaikovsky March Slav

Tickets: Festival tickets for the Tacoma Young Artists Orchestra are $4 before the concert and $5 at the door. Reserved balcony tickets are $14. There are 100 free main floor tickets for students high school age and younger, available at the door on the day of the performance.

Tacoma Youth Symphony Association
901 Broadway Plaza, Suite 500
Tacoma, WA 98402-4415

Telephone: 253.627.2792
Fax: 253.627.1682

Dr. Loma Cobbs, Executive Director

info@tysamusic.org
www.tysamusic.org