Amarillo Symphony Youth Orchestra

• • 337 budding musicians cultivated
• • 4 ensembles based on skill level
• • 5 performances at the Globe-News Center for the Performing Arts
• • Residency with world-renowned violinist Midori in Spring 2024
• • Maestro George Jackson as special guest conductor in Fall 2023 and Spring 2024

Greater Southwest Music Festival

• • 3 full days of valuable musical performance and competition
• • 7,730 students served at Amarillo College, the Civic Center, and the Globe-News Center for the Performing Arts
• • Prestigious state-recognized judges
• • Collaboration with the WTAMU Symphonic Band and world-renowned trumpet player Sarah Viens
• • Addition of performing ensembles at Awards Ceremony

Symphony Kids

• • 3,816 students and 369 teachers with access to live professional music
• • Live symphonic performance of the Water in Nature program with orchestral repertoire depicting the water cycle
• • Engaging 3rd-6th grade students
• • 85% of schools reached were Title I schools

Class Act

• • Amarillo Symphony principal string musicians in classrooms and senior living communities
• • 1,620 students and 270 seniors reached
• • Interactive performances for audiences of all ages

String Family

• • Professional string quintet demonstrating string instruments to young students
• • Every 3rd grade classroom (~2,160 students) in Amarillo ISD visited
• • The world of string instruments opened to students!