Amarillo Symphony Youth Orchestra

• • 301 budding musicians cultivated (150 per semester)
• • 4 ensembles based on skill level
• • 2 performances at the Globe-News Center for the Performing Arts
• • Maestro George Jackson as special guest conductor Spring 2023
• • Winner of residency with world-renowned violinist Midori for Spring 2024

Greater Southwest Music Festival

• • 3 full days of valuable musical performance and competition
• • 8,096 students served at Amarillo College, the Civic Center, and the Globe-News Center for the Performing Arts
• • Prestigious state-recognized judges
• •All new collaboration with the WTAMU Jazz band a world-renowned drummer Dion Parson

Kinderkonzerts

• • 4,466 students and 577 teachers with access to live professional music
• • Live symphonic performance of Peter and the Wolf, a work introducing orchestral
  instruments and themes
• • Engaging K-2nd grade students
• • 85% of schools reached were Title I schools

Class Act

• • Amarillo Symphony principal string musicians in classrooms and senior living communities
• • 1,380 students and 210 seniors reached
• • Interactive performances for audiences of all ages
• • Program expanded to Highland Park, Bushland, and River Road for the first time!

String Family

• • Professional string quintet demonstrating string instruments to young students
• • Every 3rd grade classroom (~1,080 students) in Amarillo ISD visited
• • Every 3rd grade classroom (~300 students) in Canyon ISD visited
• • The world of string instruments opened to students!