Concerto's and Community

This past weekend on Sunday March 17, 2013, the students put on a wonderful performance during The Children Helping Children Concert; an annual performance geared to introducing young community members to classical music. Special recognition goes out to the concerto finalists, Amber Yang on piano and Hannah Lindvall on violin. Amber played Mozart's Piano Concerto No. 12 in A Major K. 414 and currently plays 1st violin for Philharmonia Orchestra. She also succeeds in school, being a straight "A" student. Hannah was featured in Kabalevsky's Concerto for Violin and Orchestra. Well rounded in the arts, Hannah sings and dances as well.

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Amber Yang prior to performing Piano Concerto No. 12 in A Major K. 414 with FSYO's Symphonic Orchestra.

Hannah Lindvall performing Kabalevsky's Concerto for Violin and Orchestra.

This year, FSYO had the pleasure to partner with The Second Harvest Food Bank of Central Florida. This is a local nonprofit organization that aims to end hunger in the greater Orlando area. We certainly assisted them towards reaching this goal with our Children Helping Children concert. Our dedicated students and guests were able to supply a total of 1,029 lbs of food- the equivalent of 686 meals!

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Students from FSYO's Symphonic Orchestra celebrate a successful community partnership!

The Florida Symphony Youth Orchestra aims to educate and inspire Central Florida's top young musicians via programs committed to strengthening musical talents and developing appreciation of the arts through classical music. The FSYO, in its 56th Concert Season, comprises three full orchestras, one string training orchestra and various chamber groups, made up of more than 250 students from eight Central Florida counties, including Orange, Osceola, Lee, Seminole, Brevard, Lake, Highlands and Volusia. Programs are sponsored in part by the Florida Department of State, Division of Cultural Affairs; the Florida Council on Arts and Culture; Darden Restaurant Foundation; Universal Orlando Foundation; and United Arts of Central Florida. We thank these groups for their generous support. The FSYO is a non-profit 501(c)(3) charitable organization. For more information, please visit www.fsyo.org.