The Musical Arts Youth Orchestra offers a full symphonic orchestra experience to young musicians in south central indiana. MAYO also offers chamber music coaching through its Chamber music Program and jazz combo experience through its Jazz Program.
The MAYO mission is to provide musical training to a wide array of students of all levels and backgrounds, to promote excellence while fostering individual development, and to prepare students not just as musicians but as community members.
Students of all ages, from grade school through college, are welcome to audition for MAYO. Financial assistance is available for any who may need it. Musicians are expected to participte in their school music programs and to study their instruments seriously.
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Concert News
SPRING ORCHESTRA CONCERT
The MAYO orchestra performed a terrific spring concert on Saturday April 26 at 7:30pm in the Bloomington High School North Auditorium. Piano soloist Emile Naoumoff starred with the Mozart Piano Concerto No. 20, K 466. And the whole orchestra shone in the John Adams Short Ride in a Fast Machine and the Franck D Minor Symphony. A smaller ensemble gave a lovely account of the Debussy/Schoenberg Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun. The University Elementary School Recorder Club and the Bloomington Bassoon Choir played at intermission. Artwork by area grade school students was on display in the lobby. Click the image below to download a printable flyer.
JAZZ SPRING CONCERT
MAYO JAZZ participants played a great concert on Tuesday April 29 in the Rose Firebay of the John Waldron Arts Center. Combos and soloists--including two up-and-coming young jazz singers--wowed a receptive audience with well-planned arrangements of standards and original music.
Read-a-thon is a Success
This event was held on January 14, 2008 at the Bloomington High School, North campus. MAYO participants and community members played Symphony in d minor by C. Franck. Music, camaraderie and great food all helped to make this event successful. For a copy of the promotional flyer, click here.
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CONCERTO COMPETITION ANNOUNCED
2008 Concerto Competition
Competition Rules
Date: The competition will take place on Saturday, September 6, 2008 at the Indiana University School of Music.
Prize: The opportunity to perform as soloist with the MAYO Symphony Orchestra at its first-semester concert in November 2008.
More information available here.
COMPOSITION COMPETITION ANNOUNCED
The Musical Arts Youth Orchestra (MAYO) seeks an upbeat, up-tempo piece appropriate as a concert opener or concert closer—an energetic, exciting piece that will have the audience on its feet.
Composition length should be a maximum of eight (8) minutes, minimum of three (3) minutes. DEADLINE: Saturday, November 1, 2008.
More information available here.
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