San Francisco Classical Voice has an article about youth orchestras. The writer doesn’t cover all the orchestras in this area, of course (there are quite a number!), and doesn’t touch on anything in San Jose. But do check it out. I think youth orchestras are wonderful for students, and I usually see a great improvement in their playing after they’ve spent time in one.
Here are the orchestras that SFCV covers:
- El Camino Youth Symphony
- Golden Gate Philharmonic
- Marin Symphony Youth Orchestra
- Oakland Youth Orchestra
- Young People’s Symphony Orchestra
And here are some more:
- California Philharmonic Youth Orchestra
- California Youth Symphony
- KAMSA (Korean-American Youth Symphony Orchestra)
- Peninsula Youth Orchestra
- San Francisco Symphony Youth Orchestra
- San Jose Youth Symphony
Please check out my Choosing a Youth Symphony blog entry.
