Orchestras
Youth Symphony
Rehearses Monday from 6:15pm-8:30pm at Charlottesville High School. Youth Symphony is our advanced full-symphony orchestra founded in 1978. The ensemble consists of approximately 50-60 advanced youth musicians performing original orchestral masterworks. Audition required.
Instructors:
Laura Mulligan Thomas, Conductor
James Tobin, Assistant Conductor
Annual Tuition Fee: $575.
Rita M. Evans Orchestra
Rehearses Monday from 6:30pm-8:00pm at Walker Elementary School. Evans is our intermediate full-symphony orchestra founded in 1978. The ensemble consists of approximately 50-60 middle and high school musicians performing original and adapted orchestral masterworks. Audition required.
Instructors:
Alicia Tobin, Conductor
Michael Allen, Lead Wind/Brass Coach
Annual Tuition Fee: $550.
Junior Strings
Rehearses Mondays from 6:15- 7:30pm at Walker Elementary School. Serves as YOCVA’s preparatory string orchestra. It develops beginning strings players and prepares them for future membership in the Evans Orchestra and Youth Symphony. No audition required.
Instructors:
Emily Thomas Waters, Director
Annual Tuition Fee: $425.
Click here for more information on how to join this ensemble.
