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Metropolitan Youth Symphony is a youth orchestra based in Portland, Oregon, U.S.A, founded in 1974 by Lajos Balogh[1] with a handful of students. It now consists of 400+ students across fifteen orchestra, band, strings, flute, percussion and jazz ensembles, led by an artistic team of thirteen conductors and directors.[2] It has rehearsal sites in both Portland and Hillsboro, Oregon. MYS accepts young musicians from kindergarten through early college age at all levels of experience.
The current music director of the Metropolitan Youth Symphony is Costa Rican-born conductor and violinist Raúl Gómez-Rojas.[3][4]
- ^ Dot Rust (September 29, 2011). "Balogh, founder of the Metropolitan Youth Symphony, steps down as Music Director". Oregon Music News. Archived from the original on May 14, 2012. Retrieved 2012-02-14.
- ^ "About MYS | Metropolitan Youth Symphony". 2014-01-30. Retrieved 2024-03-15.
- ^ Campbell, Brett (January 19, 2020). "Vision 2020: Raúl Gómez". Oregon ArtsWatch. Retrieved 2024-03-15.
- ^ Bash, James (October 16, 2023). "'Music has to fill the soul and be fun': The future of the industry with MYS and Raúl Gómez-Rojas". Oregon ArtsWatch. Retrieved 2023-12-21.