ABOUT THE FESTIVAL
The Chicago Youth in Music Festival is a biennial celebration of the achievements of young classical musicians from across Chicago and the world. Through a series of intensive rehearsals and workshops this fall, students will prepare for appearances onstage at Orchestra Hall and in community locations around the city and suburbs, joined by mentors from the Civic Orchestra of Chicago and international guest artists from the Youth Orchestra of the Americas (YOA). Artistic leadership of the 2013 Festival is provided by CSO Music Director Riccardo Muti, YOA Music Director Carlos Miguel Prieto and Civic Orchestra Principal Conductor Cliff Colnot.
Participating students will unlock their passions and hone their talents while tapping into a rich network of support from their peers. Students will gain valuable orchestral experience and develop an understanding of the values expressed by the CSO's Citizen Musician initiative through workshop sessions and community events. All Festival events are offered free of charge and target diverse audiences across Chicagoland neighborhoods, including a special performance for Chicago Public Schools students.
Download the 2013 Festival Brochure [PDF]
Performer Information
Miguel Harth-Bedoya Biography >
Carlos Miguel Prieto Biography >
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YOA Orchestra of the Americas >
FESTIVAL EVENTS
Festival Orchestra open rehearsal led by Miguel Harth-Bedoya
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Monday, January 14
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Free CSO Percussion Scholarship Group concert for Chicago Public Schools students
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Wednesday, January 23
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Carlos Miguel Prieto Reading Session
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Wednesday, January 30
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Elementary School Chamber Performances
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Friday, February 1
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Community Events Day:
Chicago West Community Music Center
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Saturday, February 2
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Community Events Day:
People’s Music School
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Saturday, February 2
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Community Events Day:
Music Institute of Chicago
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Saturday, February 2
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Community Events Day:
Hyde Park Suzuki Institute
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Saturday, February 2
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Community Events Day:
Merit School of Music
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Saturday, February 2
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FESTIVAL PARTNERS
The Chicago Youth in Music Festival is led by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra's Institute for Learning, Access and Training, in partnership with the Chicago's leading organizations in music education. The Festival aims to extend and deepen the engagement of youth in music in Chicago, to foster critical mass and visibility among Chicago's youth music providers, and to strengthen ties between Chicago's youth music providers and counterparts both nationally and internationally.
The Youth in Music Festival is supported in part by a generous gift from The Negaunee Foundation.
Collaborating organizations are: Chicago Children's Choir · Chicago Sinfonietta · Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestras · DePaul University Community Music Division · Hyde Park Suzuki Institute · Merit School of Music · Midwest Young Artists · Music Institute of Chicago · New Music School · Northern Illinois University · The People's Music School · Ravinia Festival · Sherwood Community Music School at Columbia College Chicago · Suzuki-Orff School of Music · VanderCook College of Music
Past Festival guest artists and conductors include Maestro Enrique Barrios the Carlos Chavez Youth Orchestra of Mexico City (2011); Director Elizabeth Espejel Cruz and the Children's Choir of Morelia (2011); and Maestro Gustavo Dudamel and the Simon Bolivar Youth Orchestra of Venezuela (2009).
