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Ken-David Masur, principal conductor of the Civic Orchestra of Chicago, greets the 2023 Chicago Youth in Music Festival Orchestra.
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During the 2023 Chicago Youth in Music Festival at Symphony Center, nearly 250 students from 10 Chicago music schools and high school orchestra programs participated in coaching sessions led by Civic Orchestra of Chicago and Chicago Symphony Orchestra musicians, as well as side-by-side rehearsals led by conductors Kyle J. Dickson and Allen Tinkham.
The festival was presented in partnership with Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestras, as well as Chicago Arts and Music Project, Chicago Metamorphosis Orchestra Project, The People’s Music School, Sistema Ravinia, Amundsen High School, Kenwood Academy, Mather High School, Northside College Prep and the Chicago Musical Pathways Initiative.
In the culminating event on March 27, 52 students from Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestras and Chicago Musical Pathways Initiative joined 58 members of the Civic Orchestra of Chicago for an open rehearsal led by Civic Principal Conductor Ken-David Masur.
Oboist Zach Allen rehearses with the Chicago Youth in Music Festival Orchestra.
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Members of the Chicago Youth in Music Festival Orchestra rehearse in Orchestra Hall.
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Ken-David Masur leads an open rehearsal of the Chicago Youth in Music Festival Orchestra.
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Members of the Chicago Youth in Music Festival Orchestra rehearse in Orchestra Hall.
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Attendees enjoy an open rehearsal by the Chicago Youth in Music Festival Orchestra.
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A double bass player from Sistema Ravinia pauses for reflection during a Chicago Youth in Music Festival rehearsal.
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Allen Tinkham, music director of the Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestras, leads a side-by-side rehearsal with members of the Civic Orchestra and students from community music schools.
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A Civic Orchestra musician rehearses with a Chicago Youth in Music Festival Orchestra member.
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A Civic Orchestra member coaches percussionists from the Chicago Arts and Music Project.
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A Civic Orchestra member rehearses with a student from The People's Music School.
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A Civic Orchestra musician rehearses with a Chicago Youth in Music Festival Orchestra member.
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CSO Associate Principal Horn Daniel Gingrich coaches students during the Chicago Youth in Music Festival.
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Horn players rehearse during the Chicago Youth in Music Festival.
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Clarinet players rehearse during the Chicago Youth in Music Festival.
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CSO cellist Richard Hirschl leads a sectional during the Chicago Youth in Music Festival.
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CSO bassist Daniel Carson leads a sectional during the Chicago Youth in Music Festival.
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Violinists rehearse during the Chicago Youth in Music Festival.
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Trumpet players rehearse during the Chicago Youth in Music Festival.
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Bassists rehearse during the Chicago Youth in Music Festival.
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The Chicago Youth in Music Festival Orchestra rehearses in Orchestra Hall.
