The Florida Symphony Youth Orchestra is one of the nation's "premiere" youth orchestras, serving the central Florida region for many years. Florida ( is a state located in the southeastern region of the United States, bordering Alabama to the northwest and Georgia to the The organization is currently celebrating its "Golden Jubilee" 50th season.
The FSYO was founded by Alphonse Carlo, concertmaster emeritus of the now defunct Florida Symphony Orchestra. Driven by a compassion to give students a chance to play in an advanced orchestra, he founded the FSYO in 1957.
The FSYO has grown into more than its three main branches. It has a branch for young students called the "Prelude". It has another branch called the "Philharmonia" in which late middle-schoolers to high-schoolers participate. Its last main branch is the Symphonic, which usually consists of high schoolers but not always. The FSYO also has a flute choir, a cello choir, an overture strings(for young musicians) and several chamber programs. These three "extra" groups do not usually participate in the Opener concert or the Finale as they play in the lobby or somewhere else as a community service.
The FSYO was proud to be one of six youth orchestras recently "selected" to the 2002 National Youth Orchestra Festival in Sarasota, Florida. In addition, the FSYO recently travelled to Washington, D.C. and performed with the principal horn of the National Symphony Orchestra. Washington DC ( formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, the District, or simply D In the past, the FSYO has "performed" at Carnegie Hall (1989), Boston Symphony Hall (1991), Switzerland (1993), Spain (1993), Australia (1997), Sydney Opera House (1997),and Germany (1999). Carnegie Hall (generally ˌkɑrnɨgi ˈhɔːl is a concert venue in Midtown Manhattan in New York City located at 881 Seventh Avenue, occupying the east Symphony Hall in Boston Massachusetts is widely considered to be one of the two or three finest Concert halls in the world alongside Amsterdam's Concertgebouw Switzerland (English pronunciation; Schweiz Swiss German: Schwyz or Schwiiz Suisse Svizzera Svizra officially the Swiss Confederation Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. The Sydney Opera House is located in Sydney New South Wales, Australia Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. The FSYO placed 2nd in the 28th International Youth and Music Festival in Vienna in 1999. Vienna ( in Wien; see also other names) is the Capital of Austria, and is also one of the nine States of Austria.
In the past, the FSYO has toured extensively through Europe, including at Britain, Austria, and France. The FSYO is a member of the American Symphony League and is a nonprofit organization.
The FSYO is based in Symphony Square in the Rita Lowndes Shakespeare Center at Loch Haven Park in Orlando, Florida, and shares its home with the Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra. Orlando is a major City in central Florida, USA and is the County seat of Orange County Florida. The Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra is Orlando's professional orchestra The FSYO is currently under the direction of music director Andrew Lane. Andrew Lane is a horn soloist and conductor. Lane is the principal pops and resident conductor of the Orlando Philharmonic, of which he is a founding member
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