The Greenville County Youth Orchestra (GCYO), sometimes referred to as the Young Artists' Orchestra is the orchestra-in-residence at the Fine Arts Center in Greenville, SC. The GCYO is one of two advanced full youth symphony orchestras (consisting of woodwinds, brass, strings, and percussion) in Greenville; the other being the Carolina Youth Symphony, which is affiliated with Furman University. Every year, the Greenville County Youth Orchestra holds three Young Artist's Concerts at the Peace Center for the Performing Arts, each featuring a member of the orchestra as a soloist. For more information on audition requirements and applying for a seat in the orchestra, click here.
Regional Premiere of Camille Saint-Saëns' symphonic poem La Jeunesse D'Hercule, Op. 50.
World Premiers of the Following Works: A Fifth Season (composed to commemorate the addition of the Four Seasons wooden sculpture to the Fine Arts Center lobby), Rondo Bacchanale (for violin and orchestra), Soliloquy, The Number of Things, In Pursuit, and Felis Imperius by Jon Jeffrey Grier, composer-in-residence for GCYO and the Fine Arts Center.
Alumni of the orchestra have gone on to study music of the Cleveland Institute of Music, Eastman School of Music, Juilliard School, Oberlin Conservatory, and the University of Michigan.
Greenville County Youth Orchestra [1]
Fine Arts Center, Greenville, SC [2]
Dr. Suzanne Veiga, Low Strings Staff [5]