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Concerts tours, retreats, participation in music festivals and exchanges with other youth orchestras are a vital part of the ECYS experience, as well as guest soloists of international stature. The award-winning Senior Symphony Orchestra is comprised of talented high school musicians from throughout the Bay Area. The orchestra studies under the baton of Dr.Camilla Kolchinsky, a conductor and master teacher who challenges the musicians to reach a high level of achievement.

The concert group is a performance-oriented group of about 240 students in four divisions: Concert Choir, Youth Choir, Young Men, and Young Women. Students must be at least in 6th grade and possess music literacy. In addition to yearly concert tours within the United States and abroad, there is mandatory attendance at an annual Music Camp every August. Two rehearsals weekly are required for Concert Choir members.

The training program is desinged to take children from age 5 - 10 through four levels, each buildingprogressive musical skills. Students are fully prepared to take the next step to the concert groups.

The training program is desinged to take children from age 5 - 10 through four levels, each buildingprogressive musical skills. Students are fully prepared to take the next step to the concert groups.

Ensembles and orchestras rehearse weekly in Los Altos and perform at Flint Center, Spangenberg Theatre, Foothill College and the San Mateo Performing Arts Center throughout the year. Two levels of wind ensemble are directed by Rosita Amador.

Ensembles and orchestras rehearse weekly in Los Altos and perform at Flint Center, Spangenberg Theatre, Foothill College and the San Mateo Performing Arts Center throughout the year. The string ensembles (Junior String Ensemble and Intermediate String Ensemble) are under the direction of Kati Kyme.

The CYS Orchestra is the most advanced group, the CYS Associate Orchestra is Intermediate and Advanced. Both are conducted by Maestro Leo Eylar.

We believe that private instruction is the best way for anyone to learn how to play an instrument or to sing correctly. The one-on-one instruction means that students are given instruction that best suits how they learn, and the type of music they personally are most interested in. Also, with private lessons a teacher can focus 100% of their attention on that one student to ensure that things such as hand positioning, posture or understanding of a particular concept are correct. This means faster progress.