DYSO Staff
Neal Smith, Conductor and Music Director
Thomas Miller, Assistant Conductor (Band)
Jason Zimmerman, Assistant Conductor (Strings)
Audrey Taylor, Co-Manager
Alison Ryan, Co-Manager
Description
The Decatur Youth Symphony Orchestra provides music students from the Decatur area in grades 8-12 an opportunity to play a wide variety of significant musical repertoire in a full sized symphony orchestra. Our goal is to expand each student's musical awareness through the study of quality musical examples and a curriculum designed to develop each student's personal musical potential.
2011-12 Performance Schedule:
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Winter Concert
Monday, November 28, 2011, 7:30 PM
Central Christian Church, Decatur, IL
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Young Artists Concert (w/Millikin Decatur Symphony)
Saturday, February 4, 2012, 7:30 PM
Kirkland Fine Arts Center, Decatur, IL
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Decatur String Festival
Thursday, February 23, 2012, 7:00 PM
Stephen Decatur Middle School, Decatur, IL
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Performing Arts Series for Students (PASS)
Thursday, March 29, 2012, 10:00 AM
Kirkland Fine Arts Center, Decatur, IL
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Spring Concert
Sunday, April 1, 2012, 2:00 PM
Kirkland Fine Arts Center, Decatur, IL
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St. Louis Symphony Concert
Friday, April 27, 2012
Powell Hall
For more information contact Neal Smith at
nsmith@millikin.edu or 217-424-6358
Facebook page
www.facebook.com/decaturyouthsymph
The Decatur Youth Symphony Orchestra is supported by Millikin University, the Symphony Orchestra Guild of Decatur and Decatur School District #61.