AYO Fall Celebration Concert

Monday, November 4, 2024

Alaska Center for the Performing Arts
~6:30pm

Featuring the Anchorage Youth Symphony, with performances by AYO’s Symphony School ensembles.
Join us for the first concert of our 2024-25 Season!

Building a community where music education and performance are valued and shared

AYO searches for next Music Director

Alaska Youth Orchestras (AYO) is currently accepting applications for the position of Music Director, with a tenure to begin in the 2025-26 Season. This part-time, salaried position, will play a key role in defining the future of AYO. Since 1965, Alaska Youth Orchestras has been a cornerstone of youth performing arts in Southcentral Alaska. Through its three performance ensembles and after-school program, the organization reaches 500 K-12 youth every year. AYO’s flagship program, the Anchorage Youth Symphony, is a fully-symphonic ensemble drawing over 80 top-performing youth musicians from all…
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Alaska Youth Orchestras

LINN WEEDA SCHOLARSHIP FUND
In honor of Linn Weeda’s 31 years as AYO Music Director, the Linn Weeda Scholarship Fund exclusively supports tuition scholarships for musicians are experiencing financial hardship, as well as to increase diversity, equity, and inclusion. Each AYS musician’s tuition is subsidized by $1300, leaving just $700 in payable tuition. The…
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OFF-BEAT PERCUSSION FUND
Support the Anchorage Youth Symphony Percussion section by contributing to the OFF-BEAT PERCUSSION FUND. Established in 2021 by AYS Percussion Alums Jacquie Braden (’09) and Eiden Pospisil (’12), funding will support AYS percussionists through tuition scholarships, equipment purchases, and private lesson assistance. DONATE TO THE OFF-BEAT PERCUSSION FUND
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