What we do:

Practice

great orchestral works in original versions with dedicated students from across the Piedmont region - view our repertoire list here

Tour

New York, Chicago, Atlanta, Vienna, Salzburg, and more - view our tour history here

Perform

at the best venues in Greensboro and beyond including Dana Auditorium and the Steven Tanger Center for the Performing Arts

Record

live and in-studio - now available on Spotify and Apple Music

Retreat

an annual fall overnight retreat in an idyllic natural setting - the Summit Conference Center at Haw River State Park

Scholarships

over $3,000 awarded every year for tuition, private lessons, summer festivals, and college

Who we are:

GSYO members come from Greensboro and across the Triad, with some musicians travelling from Southern Pines, Chapel Hill, and Southern Virginia.

For information on our conductors and staff, read on!

Peter Zlotnick, Youth Orchestra Music Director
Colleen Chenail, Youth Philharmonic Conductor
Stephanie Ezerman, Youth Strings Conductor
Adella Carlson, GSYO Ensemble Manager
Abby Novak, GSYO Ensemble Manager
Josh Bottoms, GSYO Ensemble Manager

Colleen Chenail

Colleen Chenail

Stephanie Ezerman
Peter Zlotnick

Peter Zlotnick

2020-2021 Season Retrospective

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Our 2020-2021 season kicked off in September with outdoor, physically-distanced rehearsals at YMCA Camp Weaver. The amazing Warwick Pavilion provided shelter from the sun and the opportunity for all to come together again and make music.

The opening rehearsals were covered by the Greensboro News & Record, and the paper’s photo was picked up for the cover of Symphony magazine!

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GSYO ensembles also visited the Haw River State Park Summit Conference Center and the Greensboro Cultural Center before giving the first-ever performances from the stage of the Steven Tanger Center for the Performing Arts.

These were simulcast via direct feed to neighboring LeBauer Park and livestreamed for the world on the GSYO YouTube channel, where they are now archived.

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All ensembles also offered online activities, including tutorial videos, livestreamed and archived rehearsals, interactive small group coaching, and guest artists including Katie Geringer (Irish Music), Zlatina Staykova (Bulgarian Music), and Alex Shapiro (Composition and Improvisation.)

GSYO performed a concert cycle of chamber music, with a livestream chamber music marathon in March. The season concluded in May with a spectacular livestreamed performance at the Tanger Center, side-by-side with musicians of the Greensboro Symphony!