Contemporary Youth Orchestra
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Founded in 1995, the award winning Contemporary Youth Orchestra (CYO) is the first and only youth orchestra in the country dedicated to the study and performance of contemporary orchestral literature. Founding Music Director Liza Grossman and the Contemporary Youth Orchestra are the recipients of awards including the ASCAP Award for Adventurous Programming, the Northern Ohio Live Award of Achievement and the Sunshine Award from Young Audiences for excellence in arts education.
As of 2011, they have performed close to 100 world premieres, all with the composers present.
Each season, CYO commissions several new works, including a concerto that is performed by a local or nationally recognized soloist.
They have included well-known artists including the award winning Pacifica Quartet
, Cleveland Orchestra
members, Mike Garson, Valerie Naranjo, turntabalist Grandmixer DXT and jazz trumpet player Joe Miller.
CYO has collaborated with many composers including Joan Tower, Steve and Julie Bernstein, Jaz Coleman, Bernard Rands, Dmitri Tymoczko, Valerie Naranjo and Mark Mothersbaugh.
CYO's series, 'Music And Its Industry' has been adding installments since 2007, starting with Tunes for 'Toons; Movie Night, TV Themes, Broadway! and Children's Music.
They are exposing the members and hundreds of other area children to different potential professions in the industry.
They are well-known for their collaboration with rock artists. They have performed with popular artists and bands including Ray Manzarek
of The Doors
, Graham Nash
of Crosby, Stills & Nash (and Young)
, Jon Anderson
of Yes
, Pat Benatar
and her husband Neil Giraldo, Styx
, Mike Garson
and Jefferson Starship
.
Their concerts have been recorded and televised on HDNet, PBS, VH-1 Classic and Palladia. They can be heard on iTunes and seen on DVD and Blue-Ray.
www.jonanderson.com
As of 2011, they have performed close to 100 world premieres, all with the composers present.
Each season, CYO commissions several new works, including a concerto that is performed by a local or nationally recognized soloist.
They have included well-known artists including the award winning Pacifica Quartet
Pacifica Quartet
The Pacifica Quartet is an internationally recognized string quartet based in Urbana-Champaign, Illinois, where they are faculty members at the University of Illinois. Its members are: Simin Ganatra, first violin; Sibbi Bernhardsson, second violin; Masumi Per Rostad, viola; and Brandon Vamos,...
, Cleveland Orchestra
Cleveland Orchestra
The Cleveland Orchestra is an American orchestra based in Cleveland, Ohio. It is one of the five American orchestras informally referred to as the "Big Five". Founded in 1918, the orchestra plays most of its concerts at Severance Hall...
members, Mike Garson, Valerie Naranjo, turntabalist Grandmixer DXT and jazz trumpet player Joe Miller.
CYO has collaborated with many composers including Joan Tower, Steve and Julie Bernstein, Jaz Coleman, Bernard Rands, Dmitri Tymoczko, Valerie Naranjo and Mark Mothersbaugh.
CYO's series, 'Music And Its Industry' has been adding installments since 2007, starting with Tunes for 'Toons; Movie Night, TV Themes, Broadway! and Children's Music.
They are exposing the members and hundreds of other area children to different potential professions in the industry.
They are well-known for their collaboration with rock artists. They have performed with popular artists and bands including Ray Manzarek
Ray Manzarek
Raymond Daniel Manzarek, Jr., better known as Ray Manzarek , is an American musician, singer, producer, film director, writer, co-founder and keyboardist of The Doors from 1965 to 1973, Nite City from 1977–1978 and Manzarek-Krieger since 2001.Manzarek is listed #4 on Digital Dreamdoor's "100...
of The Doors
The Doors
The Doors were an American rock band formed in 1965 in Los Angeles, California, with vocalist Jim Morrison, keyboardist Ray Manzarek, drummer John Densmore, and guitarist Robby Krieger...
, Graham Nash
Graham Nash
Graham William Nash, OBE is an English singer-songwriter known for his light tenor vocals and for his songwriting contributions with the British pop group The Hollies, and with the folk-rock band Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young. Nash is a photography collector and a published photographer...
of Crosby, Stills & Nash (and Young)
Crosby, Stills & Nash (and Young)
Crosby, Stills & Nash is a folk rock supergroup made up of David Crosby, Stephen Stills and Graham Nash, also known as Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young when joined by occasional fourth member Neil Young...
, Jon Anderson
Jon Anderson
Jon Anderson is an English singer-songwriter and musician best known as the former lead vocalist in the progressive rock band Yes...
of Yes
Yes (band)
Yes are an English rock band who achieved worldwide success with their progressive, art, and symphonic style of rock music. Regarded as one of the pioneers of the progressive genre, Yes are known for their lengthy songs, mystical lyrics, elaborate album art, and live stage sets...
, Pat Benatar
Pat Benatar
Pat Benatar is an American singer and four-time Grammy winner. She had considerable commercial success particularly in the United States...
and her husband Neil Giraldo, Styx
Styx (band)
Styx is an American rock band that became famous for its albums from the late 1970s and early 1980s. The Chicago band is known for melding the style of prog-rock with the power of hard rock guitar, strong ballads, and elements of American musical theater....
, Mike Garson
Mike Garson
Mike Garson is an American pianist, most notable for his work with David Bowie, Nine Inch Nails, Billy Corgan, Free Flight, and The Smashing Pumpkins.- Early career :...
and Jefferson Starship
Jefferson Starship
Jefferson Starship is an American rock band formed in the early 1970s. The group is a spin-off from the iconic 1960s psychedelic/folk group Jefferson Airplane. The band has undergone several major changes in personnel and genres through the years while retaining the same Jefferson Starship name...
.
Their concerts have been recorded and televised on HDNet, PBS, VH-1 Classic and Palladia. They can be heard on iTunes and seen on DVD and Blue-Ray.
External links
www.jonanderson.com