The Senior Symphony performs standard orchestral repertoire at the highest caliber. The orchestra has performed in some of the world’s most prestigious concert halls to enthusiastic audience response and international acclaim. These are just some of the highlights from the last 25 years.
Ulster Hall, Belfast (2019-07-16) by Kim JankowiakMilwaukee Youth Symphony Orchestra
IRELAND 2019
MYSO toured Belfast in Northern Ireland, and Limerick and Dublin in the Republic of Ireland. This is Ulster Hall in Belfast.
Learning Irish music (2019-07-19) by Kim JankowiakMilwaukee Youth Symphony Orchestra
Traditional Irish Music Workshop at Boghill Estate.
MYSO Senior Symphony - Argentina/Uruguay Tour (2017-07) by Gary PayneMilwaukee Youth Symphony Orchestra
ARGENTINA-URUGUAY 2017
This tour brought MYSO to Buenos Aires and Rosario in Argentina, and to Montevideo in Uruguay. Pictured is the opening concert at Teatro El Circulo in Rosario.
Bringing Classical Music to the Land of Tango (2017-07) by Greta UlatowskiMilwaukee Youth Symphony Orchestra
Teatro Solis in Montevideo, Uruguay.
MYSO in Béla Bartók National Concert Hall (2015-07) by Angela RheeMilwaukee Youth Symphony Orchestra
VIENNA-BUDAPEST 2015
MYSO's Senior Symphony traveled to Austria and Hungary in 2015. Here they performed in Béla Bartók National Concert Hall.
MYSO violinists at Liberty Bridge in Budapest (2015-07) by Angela RheeMilwaukee Youth Symphony Orchestra
Violinist sisters pose on the Liberty Bridge in Budapest 2015.
MYSO's final bows in Dvořák Hall (2012-07) by Emily LukasekMilwaukee Youth Symphony Orchestra
VIENNA-PRAGUE 2012
The orchestra traveled to the Czech Republic and Austria in the summer of 2012. Here's the orchestra in final bows in Dvořák Hall, in the Rudolfinum, Prague.
MYSO musicians sightseeing in Prague (2012-07) by Sarah BrombergerMilwaukee Youth Symphony Orchestra
Sightseeing in Prague 2012.
MYSO Musicians at Beethoven Statue (2012-07) by Michelle HoffmanMilwaukee Youth Symphony Orchestra
Musicians at the Beethoven statue in Vienna 2012.
MYSO in Golden Hall, Musikverein (2012-07) by courtesy of Summa Cum Laude International Youth Music FestivalMilwaukee Youth Symphony Orchestra
As part of the 2012 tour, MYSO competed at the Summa Cum Laude Youth Festival, an international youth music festival for choirs, bands and orchestras, held each summer in Vienna, Austria.
Summa Cum Laude Youth Music Festival (2012-07) by Emily LukasekMilwaukee Youth Symphony Orchestra
MYSO was chosen to perform on the Gala Winners’ Concert of the Summa Cum Laude Youth Music Festival, Great Hall, Vienna’s Konzerthaus.
Musicians celebrate end of Summa Cum Laude International Youth Music Festival (2012-07) by Emily LukasekMilwaukee Youth Symphony Orchestra
An international celebration following the Summa Cum Laude International Youth Music Festival Gala Concert.
MYSO at the Great Wall (2007-07)Milwaukee Youth Symphony Orchestra
CHINA 2007
MYSO's two-week tour of China in 2007 included concerts in Forbidden City Concert Hall, the People’s Theater in Xi’an, and on the Great Wall of China, shown in the photo.
MYSO China Tour (2007-07)Milwaukee Youth Symphony Orchestra
2007 performance at the Great Wall of China at Ju Yong Pass.
MYSO on its tour of China (2007-07)Milwaukee Youth Symphony Orchestra
MYSO at Xi An Opera House
MYSO on its tour of China (2007-07)Milwaukee Youth Symphony Orchestra
MYSO performs at National Youth Orchestra Festival (2000-06-25) by Courtesy of National Youth Orchestra FestivalMilwaukee Youth Symphony Orchestra
NATIONAL YOUTH ORCHESTRA FESTIVAL 2000
MYSO was one of only five youth orchestras in the U.S. selected to perform at the National Youth Orchestra Festival in Florida.
MYSO rehearsing in amphitheatre in Buñol, Spain (1997-07)Milwaukee Youth Symphony Orchestra
SPAIN-ITALY 1997
MYSO rehearses for an evening performance at this breathtaking concert venue in Buñol, province of Valencia, Spain, on July 18, 1997.
Rehearsal in Montepulciano, Italy, Town Square (1997-07-26) by Paul WIlliamsMilwaukee Youth Symphony Orchestra
The orchestra rehearses for their evening concert in the town square in Montepulciano Italy, on July 26, 1997.
MYSO performing in Nettuno, Italy (1997-07-29)Milwaukee Youth Symphony Orchestra
Nearly the entire town of Nettuno, Italy, came to support MYSO on July 29, 1997. Margery Deutsch conductor; Laura Snyder, vocal soloist, who performed American spirituals with the orchestra.
Musikverein Golden Hall photo courtesy of Summa Cum Laude International Youth Music Festival.
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