Rehearsals begin with the New York Youth Symphony

Kickoff Weekend 2017 is a huge success, as rehearsals begin for the 2017-2018 season. 

The New York Youth Symphony annual "Kickoff Weekend" tradition continues this year with a retreat to Long Island, where an weekend balanced between intensive rehearsals and fun-filled recreation creates a bonding experience for the students, and allows the orchestra to hit the ground running. 

2017-2018 Repertoire includes Rachmaninoff's Symphony no. 2, Mussorgsky's Pictures at an Exhibition, Barber's Knoxville: Summer of 1915 (with Julia Bullock), Kevin Puts' Flute Concerto (with Demarre McGill), and three world-premiere commissions by Hilary Purrington, Thomas Kotcheff, and Peter Shin.