Contemporary Youth Orchestra

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Contemporary Youth Orchestra
Youth orchestra
Short nameCYO
LocationCleveland, Ohio
Concert hallCuyahoga Community College - Metro Campus
Music directorKris Morron

Founded in 1995 by Liza Grossman, Contemporary Youth Orchestra (CYO) is the only youth orchestra in the United States dedicated to the study and performance of contemporary orchestral literature. The orchestra is in residence at Cuyahoga Community College in Cleveland, Ohio, United States. [1] Contemporary Youth Orchestra and Liza Grossman are the recipients of several 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.

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Music

Contemporary Youth Orchestra is a full orchestra that rehearses weekly at Cuyahoga Community College. CYO's regular season consists of 3-4 concerts each year, highlighted by collaborations with internationally recognized performers and composers. Joan Tower, and Christopher Rouse

Rock the Orchestra

The orchestra's annual series 'Rock the Orchestra' features a different performer or band every year.

YearGuest ArtistShow Title
2003 Graham Nash Classical Nash
2004 Jon Anderson Symphonic Song Cycle
2005 Pat Benatar Fire Away
2006 Styx One With Everything
2007VariousKashmir
2008VariousFarandole
2009 Donnie Iris & The Cruisers Rock Fantastique
2010 Jon Anderson State of Independence
2011 Jefferson Starship Jefferson Starship & CYO
2012 Blame Sally Pass The Buddha
2013 Bootsy Collins PsychoticBumpSchool
2014 Ben Folds Ben Folds & CYO
2015 Graham Nash GNASH
2016 Tommy Shaw Sing for the Day!
2017 Melissa Etheridge Pulse
2018 Kenny Loggins Kenny Loggins & CYO
2019 Jason Mraz Everything is Sound
2020 Michael Stanley Another New Years Eve
2021 Chris Thile Chris Thile & CYO
2022 Luca Mundaca Drops of Color

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References

  1. Donald Rosenberg (8 June 2013). "Cleveland's Contemporary Youth Orchestra wins national award for adventurous programming". The Plain Dealer. Retrieved 25 October 2013.