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 2008 – 2009 Season
November 9, 2008 4:00 p.m. • Reese Center
March 8, 2009 4:00 p.m. • Reese Center
May 17, 2009 4:00 p.m. • Reese Center
The Newark-Granville Youth Symphony is in its third season under the direction of Susan Larson. The NGYS brings together gifted young orchestra musicians from Licking and surrounding counties and provides an opportunity to study and perform a broad range of orchestral repertoire. We are committed to inspiring cultural awareness and appreciation of music, strengthening our region's existing school music programs, and helping students develop their musical skills to their fullest potential.
The Newark-Granville Youth Symphony rehearses on Tuesday evenings from 6:00–8:15 P.M. The orchestra will rehearse as a string orchestra in the fall and then will rehearse as a full symphony orchestra beginning in November. The orchestra performs three major concerts a year. Coaching for our students is provided by professional musicians from the Newark-Granville Symphony Orchestra and the Columbus Symphony Orchestra.
To be eligible for this orchestra, all musicians must be members of their school band or orchestra program. If there is not a band or orchestra program available at their school, this requirement will be waived. The Newark-Granville Youth Symphony is an orchestra to supplement school band and orchestra programs and not be used as an alternative to those programs.
Newark-Granville Youth Orchestra Members will be selected through auditions held on May 18, 2008. These auditions will be held at Newark High School. All auditions will be heard by the Youth Orchestra Directors and professional musicians from the Newark-Granville Symphony Orchestra.
There will be an admission fee of $150 for strings and $100 for woodwinds, brass, and percussionists. This fee covers administrative and operating costs throughout the year.
Scholarships are available for students needing financial assistance.
For further audition information please contact the
Newark-Granville Youth Symphony at 740-501-0461.
 SUSAN LARSON, Director
Susan Larson is the founder and artistic director of the Newark-Granville Youth Symphony. Ms. Larson is currently the orchestra director at Newark High School, Wilson Middle School, Miller Elementary School, and Legend Elementary School. She was formerly the orchestra director in the Bexley City Schools for fifteen years, during which time her orchestras won national recognition and were invited to perform at the White House, London, England, and other international orchestra festivals. Ms. Larson earned her BA in Music Education and violin performance at Kent State University. She has studied violin under Ma Si Hon and Stephanie Sant’ Ambrosio, and has done graduate work at The Ohio State University and the University of Wisconsin, where she studied conducting under Marvin Rabin and Norman Leyden.
Susan Larson has been a conductor and clinician for school ensembles throughout Ohio. She has conducted the Women in Music Symphony Orchestra and Str ing Sinfonia, and has served as conductor and music director for productions of “West Side Story” and “Oklahoma” at Otterbein College.
Ms. Larson is a chamber music instructor for the Denison University Suzuki Program and is an active violinist who has performed with such orchestras as the Akron Symphony Orchestra, Canton Symphony Orchestra, Ohio Light Opera, Westerville Civic Symphony, the Blossom Music Festival, and the Si Yo Chamber Music Society. She has also performed on stage with Barry White, Barry Manilow, Electric Light Orchestra, and The Moody Blues, and is currently a member of the Newark-Granville Symphony Orchestra.
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