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The American Youth Symphony (AYS) is an orchestra based in Los Angeles, California, which was founded in 1964. The mission of AYS is to: ''"The American Youth Symphony's mission is to inspire the future of a timeless art form by sharing exceptional, innovative concerts based on our landmark training of musicians ages 15-27. The orchestra provides paid fellowships to 100 musicians who represent extraordinary talent from all over the world. We present free concerts, creating an opportunity for everyone to experience the joy, beauty and exuberance of remarkable orchestral performances."''〔http://www.aysymphony.org〕 Jim Svejda, music commentator for KUSC, has described AYS as "the finest youth symphony on Earth." ==History== AYS was founded in 1964 by conductor Mehli Mehta (father of Zubin Mehta and Zarin Mehta), then Director of the Orchestra Department at UCLA. Mehta led AYS for 33 seasons, retiring at age 90. Of his reasons for founding AYS, Mehta said: ''"It takes a lifetime to learn symphonic literature... When they leave the American Youth Symphony they will have performed all the symphonies of Beethoven, Brahms, Tchaikovsky and Dvořák, plus the last six symphonies of Mozart, five of Mahler, two of Bruckner and all the Strauss tone poems. To be a musician, you must know these things."'' 〔http://aysymphony.org/about-ays/history-and-mission/〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「American Youth Symphony」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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