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The Anchorage Youth Symphony (AYS), located in Anchorage, Alaska, USA, provides orchestral performance experience for young musicians, and furthers musicianship of members through rehearsals, concerts, education, tours, and community involvement. AYS works to strengthen the performance abilities of its members and the music community throughout Alaska by collaborating with school music programs and with other music and arts groups. AYS provides members with professional direction, coaching, and repertoire. Many AYS members honed their performance experience as members of Anchorage Junior Youth Symphony. (Some AYS members concurrently perform with the Anchorage Symphony Orchestra.) Group tours over the years have included Canada, Great Britain, Australia, New Zealand, Washington D.C., Washington state, California, and New York, as well as locations throughout Alaska. The AYS Music Director/Conductor is Linn Weeda, who studied trumpet with Armando Ghitalla and Roger Voisin and performs with the Anchorage Symphony Orchestra. Bob Amos has recorded the group's performances. The primary venue for AYS performances is the Alaska Center for the Performing Arts. == Notable performances and reviews == Performances from the 2009 Australia Tour available online include: * (Kabalevsky, Poulenc 1st thru 6th movements, and Beethoven's 9th Symphony, 4th movement ). (AYS was joined by a Mass Choir for the Poulenc and Beethoven) - Sydney Opera House, July 12, 2009. * (Rimsky-Korsakov ) - Angel Place, Sydney Australia * (Hanson ) - Angel Place, Sydney Australia In February 2008, AYS performed the premiere orchestral performance Kathleen Bielawski's ''The Thoughtful Bird'' In December 2008, AYS performed composer Philip Munger's Memorial to maestro Gordon Wright, "Sinfonietta"〔(ADN review )〕
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