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The New York Youth Symphony, founded in 1963, is a tuition-free music organization for youth in New York City, widely reputed to be one of the best of its kind in the nation and world. Its programs include its flagship symphony orchestra, Chamber Music program, Jazz Band Classic, Apprentice Conducting, and Making Score (composition program). Its members range from 12 to 22 years of age.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title= Opera & Classical Music Listings for March 6-12 )〕 The Youth Symphony is also a leader in classical music with its innovative commissioning program called First Music, established in 1984, in which young composers under the age of 30 are selected to write works for the programs. Commissions have included composers such as David Lang, Augusta Read Thomas, Julia Wolfe, and Aaron Jay Kernis.〔 Each Orchestra program (there are three each year) includes such a world premiere. There is also a First Art commissioning program for young visual artists. NYYS members are said to include the most talented young musicians in the New York area. The Youth Symphony consists of young musicians from the New York metropolitan area, and has them perform before their careers hit full stride. The orchestra rehearses at Carnegie Hall under the supervision of New York Philharmonic members, and performs at Carnegie Hall, Merkin Hall, and local colleges.〔 ==Symphony Orchestra== The Orchestra, the flagship program of the NYYS, was founded in 1963.〔 It has had a tradition of seeking the best young orchestral talent in the New York area from ages 12 to 22. The New York Times wrote: "its players ... are sufficiently devoted to the music that when they perform at Carnegie Hall ... they produce a sound that would do an adult orchestra proud, in programs built largely of cornerstones of the standard canon."〔("Showing the Adults How It’s Done" ), ''The New York Times'', December 7, 2010〕 The orchestra plays three programs per year, each of which is performed at both United Palace and Carnegie Hall. The New York Times reported: "Its Carnegie Hall concerts are always ambitious and usually excellent".〔 Each program usually includes, at least, a cornerstone of the orchestral repertoire and a premiere of a commissioned work. Usually a soloist or soloists perform, either an established artist, or a young artist as presented by the Roy and Shirley Durst Debut Series which was founded in 1997. The first Durst artist was Alisa Weilerstein.〔New York Youth Symphony Membership Booklet, 2008–09〕 For the 2010–11 season, these artists were Anthony McGill, Principal Clarinet of the Metropolitan Opera, violinist Hahn-Bin, and percussionist/composer Eric Guinivan. The orchestra has not appointed established educators to fill its role as music director. Rather, it has had music directors who at the time were young; many of those conductors have become renowned. The Music Directors of the Orchestra have been: * David Epstein (1963–66) * Leonard Slatkin (1966–68) * Richard Holmes (1968–69) * Isaiah Jackson (1969–73) * David Stahl (1973–74) * Kenneth Jean (1974–76) * Myung-Whun Chung (1976–77)〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Young Players Raise Horns to the Hunt )〕 * Robert Hart Baker (1977–81) * Salvatore Scecchitano (1981–82) * David Alan Miller (1982–88) * Samuel Wong (1988–93) * (Miguel Harth Bedoya ) (1993–97)〔 * Mischa Santora (1997–2002) * (Paul Haas ) (2002–07)〔 * Ryan McAdams (2007–12)〔 * (Joshua Gersen ) (2012–present)〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Joshua Gersen Named Assistant Conductor of New York Philharmonic for 2015–16 Season )〕 Joshua Gersen is the current music director, with assistant conductor Harrison Hollingsworth.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Young, but Willing to Take On a Challenge; New York Youth Symphony Plays Copland’s Symphony No. 3 )〕 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「New York Youth Symphony」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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