GTCYS is entering into a strategic alliance with the St Paul Chamber Orchestra! We're sharing resources by moving into their office space, and SPCO will give us administrative and fund-raising advice. What we're NOT doing is merging--not now, not later. The organizations are staying independent, and our orchestras will continue rehearsing and performing in the same places, with the same conductors and coaches, that they do now.
We already make some music together. There's the "Saturday Special" chamber music program, in which SPCO musicians coach GTCYS students. And SPCO artistic partners have guest-conducted our rehearsals. It'll be interesting to see which new musical paths we take.
This partnership is especially interesting for its uniqueness. Normally a youth orchestra is completely independent (e.g. Albuquerque, Portland, New York) or it's part of the professional orchestra in town (like in Cleveland and San Francisco). In this unique arrangement we're charting new paths alongside an organization known for its creativity and artistry--and we couldn't be more excited!
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