Alabama Symphony Youth Orchestra

Alabama Symphony Youth Orchestra

Website: http://alabamasymphony.org

 205-314-6954

 205-251-6840

 3621 Sixth Avenue South, Birmingham, AL 35222

The Alabama Symphony Youth Orchestra (ASYO) was founded in 2010. Now under the direction of Dr. Blake Richardson, the ASYO is an ensemble dedicated to giving young musicians in the state of Alabama the opportunity to learn and grow through the rehearsal and performance of great orchestral music in a professional setting. Members of the ASYO rehearse weekly at Mountain Brook Junior High School, work regularly with the Musicians and Conductors of the Alabama Symphony Orchestra, and perform concerts spanning from standard orchestral repertoire to pops and chamber music, from unique settings to the Jemison Hall Stage where the ASO plays it’s Masterworks concerts. The ASYO is open to students ages 12-22 who play an orchestral instrument, and currently consists of 45 young musicians from 14 Alabama cities and 22 schools.