Italy Tour Day 10: Rome
Ciao, it’s Ceci, writing to you about our day from Rome! Today was a very busy and exciting day, we started it off by doing some international travel to visit […]
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Italy Tour Day 9: Rome
This morning, we left Sicily and arrived in the historic city of Rome. Because our flight got delayed, we had to adjust our lunch plans. A huge shoutout to our […]
Read MoreItaly Tour Day 8: Palermo
This was perhaps the most impressive day of the tour in terms of human-made attractions. The town of Monreale, today the fifth largest in Italy, became the temporary home of […]
Read MoreItaly Tour Day 5: Catania
Hi I’m Ceci! I graduated from High School this spring and will be going out east for college next year. This is my third year playing bass for GTCYS, and […]
Read MoreItaly Tour Day 4: Pompeii and Ravello
Our day started with a morning tour of Pompeii. The 40-minute bus ride took us along the edge of a mountain, providing us with a beautiful view of Sorrento and […]
Read MoreItaly Tour Day 3: Amalfi Coast
Today we visited the Amalfi Coast, stretching 40 kilometers, or 25 miles, in its jagged pattern from Naples to Salerno along the western side of the Italian boot shaped peninsula. […]
Read MoreWatch: Fall Festival Dazzles at Orchestra Hall
All 10 orchestras performed at Orchestra Hall on November 13 and 14 to kickoff GTCYS’ 50th anniversary season of concerts. Our students were overjoyed to perform for in-person audiences again! […]
Read MoreGTCYS Concerto Competition Winners Announced
Congratulations to Brad Gibson and Grace Weitzel, this year’s Concerto Competition winners who will perform with Symphony in 2022. Brad will perform the first movement of Dvořák’s Concerto in B […]
Read MoreHarmony Alumni Reach New Heights
Harmony – GTCYS’ before-school strings instruction program – breaks down barriers to music education, provides an accessible entry-point, and creates a musical pathway for underrepresented students at Riverview West Side […]
Read MoreRemembering Henry Charles Smith
Today we celebrate the life of GTCYS’ co-founder Henry Charles Smith, who passed away last month at the age of 90. GTCYS’ Artistic Director Mark Russell Smith reflects on the […]
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