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🎉Today, we’re excited to announce plans for G

🎉Today, we’re excited to announce plans for GTCYS’ yearlong 50th Anniversary Season celebrations! Highlights include a “Play it Forward” fundraising campaign, special events, new commissions, and alumni stories celebrating the past as we look to the future. Read the full announcement and join us in celebrating this notable milestone!

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All ten of our orchestras had great first rehearsa

All ten of our orchestras had great first rehearsals this week to start our 50th anniversary season! We're excited to celebrate 50 years with all of the GTCYS family, including you, throughout the season. We're just getting started!

#gtcys50 #gtcys #youthorchestra #orchestra #symphony #minnesota #twincities #classicalmusic

🎉🎶 And we're off! Our 50th anniversary seaso

🎉🎶 And we're off! Our 50th anniversary season started last night with our first orchestra rehearsals of the year. It is so good to rehearse weekly as full orchestras for the first time since March 2020. More rehearsals continue tonight and Thursday. Congratulations to everyone on a great start to the season!

#gtcys #gtcys50 #orchestra #youthorchestra #symphony #classicalmusic #minnesotamusic #orchestrarehearsals

Our percussion instruments are moved into Orchestr

Our percussion instruments are moved into Orchestra Hall, where Symphony will rehearse weekly this year. Check out that view! We're one step closer to kicking off our 50th anniversary season next week.

#gtcys #orchestra #youthorchestra #symphony #classicalmusic #orchestrahall #gtcys50

L'Shana Tova to all who are celebrating Rosh Hasha

L'Shana Tova to all who are celebrating Rosh Hashanah! We hope for a better year ahead, where we're able to spend more time doing the things we love with our friends and family.

#roshhashanah #lshanatova #gtcys

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