2024 Tour Day 3: Lyon
Today everyone woke up after a very needed good night’s sleep and got going early for breakfast and then a walking tour. I think I speak for everyone when I […]
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2024 Tour Day 2: Frankfurt to Lyon
Guten Tag and Bonjour from Frankfurt and Lyon! After a long 8 hour flight from Minneapolis, we landed in Frankfurt, Germany for our layover. Flight group 1 split with group […]
Read More2024 Tour Day 1: En Route to Southern France
The GTCYS students are very excited for their 2024 France and Barcelona Trip. Students have spent the past year preparing a challenging and diverse repertoire to play for their foreign […]
Read MoreGTCYS Staff Update: Harmony Manager Transition
We are tremendously grateful to outgoing Harmony manager Naomi Schroeter who announced her departure earlier this spring. In Naomi’s five years with GTCYS she helped expand the Harmony program at […]
Read MoreGTCYS Conductor Update: Meet Ben Firer
GTCYS is thrilled to announce that Dr. Ben Firer will serve as Interim Philharmonic conductor for the full 2024-25 season. An award-winning conductor, Benjamin Firer is the Orchestra Director at […]
Read MoreGTCYS Philharmonic Delights Young Audiences with Local School Tour
We were thrilled to resume GTCYS school tours this spring! This valuable tradition connects our history of partnering and collaborating with school music educators, and our commitment to sharing music […]
Read MoreNew Orchestra Conductor Named
Following an extensive public search, we are excited to announce that Zane Kaiser will join GTCYS’ artistic staff as the conductor for our second Camerata orchestra next fall. Zane is […]
Read MoreGTCYS Pathway Musicians Meet their Mentors
The season is flying by and our Pathway Musicians are busy preparing for the final concerts of the year! As part of the Pathway Musician program, students paired up with […]
Read MoreGTCYS Orchestra performs world premiere of commissioned piece by Aryaman Manish Joshi
What led to Concert Orchestra’s upcoming world premiere of Aryaman Manish Joshi’s Chandryaan? Two crucial components: GTCYS’ initiative to uplift contemporary composers of color by commissioning new pieces and our […]
Read MoreConductor Update
Philharmonic conductor Hisham Bravo Groover will step down from GTCYS at the end of the season. This summer, he and his family will move to Iowa where he will serve […]
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