Kennebec Valley Youth Symphony Orchestras

Save the dates!

Fall 2024 Concert - see photo and link to the recording below
Thursday, November 21, 2024
6:30pm

Hall-Dale High School
111 Maple Street
Farmingdale, ME 04344


Spring 2025 Concert
Sunday, April 13, 2025


Location: TBA

Thank you to our 2024-2025 Season Sponsors
Elsie and William Viles Foundation

Elsie & William Viles Foundation logo
Kennebec Savings Bank logo
McKee Morgan logo

Please donate to the KVYSO!

About Us

Kennebec Valley Youth Symphony Orchestras offer an outstanding enrichment opportunity for middle and high school musicians. With our convenient central Maine location, the rehearsals are accessible to students from Readfield to Brunswick to Lewiston/Auburn, the Mid-Coast & beyond

The Kennebec Valley Youth Symphony is modeled on professional orchestras, playing a wide variety of original orchestral compositions, including full concertos in both the fall and spring programs.  Have you missed any of our performances? Check out our YouTube Channel.  

The Kennebec Valley Youth Orchestra is an equally exciting option for developing musicians conducted by Daniel Keller. KVYO plays some original compositions and some arrangements; they typically join KVYS for one piece each program.  Curious about the KVYO performance in the December concert?  Here's "The Jester," from Eric Ewazen's Four Royal Dances that were our centerpiece for the concert.

KVYSO logo with treble and bass clefs

KVYSO is very aware of how busy young Maine musicians can be!

We schedule rehearsals in the evening to accommodate after-school commitments. 

We meet in a central location that minimizes travel time for area youth and families. 

It is very important that KVYSO musicians continue their connections with their school ensembles, as KVYSO is meant to be supplemental. We also highly recommend that students receive private instruction, and can help connect students with local music teachers.  

Rolling auditions are available throughout the year.
To schedule, contact our Education Director, Betsy Kobayashi at info@kvyso.org.  

We also hold auditions in February, May, and September.  Visit our Auditions page for more.

For more information, email info@kvyso.org!

KVYSO December 2024 concert

Listen:  https://youtube.com/live/XsJksyk-bu8?feature=share 

Photo of KVYS and KVYO orchestra members together on the stage

KVYS December 2023 concert

KVYO December 2023 concert