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🎢 American Youth Symphony Orch - NEW MUSIC DIRECTOR

NEW AYSO Music Director & Auditions - All Orchestral Instruments - Ages 7-18yrs

AYSO is proud to announce that Nicholas Wallin has been appointed new Music Director of AYSO… Nicholas L Wallin currently serves as an Associate Professor of Music at Lake Forest College in Lake Forest, IL. At Lake Forest he conducts the orchestra and teaches courses in music theory. Prior to his appointment at Lake Forest, Wallin served on the faculty at Washington State University. 2022 also marks Wallin’s 14th season as Music Director and Conductor of the Mid-Columbia Symphony in Richland, WA.

Director Wallin has conducted numerous ensembles across the country including the Spokane (WA) Symphony and Hartford (CT) Opera Theater. He has served as guest conductor or adjudicator for orchestras and music festivals across Washington, Idaho, Oregon, Illinois, and Michigan, and previously served as Music Director for the Washington-Idaho Symphony. His conducting teachers have included Gustav Meier, Markand Thakar, Akira Mori and Craig Kirchhoff, and he has conducted in workshops and masterclasses for numerous leading conductors, including Leonard Slatkin, David Zinman and Gunther Schuller.

American Youth Symphony Orchestra (AYSO) will be holding AUDITIONS - Fall 2022.

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AYSO Auditions

  • May 14, 2022

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AYSO seeks to empower young artists with musical imagination, by nurturing a love of music and providing dedication to the highest standards of music performance. By exhibiting professional leadership and inspiration to talented young musicians, AYSO will enable students to expand their training through several performances throughout the year.

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AYSO Rehearsals and Concerts will take place at American Music Institute's - Clarendon Hills Campus, located at 60 55th St. in Clarendon Hills. For more info & to Register for an Audition... www.aysomusic.org / 630-850-8505.

American Music Institute's mission is to provide high standards of music education to all students for all instruments, levels, ages and styles of music. AMI is located in Clarendon Hills, Downers Grove, and St Charles, with lessons available at AMI Campuses, In-home, or Online. For more info about AMI, visit our website... www.amimusic.org

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