Prince William County Youth to Perform at Carnegie Hall Friday

 The Youth Symphony Orchestra, the Youth Orchestras of Prince William County's top ensemble, traveled to New York City this week for a trip that culminates in a performance at Carnegie Hall tonight at 7:30.

  “This performance is a landmark event for Youth Orchestras of Prince William and for the Youth Symphony Orchestra, “ music director John Devlin said in a press release.  “The chance to perform at Carnegie Hall by itself is a signal moment for the ensemble, but we are especially thrilled at having the honor of presenting the world-premiere of an American work.

The students will be exposed to the finest hall in the country and all of them will join in the history of the storied landmark.”

 After a rigorous auditioning process, the Youth Symphony Orchestra was selected to represent Prince William County in the National Band and Orchestra Festival in New York.

“The opportunity is made even more special since we were selected for this event because the recordings we submitted for consideration were met with such high regard by the festival organizers,” he said.

The children left for New York earlier in the week and in addition to sight seeing, attended an hour-long performance at the Madison Avenue Atrium on Thursday afternoon.

About 325 students are enrolled in Youth Orchestras of Prince William. 

 The students are broken into three string orchestras, two symphony orchestras, a wind symphony and a variety of chamber music ensembles.