Cleveland Orchestra Youth Orchestra
  • Welcome
  • About COYO
    • Music Director
    • Coaches
    • History
    • News and Reviews - Current >
      • 2018
      • 2017
      • 2016
      • 2015
      • 2014
      • 2013
      • 2012
      • 2011
      • 2010
    • Past Performances >
      • Concerts at Severance Hall
      • Concerts in the Cleveland Community
      • COYO on Tour
      • Master Classes
  • Concerts and Tickets
    • Upcoming Concerts
    • Tickets
  • Members Only
    • Returning Member Membership Form
    • Weekly Rehearsal Schedule
    • Rehearsal/Concert Schedule
    • Chamber Music Information >
      • Chamber Rehearsal Schedule
      • Upcoming Outreach Concerts
    • Forms >
      • Absence Request Form
      • COYO Merchandise Order Form
      • Concerto Audition Application
      • Member and Parent Agreement
      • Financial Assistance Application
      • Emergency Authorization Form
      • Chamber Music Registration
      • School Participation Policy and Form
    • Handbook
    • Current Musicians
    • Retreat Information
    • Seating Audition Music >
      • Seating Audition Times
      • Violin
      • Viola
      • Cello
      • Bass
      • Flute
      • Oboe
      • Clarinet
      • Bassoon
      • Horn
      • Trumpet
      • Trombone
      • Tuba
      • Percussion
      • Harp
      • Keyboard instruments
    • Practice Parts
  • Support COYO
  • Auditions
    • New Member Confirmation
    • Online Application Form
    • Audition Brochure
    • Orchestral Excerpts
    • Request Audition Materials by mail
  • Tour Information
    • 2019 Europe Tour
    • 2015 China Tour >
      • Photos
      • COYO China Tour Blog
    • 2012 European Tour >
      • Photos
      • Video from the Minoritenkirche
      • COYO European Tour Blog
    • 2009 Boston Tour
  • Photo Gallery
    • 17-18 photos
    • 16-17 photos
    • 15-16 Photos
    • 14-15 Photos
    • 13-14 Photos >
      • Jessica Rivera Masterclass
      • COYO Retreat 2013
    • 12-13 Photos >
      • OMEA Conference
      • Rehearsal with Giancarlo Guerrero
      • Holiday Circlefest 2012
      • WCLV Live Broadcast
      • COYO Retreat 2012
    • 11-12 Photos >
      • Chamber Music at Cleveland Botanical Gardens
      • COYO Retreat 2011
    • 10-11 Photos >
      • Rehearsal with Christoph von Dohnanyi
      • Rehearsal with Sir Andrew Davis
    • 09-10 Photos
    • 08-09 Photos >
      • Rehearsal with Kurt Masur
    • 07-08 Photos >
      • 2008 Kent Runout
  • Alumni
    • Alumni Reunion Weekend
    • Alumni Contact Information Form
    • Newsletter >
      • Newsletter 2013
      • Newsletter 2010
      • Newsletter 2009
  • Helpful Links
    • Scholarships and Competitions
    • College Help Sheet
    • Contact COYO
    • Music Education Links
    • Radio Stations
    • Summer Music Camps
    • Chamber Music Information


The Cleveland Orchestra Youth Orchestra (COYO)

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Established in 1986, the Cleveland Orchestra Youth Orchestra is a full symphonic ensemble comprised of  100 young musicians drawn from 40 communities in 11 counties across Northern Ohio. COYO provides serious young music students of middle-high school age with a unique pre-professional orchestral training experience.

Youth Orchestra members are coached regularly by Cleveland Orchestra musicians. A member of The Cleveland Orchestra conducting staff serves as the COYO music director, and the majority of rehearsals and concerts take place in historic Severance Hall. Youth Orchestra members also have opportunities to meet and work with world renown guest artists and conductors appearing with The Cleveland Orchestra.

The Youth Orchestra annually presents three subscription concerts in Severance Hall and three or more “community outreach” performances in the greater Cleveland area. One of these concerts includes a collaborative program with the Cleveland Orchestra Youth Chorus, providing students of both ensembles experience with a broader repertoire. COYO members also perform or rehearse in much anticipated side-by-side experiences with The Cleveland Orchestra.


The Cleveland Orchestra Youth Orchestra is operated in accordance with the custom and practice of a professional orchestra.

The Cleveland Orchestra Youth Orchestra is supported by generous grants from the Martha Holden Jennings Foundation. Endowment support is provided by the George Gund Foundation and Christine Gitlin Miles.

2018 Copyright of the Cleveland Orchestra Youth Orchestra; Photography by Roger Mastroianni
  • Welcome
  • About COYO
    • Music Director
    • Coaches
    • History
    • News and Reviews - Current >
      • 2018
      • 2017
      • 2016
      • 2015
      • 2014
      • 2013
      • 2012
      • 2011
      • 2010
    • Past Performances >
      • Concerts at Severance Hall
      • Concerts in the Cleveland Community
      • COYO on Tour
      • Master Classes
  • Concerts and Tickets
    • Upcoming Concerts
    • Tickets
  • Members Only
    • Returning Member Membership Form
    • Weekly Rehearsal Schedule
    • Rehearsal/Concert Schedule
    • Chamber Music Information >
      • Chamber Rehearsal Schedule
      • Upcoming Outreach Concerts
    • Forms >
      • Absence Request Form
      • COYO Merchandise Order Form
      • Concerto Audition Application
      • Member and Parent Agreement
      • Financial Assistance Application
      • Emergency Authorization Form
      • Chamber Music Registration
      • School Participation Policy and Form
    • Handbook
    • Current Musicians
    • Retreat Information
    • Seating Audition Music >
      • Seating Audition Times
      • Violin
      • Viola
      • Cello
      • Bass
      • Flute
      • Oboe
      • Clarinet
      • Bassoon
      • Horn
      • Trumpet
      • Trombone
      • Tuba
      • Percussion
      • Harp
      • Keyboard instruments
    • Practice Parts
  • Support COYO
  • Auditions
    • New Member Confirmation
    • Online Application Form
    • Audition Brochure
    • Orchestral Excerpts
    • Request Audition Materials by mail
  • Tour Information
    • 2019 Europe Tour
    • 2015 China Tour >
      • Photos
      • COYO China Tour Blog
    • 2012 European Tour >
      • Photos
      • Video from the Minoritenkirche
      • COYO European Tour Blog
    • 2009 Boston Tour
  • Photo Gallery
    • 17-18 photos
    • 16-17 photos
    • 15-16 Photos
    • 14-15 Photos
    • 13-14 Photos >
      • Jessica Rivera Masterclass
      • COYO Retreat 2013
    • 12-13 Photos >
      • OMEA Conference
      • Rehearsal with Giancarlo Guerrero
      • Holiday Circlefest 2012
      • WCLV Live Broadcast
      • COYO Retreat 2012
    • 11-12 Photos >
      • Chamber Music at Cleveland Botanical Gardens
      • COYO Retreat 2011
    • 10-11 Photos >
      • Rehearsal with Christoph von Dohnanyi
      • Rehearsal with Sir Andrew Davis
    • 09-10 Photos
    • 08-09 Photos >
      • Rehearsal with Kurt Masur
    • 07-08 Photos >
      • 2008 Kent Runout
  • Alumni
    • Alumni Reunion Weekend
    • Alumni Contact Information Form
    • Newsletter >
      • Newsletter 2013
      • Newsletter 2010
      • Newsletter 2009
  • Helpful Links
    • Scholarships and Competitions
    • College Help Sheet
    • Contact COYO
    • Music Education Links
    • Radio Stations
    • Summer Music Camps
    • Chamber Music Information