ATLANTA YOUTH WIND SYMPHONY

The Atlanta Youth Wind Symphony (AYWS) was founded in 1988 as the honor wind ensemble for high school youth in the Atlanta metropolitan area. Its purposes are to provide a positive musical experience in an artistic environment for advanced instrumentalists in wind and percussion performance, and to supplement the outstanding music education programs in the public and private schools in the region. The AYWS rehearses and performs grade five and six (collegiate and professional) original wind band literature composed over a wide span of stylistic compositional periods. As an ensemble, it is one of the most visible ambassadors of culture and youth performance for the city of Atlanta and state of Georgia.

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The final concert of the 2011-12 season will take place on Monday, May 21st at 8:00 pm at the Schwartz Center for Performing Arts on the Emory University campus.

Repertoire includes Aegean Festival Overture (Makris), Outburst (Sampson), Of Sailors and Whales (McBeth), Be Thou My Vision (Gillingham) and the annual playing of Chorale and Alleluia by the combined AYWS and AYWS Alumni. The Atlanta Percussion Group and Luka Marinkovic, piano, will also be featured on this concert.

Admission and parking are free, and a festive reception will be held following the concert.

Auditions for the 2012-13 season will be held August 8-15, 2012. Check the website in July for online audition registration (e-audition).