DC Youth Orchestra Students Students range in age from 5 to 19 and come from the District, Maryland and Virginia. Students are placed by means of audition. Any student who wishes to play can audition for placement and start their association in the Youth Orchestra Program. All students must pay a registration processing fee. Registration for the Summer 1999 session is now open.
Instrument rentals are also available.
Students advance through the curriculum by playing before juries of experienced musicians. The curriculum was cited as a model curriculum and has received awards from the U. S. Department of Education and by the Music Educators National Conference. The Program is merit-based. Students progress at their own rate. Students are instructed by performing artists and instructors over three semesters each year, fall, spring and summer.