Contemporary Youth Orchestra

The award winning Contemporary Youth Orchestra (CYO) is a non-profit organization dedicated exclusively to the study and performance of contemporary orchestral literature. Founded in 1995 by Music Director Liza Grossman and Eric Berken, CYO is the only youth orchestra of its kind in the country. Since its founding, the orchestra has expanded its membership to include representation from over 65 schools in Northeast Ohio and its surrounding regions.
Grossman and the Contemporary Youth Orchestra are the recipients of awards including the ASCAP Award for Adventurous Programming, the Northern Ohio Live Award of Achievement and the Sunshine Award from Young Audiences of Northeast Ohio for excellence in arts education.
They are well-known for their collaboration with rock artists. They have performed with popular artists and bands including Ray Manzarek of The Doors, Graham Nash of Crosby, Stills & Nash (and Young), Jon Anderson of Yes, Pat Benatar and her husband Neil Giraldo, Styx, Mike Garson and Jefferson Starship. Other well-known artists they have worked with outside of the rock genre include the Pacifica Quartet, Cleveland Orchestra members Jack Sutte, Steve Witser, Richard Waugh, Mark Jackobs, Richard Weiss, Richard King and Mary Kay Fink, and jazz trumpet player Joe Miller.
The orchestra has collaborated with many composers in addition to the artists listed above, including Steve and Julie Bernstein, Jaz Coleman, Bernard Rands, Dmitri Tymoczko, Daniel Goldmark, and Mark Mothersbaugh.
==External links==
*Contemporary Youth Orchestra Official Website
*Styx Official Website
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Category:American orchestras
Category:Youth orchestras
Category:Musical groups from Cleveland, Ohio
Category:Musical groups established in 1995