Youth Programs
About:
Long Beach - Musique Sur La Mer Youth Orchestra Programs
The Long Beach - Musique Sur La Mer Youth Orchestras was founded in 2000 by Maestro Sudock. The youth programs include five orchestra experiences for musicians in elementary school through college-aged students from the Long Beach and surrounding Southern California communities.
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Musique Sur La Mer Youth Symphony Orchestra
The acclaimed Long Beach - Musique Sur La Mer Youth Symphony Orchestra is available for advanced strings, woodwinds, brass, keyboard, and percussion instrumentalists by audition. This is a multigenerational orchestra available to qualified middle school, high school, and college students and their parents and grandparents. MSLMYSO performs a minimum of three concerts per concert season and a bi-annual concert tour.
AUDITION REQUIRED
September through May
Rehearsals: Sundays, 1:30 - 3:30 PM
Where We Have Been
LB-MSLMYSO travels the globe, performing in the world’s most prestigious concert venues, as well as donating concerts to schools and hospitals. LB-MSLMYSO hosts youth orchestras from around the world. In an effort to expand cultural awareness and expand cultural awareness, LB-MSLMYSO expands its repertoire to include non-western music.
Since their inaugural year they have performed in the following countries:
- France (Nice and Cannes)
- Principality of Monaco – Royal Cathedral of Monaco
- Australia (Sydney) – Sydney Opera House
- Czech Republic (Podebrady and Prague)
- Austria (Vienna) – The Musikverien – Saal – Golden Hall
- Austria (Salzburg) – Mozarteum, Salzburg Cathedral, University, Mirabel Gardens
- England (London) – Royal College of Music, Blenheim Palace, Gloucester Cathedral, Hampton Court Palace, St. John's Smith Square, Canary Wharf Arts Festival
- Diamond Jubilee of HM Queen Elizabeth II
- Wedding of TRH Prince William and Princess Catherine
- Coronation of TM King Charles III and Queen Camilla
- New Zealand (Auckland, Christchurch Cathedral and Hastings)
- Costa Rica – Teatro Nacional
- Whales (City of Caerphilly)
Concerts & Performances
LB-MSLMYSO performs a minimum of three concerts locally each concert season, including:
- Autumnfest - Halloween Spooktacular
- Musique Sur La Mer-ry Holiday Concert
- Concert and Festival Celebrating Peace and Cultural Diversity
- Season Finale
- Plus a variety of concerts locally
- Bi-annually concert tour
LB-MSLMYSO sponsors an annual solo competition showcasing rising musical stars.
What Makes Us Distinctive
- LB-MSLMYO programs are open to a broad range of students reaching out both locally and globally.
- LB-MSLMYO programs empowers its musicians with music, ethics, community service, and travel opportunities.
- LB-MSLMYO includes college prep. Most of our young musicians have earned partial to full scholarships.
- Many of the LB-MSLMYO musicians have earned full or partial scholarships into some of the most prestigious universities including – Yale, USC, UCLA, Pepperdine, Stanford, Pomona College, UCSD, UCSC, UCSB and more plus Juilliard, Curtis Institute, Berklee School of Music, San Francisco Conservatory of Music and Eastman School of Music, to name but a few!
Music is the path – LB-Musique Sur La Mer is the vehicle.