Greater Miami Youth Symphony » blog http://gmys.org Just another WordPress weblog Thu, 03 May 2012 09:02:56 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Free Summer Beginning Band Classes! http://gmys.org/blog/summer-boosters/ http://gmys.org/blog/summer-boosters/#comments Fri, 02 Mar 2012 18:42:26 +0000 gmys http://gmys.org/?p=1403 read more »]]> Beginner Summer Classes Now Open!

GMYS is now accepting registration forms for our new program Summer Boosters.

Summer Boosters are free weekend instrument classes for beginners at Miami Dade College Kendall Campus.

Students can enroll in the following class:
Sundays
Beginning Band- 2:15-3:30

Students need to be 8 years old to participate in Beginning Band.

Classes take place May 27- July 29

Students can not miss more than two classes.

This class is now full.

]]> http://gmys.org/blog/summer-boosters/feed/ 0 Concerto Competition Winners http://gmys.org/blog/concerto-competition-winners/ http://gmys.org/blog/concerto-competition-winners/#comments Sat, 25 Feb 2012 18:30:51 +0000 mlesniak http://gmys.org/?p=1384 read more »]]> Congratulations to our 2012 Concerto Competition Winners!

Symphony Orchestra
Winner- Annabel Chyung
Honorable Mention- Terrence Smith

Concert Orchestra
Winner- Esther Chae
Honorable Mention- Ian Barnett

]]> http://gmys.org/blog/concerto-competition-winners/feed/ 0 New Link for Our Instrument Drive! http://gmys.org/blog/new-link-for-our-instrument-drive/ http://gmys.org/blog/new-link-for-our-instrument-drive/#comments Thu, 22 Dec 2011 19:39:12 +0000 gmys http://gmys.org/?p=1306 read more »]]> Dear GMYS Friends and Families,

Thank you so much for your support of our GMYS Instrument Drive fundraiser on Power2Give!  We were able to raise $7,500 in just a few days!  Because our need for instruments is great and more people have expressed an interest in giving, we have set up a 2nd round of the project on Power2Give to raise an additional $5,000.  Donations will still be matched by the Knight Foundation, doubling a donors impact!  Please help us spread the word by forwarding the link to friends/family/neighbors/coworkers and also posting the link to your facebook page!

http://power2give.org/miami/Project/Detail?projectId=552

]]> http://gmys.org/blog/new-link-for-our-instrument-drive/feed/ 0 GMYS Instrument Drive! http://gmys.org/blog/gmys-instrument-drive/ http://gmys.org/blog/gmys-instrument-drive/#comments Sat, 17 Dec 2011 19:03:13 +0000 gmys http://gmys.org/?p=1251 read more »]]> Check out our instrument drive on Power2Give at http://power2give.org/miami/Project/Detail?projectId=485.  Your donation will be matched by the Knight Foundation.  New instruments are much needed for our outreach classes and summer programs!

]]> http://gmys.org/blog/gmys-instrument-drive/feed/ 0 Support GMYS- Buy a Playbill Ad or Donate Today! http://gmys.org/blog/support-gmys-buy-a-playbill-ad-or-donate-today/ http://gmys.org/blog/support-gmys-buy-a-playbill-ad-or-donate-today/#comments Thu, 29 Sep 2011 14:40:55 +0000 gmys http://gmys.org/?p=1104 read more »]]> Please help us raise funds for our many worthy GMYS programs by either purchasing a Playbill Ad or making a donation.  Playbill ad order forms can be found under the “Support GMYS” tab found on the blue ribbon at the top of the GMYS website.  Monetary donations can also be made under the “Support GMYS” tab.  Playbill ads can be emailed to info@gmys.org in any digital format, or hard copies can be mailed to our office.  If you are unsure how to send your ad to us, please let us know.  We are here to help, and can make your ad work!  Your ad will be seen at our packed standing room only concerts, so get your advertisement in today!  All monetary donations will also be recognized in the GMYS Playbill.

]]> http://gmys.org/blog/support-gmys-buy-a-playbill-ad-or-donate-today/feed/ 0 GMYS to Receive Award for Excellence! http://gmys.org/blog/gmys-to-receive-award-for-excellence/ http://gmys.org/blog/gmys-to-receive-award-for-excellence/#comments Wed, 27 Jul 2011 16:23:44 +0000 gmys http://gmys.org/?p=1068 read more »]]> This coming November, GMYS will be presented with the 2011 Excellence in Youth Programming for School and Life Success Award from The Children’s Trust.  The Award will be given at The Children’s Trust Annual Champions for Children awards ceremony at Jungle Island.

]]> http://gmys.org/blog/gmys-to-receive-award-for-excellence/feed/ 0 GMYS Is On The Move! http://gmys.org/blog/gmys-is-on-the-move/ http://gmys.org/blog/gmys-is-on-the-move/#comments Sat, 21 May 2011 19:00:22 +0000 gmys http://gmys.org/?p=957 read more »]]> GMYS is happy to announce that we will be moving our administrative offices at the end of this month, May 2011.  The new office will be located within the facilities of Riviera Presbyterian Church.  Our new address will be 5275 Sunset Drive, Miami, FL 33143.  We will also have a new office phone number, 305-667-4069.  Our new contact information will be effective June 1.

]]> http://gmys.org/blog/gmys-is-on-the-move/feed/ 0 Congrats to GMYS Students Selected for NWS Side-by-Side & Concerto Competition! http://gmys.org/blog/congrats-to-gmys-students-selected-for-nws-side-by-side-concerto-competition/ http://gmys.org/blog/congrats-to-gmys-students-selected-for-nws-side-by-side-concerto-competition/#comments Mon, 10 Jan 2011 03:36:23 +0000 gmys http://gmys.org/?p=871 read more »]]> Congratulations to the GMYS students who were chosen for the 2011 New World Symphony Side by Side Concert.  45% of the students selected for New World Side-by-Side are GMYS students, including the concerto competition winner!

Hugo Belisario, Emily Cochrane, Terrence Smith, Alexa Rocabado, Zoe Fried, Manuel Hartman, Anthony Taboada, Nathaniel Velasquez, Matt Gilinson, Erica Ogihara, Luc Oliver Vaval, Lee Ann Snyder Evans, Andrew Mendez, Wade Judy, Robert Schoolar-Rose, Jeffrey Cespedes, Israel Gutierrez, Nicole Patrick, Athalie Vaval

Special Congratulations to 2011 NWS Concerto Competition Winner Joshua Schwartz and Runner Up Erica Ogihara



]]> http://gmys.org/blog/congrats-to-gmys-students-selected-for-nws-side-by-side-concerto-competition/feed/ 0 Congratulations to GMYS All-State Musicians! http://gmys.org/blog/congratulations-to-gmys-all-state-musicians/ http://gmys.org/blog/congratulations-to-gmys-all-state-musicians/#comments Wed, 10 Nov 2010 18:03:58 +0000 gmys http://gmys.org/?p=831 GMYS would like to congratulate the 36 musicians from GMYS to make the Florida All-State Orchestras and Bands.  They are: Tyler Chai-Onn, Annabel Chyung, Natalia Hidalgo, Sara Arevalo, Hugo Belisario, Anqi Liu, Athalie Vaval, Erica Ogihara, Patrick Sutton, Demi Zhu, Emilo Vasquez, Christopher Charters, Ellen Ogihara, Terrence Smith, Daniel Villanueva, Charlotte Kuhn, Edward Luengo, Kristians Mosquera, Tom Zhang, Jorge Muniz, Pearl Fuentes, Claire Burris, Israel Gutierrez, Nicole Patrick, Matthew Gilinson, Andrew Mendez, Joshua Schwartz, Derek Mitchell, Mikaela Bearham, Angela Lin, Wade Judy, Madison Kronheim, Jason Arevalo, Taylor Guy Manning, Manuel Hartman, and Dexter Callender.  This is the most students on record to attend All-State from GMYS.  Our representation in the 7-8th grade All-State Orchestra is especially high, with 11 students accepted.  This represents 16% of the entire Florida All-State 7-8th grade orchestra!

]]> http://gmys.org/blog/congratulations-to-gmys-all-state-musicians/feed/ 1 Support GMYS- Buy a Playbill Ad or Make a Donation! http://gmys.org/blog/support-gmys-buy-a-playbill-ad-or-make-a-donation/ http://gmys.org/blog/support-gmys-buy-a-playbill-ad-or-make-a-donation/#comments Sat, 09 Oct 2010 20:46:05 +0000 gmys http://gmys.org/?p=801 read more »]]> Please help us raise funds for our many worthy GMYS programs by either purchasing a Playbill Ad or making a donation.  Playbill ad order forms can be found under the “Support GMYS” tab found on the blue ribbon at the top of the GMYS website.  Monetary donations can also be made under the “Support GMYS” tab.  Playbill ads can be emailed to info@gmys.org in any digital format.  If you are unsure how to send your ad to us, please let us know.  We are here to help, and can make your ad work!  Your ad will be seen at our packed standing room only concerts, so get your advertisement in today!  All monetary donations will also be recognized in the GMYS Playbill.

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