The conductors of the Treasure Coast Youth Symphony have set the Audition dates for the 2008 - 2009 Season. Auditions for string instruments will be held Friday, August 22nd beginning at 4:00 PM. Auditions for winds, brass and percussion will begin Saturday, August 23th at 8:30 AM at the Morningside Friends Church, 2180 SE Morningside Boulevard, Port St. Lucie, Florida. All advanced student musicians are invited. To schedule an audition, call Dr. John Enyart, Conductor, at 772-871-2276 or
drjohnenyart@bellsouth.net. Questions regarding winds and percussion requirements should be directed to Thomas Servinsky at 772-260-7110 or
tompiano@bellsouth.net. To obtain audition requirements contact
tcys@treasurecoastyouthsymphony.org.
Regular rehearsals are held on Monday evenings from 6:00 to 9:00 PM at Jensen Beach High School Band Room in Jensen Beach, Florida and will begin Monday, August 25, 2008.
The orchestra performs in a variety of locations throughout the Treasure Coast including The Lyric Theatre in Stuart, Florida. During the spring 2008 season, selected orchestra members were highly honored by an invitation from the Atlantic Classical Orchestra to play the
Tchaikovsky Symphony #4, op. 36 in F minor in a side-by-side concert conducted by ACO's internationally renowned director and conductor, Stewart Robertson.
The Treasure Coast Youth Symphony is an all volunteer, non-profit 501 (c) (3) organization and is composed of the most talented student musicians from Indian River, St. Lucie and Martin counties. The conductors of the Treasure Coast Youth Symphony are Dr. John Enyart (founder), Mr. Ben Enyart and Mr. Thomas Servinsky.
The mission of the Treasure Coast Youth Symphony is to provide challenging experiences in orchestral and individual performance for student musicians, to broaden their technical skills and artistic expression, to instill professionalism, and to enhance enjoyment of the musical talents individually and for their audiences.
Members of the orchestra may compete in the annual Soloist Competition. The winner of this competition has the privilege of performing their piece with the orchestra during the spring concert season.
The engaging performances and individual virtuosity of the young musicians of the Treasure Coast Youth Symphony's 2007-2008 season generated greater excitement and attendance than ever, enabling the orchestra to provide $5000.00 in scholarships. The scholarships may be used to continue music education during a summer music program or to enter a college level musical curriculum in the fall, to obtain private lessons from professional, or to assist in the purchase of musical instruments.
Over the 22 year history of the orchestra, orchestra alumni have been selected to attend major conservatories and university conservatory pr