Concert Season Performances

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Conductor Cynthia Hutton and the Youth Symphony

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Youth Symphony

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Youth Symphony

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A list of Youth Symphony of Southern Oregon 2026-2027 Concert Season performances follows.

For information about Concert Series performances, please use the links in the menu on the left to read about the concerts, musicians, and featured music. As concert repertoire and other details are finalized, information will be added and updated.

In addition to Concert Series performances, the YSSO offers a Chamber Music Series featuring string, brass, woodwind, and mixed ensembles. The performances are presented in in community settings. The Chamber Music Series concerts take place in December.

Eligible advanced Youth Symphony musicians will participate in an annual Concerto Competition. Each year the public is invited to attend the performance by the YSSO musicians. The 2027 Concerto Competition will take place at 7:30 p.m. on January 25, 2027, at the Oregon Center for the Arts Music Recital Hall at Southern Oregon University in Ashland.

YSSO Community Outreach Concerts are pending selection and confirmation of a venue or multiple venues.

2026-2027 Concert Season Performances
(subject to change)

Community Outreach Concert
 Ensembles, Solo Musicians TBA

Thursday, October 29, 2026, 7:00 p.m.
Location TBD

Fall 2026 Concert Series
Youth Symphony & Youth Orchestra

Saturday, November 14, 2026, 7:30 p.m.
Craterian Theater at the Collier Center, Medford

Sunday, November 15, 2026, 3:00 p.m.
Oregon Center for the Arts Music Recital Hall at SOU, Ashland

Chamber Music Series
String, Brass, Woodwind & Mixed Chamber Ensembles

Saturday, December 12, 2026, 2:00 p.m.
Sunday, December 13, 2026, 2:00 p.m.
Grace Lutheran Church, Ashland (both performances)

Concerto Competition
Advanced-Level Youth Symphony Solo Musicians

Monday, January 25, 2027, 7:30 p.m.
Oregon Center for the Arts Music Recital Hall at SOU, Ashland

Community Outreach Concert
 Concerto Competition Soloists, Chamber Music Groups

Thursday, February 11, 2027, 7:00 p.m.
Location TBD

Winter 2027 Concert Series
Youth Symphony & Youth Orchestra

Friday, February 26, 2027, 7:30 p.m.
Performing Arts Center, Grants Pass

Saturday, February 27, 2027, 7:30 p.m.
Craterian Theater at the Collier Center, Medford

Sunday, February 28, 2027, 3:00 p.m.
Oregon Center for the Arts Music Recital Hall at SOU, Ashland

Community Outreach Concert
Ensembles, Solo Musicians TBA

Thursday, May 6, 2027, 7:00 p.m.
Location TBD

Spring 2027 Concert Series
Youth Symphony & Youth Orchestra

Friday, May 14, 2027, 7:30 p.m.
Oregon Center for the Arts Music Recital Hall at SOU, Ashland

Saturday, May 15, 2027, 7:30 p.m.
Performing Arts Center, Grants Pass

Sunday, May 16, 2027, 3:00 p.m.
Craterian Theater at the Collier Center, Medford

Photos by Cari Baker Photography