Want to nurture a more resilient child? Enroll them in a youth orchestra to help them develop teamwork skills, empathy, and grit. theconversation.com/if-you-want-yo… University of Tasmania #youthorchestra #musiceducation #growthmindset #resilience #teamwork #empathy #grit

Huge thanks to Professors Akemi Takayama and Donovan Stokes from Shenandoah University for coming to work with our students last week! We are so grateful to them for sharing their incredible experience and expertise. #musiceducation #youthorchestra #violin #bass

Incredible! Arts education is a fundamental part of youth education. Period.

📍Reminder📍 Silver Spring's Newell Street will close to traffic in honor of #VeteransDay Newell Street at Acorn Park will be closed to traffic this Saturday, Nov. 12 and Sunday, Nov. 13 between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m.

Congratulations to YO cellist, Lucas Das, for his first place win in the Senior Strings division of the Maryland Music Teachers Association (MTNA) competition! We'll be rooting for you next month in divisionals, Lucas!

Check out this great new tool that helps classical music lovers expand their listening horizons to include more diverse composers.

Happy #givingtuesday! Help DCYOP continue to offer incredible opportunities for young people to learn and grow in musical community by giving today: bit.ly/3in9Iyr

DCYOP is proud to continue providing accessible music education programs to youth across DC through the OST Office. Thank you, Mayor Muriel Bowser for your support!

Hi DCYOP friends, can you help us win $1000? All you have to do is ❤️ the tweet below before December 11th. Thank you!

So excited to see The String Queens featured on CBS Mornings today! These fierce performers and educators continue inspire young musicians everywhere they go 🔥🎻🎶 cbsnews.com/video/the-stri…

It was a truly wonderful celebration! Grateful to Liz, CM Janeese Lewis George , and all of our DCYOP family for making our winter concerts such a success.

From our family to yours, we wish you a very happy and bright new year. Here's to much more music-making in 2023!

Did you miss our concerts last month or just want to relive the magic? Videos of all December ensemble performances are available on our YouTube channel now! youtube.com/playlist?list=…

#ICYMI: "Children that are playing music, their brain structure actually changes and their cerebral cortex actually gets larger," according to Ivy Ross & Susan Magsamen, whose book, Your Brain on Art, is out now. 🎼🎻🎺🥁🎶 npr.org/sections/healt…

We love seeing our alumni paying it forward by giving back to their community ❤️🎶 weaa.org/arts-culture/2…

Today is #DoMore24, the DMV's largest annual 24-hour online fundraiser! Your support for DCYOP allows us to accept every interested young person who wants to transform their life through the power of music. dcyop.org/donate/

Catch performances by all ten DCYOP ensembles plus our amazing beginner students this weekend at UDC! All concerts are free and open to the public. Complete details here: bit.ly/3OlUK9G

It's official: Our Youth Orchestra will return to Europe for our next international tour in 2024! Know a talented young musician who would like to join us? Learn more & sign up for next month's auditions: dcyop.org/tour/

Check out this excerpt from our Youth Orchestra powerful performance of Samuel Coleridge-Taylor’s Ballade at the The Kennedy Center earlier this year. View the entire concert, including works by Sarasate, Respighi, Diamond, and Tchaikovsky: bit.ly/3RVnXtU

Congrats to our partners at Washington Musical Pathways Initiative on this great feature in Diversity In Action magazine! Check out the digital issue to learn more about WMPI's mission and hear how it impacts students like DCYOP bassoonist Oscar Machado Morón. bit.ly/46f7pRP