Middle and High School KSO Programs

FOR OLDER STUDENTS: Developing Advanced Music Skills
Young Composers in Concert
Budding young composers can submit original compositions for consideration. All entries receive comments and two are chosen to be orchestrated and premiered at our Youth Concerts.

Youth Soloists in Concert
Advanced-level student performers audition for the impressive opportunity to perform as soloists with the KSO during our Youth Concerts.

Scholarships for Private Lessons
Students in financial need receive private lessons with the help of KSO and volunteer League support.

Coaches - Junior Symphony ensembles and schools
KSO musicians share their high-level expertise by coaching student ensembles or sections.

Arts Technology Lab/Music for Life Class Partner
High school students participating in the Education for the Arts' Music for Life class receive support from the KSO through musical equipment and faculty.

Student Performers Showcase
Student ensembles are invited to perform in the lobby, and then attend a KSO Symphonic Series concerts with complimentary tickets.

Bravo
Talented students are heard on WMUK public radio through the joint effort of the station, local arts organizations including KSO, and arts leaders.

Side by Side with Stulberg
Professional KSO musicians perform side-by-side with Kalamazoo Junior Symphony student musicians in concerts featuring the Gold Medal Winner of the Stulberg International String Competition.

The KSO serves over 50,000 young people every year with educational programs that are at reduced costs or free of charge. We are grateful to the following for support:

Major Support
Arcus Gay & Lesbian Fund
Dorothy U. Dalton Foundation
Michigan Council for Arts and Cultural Affairs
National Endowment for the Arts
Pfizer Corporation
Ronda Stryker and William Johnston
Upjohn Mason Grandchildren's Chair in Music Education

Additional Support
Arts Fund of Kalamazoo/Kalamazoo Community Foundation
Arts Outreach Fund, through the Arts Council of Greater Kalamazoo
AVB Construction and American Village Builders, Inc.
Bank One, a JPMorgan Chase Company
Chemical Bank
Denso
Heart Center for Excellence
Howard and Howard Community Reinvestment Fund
John E. Fetzer Institute Fund of the Kalamazoo Community Foundation
Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra League
Ladies Library Association
Mignon Sherwood Delano Foundation
Monroe-Brown Foundation
Ronda Stryker and William Johnston
String Scholarship in Memory of Dorothy M. Farrell
Target
Target Distribution Center
Tower Pinkster Titus
Varnum, Riddering, Schmidt & Howlett