DELAWARE VALLEY YOUNG MUSICIANS' ORCHESTRA

The Delaware Valley Young Musicians' Orchestra has been in existence as part of the Delaware County Youth Orchestra Organization since the fall of 1989. The orchestra rehearses at Springton Lake Middle School's Band Room on Thursday evenings during the school year. The orchestra performs a mixture of classical arrangements and popular music at a high school level. There are two concerts each year on a Sunday in November and a Sunday in late April. All current players must re-audition in the spring for placement in the orchestra as well as new players interested in joining the orchestra for the next season.

Two conductors share the rehearsals and concert stage. A. Scott Kiehner has been the conductor of the orchestra since 1994. He is an instrumental and general music teacher in Wallingford-Swarthmore School District. The Delaware Valley Young Musicians' Orchestra has a new assistant conductor with over thirty years of string  teaching experience! Mrs. Elizabeth Klinger is the string teacher in Springfield school district , violinist in the Lansdowne Symphony and  a founding member of "A Touch of Class" string quartet.  She has been a string coach for sectionals with this orchestra and PMEA string fest.  She has guest conducted the Reading Youth Orchestra, conducts the Springfield elementary string orchestra, the ET Richardson middle school orchestras, the Springfield High School string orchestra, and has conducted the Nether Providence High School Orchestra.  She is a graduate of Temple University and has had conducting studies with Jerry Nowak at Villanova University and at the University of Miami. Her daughters have participated in both the Delaware Valley Young Musicians' Orchestra and the Delaware County Youth Orchestra.  Mr. Klinger is an accomplished violin and viola player.

Currently there are 85 students in grades 5-12 in the orchestra.  They come from 19 school districts and 38 different schools, from Wissahicken and Brandywine to Wallingford-Swarthmore.  The majority come from Wallingford- Swarthmore(15), Haverford (13), Springfield (10), Marple (10), T/E (9), and Radnor (6).  Two conductors, A. Scott Kiehner and Elizabeth Klinger work with the instrumentalists every Thursday evening at Springton Lake Middle School in Rose-Tree Media School District to prepare for the two Sunday concerts presented to parents, families, friends, and teachers.  Auditions for new players will take place on May 31, 2008. 

Winter - Spring Calendar 2008

Rehearsals from 6:45-8:15 at Springton Lake Middle School Band Room
 
January 10, 17, 24, 31
February 7 Sectionals, 14, 21, 28 Split Rehearsal
March 6, 27 ( No rehearsal on March 20 - Spring Break! )
April 3, 10
April 13  Warmup at 12:30 and concert at 2 at Neumann College in Meagher Auditorium of Life Center
 
Reauditions on May 27 and 29

AUDITIONS FOR 2008-2009 SEASON

The auditions for new players will take place at the Kiehner residence on May 31, 2008.  Anyone wishing to schedule an auditon on that day should email  Keith Brown after April 1, 2008 at kbrown@voicenet.com, or call 610-544-5645 and leave a message, and call back number, with the following information: 

Child's name, Parent(s) names, parent email, phone number, address, Instrument, grade in Fall 2008, Private teacher name, address, and phone number, school attending in 2008-2009 or home schooled, Preferred time for audition (morning/afternoon).

For specific requirements to participate, see below.

Barbara R. Ostroff - DVYMO Manager