Greater Twin Cities Youth Symphonies
Greater Twin Cities Youth Symphonies (GTCYS) is a group of youth orchestras in the Twin Cities in Minnesota. Founded in 1972, GTCYS has served over 16,000 musicians and put on more than 500 concerts. The top orchestra has also traveled on more than a dozen national and international tours. GTCYS currently features 11 orchestras for young musicians any age through high school.
GTCYS is a youth orchestra program based in the Greater Twin Cities metro that draws over 900 students from eastern Minnesota and western Wisconsin. Its artistic director is Mark Russell Smith, who also conducts the top orchestra, Symphony.
In 2011, GTCYS and the SPCO formed a strategic partnership to serve the community through music and build classical music audiences.
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