Our Mission
As Utah's first youth orchestra, founded in 1957, Utah Youth Orchestras and Ensembles have nurtured thousands of talented musicians ages 12-21 with coaching and development by the area's finest professional conductors and musicians. Since 1986, Music Director and Conductor Barbara Scowcroft's vision has been to educate and inspire young musicians through exceptional ensemble training and performance opportunities in classical music.
Seek Beauty
Gifted UYO&E musicians, professional conductors, and professional musician/coaches strive for beauty, integrity, and artistic excellence through musical expression and performance opportunities.
UYO&E musicians collaborate to create balance and harmony while promoting these ideals throughout the community.
Create Harmony
Events
Winter Concerts
Utah Youth Junior Symphony
Feb. 1st – Fine Arts West – 10:30am
repertoire TBA
Utah Youth Philharmonic
Feb. 14th – Tabernacle at Temple Square – 7:00pm
Beethoven “Egmont” Overture
Movements of Bizet’s Carmen suites
Albinoni Adagio
Saint-Saëns Symphony no. 3 “Organ Symphony”, featuring Kenneth Udy on organ
Utah Youth Symphony
Jan. 22nd – Libby Gardner Concert Hall – 7:00pm
Beethoven Overture to “Creatures of Prometheus”
Movements of Bizet’s L’Arlésienne suites
Guilmant Organ Symphony, featuring Kenneth Udy on organ
Saint-Saëns Bacchanale from “Samson and Dalila”
Ravel Bolero
Scatter Joy
UYO&E enhances lives by contributing to an enduring legacy of joyful, passionate, musical distinction and music appreciation across all generations, especially among future generations of musicians, audiences, and patrons of the arts.
Updates
Weekly Updates and Information
Rehearsals for all three orchestras will be at their usual times. The UYPhil will be in room 272, UYSO will be in Libby Gardner Concert Hall from 9-12:00 (please note the extra half hour) and the UYJunior will be at Fine Arts West.