User:Jkims/California Philharmonic Youth Orchestra

The California Philharmonic Youth Orchestra, commonly referred to as CPYO, is a non-profit youth orchestra located in Saratoga, California.

Philharmonic Orchestra
CPYO orchestra is divided into 2 separate ensembles - Associate and Senior. The Associate group consists of members from grades 4th thru 8th. The Senior members mainly consist of high school and college students.

Tours

 * In June 2009, Season 2, the Senior group toured New York and performed at Carnegie Hall
 * In June 2010, Season 3, the Associate group performed at the Los Angeles International Music Festival

Concerts and Benefit Concerts
both the Paganini violin concerto and the Rachmaninoff piano concerto in the same evening.
 * In 2008 CPYO performed at California Theater with professional musician Melvin Chen, who performed
 * CPYO performed a Benefit Concert in New York for PSALT and IMPACT, two non-profit organizations working to help starving North Korean children
 * In June 2008, CPYO working with Dimension Performing Arts performed in the Quake Relief for Sichuan's Children Benefit Concert which raised $85,000
 * CPYO performed for the Virginia Tech Peace Scholarship Benefit Concert
 * In December 2008, The CPYO Associate group performed at the Rincon Garden Center for the benefit of elderly community center