AYS Amplify

We spoke with AYS principal trombonist Michael Dolin, whose passion for the trombone and orchestra shines when he speaks!  During the interview, Michael shares his path to AYS, and

Our first Donor Spotlight highlights two successful AYS alumni: horn players who are truly forces in the Los Angeles music industry. Annie Bosler and Dylan Hart joined AYS between

AYS cellist Angela Marvin joins the AYS string ensemble for the Fall Concert on November 1st, the first time playing together as an ensemble since the pandemic. Since subbing

July 31st is Uncommon Instrument Awareness Day and we wanted to highlight our Principal Percussionist, Jeremy Davis and hear about what unique instruments he enjoys playing. We learned that

Singing Straws, Egg Carton Maracas and Tin Can Drum American Youth Symphony’s 55th season was inspired by the natural world and claimed this season to be, “A Celebration of

Every year, musicians from American Youth Symphony accept orchestra positions, leave for graduate school, or focus on the next step in their careers. This season, we have over 25

Since livestreaming our 2020 Virtual Gala on May 7th, we have received a lot of inquiries about how we put our program together and produced a Virtual Gala. The

Alex Mansour is AYS’ Principal Cellist and a current Graduate Student at USC Thornton School of Music working towards his Masters in Composition. Originally from Santa Clarita, California, Alex