St. Cloud Orchestra connects with kids
The St. Cloud Symphony Orchestra connects SCSU students with area high school students
John Yehambaram
Issue date: 11/1/07 Section: News
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O' Bryant said that it is a community service and not a money maker. "Children have that innocence, which makes them very willing and excited to learn."
O' Bryant said that since the youth orchestra has been established there has been a small but steady increase in enrollment from 25% to 30%.
Schillerstrom said that so far 17 kids have been registered and their goal is to grow into two orchestras.
"Looking at the future of the St. Cloud Symphony Youth Orchestra, we hope that it will be an active and vital group in our community for years to come. We are hoping to eventually have two different groups, an intermediate and an advanced group, hopefully adding additional instrumentations to the ensemble as we expand more (i.e. percussion, brass, & woodwinds)," Schillerstrom said.
"It's probably going to be a five year outlook where we hope to get about 60 people within the next six years," Schillerstrom said.
O' Bryant said that he would like to see the program get stabilized and gradually move towards expansion.
"It takes a bit to get off the ground but we see a lot of support from parents who even play with their kids in the orchestra," O' Bryant said.
"I'm excited and honored as an SCSU student to be part of something so important to the youth in our community," Schillerstrom said.
O' Bryant said that since the youth orchestra has been established there has been a small but steady increase in enrollment from 25% to 30%.
Schillerstrom said that so far 17 kids have been registered and their goal is to grow into two orchestras.
"Looking at the future of the St. Cloud Symphony Youth Orchestra, we hope that it will be an active and vital group in our community for years to come. We are hoping to eventually have two different groups, an intermediate and an advanced group, hopefully adding additional instrumentations to the ensemble as we expand more (i.e. percussion, brass, & woodwinds)," Schillerstrom said.
"It's probably going to be a five year outlook where we hope to get about 60 people within the next six years," Schillerstrom said.
O' Bryant said that he would like to see the program get stabilized and gradually move towards expansion.
"It takes a bit to get off the ground but we see a lot of support from parents who even play with their kids in the orchestra," O' Bryant said.
"I'm excited and honored as an SCSU student to be part of something so important to the youth in our community," Schillerstrom said.