Upcoming Events


Galleries of Sound at the Brooks Museum: A Performance by the Memphis Youth Symphony (December)
Dec
14

Galleries of Sound at the Brooks Museum: A Performance by the Memphis Youth Symphony (December)

Join us on Saturday November 9th at 12pm as the Memphis Brooks Museum of Art welcomes the musical talents of the Memphis Youth Symphony to its galleries! Students in the Memphis Youth Symphony Program (MYSP) will perform against the backdrop of inspiring works of art spanning the ages. Reserve your tickets today for an experience you won't want to miss!

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Refunds and Exchanges
All ticket sales are final and non-refundable. 
If an event is canceled, no action is required to obtain a refund; we will issue a refund to the original method of payment used at time of purchase.

If an event is postponed, rescheduled, or moved, your tickets are still valid for the new date and no further action is required. Emails will be sent to ticket holders notifying them of any available refund options for the event.

Date & Time

Sat, Nov 9, 2024 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM

Venue Details

Memphis Brooks Museum of Art
1934 Poplar Avenue
Memphis, Tennessee 38104

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MYSP Sounds of the Season Concert
Dec
8

MYSP Sounds of the Season Concert

The Memphis Youth Symphony Program presents the MYSP Sounds of the Season on Sunday, December 8th at the University of Memphis Scheidt Family Performing Arts Center! 

University of Memphis Scheidt Family Performing Arts Center

3800 Central Ave., Memphis, TN 38117

Parking code: 32961#


Adults $15

Students and Seniors $5

MYSP Students are free

The MYSP does not want ticket prices to deter anyone from attending MYSP performances. If you are unable to purchase tickets at this time, please email executivedirector@myspmusic.org to be added to the will call list. 

Tickets are good for both concerts!


2:30pm Concert

Prelude Strings, conducted by Kristi Harrington

Intermezzo Orchestra, conducted by Chelsea Subick

Concert Band, conducted by Kevin Carpenter

7:00pm Concert

String Orchestra, conducted by Yonitte Ryger

Repertory Orchestra, conducted by Dr. Selim Giray

Youth Symphony, conducted by Kyle Dickson; Featuring a special collaboration with Memphis Choral Arts! 

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Mashburn Music Series
Dec
4

Mashburn Music Series

The Beethoven Club and the Memphis Youth Symphony Program are proud to announce the Mashburn Music Series in honor of Barbara Mashburn, the Beethoven Club's longstanding former president, board members and leader of countless programs throughout decades. We are so excited to partner with the Beethoven Club on this new series featuring the talented students of the MYSP! 

Inaugural Concert
Wednesday, December 4, 2024 at 5:00 p.m.
Beethoven Club, 263 S. McLean, Memphis, TN 38104
Free admission, reception to follow

The program will include works by Mendelssohn, Forsyth, Mozart, Bach, Paganini, and Brandon.

Participating MYSP musicians are:
Mia Widner, violin 
Ariel Ross, viola 
Caleb Jenning, horn 
Oscar Ruiz, cello 
Emma Kerr, violin 
Sam Scull, oboe 
John Baltz, clarinet 
Grace Dillender, bassoon 

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Galleries of Sound at the Brooks Museum: A Performance by the Memphis Youth Symphony (November)
Nov
9

Galleries of Sound at the Brooks Museum: A Performance by the Memphis Youth Symphony (November)

Join us on Saturday November 9th at 12pm as the Memphis Brooks Museum of Art welcomes the musical talents of the Memphis Youth Symphony to its galleries! Students in the Memphis Youth Symphony Program (MYSP) will perform against the backdrop of inspiring works of art spanning the ages. Reserve your tickets today for an experience you won't want to miss!

Purchase tickets here!

Refunds and Exchanges
All ticket sales are final and non-refundable. 
If an event is canceled, no action is required to obtain a refund; we will issue a refund to the original method of payment used at time of purchase.

If an event is postponed, rescheduled, or moved, your tickets are still valid for the new date and no further action is required. Emails will be sent to ticket holders notifying them of any available refund options for the event.

Date & Time

Sat, Nov 9, 2024 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM

Venue Details

Memphis Brooks Museum of Art
1934 Poplar Avenue
Memphis, Tennessee 38104

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RiverArtsFest 2024
Oct
19

RiverArtsFest 2024

The MYSP is excited to perform on the ARTSmemphis Partners Stage at RiverArtsFest again this year! Come hear two great MYSP chamber music ensembles performances!

9-10:15am
11-11:40am

More information can be found here: https://riverartsmemphis.org/

RiverArtsFest is a celebration of fine arts and fine local music with live artist demonstrations and hands-on art activities for all ages!

More than 150 artists from around the country and right here in Memphis gather to exhibit and sell their latest works of original fine arts in what’s become the largest juried artist market and urban festival in the Mid-South. 

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Memphis Children’s Theatre Festival 2024
Oct
5

Memphis Children’s Theatre Festival 2024

Come out and hear MYSP Chamber Music students perform from 11:30am-12pm at the Memphis Children’s Theatre Festival 2024 at Theatre Memphis!

More information here!

The 2024 Memphis Children’s Theatre Festival will be a community celebration of family and youth focused performances that is sure to entertain and delight all who are in attendance. This year is our 19th annual celebration and we are expanding with more than 30 performances and opportunities to explore theatre, music, art, dance and MORE!

The founding mission of the festival, created by Voices of the South in the mid 1990’s, was to create a safe, educational, affordable, and exciting atmosphere in which children and families can attend innovative theatre and participate in arts-oriented activities that foster imagination.

The children’s festival introduces and fosters relationships and experiences with the entire arts community in Shelby county and beyond. MCTF2024 will represent more than 200 individual artists from the Mid South. MCTF2024 will represent individual artists, arts organizations, local schools and children’s performing arts groups all while promoting arts awareness as a step in helping to build a stronger, more invigorated community by sharing the beauty of art with children and families. 

Let us know if you are coming! Click here.

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Music College Fair
Sep
19

Music College Fair

Join us for the annual College Fair presented by the MYSP and the University of Memphis!

4:00-7:30pm
The University of Memphis Scheidt Family Performing Arts Center
3800 Central Ave., Memphis, TN 38117
Free and open to all

This event is open to students of all ages with an interest in continuing their musical studies in college. The College Fair is free of charge and includes a College Audition Prep discussion led by U of M faculty, a tour of the University of Memphis facilities, and a college fair with representatives from over 15 different music schools from across the country.

Schedule

4pm Check-in (no registration required)
4:30pm College Prep Seminar
5:30pm Tour
6-7:30pm College Fair


Schools represented at the college fair include:

Bard College Conservatory of Music

Blair School of Music at Vanderbilt University

Boston Conservatory at Berklee

Cornish College of the Arts

Florida State University College of Music

Loyola University New Orleans

Manhattan School of Music

Oberlin Conservatory of Music

Peabody Conservatory

San Francisco Conservatory of Music

The Juilliard School

The Shepherd School of Music at Rice University

The University of Memphis Rudi E. Scheidt School of Music

University of Michigan School of Music, Theatre & Dance

University of North Texas College of Music

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MYSP Season Finale!
May
5

MYSP Season Finale!

Sunday, May 5, 2024
Cannon Center for the Performing Arts
255 N Main St, Memphis, TN 38103

Adults - $15
Students - $5
Seniors - $5
MYSP Students - Free
Tickets are good for both concerts.

2:30PM Concert - Prelude Strings, Intermezzo Orchestra, Concert Band, Chamber Orchestra, String Orchestra, Wind Ensemble

7:30PM Concert - MYSP Youth Symphony and Memphis Symphony Orchestra Side-by-Side Concert

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MYSP Spring Concert: Youth Symphony featuring Concerto Competition Winners
Mar
3

MYSP Spring Concert: Youth Symphony featuring Concerto Competition Winners

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Sunday, March 3, 2024

Plough Hall

Scheidt Family Performing Arts Center


2:00PM Concert - Prelude Strings, Intermezzo Orchestra, and Concert Band 

5:00PM Concert - String Orchestra, Chamber Orchestra, and Wind Ensemble

7:30PM Concert - Youth Symphony featuring Concerto Competition Winners:

Emma Kerr (violin)
Misha Medvedchuk (clarinet)
Jack Feng and Oscar Ruiz (violin and cello)

Tickets are good for all 3 concerts on Sunday, March 3

Adults - $15
Students - $5
Seniors - $5
MYSP Students - Free

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MYSP Spring Concert: String Orchestra, Chamber Orchestra, and Wind Ensemble
Mar
3

MYSP Spring Concert: String Orchestra, Chamber Orchestra, and Wind Ensemble

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Sunday, March 3, 2024

Plough Hall

Scheidt Family Performing Arts Center

2:00PM Concert - Prelude Strings, Intermezzo Orchestra, and Concert Band 

5:00PM Concert - String Orchestra, Chamber Orchestra, and Wind Ensemble

7:30PM Concert - Youth Symphony featuring Concerto Competition Winners:

Emma Kerr (violin)
Misha Medvedchuk (clarinet)
Jack Feng and Oscar Ruiz (violin and cello)

Tickets are good for all 3 concerts on Sunday, March 3

Adults - $15
Students - $5
Seniors - $5
MYSP Students - Free

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MYSP Spring Concert: Prelude Strings, Intermezzo Orchestra, and Concert Band
Mar
3

MYSP Spring Concert: Prelude Strings, Intermezzo Orchestra, and Concert Band

Purchase tickets

Sunday, March 3, 2024

Plough Hall

Scheidt Family Performing Arts Center

2:00PM Concert - Prelude Strings, Intermezzo Orchestra, and Concert Band 

5:00PM Concert - String Orchestra, Chamber Orchestra, and Wind Ensemble

7:30PM Concert - Youth Symphony featuring Concerto Competition Winners:

Emma Kerr (violin)
Misha Medvedchuk (clarinet)
Jack Feng and Oscar Ruiz (violin and cello)

Tickets are good for all 3 concerts on Sunday, March 3

Adults - $15
Students - $5
Seniors - $5
MYSP Students - Free

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Symphony ReDefined Annual Fundraiser
Feb
16

Symphony ReDefined Annual Fundraiser

Please join us for Symphony ReDefined, the MYSP’s annual fundraising event!

Featuring a silent auction and musical performances by Mark Edgar Stuart, Susan Marshall, River City Flutes, and MYSP students. Food & drink available for purchase.

All proceeds go to the MYSP.

Free! Please RSVP here.

Location: Crosstown Concourse East Atrium
1350 Concourse Ave., Memphis, TN 38104
Free parking in the parking garage on Floors 2 and above.

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MYSP Fall Concert
Nov
5

MYSP Fall Concert

Featuring Prelude Strings, Intermezzo Orchestra, String Orchestra, Chamber Orchestra, and Concert Band ensembles

Adults - $15
Students - $5
Seniors - $5
MYSP Students - Free

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Symphony Redefined
Feb
25

Symphony Redefined

Join us for our annual fundraiser: Symphony Redefined! Featuring a diverse array of performances by MYSP staff, students, parents, and MSO concertmaster, Barrie Cooper! You won't want to miss this event!

We are also hosting a silent auction as a part of our benefit concert! Check out some of our amazing items online before the event!

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