About Us

Mission
The Greater Boulder Youth Orchestras provide a variety of opportunities for young musicians to deepen their musical skills and passion and to engage the community through performances of the highest possible artistic level.

GBYO performs significant orchestral repertoire with a focus on works from monumental composers such as Mozart, Beethoven, Brahms, and Tchaikovsky in addition to creating other opportunities to perform and learn about music, such as a chamber music program and classes in theory and composition.

Creating a nurturing environment to cultivate the talents of our students, we look forward to working with every young musician committed to achieving the highest possible artistic level, regardless of socioeconomic background. As we are in full support of school music programs, all GBYO members will participate in the parallel music ensemble at their schools.

Membership Requirements

Audition. Musicians will be accepted by entrance audition only. For more information about entrance auditions, please click here.

School music participation. Each member of GBYO must participate in the parallel music ensemble at his or her school. Any exception will be made only with the agreement of the parallel ensemble director or school principal and the GBYO Board of Directors.

Individual lessons. All members of GBYO are required to be actively taking private lessons.

Non-discrimination policy. GBYO gives equal membership opportunity to all individuals, regardless of race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender expression, citizenship, disability, or geographic location. Because we are a youth orchestra, membership is open to

individuals only through age 21. There is no minimum age to join, but applicants must pass an audition process which is based solely on musical ability.

Tuition. For 2010-2011, Symphony tuition is be $525, Philharmonic $475, and Sinfonia $425. Financial assistance will be available through the GBYO Community Scholarship Fund. For these students, we provide any combination of private lessons, instrument purchase, and/or tuition assistance. Click here for more information.

GBYO Support
The Greater Boulder Youth Orchestras, a 501(c)3 non profit organization, would not exist without the generous support of individuals and organizations. We welcome and greatly appreciate those individuals and organizations who may wish to contribute and become sponsors.

Click here to make a donation to GBYO.

Board

The GBYO Board includes:

Joan Norman, Chair

Ann-Marie Tewey, Treasurer

Jane Houssiere, Secretary

Kim Brody, Elizabeth Korevaar, Chrys Masuda, Fred Peterbark, Stephanie Scheffler, Pris Walker

Our aim is to be a transparent organization focused on the musical experience of the young musician, engaging the community in our efforts.

PO Box 17643 • Boulder CO 80308 • 720-891-2259

GreaterBoulderYO@gmail.com

Administrative Staff

Brian Jack, Executive Director

Dr. Jack’s affinity for education and community involvement has played a large role in his life.

After earning his Bachelor’s Degree in Music Performance and Education at Ithaca College, he earned both his Master’s Degree and Doctorate in Bassoon Performance and Pedagogy at the University of Colorado where he studied with Dr. Yoshiyuki Ishikawa. As one of only thirty invited participants, he completed the League of American Orchestras’ Essentials of Orchestral Management in New York City in January 2010.

A highly regarded bassoonist, he currently teaches and performs in the Denver-Boulder area, having played with ensembles such as the Colorado Ballet, Colorado Music Festival, Colorado Symphony, MahlerFest Symphony Orchestra, and the Colorado Springs Philharmonic. He is an avid chamber musician, having formed the Boulder Bassoon Quartet.

He lives in Boulder with his wife Kaori Uno, bassoonist in the award-winning Antero Wind Quintet.