The Charlotte Symphony Youth Orchestras are educational components of the Charlotte Symphony Orchestra (CSO). The orchestras offer students in the greater Charlotte area a unique performing experience, in which talented young musicians obtain musical training in a semi-professional ensemble setting.
The Charlotte Symphony Youth Orchestra is open to students in grades 8 through 12, although exceptions will be made for very advanced younger students to be members. The Youth Orchestra rehearses on Monday evenings from 5:30 to 8:00pm from late August to early May. The group performs an average of six concerts per year. All members are required to attend the 'free' summer camp during the first week of August. A limited number of merit and financial scholarships for private study are awarded each year by the Symphony Guild of Charlotte, Inc. The annual tuition is $275.
