Meet Sameer Patel – an Interview by SDYS Student Nya Delcastillo
Get to know our new AD Sameer Patel through this timely interview by SDYS Ovation student and Youth Leadership Council Director Nya Delcastillo
2022-23 COVID-19 Policy for Students – August 26, 2022
San Diego Youth Symphony names Sameer Patel as its new Artistic Director
An accomplished conductor and music educator, he will oversee artistic direction of multiple SDYS programs serving 3,000+ students each year.
SDYS’ Annual Encore! Scholarship Fundraiser
San Diego Youth Symphony held its most successful Encore! Scholarship Fundraiser to date on April 24 at the Hyatt Regency Spa and Marina on Mission Bay.
Jeff Edmons to Retire from San Diego Youth Symphony After Twenty-Five Year Tenure as Music Director
Announcement to SDYS Families: Mr. Edmons’ Plan to Retire
Dear SDYS Families, This week, longtime Music Director Jeff Edmons announced his plans to retire […]
SDYS Premieres “(You Are) Amazing” featuring Hundreds of Local Youth Musicians
It’s finally here: the world premiere of Brian Balmages’ “(You Are) Amazing,” written in celebration of SDYS’ 75th anniversary and recorded by close to 350 students from SDYS and 7 other local youth music organizations.
SDYS’ Virtual 75th Birthday: Watch Online
Happy Birthday SDYS! On this day in 1945, the very first concert of the “Youth […]
Calling all SDYS Alumni
Are you, or do you know, any SDYS alumni from any era? We want to hear from you!
SDYS Announces Administrative Office Expansion to ARTS DISTRICT Liberty Station
SAN DIEGO, CA – May 14, 2020 – For nearly 75 years the San Diego […]
15th Annual International Youth Symphony Program Begins July 15 at SDYS
Twenty-four musicians representing nine countries assemble to play alongside top SDYS musicians, to make memories, build bonds and cultural understanding through music.
Bringing Back Music Ed – San Diego Union Tribune Feature Article
No student who wants to participate is turned away from SDYS’s ensemble-based programs, and for those that can’t afford it, tuition assistance is available in the form of music scholarships. Funding for these scholarships comes from private donations, and from the organization’s annual “Encore!” gala fundraiser held last weekend at the Casa del Prado in Balboa Park…
