Dr. John Downey
John Downey served as Director of Music Theory and Composition for Music For Youth/MYSO for more than 40 years, and was an important and beloved member of the
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"Spotlight" Newsletter
Like Father, Like Son…With a Twist
by Ron Oshima Armarion Julien, assistant principal violist of the Senior Symphony this past year (and co-principal of the split orchestra) was influenced in his musical path by
"Spotlight" Newsletter
Educators Inspire Saxophonist to Mentor Others
by Michelle Hoffman Graduating senior and Wind Ensemble/Jazz Studies saxophonist Mia Traverse is taking her next step this fall at Butler University in Indianapolis, majoring in music education.
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Owne Xayboury
Owne Xayboury is a junior at Rufus King International High School. He studies with violist Jackie Baker at the Falls Baptist Music School. Initially having started on violin,
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Cordelia Zahner
Cordelia Zahner is an eighth grader at Wittenberg Academy, an online school. She loves history, reading, writing, and music. Cordelia has taken violin lessons from Lisa Kitzke since
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Max Letellier
Max Letellier is a sophomore at New Berlin Eisenhower High School. He began taking lessons on piano when he was five, and violin when he was ten. In
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Mia Traverse
Mia Traverse is a senior at Sussex-Hamilton High School and has played in MYSO’s Wind Ensemble for three years. She has been playing alto saxophone, her primary instrument,
Profiles
Siddharth Nadkarni
Siddharth Nadkarni is a senior at Arrowhead High School. He began his musical career at age five with piano lessons, playing the cello at age eight, and music
Profiles
Armarion Julien
Armarion Julien is assistant principal viola of MYSO’s Senior Symphony. He is a junior at Pius XI Catholic High School and has been playing viola for seven years.
Profiles
Kevin Mi
2021 MYSO String Orchestra Concerto Competition winner Kevin Mi, 9, is a third grader at Swallow School in Hartland. He has been studying the cello since the age