Collaborative Work

The Green Mountain Youth Symphony is an important part of the musical community of Central Vermont and works closely with other local performing venues, organizations, and artists. Past collaborative ventures and performance highlights of the GMYS orchestra program include:

• First Night Montpelier 2005–2010
• Montpelier’s Independence Day Celebration: 2008, 2010 and 2012
• Farmers Night
• Family concerts with the Vermont Philharmonic in 2009 - 2012
• Project Outreach with the Montpelier Chamber Orchestra Society in 2008 - 2012
• World-premiere performances of commissioned works by Vermont composers such as Erik Nielsen, Laura Koplewitz, and Dennis Bathory-Kitsz
• Guest performances at the St. Johnsbury Academy, at the Chandler Music Hall in Randolph, and in a concert sponsored by the Paine Mountain Arts Council in Northfield

• Joint performances with ensembles from the Upper Valley Music Center at the Lebanon Opera House in New Hampshire and the Barre Opera House in Vermont in 2011 and 2012