Green Mountain Youth Symphony

Mission :

Providing young musicians with the opportunity to play great music in their own community with their peers.

History :

The Green Mountain Youth Symphony was founded in 2001 as the Central Vermont Youth Orchestra, a single orchestra for local instrumental students. Five years later, GYMS now consists of three orchestras and nearly 100 participants from approximately twenty-five towns throughout Central and Northern Vermont. The orchestra has performed at First Night Montpelier, Farmers Night and at the St. Johnsbury Academy, and has been featured on WCAX TV and Vermont Notes on WCTV radio.

"We had a small dream; to establish a youth orchestra in Central Vermont. We started with the idea that if we could get a dozen or so kids together with a good conductor, we could slowly grow our program here in Montpelier. Forty-three young musicians showed up for our auditions! Within a year, we were seventy players strong! Now we can call it a dream realized!" - August Burns, Founder.