12/03/2024 - For Immediate Release
The Fort Worth Youth Orchestra continues the exciting 60th season with a wonderful holiday season of performances. Come check out one of the following!
December 10, 2024: Jazz for Toys for Tots
7PM - Kimbell Art Museum
Bring a toy instead of a ticket and join the Ken Ebo Jazz Band and FWYO Jazz at the Kimbell Art Museum for some holiday Jazz!
(Ticketed RSVP required - Free - Bring a toy!)
December 13, 2024: Fall Chamber Recital
6:30PM - Kimbell Art Museum
An intimate evening showcasing our talented Chamber Ensembles.
(Free)
December 14, 2024: FWYO Jazz at Sundance Square
8:30PM - Sundance Square
Join us at the square for a performance featuring holiday jazz tunes from Ken Ebo and FWYO Jazz!
(Free - open to the public)
December 15, 2024: FWYO Holiday Spectacular!
Sponsored by Central Market
Multiple Start Times - I.M. Terrell Academy for STEM & VPA
Sponsored by Central Market, the annual holiday concert will feature all ensembles and a special performance of Colombian dancers!
Part One 1:45PM – Philharmonic Orchestra & Jr. String Orchestra
Part Two 4:30PM – Wind Ensemble & String Orchestra
Part Three 7:45PM – The Youth Orchestra Holiday Spectacular (feat. Colombian dancers and local choirs)
(Ticketed - Reduced price for students. Tickets go on sale several weeks before performance. Check FWYO.org for details)
December 18, 2024: Suzuki Winter Concert
6:00 PM - FWYO Orchestra Hall
Join us at Orchestra Hall for this holiday-themed group concert featuring all of our Suzuki students.
(Free)
For questions about tickets or other opportunities, please contact the FWYO Box Office at 817-923-3121 x12 or orchestra@fwyo.org
About The Fort Worth Youth Orchestra
Celebrating 60 years of extraordinary music education during the 2024-2025 season, the Fort Worth Youth Orchestra has won local, national, and international recognition as one of the finest youth orchestra programs in the United States. Through eight programs - including four major orchestras, a Wind Ensemble, FWYO Suzuki School, Chamber Programs, and Jazz - the FWYO delivers high quality musical instruction to more than 430 students ranging in age from six months to eighteen years, and represent communities throughout North Texas.
Founded by a community group headed by Betty Utter and under the direction of conductors Ezra Rachlin and John Giordano, the FWYO was founded to promote and inspire the continuing development of musical talent in qualified area youth through intensive education in classical orchestral rooted music and performance. The programs offers students the opportunity to further develop their talent as well as their leadership skills, self-discipline, confidence, and pride in personal achievement. Many of the nearly 20,000 alumni of the Fort Worth Youth Orchestra program have gone on to become members of major symphony orchestras, music educators, or leaders in their fields.
The Orchestra's accomplishments include international concert tours in Europe, Mexico, Canada, and the Far East; music festivals in Switzerland and Washington, D.C.; and numerous other concert appearances across Texas and the Southwest. It's most recent tour in 2024 was to Spain with performances in Barcelona, Valencia, and Cullera. The Youth Orchestra has also been honored to perform with artists such as Van Cliburn, Jose Feghali, Yakov Kasman, Tamàs Ungàr, and John Owings, and composers Morton Gould and Samuel Adler. In 2021, the FWYO also received 2nd in the Youth Orchestra Division of the prestigious American Prize and are again finalists for the 2024 American Prize with both the Youth Orchestra and Wind Ensemble.
Under the leadership of Music Director Dr. Germán Gutiérrez since 2000 and Executive Director Andrew Reynolds since 2021, the FWYO has become one of North Texas’ most prestigious performing arts organizations. In addition to it's educational programs, the FWYO owns and operates historic Orchestra Hall in Westcliff that has been home to numerous performing arts organizations since 1975.
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Press Inquiries: Lauren Arie - larie@fwyo.org / 817-923-3121 x18
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