Over the years, we occasionally hear from students or their parents that the child finds the ensemble music too easy.  We hope that this post will help explain why we program the concert music at the level we do and how a student of the FYO should approach the study and practice of the ensemble…

Here is the information about the accessories needed to be  a well-equipped beginner in the Flagler Youth Orchestra. Method Book First, your method book. String Builder, Book 1. Be sure to purchase the version for the instrument your child is playing. Here is a link to the book for violin at Amazon.com, but you can…

The Flagler Youth Orchestra performs its last concert of the 2011-12 season on Wednesday, May 9, at 7 p.m. at the Flagler Auditorium in Palm Coast. Conductor Caren Umbarger and fellow teachers of the FYO will lead five orchestras with 250 string musicians — a cross-section of public, private and homeschooled students. The program will…

Members of the Harmony Chamber Orchestra will perform at the Hollingsworth Gallery on Saturday, April 14 at 6:00 pm. The gallery reception will feature local artist Christine Sullivan’s “The Clothesline Project”. For more information about the gallery and the reception, visit the Hollingsworth Gallery website.

The Flagler Youth Orchestra performs its second concert of the 2011-12 season on Wednesday, February 29, at 7 p.m. at the Flagler Auditorium in Palm Coast. Conductor Caren Umbarger and fellow teachers of the FYO will lead five orchestras with 280 string musicians — a cross-section of public, private and homeschooled students. The program will…