Youth Outreach Program

The Elmhurst Symphony serves the western suburbs with youth-orientated activities dedicated to the educational and cultural enrichment of our future audience.

Robert Stanger Young Artists Auditions

The Robert Stanger Young Artist Auditions are held each winter to provide a forum for outstanding local area high school instrumentalists to compete for the opportunity to perform a concerto movement with the Elmhurst Symphony Orchestra. In addition to monetary awards, three-runners-up are invited to perform for local community groups. The auditions are sponsored in part by the Elmhurst Kiwanis Club and the Auxiliary of the Elmhurst Symphony Association. The competition will be held Saturday January 23, 2010.

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Please visit this section of the website after the January 23rd competition for a list of the winners, instrument they performed, High School and music teacher.

Ensemble Visits to Schools

The Elmhurst Symphony Association will sponsor ensemble visits to District 205 elementary and middle schools and several private schools in the Elmhurst area in 2010.

The Elmhurst Symphony Orchestra is committed to outreach and educational programs such as this to help audiences of tomorrow come to a better understanding and appreciation of music of all types. The Elmhurst Symphony Orchestra is a non-for-profit organization. The ensemble visits are made possible in part by the City of Elmhurst Tourism Fund, the Illinois Arts Council, DuPage Community Foundation,  and Target Corporation.

The 2010 Winners are:

First Place- Derrek Chung, piano
Neuqua Valley
Piano Concerto No. 12 K414 in A Major by Mozart
Paulette Moffett, teacher
$400 award

Second Place - Kiyoshi Hayashi, violin 
Oak Park-River Forest
Concerto in A Minor by Dvorak
Thomas Wermuth, teacher
$350 award

Third Place - Michael Rau, violin 
Downers Grove South
Concerto in D Major by Tchaikovsky
Almita Vamos, teacher
$300 award

Fourth Place - Marta Tiesenga, alto saxaphone 
York High School
Concerto for Saxophone by Glazunov
Dan Moroz, teacher
$150 award

Honorable mention:
Aadam Ibrahim, viola 
Addison trail

Zulin Hsueh, cello
Naperville North

The Elmhurst Symphony is grateful to the Elmhurst Kiwanis Club and the Elmhurst Symphony Auxiliary for their generous and active support of the Stanger Competition and to Elmhurst College for hosting the event.