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This might sound like a fairly unrealistic idea, but I've been thinking about starting a youth orchestra in my town. There's several factors that I feel make this a bit more reasonable: My town has a semi-professional symphony with members that I'm very close with, so support or even incorporation is possible I live in a medium sized college town, so number of participants isn't a huge concern My town is also more than an hour's drive from the nearest youth orchestra, which is obviously impractical, so a lot of serious musicians forgo youth orchestras entirely (I was previously a member of the aforementioned orchestra, but because the commute was too long, I had to quit) I frequently organize music community service opportunities for some groups that I work with, so I can potentially organize opportunities for the orchestra as well Some major concerns I have are funding, the local college's lack of a music department, difficulty in spreading the word, and coordination. Also, I'm a high schooler, so I don't have significant resources to undertake this myself. As such, I have the following tentative first steps: Ask my school's orchestra director, a member of my town's symphony, for any advice that she has and to help me reach out to the symphony's organizers Email the organizers of the aforementioned youth orchestra for advice Gauge interest from my community Although this might be a bit of a pipe dream, this is something that I'd really love to see happen, so if anyone has any advice or experience, I'd love to hear it! Thanks!
