After a long 24 months, the Okanagan Symphony Youth Orchestra (OSYO) will be playing to live audiences again.

Limited to 50 students from around the Okanagan this year, the OSYO says it害羞草研究所檚 navigating the pandemic to provide a safe environment for live music.

Shows are upcoming in Vernon, Penticton and Kelowna. The Vernon show will take place Nov. 27 at Trinity United Church; the Penticton performance is on Nov. 28 at Cleland Community Theatre; and the Kelowna show, also on Nov. 28, will be hosted by the First Lutheran Church.

害羞草研究所淲e are so thrilled to be making music once again with our OSYO musicians,害羞草研究所� said music director Rosemary Thomson on behalf of co-conductor Dennis Colpitts and herself. 害羞草研究所淭he excitement of our musicians as they prepare music for a live audience again after 24 months is palpable. I know that they will simply shine.害羞草研究所�

The OSYO Fall Concert will feature cellist Angela Zeng 害羞草研究所� a star in the making.

害羞草研究所淗er solo performance of the first movement of the Dvorak Cello Concerto is quite simply awe-inspiring and we are delighted to showcase her on this concert,害羞草研究所� says Thomson.

The concert will also feature the premiere of 害羞草研究所楻ain at the End of Time,害羞草研究所� a new work by trombonist and Grade 12 student composer Dryden Bennett.

Tickets are available online at or at the door.

The OSYO provides young string, wind, brass and percussion players with opportunities in advanced orchestral playing with their peers. Students aged nine through 20 are welcomed from all over the Okanagan.

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