List of youth orchestras in the United States

This is a non-exhaustive list of youth orchestras in the United States. For adult community, adult semi-professional, or professional orchestras in the United States see List of symphony orchestras in the United States.

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Alabama

*Alabama Youth Symphony
* [http://www.myorch.org/ Metropolitan Youth Orchestra]
* [http://www.culturalarts.org/eyo.asp Etowah Youth Orchestra]
* [http://www.mobilesymphony.org/youth-orchestra.html Mobile Symphony Youth Orchestra]

Alaska

*Anchorage Youth Symphony
*Fairbanks Youth Symphony
*Juneau Student Symphony

Arizona

*Metropolitan Youth Symphony
*Tucson Philharmonic Youth Orchestra

Arkansas

*North Arkansas Symphony Youth Orchestra
* [http://www.opyo.org/ Youth Symphony of the Ozarks]

California

*El Camino Youth Symphony
*California Youth Symphony
*Claremont Young Musicians Orchestra
*Claremont Youth Symphony Orchestra
*CSUN Youth Symphony Orchestra
*Glendale Youth Orchestra
*Lowell Youth Chamber Orchestra
*Notre Temps String Ensemble San Diego http://ntstrings.org
*Oakland Youth Orchestra http://oyo.org/
*Orange County Youth Symphony Orchestra
*Pacific Symphony Youth Orchestra
*Pasadena Youth Symphony Orchestra
*Pasadena Young Musicians Orchestra
*Peninsula Youth Orchestra
*Sacramento Youth Symphony
*San Diego Civic Youth Orchestra
*San Diego Young Artists Symphony
*San Diego Youth Symphony Orchestra
*San Francisco Symphony Youth Orchestra
*Sacramento Youth Symphony
*San Jose Youth Symphony
*Santa Rosa Symphony Youth Orchestra
*SUHSD Symphonic Orchestra
*Southern California Youth Philharmonic
*Youth Orchestras of Southern Alameda County (YOSAC) http://www.yosac.org/
*Youth Symphony West
*Claremont Young Musicians Orchestra
*Conejo Valley Youth Orchestra

Colorado

*Denver Young Artists OrchestraArapahoe Philharmoic Youth Symphony [http://arapahoe-phil.org/Arapahoe%20Philharmonic%20Youth%20Orchestra.htm]

Connecticut

*Greater Bridgeport Youth Orchestras
*Stamford Young Artists' Philharmonic
*Norwalk Youth Symphony

Florida

*Florida Symphony Youth Orchestra
*Florida Young Artists Orchestra
*Jacksonville Symphony Youth Orchestra
*Florida Youth Orchestra
*Youth Orchestra of Palm Beach County
*South Florida Youth Symphony
*The Pinellas Youth Symphony
*Patel Conservatory Youth Orchestra (formerly known as the Tampa Bay Youth Orchestra)
* Greater Miami Youth Symphony
* Central Florida Youth Orchestra

Georgia

*Atlanta Symphony Youth Orchestra
*Atlanta Youth Orchestra
*Youth Orchestra of Greater Columbus
*Buckhead Youth Symphony
*Emory Youth Symphony Orchestra
* Mercer / Macon Symphony Youth Orchestra [http://www.mmsyo.com/]
*Metropolitian Youth Symphony Orchestra
* [Georgia Youth Symphony Orchestra]
*Atlanta Junior Chamber Orchestra
*Athens Youth SymphonyStill Waters Youth Sinfo-Nia Orchestra & Dance Company

Illinois

*Elgin Youth Symphony Orchestra
*Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestras
*Midwest Young Artists Orchestras
* [http://www.classicalsymphonyorchestra.org Protege Philharmonic]
*Schaumburg Youth Orchestra
* Quad City Youth Symphony

Indiana

*New World Youth Orchestras
*Musical Arts Youth Orchestra [http://www.mayomusic.org/ MAYO]
*Wabash Valley Youth Symphony
*South Bend Youth Symphony Orchestras

Kansas

* [http://www.youthsymphonykc.org/ Youth Symphony of Kansas City]
*Wichita Youth Symphony
* [http://www.salinasymphony.org/youthsymph.htm Salina Youth Symphony]

Hawaii

Hawaii Youth Symphonyhttp://hiyouthsymphony.org

Kentucky

*Central Kentucky Youth Orchestra
*Louisville Youth Orchestra

Maine

*Portland Youth Symphony Orchestra

Maryland

*Chesapeake Youth Symphony Orchestra
*Greater Baltimore Youth Orchestra
*Maryland Classic Youth Orchestras
*Potomac Valley Youth Orchestra
*Prince Georges County Junior Youth Orchestra
*Rockville Regional Youth Orchestra
*Youth Orchestras of Prince William

Massachusetts

*Boston Youth Symphony Orchestras [http://www.bysoweb.org/index.cfm]
*Greater Boston Youth Symphony Orchestras
*Metrowest Youth Symphony Orchestra [http://metyso.org]
*New England Conservatory Youth Orchestras
*Worcester Youth Symphony Orchestras

Michigan

*Jackson Youth Symphony Orchestra
*Kalamazoo Junior Symphony Orchestra
*Michigan Youth Symphony Orchestra
*Oakland Youth Orchestra
*West Shore Youth Symphony
*Detroit Symphony Civic Orchestra

Minnesota

*Greater Twin Cities Youth Symphonies
*Minnesota Youth Symphonies

Mississippi

* [http://www.usm.edu/smyo Southern Mississippi Youth Orchestra]

Missouri

*Saint Louis Symphony Youth Orchestra
*Springfield Youth Symphony

Montana

*Great Falls Youth Orchestra

Nebrska

*Omaha Area Youth Orchestra
* [http://jyo.lps.org Junior Youth Orchestra]
* [http://lys.lps.org Lincoln Youth Symphony]
* [http://sites.lps.org/music/stories/storyReader$19 Youth Ensemble of Strings]

New Hampshire

*Greater Manchester Youth Symphony Orchestra

New Jersey

*All South Jersey Intermediate Orchestra
*All North Jersey intermediate Orchestra
*All Central Jersey Intermediate Orchestra
*All State Honors Intermediate Orchestra

Nevada

* [http://www.lvyo.org Las Vegas Youth Orchestra]

New Mexico

*Albuquerque Youth Symphony
*Santa Fe Youth Symphony

New York

*Adirondack Youth Orchestra
*Binghamton Youth Symphony Orchestra
*The Children's Orchestra Society
*Empire State Youth Orchestra
*Greater Buffalo Youth Orchestra
*InterSchool Orchestras of New York
*Long Island Youth Orchestra
*New York Youth Symphony
*Rochester Philharmonic Youth Orchestra
*Metropolitan Youth Orchestra
*Greater Westchester Youth Symphony Orchestra

North Carolina

*Philharmonic Association Youth Orchestras
*Winston-Salem Youth Symphony
*Winston-Salem Youth Philharmonic

Ohio

*Akron Youth Symphony
*Cincinnati Symphony Youth Orchestra
*Cleveland Orchestra Youth Orchestra
*Columbus Symphony Youth Orchestra
*Contemporary Youth Orchestra
*Dayton Philharmonic Youth Orchestra
*Dayton Philharmonic Junior Strings Orchestra
*Springfield Youth Symphony
*Toledo Youth Orchestra
*Northern Ohio Youth Orchestra

Oklahoma

*Oklahoma Youth Orchestra

Oregon

*Portland Youth Philharmonic
*Eugene Youth Symphony
*Metropolitan Youth Symphony
*Corvallis Youth Symphony
*Salem Youth Symphony

Pennsylvania

*Reading Symphony Youth Orchestra
*Philadelphia Sinfonia
*The Central Pennsylvania Youth Orchestra
*Greater Erie Youth Symphony Orchestra
*Erie Junior Philharmonic
*Philadelphia Youth Orchestra
*Pittsburgh Youth Symphony Orchestra
*Delaware County Youth Orchestra
*Temple University Center for Gifted Young Musicians
*Chester County Youth Orchestra

Puerto Rico

*Puerto Rico Youth Symphony Orchestra

outh Carolina

*Carolina Youth Symphony
*Greenville County Youth Orchestra
*Youth Orchestra of the Lowcountry (This was formerly the Charleston Symphony Youth Orchestra.)
*Long Bay Symphony Youth Orchestrahttp://www.beaufortorchestra.org/youth.html

Tennessee

*Music City Youth Orchestra http://www.musiccityyo.org
*Memphis Youth Symphony
*Nashville Curb Symphony
*Knoxville Youth Symphony Orchestra

Texas

*El Paso Symphony Youth Orchestras
*Houston Youth Symphony
*The Virtuosi of Houston
*The Greater Houston Youth Orchestra
*Youth Orchestras of San Antonio
*Youth Orchestra of Greater Fort Worth
*Greater Dallas Youth Orchestra
*Lone Star Youth Orchestra
*Austin Youth Orchestra
*Bay Area Youth Symphony
*Waco Symphony Youth Orchestra
*Lubbock Youth Symphony Orchestra

Vermont

*Vermont Youth Orchestra

Virginia

*American Youth Philharmonic Orchestras
*Blacksburg Regional Youth Symphony Orchestra
*McLean Youth Orchestra
*Richmond Symphony Youth Orchestra
*Roanoke Youth Symphony Orchestra
*Washington Metropolitan Youth Orchestra
*Youth Orchestras of Fairfax
*Youth Orchestras of Prince William
*Bay Youth Orchestra

Washington

*Seattle Youth Symphony
*Cascade Youth Symphony Orchestra
*Tacoma Youth Symphony
*Bellevue Youth Symphony Orchestra
*Evergreen Philharmonic Orchestra
*North Sound Youth Symphony
*Spokane Youth Symphony

West Virginia

*Charleston Symphony Youth Orchestra
*West Virginia All-State Youth Orchestra
*Wheeling Symphony Youth Orchestra

Wisconsin

*Lakeshore Youth Philharmonic
*Fox Valley Youth Symphony
*Milwaukee Youth Symphony Orchestra
*Oshkosh Youth Symphony Orchestra http://www.youth.oshkoshsymphony.org/
*Wisconsin Youth Symphony Orchestra
*Green Bay Symphony Youth Orchestra

Washington, D.C.

*DC Youth Orchestra Program