Come Grow With Us
LOUISVILLE YOUTH ORCHESTRA
Doug Elmore, Music Director
Our 63rd Season
AUDITION FOR THE LYO
Auditions for the 2022-2023 season will take place in late August and early September. Learn more here.
We want YOU to audition! Sign up for audition alerts to learn when you can begin to register and access next season's audition materials. Students of all ages are encouraged to audition. Auditions are important for placing students in the correct level of ensemble.
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LYO ENSEMBLES
FULL ORCHESTRAS
STRING ORCHESTRAS
CHAMBER ENSEMBLES
PERCUSSION
Thank You for Your Support!
Contributions of any amount are greatly appreciated. The LYO depends on the generosity of patrons like you to make programming possible. In an organization of our size, any gift from an individual, foundation, or business can truly make an impact. To learn more about giving opportunities, sponsorships, or recurring giving, please contact LYO Executive Director Alissa Brody at abrody@lyo.org or 502-896-1851, and we welcome you to visit our Be a Patron page.
The Louisville Youth Orchestra has met the Better Business Bureau’s 20 Standards for Charity Accountability and is a BBB Accredited Charity. View the LYO’s full charity report.
The Louisville Youth Orchestra sincerely thanks the following individuals, foundations, and businesses for their support of our 63rd season in 2021-2022.
Founded in 1958, the Louisville Youth Orchestra provides an extraordinary musical experience for students in the region. The LYO includes 4 orchestras and several chamber ensembles. Performance opportunities take place from September through May. We invite you to check out the LYO video and 2021-2022 season highlights.
We believe in providing a musical experience of the highest quality for all dedicated young musicians as well as meaningful and artistic education programs for young audiences throughout our diverse communities. LYO musicians are expected to participate in their school instrumental music program and take private music lessons. Generous scholarships are available and awarded based on need.
Symphony ($10,000 +)
Fund For The Arts
Kentucky Arts Council
Metro Louisville Government
Concerto ($5,000-$9,999)
The Cory Foundation
Ed Klein
Paul and Judy Shoemaker
Fanfare ($1,000-$4,999)
Jim and Ginger Welch Charity Fund
Ben Keeton
Evelyn Loehrlein and Sidney King
Parent Network
Republic Bank *
Kyle and Katherine Vaughn
Vaughn Pettit Legal Group PLLC
Rhapsody ($500-$999)
Dr. Thomas and Amanda Altstadt +
Lori Ball–Torus Investments LLC +
Drs. Timothy and Tracilia Beacham +
Justin and Kristen Bouchard +
Scott Carothers
Brent Garrett and Glenda Marker
Dr. Jimica Howard
Mary Alice Keeton
Sang Y. Park and Minjung Ko +
Kroger
Janet Leon and Imad Makdah +
John McCall
Ben McClave
Northrup Equine, Dr. Foster Northrup
Megan Renwick and Norm Epley
Ty and Mary Richardson +
The Vessels-Conrad Charitable Gift Fund
Evelyn and Ronald Vaughn
The Yu Family +
Prelude, continued (up to $99)
David Darst
Janet Day
Brian Gatewood
JuliAnna Hannig
Ms. Dorcas S Harris
Brigitte Heppermann
Samantha and Todd Hester
Helen and Dennis Hogan
Colin Holter
Dawn Howard
David Jones
Chuck Keeton
Evan Keeton
Katie Kmetz
Emily Krasinski
Drs. Cecilia Huerta-Lauf and
Adrian Lauf
Chris Lerner
Christy Livers
Linette Lowe
Rhonda Towler Lyons
Carter Martin
Laura Martin
Reed and Jan Martin
Scott L Meyer Jr
Andrew Miller
Parocco Family
Rhonda Payne
Liz and Timothy Popham
Jayaram Ravishankar
Diane Rowley
Olivia Sargent
Milan Savkovich
Hannah Schardein
Jonah Sorenson
Todd and Leslie Swanson
Suzanne Thornberry
Colin Vaughn
Evan and Laura Vicic
Madelyn and Paul Walker
JP Ward
Joseph Lord and Brandy Warren
Paula Wright
Lauren Zachry-Reynolds
In-Kind Services and Partnerships
Robert J. Crook, Small Business Solutions, LLC
Gheens Foundation
Instrumental Partners
Kentucky Performing Arts
Louisville Ballet
Louisville Collegiate School
Louisville Orchestra
Louisville Public Media
Youth Performing Arts School
+ Family sponsorships
* One Child/One Year sponsorship
Harmony ($250-$499)
Anonymous (1)
ApotheCARE Pharmacy IV/Janice and Gary Hamm
Joe and Panaena Bina +
Sarah Binford
Jessica Caballero
Charles and Rebecca Christensen +
The Caroline Christian Foundation
Sharon David, honoring Sophia and Daphne Altstadt
Kimberly Guelda
Bruce and Donna Livers +
Darlene Livers +
Phil and Stephanie Martin
Russell and Terri Saunders
Ray and Jessica Schaaf
Dale Skaggs
Mark and Heather Willis +
Melanie Vittitow +
Melody ($100-$249)
Anonymous (3)
Teddy Abrams
Selcuk Arkun
Joseph Blitzko
Dr. and Mrs. John J. Buchino
Terrie Burgan
Swapna and Manoj Chandran
Sonya Cook
Tom and Janice Donan
Nancy Adams Drye
Gene P. Gardner
Mrs. Thelma G. Gault
June Hampe
Theresia Hartz
Rodney Henderson
Christine Loehrlein
Robert M Lukes and Anita Goetz
Ruth Ann Meade
Jeff and Mary Afton Payne
Kristina Richards
Michael Rihn
Mary and Joseph Rotella
Marcia and Bruce Roth
Ellen and Max Shapira
Camille Wagner
Michelle Winters
Prelude (up to $99)
Anonymous (4)
Erin Adams
Carolyn Altstadt
Bonnie Avery
Baird Foundation
Elizabeth Bell
Heather Bell
The Biggs Family
Amy C. Britton
Amber Burke
Libbi Caines
Martha Cockerel
Anne Crutcher
April Dannelly-Schenck
The LYO also benefits from critical professional and/or financial support from the following agencies:
The Kentucky Arts Council, the state arts agency, provides operating support to the Louisville Youth Orchestra with state tax dollars and federal funding from the National Endowment for the Arts.
Louisville Youth Orchestra programming is also made possible through significant operating support from the Fund For The Arts and its generous donors.
The LYO Presto! Strings Program is supported through a community-driven external agency grant from Metro Louisville.
The League of American Orchestras is dedicated to helping orchestras meet the challenges of the 21st century.