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Spring Concerts

sponsored by Masonic Lodges of Stratford

Sunday, May 18, 2025

The Klein Auditorium, Bridgeport, CT

All GCTYO ensembles perform! Choose your concert or attend both! 

Concert 1, 1 pm

Steel Pan Future & Junior Stars, Percussion, Saxophone, Jazz II, String, and Philharmonic Orchestras

See and hear the wide range of music that GCTYO offers young musicians!

Concert 2, 4:30 pm

Steel Pan All Stars, Jazz I, Virtuosi, Sinfonia, and Principal Orchestras

The winners of the 2025 GCTYO Concerto Competition, Kyra Brown & Kazuho Yasuno, will each perform one movement of a Cello concerto, accompanied by Principal Orchestra.

New Student Auditions

Wednesday, June 11, 2025

Fairfield, CT

Register today for your GCTYO audition and join the premier youth orchestra in Connecticut! We offer multiple different ensembles at all levels for young musicians from 5th-12th grade who have been playing their instrument for a year or more. Auditions are required for all instruments except steel pan. Registration is required for everyone. Watch our Audition Video.

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GCTYO Summer Music Festival

July 21-August 1, 2025

9 AM – 3 PM weekdays

Roger Ludlowe MS, Fairfield, CT

Get your GCTYO fix this summer! Join our “Strings Camp” for an unbeatable summer experience with GCTYO teaching artists and students who love to make music together. 
  • 10 full days of music!
  • All ages 5th grade and up with at least 1 year experience on instrument
  • No audition necessary
  • Learn from GCTYO Teaching Artists
  • Financial assistance available for those who qualify

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Auditions for New & Returning Students

Saturday, Aug. 23, 2025 – Thursday, Aug. 28, 2025

Fairfield, CT

Register today for GCTYO and join the premier youth orchestra in Connecticut! We offer more than a dozen different ensembles at all levels for young musicians from 4th-12th grade who have been playing their instrument for a year or more, or who want to learn how to play steel pan drums. Auditions are required for all instruments except steel pan. Registration is required for everyone.

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