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At Wawona Hotel

 

The Mariposa Yosemite Symphony Orchestra performed their "Independence Day Spectacular!" concert in Yosemite National Park on Saturday, July 1 on the Great Lawn of the Wawona Hotel.

The concert was led by the founding music director/conductor Les Marsden, who has programmed a salute to great American film music from the 1940s to the present. The orchestra was established by Marsden in 2001 and is scheduled to play three annual concerts in Yosemite and three in Mariposa. Mariposa has been cited as the smallest town in all of America having its symphony orchestra. Full information about the Mariposa Yosemite Symphony Orchestra will be found at MYSO.live 

Orchestra at Yosemite

Mariposa Orchestra

Miguel Shot MSO Ahwahnee 4-7-2019

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, PLEASE

 

The Mariposa Yosemite Symphony Orchestra prepares to open its 19th Season with a unique opportunity for musicians throughout the Yosemite region.  The orchestra seeks additional string players while expanding its size.  The MYSO is the only symphony orchestra afforded the rare honor of playing in Yosemite National Park, which it does in three annual concerts.  The orchestra also concertizes in Mariposa and elsewhere.  Unlike many community- or youth- orchestras, there is no fee for musicians to belong to the MYSO.  Since 2002, the orchestra has offered a welcoming place for multiple county-based musicians to call home, to learn, to come together as an orchestral family, and to experience the joy of playing great concert music in magnificent places.

Current members live in Fresno, Madera, Tuolumne, Merced, and Mariposa counties, with some musicians living as far away as Colorado.   The orchestra's current openings for violinists, violists, cellists, and double bass players are unique, and vital one for players whose proficiency levels range from advanced young musicians to the highly experienced.  The MYSO's Concertmaster is an Oberon-trained master of her instrument.

The MYSO proudly partners with Yosemite National Park.  The orchestra's primary sponsor/partner is Yosemite Hospitality, a division of Aramark.  To learn more, please visit the orchestra's website at www.MYSO.live or send an email to MYSO.alive (at) gmail.com