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Seattle's Newest Youth Orchestra

Music Youth Southeast

2022-23 REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN! Click here to register.

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ABOUT

MY Southeast (Music Youth Southeast) is an extracurricular orchestral ensemble Seattle Youth Symphony Orchestra co-created with the South Seattle community. MY Southeast contributes to the vibrant arts culture in the Rainier Valley by celebrating the gift of music and performance with the community.

MY Southeast is open to all musicians grades 6-12 with 1 year’s experience on string instruments. MY Southeast is free to all participants.

No instrument? No problem! Contact Daniel @ daniel.mullikin@syso.org, and we’ll help you get an instrument.

WHEN

Rehearsals will take place Wednesdays from 4:45pm-6:45pm at Aki Kurose Middle School: 3928 S Graham St. Seattle WA 98118

Click here to find a rehearsal and performance schedule for the entire 2022-23 year.

REGISTRATION

Registration is now open!

Click the button below to find the form to register for MY Southeast’s 2022-23 season.

Register

Questions? Reach out to Daniel Mullikin, School & Community Parternships Manager at daniel.mullikin@syso.org.

VISION STATEMENT

We envision a community ensemble where music is a tool to inspire social change, social-emotional growth, and community engagement to support students of the vibrant Southeast community of Seattle. We believe:

-Community partnerships and community engagement are essential for student growth and development. Each student’s needs will be met holistically, through and beyond music.

-The SE Ensemble is an intersection of three communities : music, regional, and school. We will foster a cycle of giving back to the community through music and service.

-Family engagement is integral to the success of this program. Families are the heart of the community and their hopes and vision for their students will drive our commitment.

-Access to high quality music education is a right, not a privilege. Talent is equally distributed but opportunity is not. The SE Ensemble is committed to help address this inequity.

-Every student will see themselves as leaders in this program, their school, and their community.

-In challenging the inherent legacy of white privilege in orchestral music and cultural norms, we will challenge these norms and create a space where all students feel welcomed and thrive.

MUSIC

Musicians will not need to provide their own music (but should always bring a pencil to rehearsals!). SYSO will provide every musician a folder with a space to include their name so we can easily return it to the appropriate musician if it is left behind.

MY Southeast musicians will perform a wide range of musical styles, ranging from Beethoven to Pharrell Williams!

Other music may include collaborations with other performing-arts ensembles (dance, voice, etc.)

PARTNERS

Rainier Valley Creative District

El Centro de la Raza

Consejo Counseling & Referral Services

Seattle Public Schools

Seattle Symphony Orchestra

We welcome any community-based, youth-serving organizations operating in Southeast Seattle to join us in sharing the gift of live music with students throughout the region. Please reach out to Daniel Mullikin, Schools & Community Partnerships Manager at daniel.mullikin@syso.org.

MEDIA

MY Southeast strives to be a fixture of the vibrant Southeast Seattle community.  Documenting our activities through photography and videography will inform the public of MY Southeast’s presence and help uplift the ensemble and its musicians.

Photos and videos will only be used by Seattle Youth Symphony Orchestra to promote and celebrate MY Southeast and its members, with the upmost respect for everyone involved.

We will work to accommodate your family’s situation if you have media concerns. Applicants will find more information in the media release located in the application.

RESOURCES

Click here to find a rehearsal and performance schedule for the entire 2022-23 year.

SAFETY

MY Southeast will follow SYSO’s COVID Risk Mitigation Policies & Procedures until further notice.

OVERVIEW
  • Vaccination required for all participants. You can upload your vaccination documents HERE once registered. Any questions regarding the vaccine requirement, please contact Daniel Mullikin at daniel.mullikin@syso.org.
  • Masking OPTIONAL for all musicians
  • SYSO will abide by all COVID protocols set by the performance venues for performers and audience members.

Playing it Forward: In MY Southeast, we will use our musical gifts and knowledge to give back to our Southeast Seattle community.

  • Grow your skills and confidence on your instrument
  • Learn and explore music from pop to classical and everything in-between
  • Find your voice in music through reflection, community service, composition and improvisation
  • Opportunities to work with guests from diverse musical and artistic backgrounds.

  • Roy, Kim

    Music Youth Southeast Conductor

About Kim Roy

Kim Roy, a native of Western Washington, is a versatile conductor and violist. Kim is the Music Director of Seattle Rock Orchestra, Fauntleroy Chamber Orchestra and SYSO’s newest ensemble Music Youth Southeast (MY Southeast). As an enthusiastic educator, Kim has directed orchestra programs at Garfield High School, Renton High School and Dimmitt Middle School and continues to serve as a strings specialist with SYSO’s Musical Pathways Project (MPP). Kim earned her Bachelors degree in Viola Performance from Central Washington University in 2007 and her Masters in Orchestral Conducting from Central in 2009. Through inspired classical performances and the fusion of the rock and classical genres, Kim brings a high level of energy and excitement to the orchestral music scene. Kim is currently listening to Chet baker, Harry Nilsson and Chopin.

Music Youth Southeast is a program of Seattle Youth Symphony Orchestra, and was created in collaboration with

Founded in 1942, Seattle Youth Symphony Orchestra is the largest youth orchestra training program in the United States.

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Seattle, WA 98125

206.362.2300 | info@syso.org

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