Canton Youth Symphonies Concerts
Each Canton Youth Symphony ensemble presents three concerts a year. Join us to hear high quality music performed by students from all around Stark County and beyond!
2026-2027 Concert information and public-sale tickets

TICKETING

 General Admission Ticket Price…………………………………$15 ($3 ticketing fee included)

CYS Family Presale
A discounted family-only price will be emailed directly to our CYS families before each concert!


Are you a school music ensemble instructor or private lesson teacher who has students enrolled in CYS? 
Email ceberhard@cantonsymphony.org to inquire about discounts!
2026-2027 Concerts

FALL 2026

Canton Youth Strings and Canton Youth Symphony

Sunday, November 22 at 4:00pm

Youth Strings Repertoire:
TBD

CYS Repertoire:
Amazing Grace..............................Traditional, scored by Del Borgo
Simple Gifts...........................................................Traditional, arr. Shapiro
Themes from Capriccio Italien.................Tchaikovsky, arr. Meyer
Peer Gynt...............................................................................Grieg, arr. Meyer
Symphony No. 1, Mvt. 1...............................................................Beethoven

Canton Youth Symphony Advanced Orchestra

Sunday, November 22 at 7:00pm

CYSAO Repertoire:
The Planets.......................................................................Gustav Holst

Canton Youth Strings and Canton Youth Symphony

Sunday, February 21 at 4:00pm

Youth Strings Repertoire:
TBD

CYS Repertoire:

TBD

Canton Youth Symphony Advanced Orchestra

Sunday, February 21 at 7:00pm

CYSAO Repertoire:
TBD

Spring 2027

Canton Youth Symphony Advanced Orchestra

Monday, May 3rd, 7:00pm

TBD

Canton Youth Strings and Canton Youth Symphony

Tuesday, May 4th, 7:00pm

Youth Strings Repertoire:
TBD

CYS Repertoire:
TBD
Canton Youth Symphony Advanced Orchestra performs Side-by-Side with the CAnton Symphony Orchestra!
CYSAO and the professional Canton Symphony Orchestra performed together at the 2024 Family Concert on Saturday April 13, 2024 at 3pm. As the name suggests, students sat and played beside professional musicians of the CSO. Photos below show the magic on stage!
Stay tuned for an announcement about the next Side-by-side!
Concert Program
__________________________________________________Florence Price: Colonial Dance _____________________________________________Gustav Holst: A Somerset Rhapsody _______________________________________________ Ina Boyle: Overture for Orchestra ___________________________________________ Manuel de Falla: Spanish Dance No. 1 from La Vida Breve
Virtual Content
2021 Chamber Music Virtual Concert Recording
Concert Program
The Canton Youth Symphonies worked hard to present a virtual chamber music concert, which premiered on May 2nd, 2021 at 4:00 PM. The 13 chamber groups and the Youth Strings ensemble met via Zoom each week in the months of January and February.
 
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2020 CYS Virtual Concert Recording

The Canton Youth Symphonies worked hard to present a virtual concert, which premiered on December 14th and 15th, 2020 at 7:00 PM. The ensembles met via Zoom each week since mid-September. They participated in full orchestra rehearsal and sectionals each week, and received one-on-one coaching from music directors and four talented music education students who joined the program for the semester.
 
While the presentation of a virtual performance can come close to replicating the experience of playing in an orchestra, the sheer fact that these talented youth have still found a way to make music during these difficult times is nothing short of remarkable. Enjoy this performance, and we hope it will add a little Classical music to your life at a time when we all need it most.