Do you like music?
Do you like to play?
Do you like to sing?
WINTER CONCERTS
The next rehearsals will be Mondays, November 28 and December 5, at Oak Hill High School..
This Season's Concerts:
Saturday, December 3 approximately 2:30 pm Beckley Presbyterian Church*
after the Beckley Christmas Parade
Saturday, December 10 7:00 pm Historic Fayette Theatre**
after the Fayetteville Christmas Parade
For our first winter concert, the New River Youth Chorus & Symphony will be performing with several others in the annual Music After The Parade concert at Beckley Presbyterian Church. The concert begins with cookies and hot cocoa, following the Beckley Christmas Parade, at approximately 2:30 pm on Saturday, December 3, 2011.
Our second winter concert at the Historic Fayette Theatre will be part of Fayetteville's annual Christmas Festival and will take place at 7:00 pm on Saturday, December 10, following the Fayetteville Christmas Parade. The New River Youth Chorus, Beginner Chorus, & Symphony will perform classical and holiday favorites, including Leroy Anderson's Sleigh Ride.
Click here for the News Of Note that details concert logistics.
* Directions to Beckley Presbyterian Church
From Crossroads Mall, go south on Robert C. Byrd Drive for 4-1/2 miles to the stoplight at Value City Shopping Center (Papa John's is on the left.) Turn left at the stoplight onto Kanawha Street (Route 210) and go one mile to the church on your left, across from Soldier's Memorial Theater & Mountain State University.
** Directions to the Historic Fayette Theatre
From Route 19, take the Fayetteville Court Street Exit. After the Courthouse, you will see the Historic Fayette Theatre on your left. Parking is available in the Board of Education parking lot. Take the first left after the Theatre, onto Fayette Avenue.
Who We Are
Music is very much a part of our heritage, and Southern West Virginia is home to many serious young musicians.
Young instrumentalists and vocalists enjoy the opportunity to make music together and perform in the New River Youth Symphony and Chorus (NRYSC).
The directors, William Bailey and Judith Arnold, are gifted musicians and respected educators who share their passion for music with the students and inspire them to pursue excellence.
Mission and Goals
- Inspiring young people to strive for excellence
- Promoting cooperation and leadership
- Developing musicianship
- Improving technical skill
- Understanding music in relation to culture and history