DC Youth Orchestra Program

The DC Youth Orchestra Program (DCYOP) is an ensemble-based music education program in Washington, D.C. It was founded in 1960. DCYOP's Executive Director is Elizabeth Schurgin; Evan Ross Solomon serves as Artistic Director.

DC Youth Orchestra Program (DCYOP)
Orchestra
Founded1960
Websitedcyop.org

History
  • 1960 – DCYOP was founded by Lyn McLain at the request of DC Public Schools, with a handful of teachers and 60 students, at Roosevelt High School
  • 1961 – DCYOP's first season begins at Calvin Coolidge Senior High School
  • 2006 – Founder Lyn McLain retires
  • 2010 – DCYOP celebrates its 50th anniversary
  • 2010 – DCYOP relocates to Eastern Senior High School
  • 2019 – DCYOP relocates to Takoma Education Campus

International tours
  • 1970 – Switzerland
  • 1972 – Germany
  • 1974 – Scotland and London
  • 1978 – Japan
  • 1981 – Greece and Yugoslavia
  • 1984 – Puerto Rico
  • 1986 – China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan
  • 1987 – Puerto Rico and South Korea
  • 1988 – Puerto Rico, Russia, and Estonia
  • 1989 – Spain
  • 1992 – Spain
  • 1994 – Netherlands, France and Belgium
  • 1996 – Netherlands and Belgium
  • 1999 – Austria and Germany
  • 2002 – South Africa
  • 2003 – Japan
  • 2014 – Colombia
  • 2016 – Chile
  • 2018 – Italy

References


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