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Dubuque Youth Philharmonia is an intermediate honors ensemble for young string players. The ensemble focuses on advancing string technique, ensemble skills, and gaining performance experience. Musicians participating in the DYP will focus on advanced middle school to high school chamber orchestra
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More than 40 years ago, the orchestra presented five concerts yearly under the baton of founding Music
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Dubuque Symphony Orchestra organized the Dubuque Youth Symphony Orchestra (DYSO). The goal of the Youth Symphony was to assist in the development of young musicians who could eventually graduate to the DSO. The DYSO consists of 50 of the area's best student musicians from as far away as
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Maestro Palmer's position. The Board of Directors together with the patrons of the DSO, overwhelmingly chose William Intriligator to be the third Music Director and Conductor of the Dubuque Symphony Orchestra. Under Maestro
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Dubuque Youth Wind Ensemble (DYWE) is an intermediate honors ensemble for wind, brass and percussion players. The ensemble focuses on developing wind / percussion technique, ensemble skills, and gaining performance experience. Musicians participating in the DYWE will focus on advanced middle
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Around the same time, the DSO realized change was needed in its staff and Board. The staff added several new positions, Director of
Marketing, Director of Development, and bookkeeper. For its top administrative executive, the Board sought and engaged new Executive Directors with experience and
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Dubuque Youth String Ensemble (DYSE) is an introductory honors ensemble for young string players. The ensemble focuses on developing string technique, ensemble skills, and gaining performance experience. Musicians participating in the DYSE will focus on chamber orchestra music as a tool to
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Dubuque Youth Symphony (DYSO) was founded in 1968 as a feeder ensemble for the Dubuque Symphony Orchestra. Today the ensemble exists as an honors youth orchestra for students living in the Dubuque area. Musicians in the Dubuque Youth Symphony Orchestra gain experience performing standard
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Dubuque Symphony Orchestra Auxiliary was formed in 1966 to assist with the financial support of the symphony. The name was changed to the Dubuque Symphony Orchestra League (DSOL) in 1986. The League sponsors events throughout the year to raise funds for the DSO and to provide educational
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Intriligator's leadership the DSO has experienced tremendous growth and success—attracting new audiences and musicians, adding opera productions to the season, launching a chamber series, doubling the number of education concerts and forging new partnerships in the community.
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The DSO employs approximately 60 professional musicians on a yearly contract while the rest of the orchestra consists of substitute players. Roughly one-fifth of the contract musicians are local while the remainder travel from larger metropolitan areas like
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school to high school repertoire to further advanced ensemble skills, and prepare for performing in a full orchestra setting. Musicians performing in the Dubuque Youth Wind Ensemble generally have 3–5 years of playing experience.
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music to develop advanced string technique and ensemble skills, and prepare for performing in a full orchestra setting. Musicians performing in the Dubuque Youth Philharmonia generally have 3–6 years of playing experience.
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The DSO sponsors four different youth orchestra training programs for young instrumentalists, the (DSYO) (DYWE), the (DYP), and the Dubuque Youth String Ensemble (DYSE). Students audition annually to become members.
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1991–1992 season. Maestro Palmer was named Conductor Emeritus of the Dubuque Symphony Orchestra in 1999 in recognition of his service to the orchestra.
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