Violin, Viola, Cello, String Bass, Flute, Piccolo, Clarinet, Oboe, Bassoon, Trumpet, Horn, Trombone, Tuba, and Percussion
Philharmonic Orchestra
Youth Symphony Orchestra Classes in Kansas City
Continue to Grow
Your Musical Education
Conductors – Michelle Davis & Amanda Kremer
Our Philharmonic Orchestra is a full orchestra and the graduating ensemble of our Junior School. Philharmonic Orchestra performs original compositions and arrangements of symphonic music. It expands upon young musicians’ prior experiences to continue honing their skills and ensuring excellence in musicality.
Michelle Davis and Amanda Kremer are the current conductors of our Philharmonic Orchestra in Kansas City. Students will rehearse every Sunday as part of their program, and we do encourage students to keep taking private lessons throughout the season. We look forward to seeing your student join the ranks of our ensemble!
Highlights
Junior School
See Tuition page for more information
Philharmonic Orchestra performs original compositions and arrangements of symphonic music. Recently performed works include Brahms’s “Academic Festival Overture” & “Tragic Overture” the Scherzo from Beethoven’s 5th Symphony and Holst’s “The Planets.”
Sundays, 12:00-1:45 PM
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Creativity takes Community
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Meet Michelle Davis
Michelle Davis has been a string orchestra educator for 30 years in Illinois, Michigan and Missouri. She has taught strings/orchestra at the elementary, middle and high school levels. Currently, she is the conductor of the Liberty High School Orchestras in Liberty, Missouri. In addition, she teaches private lessons to aspiring violin and viola students. Previously, she taught beginning strings and junior high orchestra in Oak Park, Illinois, and middle school orchestra in Farmington Hills, Michigan. She just finished a two-year tenure as Orchestra Vice President of the Missouri Music Educators’ Association.
Meet Amanda Kremer
Amanda Kremer is originally from Springfield, Mo. She graduated from Missouri State University with a Bachelor of Science in Music Education. Amanda played horn with the Minnesota Symphonic Winds and completed her master’s degree in educational leadership from Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota.
Upcoming Performances
Ready to join YSKC?
View our 2024/2025 audition information to learn more about joining our Philharmonic Orchestra in Kansas City!
About YSKC
YSKC was founded as The Youth Symphony of the Heart of America by Leo Scheer consisting of an orchestra of 80 musicians, 22 and younger. Incorporated in 1958, YSKC has enjoyed a vibrant history as the musical home to students in Kansas City. Today, the Youth Symphony of Kansas City serves more than 400 musicians in grades 5-12 and is comprised of four full orchestras, a preparatory strings ensemble, multiple ancillary programs, the Opus 76 Quartet Residency, and our new YSKC Academy program. Throughout its 65 years of programming, YSKC has built an alumni class of more than 10,000, completed international tours to Austria, Canada, Germany, Ireland, Italy, and Spain, and performed at numerous prestigious festivals and conferences nationwide.
