At Children's Orchestra Society

...students interact weekly with experienced instructors and share their love of learning music with friends.

Ensemble playing from a young age is the core of "teaching children the language of music." With five youth orchestras, chamber music coaching, an Instrumental Majors program, and the Discovery Competition students can learn as much as they want - limited only by their motivation!

"COS was my very first orchestral experience, clearly one that has touched my life in immeasurable ways. I know that I would not be doing what I am doing now were it not for those incredible years of fun music-making."

--Ari Solotoff
Chief of Staff & Director of Planning, Philadelphia Orchestra

Announcements

Instrumental Majors Recitals, Fri. April 27, 7 PM at Flushing Town Hall (free admission)

Discovery Gala May 12th at 3:00
Competition winners Aya Terki & Eric Zhang and guest artist Hsin-Yun Huang with the Young Symphonic Ensemble at Alice Tully Hall, Lincoln Center

A radio interview with COS Executive Director Yeou-Cheng Ma sheds insight on the musicians who formed COS, how the many music programs have developed, and why COS has been in the lives of so many young musicians.

Student Schedule with rehearsal & performance dates