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Claremont Young Musicians Orchestra
Near Claremont
Claremont Young Musicians Orchestra (CYMO)
The full orchestra plays concerts at Pomona College, Walt Disney Concert Hall, the Hollywood Bowl and elsewhere, and has toured Europe. Members attend public and private schools across Southern California and can enter an annual concerto competition after a year in the orchestra. Each instrument has its own audition day in late August and September. Rehearsals run September through May.
- Sundays, 6:30–9:15pm
Claremont Young Musicians Intermezzo Orchestra
Added to the organization in 1992, the Intermezzo Orchestra trains intermediate-level orchestral players and prepares them for the CYMO. Repertoire has included Verdi, Mendelssohn, Saint-Saens, Bizet, Beethoven and Grieg. Auditions are required; rehearsals run September through May.
- Sundays, 3:30–5:30pm
Claremont Young Musicians Overture String Orchestra
Formed in 2019 to give young string players their first orchestral experience. Auditions are held in September, two weeks after the auditions for the CYMO and Intermezzo Orchestra. Rehearsals run September through May.
- Sundays, 2–3pm
About Claremont Young Musicians Orchestra
A nonprofit youth orchestra organization founded in 1989 by Roger and Janet Samuel, with three audition-based groups: a beginning string orchestra, an intermediate orchestra and the full symphonic CYMO. All three rehearse on Sundays at Claremont High School from September to May.
- Since 1989
Where and how to reach them
Based near Claremont. Ask for the exact address.
Details from cymo.org, checked October 9, 2026. Prices, dates and spaces change: check with Claremont Young Musicians Orchestra before you sign up. Something wrong or missing? Write to hello@summerground.com.
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