About Us   
The Orange County Youth Wind Symphony (OCYWS) is a brand new extension and educational offering of the Orange County Symphony & Wind Symphony (OCS & OCWS) for students age 14 - 20. Ensemble participants currently draw from 7 school districts across Southern  California including 5 private schools, and approximately 10% of participants are home schooled. 

 

 

 

 

Auditions
Admittance to the OCYWS is contingent upon private instructor (preferred) and band director approval (required). You MUST be an active member of your public school band program to participate in the OCYWS (no exceptions).


Faculty
Students receive the highest quality instruction from the OCYWS faculty, all of whom are professional musicians, teachers and members of the OC Symphony and OC Wind Symphony. There are specialists for each instrument represented in the Wind Symphony spectrum. Our comprehensive 25 member Wind and Percussion faculty are amongst the premiere performers and pedagogues in Southern California. Students receive regular masterclasses and sectionals with the OCYWS faculty at each rehearsal.


Faculty Member                   Musical Studies

Flute                           Alice Park                      Univ. of Maryland, Univ. of Iowa, Hartt

Lise Slack                             CSU - Fullerton

Karin Kantenwein                Univ. of Southern California, Univ. of North Texas

Clarinet                           Margaret Worsley               CSU - Fullerton, Glenn Gould Conservatory, Univ. of Michigan

Heather Henderson                Arizona State Univ.

Adrienne Geffen                 Northwestern Univ., Cal State Fullerton

Oboe &                       Frank Swann                      Eastman School of Music, Howard Univ.

English Horn               Angela Wells                 CSU - Long Beach

Bassoon                     Maciej Flis                      California Institute of the Arts, Univ. of Southern California

Heather Cano                     Chapman Univeristy, California Institute of the Arts

Saxophone                 Lori Rosenbauer Huff     Cal Poly Pomona, CSU - Los Angeles

Trumpet                      Phil Pacier                    Univ. of Southern California, Chapman University

Rudy Arevalos                      CSU - Fullerton

Kevin Richardson                CSU - Northridge

Horn                           Matt Anderson               Univ. of Southern California, CSU - Fullerton

Jerry Garvin                        Univeristy of New Hampshire

Euphonium                 Scott Stone                   Univ. of Georgia, Univ. of North Texas

Trombone &                Peter Fournier             Univ. of the Pacific, Univ. of Southern California

Bass Trombone              John Van Houten             Univ. of Southern California

Tuba                           Tony Mazzaferro          San Francisco State, Northwestern Univ., Arizona State Univ.

Double Bass               Chris Hornung              Western Michigan Univ, Michigan State Univ.

Harp                           Erica Walker                 Eastman School of Music

Piano                          Wan-Chin Chang         Univ. of Southern California

Percussion                  Kevin Shah                 The Juilliard School, UCLA


                






















 

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