The Musicians

The rehearsal camp allows the orchestra members to learn from great teachers, to learn how to perform together, and how to truly understand music and all of its emotion. When sitting in on the rehearsals, the teachers and conductors are constantly reminding the musicians to "feel" the music in their heart and soul and channel it through their instruments. Music and feeling goes hand in hand as when we listen to a song it can make us feel any number of ways. What is interesting to think about, however, is how the musicians themselves must feel the emotion and channel it into their playing. This is just like how a writer writes a story by gaining inspiration from their experiences or how a painter would express their world on a canvas.


The musicians are passionate and excited about their music. Many of them have been playing their instrument their whole life and  hope to pursue it further as a career. Some of the students have also been in the AYO in previous years and they express their joy at being able to come back this summer and experience the journey with many new musicians as well.

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