49th Season Concerts

Spring Concert
Thursday, April 25th, 2024 at 6:30pm

Oakland Youth Orchestras (OYO) presents its Spring Concert on Thursday, April 25th, 2024, at 6:30pm at the Oxford Performing Arts Center. *

We welcome you to join us for our final concert of the season! OYO’s four orchestras will be performing works by Edvard Grieg, John Williams, Leonard Bernstein, Danny Elfman, and more.

Selections include: Wonka’s Welcome Song by Danny Elfman; arr. Bob Cerulli, Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End by Hans Zimmer; arr. Paul Lavender and Robert Longfield, West Side Story by Leonard Bernstein, Symphony No. 25, 1st movement, by W.A. Mozart, arr. by Thomas LaJoie, and more. 

Also at this concert, OYO will be celebrating 35 high school seniors at their last performance.  The featured seniors have performed with the Orchestras ranging from one to twelve years.  We wish the students all the best on their future musical journeys.  

All concerts are open to the general public. Tickets will be available for purchase at the door.
$10 Adults
$5 Children over 5 years old

View the Concert program here.

Past Performances of the 49th Season

Winter Concert
Wednesday, February 7th, 2024 at 6:30pm

Oakland Youth Orchestras (OYO) presents its Winter Concert on Wednesday, February 7th, 2024, at 6:30pm at the Oxford Performing Arts Center. *

The concert will begin with the Studio String orchestra presenting snow-themed selections, followed by the String orchestra with a work full of challenging rhythms. The Philharmonia and Symphony orchestras will feature performances by 2023 Concerto Competition winners Kyra Shogren (Symphony) and David Collier (Philharmonia).

2024 Competition Winners

Kyra Shogren is a 16-year-old junior at Stoney Creek High School who started playing violin at the age of five and currently studies with Bill Milicevic. This year marks Kyra’s tenth year in OYO having been a member since age 7. Kyra previously won 1st place the Studio Strings Solo and Concerto Competition and placed several other times throughout the four orchestras. A selected participant in the MSBOA All-State Orchestra and the Oakland University Honors Orchestra, Kyra has also played with local professional symphonies. As a Grand Prix winner of the Concert Festival International Competition, Kyra performed at Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall.

Kyra is also involved in theatre, participating in Anastasia, Les Miserables, and Mary Poppins through the schools. In addition to music, Kyra enjoys spending time with friends, writing and reading, and playing video games

David Collier began playing the violin at five years of age and is currently in the studio of Ned Djordejevic. He has previously studied under Dylana Jenson and Nyssa Rabinowitz. In addition to playing in OYO, he plays hymns in string ensembles with his three brothers weekly in church. Academically, he is a 14-year old home-school student in the 9th grade. Outside of music he has many hobbies including powerlifting, snowboarding, fishing, and hanging out with family.

* The Oxford Performing Arts Auditorium provides accommodations for disabled patrons. For additional information please speak to an OYO representative at the Box Office.