Fall Semester Orchestra Program
Fall Program Sept 7 - Dec 14, 2024
Inviting new 1st-12th grade students to our 2024 Fall Orchestra Program!
Fall Semester Orchestra Program 2024
Program starts Sept 7 - Dec 14, 2024
Come join our NACYO Orchestra!
Enjoy group lessons taught by world class music teachers,
Participate in an orchestra, performing at different venues,
Learn music theory, cultures and history
Make fun music & make new friends!
School Location: 6693 Owens Dr., Pleasanton, CA 94588
Erhu 二胡
Chinese Two-String Fiddle
Pipa 琵琶
Chinese Lute
Yangqin 揚琴
Hammer Dulcimer
Guzheng 古箏
Chinese Zither
Dizi 笛子
Chinese Bamboo Flute
Zhongruan 中阮
Tenor Moonguitar
Chinese Percussion
打擊樂器
Chinese Percussion
打擊樂器
Meet our World-Class Faculty Artists
Tao Shi, erhu
Hecheng Liu, pipa
Zhuoming Xu, dizi
Victoria Liu, guzheng
Introducing the North America Chinese Youth Orchestra
North America Chinese Youth Orchestra (NACYO) provides music education for 1st to 12th grades. Our music education teaches students to play music from diverse cultures on Chinese traditional instruments, guitar & violin; cultivates students’ cross-cultural understanding; guides students to contribute to their community through their music, and nurtures in our students the values of compassion, artistic beauty appreciation, and inclusiveness.
Upcoming Performances
Upcoming Performances
Rossmoor Senior Community
Saturday, November 23, 2024
1021 Stanley Dollar Dr, Walnut Creek, CA 94595
Level 2 Students Perform Only: Arrive 12:15-12:30pm for tuning
1pm Performance (30min Performance)
Check back for upcoming performances!
Students & Parents: Please visit our Parents Portal for our class & performance schedule.
2024 Spring Semester Orchestra Program
Faculty Announcements!
Faculty Announcements!
Congratulations to ArcoStrum for winning the prestigious 2023 Concert Artists Guild Victor Elmaleh Competition!
Awarded as the recent Winner and Audience Prize of the 2023 Concert Artists Guild Victor Elmaleh Competition in New York, ArcoStrum consists of three-times international First Prize-winning violinist Strauss Shi, and the Grand Prize winner of Guitar Foundation of America - International Concert Artist Competition (GFA-ICAC), TY Zhang.
Concert Artists Guild Announces Winners of the 2023 Victor Elmaleh Competition
The Violin Channel
Two soloists and three ensembles won this year's competition, gaining management in the Americas and Europe and international performance opportunities
“TY Zhang and Strauss Shi individually represent the highest level of technical excellence and musicianship among the new generation of performing artists. Together they have created a first rate ensemble with ArcoStrum. Their concert here in San Francisco was at times moving, at times brilliant, and at times thrilling, but always compelling!”
- Richard Patterson, Omni Foundation of the Performing Arts
Winners of 2023 Victor Elmaleh Competition announced
The Strad
Two quartets, a violinist, double bassist and violin-guitar duo have taken the top prizes
Tengyue (TY) Zhang and Strauss Shi of The Bestfriends Duo win 2023 Concert Artists Guild Victor Elmaleh Competition
USC Thornton School of Music
USC Thornton DMA candidate in Classical Guitar Tengyue (Ty) Zhang and Strings program alumnus Strauss Shi (MM ’19) were announced as winners in the 2023 Concert Artists Guild Victor Elmaleh Competition.
North America Chinese Youth Orchestra (NACYO) provides music education for 1st to 12th grades. Our music education teaches students to play music from diverse cultures on Chinese traditional instruments, guitar & violin; cultivates students’ cross-cultural understanding; guides students to contribute to their community through their music, and nurtures in our students the values of compassion, artistic beauty appreciation, and inclusiveness.
The Inaugural Season of
North America Chinese Youth Orchestra
通過其北美青年中樂團 (NACYO）為1至12年級的學生提供音樂教育。我們的音樂教育，教授學生能夠使用中國傳統樂器，吉他，小提琴演奏來自不同文化的音樂作品; 培養學生的跨文化理解力; 指導學生通過演奏音樂為社區作出貢獻; 培育學生的藝術審美能力， 同情心 和包容性價值觀.
Asian-American Music Artists Alliance (AMAA), established in 2023, is a non-profit organization that aspires to bring together Asian-American music artists to offer a breadth of music genres and build cross-cultural understanding through teaching music on Chinese instruments to youths from diverse backgrounds. AMAA offers music education through its North America Chinese Youth Orchestra (NACYO) serving students from 1st through 12th grades. Our music education will enable students to play music from diverse cultures on Chinese traditional music instruments and will extend their cross-cultural understanding through playing world music. By playing music and contributing to their community, NACYO will nurture in our students, the values of artistic beauty appreciation, compassion, inclusiveness.
美國亞裔音樂藝術家協會（AMAA）成立於2023年，是一個非營利組織，旨在彙集亞美裔音樂藝術家，提供豐富的音樂類型，並通過教授中國樂器的音樂來促進不同背景青年之間的跨文化理解。AMAA通過其北美青年中樂團（NACYO）為1至12年級的學生提供音樂教育。 我們的音樂教育，將使學生能夠使用中國傳統樂器演奏來自不同文化的音樂作品，並通過演奏世界音樂來拓展他們的跨文化理解力。通過演奏音樂併為社區做出貢獻，NACYO 將培養我們學生的藝術審美能力以及具有同情心和包容性的價值觀。