Thanks to Lyn Bronson for his review of our March concert! "Every time I attend a YMMC concert I am impressed by the high standards these young musicians att...

"In [the Honors] portion of the program we weren’t hearing dumbed-down student compositions, but rather substantial major works that in performance would hav...

“As a former YMM student myself, this concert didn’t feel like a goodbye. Rather it was a concert like the others, beautifully played and enthusiastically co...

Elizabeth Mendoza, Lance Yang Bauer, Hannah Shu, Serenai Dincer, EB Diallo & Taylan Dincer (Peninsula Reviews) “Last night at Hidden Valley Music Seminars Th...

Bassoon soloist Amadeus Soria (Ian Martin) “At last the Honors Orchestra took the stage to open its half of the concert with Franz von Suppé’s Light Cavalry ...

Soloist Amadeus Soria & Conductor Farkhad Khudyev (Peninsula Reviews) “The brilliant young bassoon soloist, Amadeus Soria, the recent YMMC Concerto Competiti...

“In the Berlioz overture that began the concert, the Monterey Symphony was joined by selected members of the Youth Music Monterey County Honors Orchestra, wh...

“Soloist in the Garth was 12-year-old Hong Kong-born Katrina Yang Bauer who played with remarkable confidence for a musician cast into the spotlight at such ...

“Then the orchestra, now beefed up with a large wind and brass contingent and plenty of strings, carried the rest of the day, starting with Carl Maria von We...