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From our music family to yours. We wish you all a happy holiday filled with music and cheer! Thank you for your continued support of Youth Music Monterey County's programs. There would be no programs today without your generosity! There's never been a better time to donate and build the next generation through music. The MCGives! campaign ends at 11:59pm on December 31, 2025. www.montereycountygives.com/ymm

The support and encouragement of so many have helped to sustain Youth Music Monterey County programs since 1988. Join our team, donate now through MCGives! and support YMMC students on their music journey. There's never been a better time to donate and build the next generation through music. The MCGives! campaign ends at midnight on December 31, 2025. www.montereycountygives.com/ymm

Keep children in music. Your generous donation allows more students to begin music and continue on their music journey! Youth Music Monterey County is only able to keep tuition low, offer scholarships, and supply instruments with your help. YMMC does not turn a student away for their inability to pay. YMM accepts any donation amount, all donations add up! For example: $1500 pays for a Junior Youth & Honors orchestra tuition scholarship $725 pays for an Orchestra in the Schools tuition scholarship $150 pays maintenance of a free instrument for a student $75 pays for sheet music for South County Strings students $35 pays for a student's bow Your generous donation through the MCGives! campaign is increased through their match. There's never been a better time to donate and build the next generation through music. The campaign runs through December 31, 2025. www.montereycountygives.com/ymm

Youth Music Monterey County supports two orchestras, a chamber music program, a brass ensemble, a woodwind ensemble, and in-school teaching and performance opportunities. Our Junior Youth and Honors Orchestras are led by conductor Maestro Danko Druško and feature approximately 100 student musicians. Support the Next Generation of Musicians – Donate Today Through MC Gives! Your gift to Youth Music Monterey through the MC Gives will directly fuel life-changing music education for over 200 talented young musicians in Monterey County. From low-cost instrument rentals and private lessons to life-changing orchestra experiences, every dollar helps kids discover confidence, discipline, and joy through music – regardless of their family’s ability to pay. The MC Gives campaign amplifies your impact: every donation is boosted by matching funds and prizes, making your support go even further! Give the gift of music this season. Together, we’re building tomorrow’s musicians, leaders, and dreamers – one note at a time. Thank you for believing in our kids! 🎶 Donate Now YMMC gears up for an exciting 2025-2026 season Youth Music Monterey County's Orchestra in the Schools program (OITS) is currently in session and no longer acceptig applicants as of 09/15/2025. Honors & Junior Youth Orchestras students should be registered, have made tuition arrangements, received their music links via mail or Dropbox, and looking forward to their first concert of the 2025-2026 season on November 16, 2025. Please make sure you have your music for rehearsals. Due to construction at the intersection of Carmel Valley Road and Laurales Grade, please give yourselves some extra time to drive safely. South County Strings registration through the Soledad Unified School District is complete and winter concerts will be announced closer to the performance dates. Please contact SUSD or Ms. Oddie for more details. Events The 2025-2026 Season is in full swing. JYO/HO rehearsals are Wednesdays for JYO at 4:30-6pm and HO at 6:30-8:30pm. Sunday, November 16th , Concert #1 is at 3pm. Please note that some emails erroneously stated the 6th. OITS classes are 4pm-6pm at the following various locations: Monday International Schol of Monterey (ISM) Seaside Tuesday Monterey Bay Charter School (MBCS) Pacific Grove Thursday All Saints Day School (ASDS) Carmel Valley and YMMC Music Cottage Monterey (cello only) OITs Winter Concert TBA. Sun, Mar 01 Hidden Depths / Sunset Center Buy Tickets Mar 01, 2026, 3:00 PM PST Sunset Center, San Carlos St, Carmel-By-The-Sea, CA 93923, USA Sun, May 10 Songs My Mother Taught Me / Sunset Center Buy Tickets May 10, 2026, 3:00 PM PDT Sunset Center, San Carlos St, Carmel-By-The-Sea, CA 93923, USA Upcoming Events Hidden Depths Sun, Mar 01 Sunset Center More info Buy Tickets Songs My Mother Taught Me Sun, May 10 Sunset Center More info Buy Tickets Play With Us! Featuring talented young musicians from over 30 local schools, YMMC's Junior Youth and Honors Orchestras present three acclaimed symphonic concerts at Sunset Center each year. Auditions for the Junior Youth and Honors Orchestras take place throughout the season. If you’re interested in auditioning please contact office@youthmusicmonterey.org or fill out an audition form . Three chamber music programs, including the Chamber Players , Brass Ensemble , and Woodwind Ensemble , focus on the intensive study of small-group music and give back to their communities through benefit concerts. Our South County Strings program with over 200 students each year in rural South Monterey County communities with free group string instruction and low-cost instrument rentals. Orchestra In The Schools offers Monterey County children in grades 3-8 in Monterey County an opportunity to learn an instrument, be part of an orchestra and perform with students from other schools. This can be your child’s first musical experience, no experience is necessary. About Us News Be part of the team! 2 days ago This Much Buys That Dec 8 Giving Tuesday Dec 2 Fresh Perspectives YMMC's Master Class and Interview Series Catalyst String Quartet Jan 23, 2021 Peter Scaturro - Video Game Music Jan 12, 2021 Interview with JoAnn Falletta Sep 18, 2020

OITS Registration Orchestra In The Schools is for students grades 3-8 in Monterey County. OITS offers students get to learn an instrument, be part of an orchestra and perform with students from other schools. Your registration is only complete when you submit this form and pay your tuition, make payment arrangements, or apply for tuition assistance. OITS Program Information Parent Information Parent #1 First Name Parent #1 Last Name Parent #1 Email Parent #1 Phone Parent #2 First Name Parent #2 Last Name Parent #2 Email Parent #2 Phone Emergency Contact Info Emergency Contact Person Emergency Contact Phone Emergency Contact Relationship to Student Student Information Student First Name Student Last Name Student Email Student Phone (optional) School Grade (upcoming fall) House Number + Street Address City ZIP Please put me on a carpool list! Musical Background If you have played an instrument before? Have you had a private music teacher? Are you involved in your school music program? Yes No My school does not have a music program. Are you interested in participating in our chamber ensembles? Yes No What instrument would you like to play? * Required Clarinet Flute French Horn Trombone Trumpet Percussion Viola Violin Cello Bass About your instrument: * Required I have an instrument I will need to borrow an instrument from YMMC Demographics Ethnicity * Required American Indian or Alaska Native Asian Black or African-American Caucasian Latinx Mixed Race (2 or more races) Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander Other Prefer not to say Gender Identity * Female Male Non-binary/non-conforming Queer Transgender Female Transgender Male Prefer not to say Student Medical Information Please list any medical conditions/considerations? Continue

Artistic Staff Aleksey Klyushnik Chamber Players Aleksey Klyushnik holds the Master of Music degree from Yale University and both the Bachelor of Music degree and the Artist Diploma from Colburn Conservatory in Los Angeles. Aleksey has always had great passion for chamber music. He has performed in the most elaborate instrumentation ensembles where he played music ranging from medieval to newly composed works. As a chamber musician he collaborated with many top artists. Aleksey was invited to Chamber Music Northwest for two consecutive summers as Protégé Project fellow. Also, Aleksey had been a member of the Maestro Chamber Music Academy in Santa Monica, and participated in the Yellow Barn Chamber Music Festival. As an orchestral musician Aleksey participated in Pacific, Verbier and Lucerne music festivals performing in venues throughout Europe, US and Japan. Aleksey has collaborated with many great conductors, some of which include Pierre Boulez, Valeriy Gergiev, Charles Dutoit, Andrew Davis, Mikhail Pletnev, Esa-Pekka Salonen and Zubin Mehta. Aleksey has performed regularly with several orchestras in Southern California, including San Diego Symphony, Opera Pacific Orchestra and Long Beach Symphony. Currently he serves as Assistant Principal Bass with Santa Cruz and Stockton Symphonies and has played with multiple ensembles and orchestras in the Bay Area and Central California including San Francisco Symphony and Opera. In addition to his performance career Aleksey is a dedicated teacher and maintains a private studio of over 20 cello and double bass students. Back to Staff