The Visionary Youth Orchestra (VYO) is open to musicians ages 11-18.
VYO ensemble rehearses once a week at Brooklyn Friends School and the Institute for Collaborative Education from January to June.  Please check the program site schedules posted here for details.   

CLICK HERE to apply for the Visionary Youth Orchestra

VYO Member Opportunities: 

• Express your ideas in music in collaboration with peers and mentors.

• Learn to improvise with master musicians / educators
• Learn and perform works by legends of Free Jazz! 
• Discover your own Musical Ideas and compositions 
• Free Access to prestigious events!

"The first day I joined VYO, I was surprised that I was in a room of people who truly loved music (unlike my school mates). What I love most about VYO is the loving and encouraging environment that's been created to foster and grow us as musicians and improvisers. VYO quite literally is responsible for making me a better and more comfortable soloist."
-VYO Student.

To learn more about the Visionary Youth Orchestra,
email Melanie at melanie@artsforart.org

Events
June 11-16, 2019 - Vision Festival Performance (Exact Date TBA)
Visionary Youth Orchestra Rehearsal Schedules

Brooklyn Friends School Co-Directors - Jeff Lederer, Jessica Jones
Institute for Collaborative Education Co-Directors - William Parker, Albert Marques, music faculty, ICE
2019 Guest Teaching Artists - Karen Borca, Kyoko Kitamura, Andrew Cyrille

ICE Schedule
Thursdays 3:00 to 4:30p.m. 
ICE 345 E. 15th St, New York, NY
Fifth Floor Music Room
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Jan. 24 - William Parker / Melanie Dyer
Jan. 31 / Feb. 7 - Karen Borca / Melanie Dyer
Feb. 14 - William Parker
Feb. 21 NO SESSION
Thursdays Feb. 21 - Apr. 18 - William Parker / Melanie Dyer
Apr. 25 NO SESSION
May 2 - William Parker / Melanie Dyer
Thursdays May 9 - May 30 - Kyoko Kitamura / Melanie Dyer
June 6 - Andrew Cyrille / William Parker
June 13 - William Parker / Kyoko Kitamura

Brooklyn Friends School Schedule
Tuesdays 4:30 to 6:00pm
Brooklyn Friends School, Upper Building 116 Lawrence St, Downtown Brooklyn

Tuesdays Jan. 29 - Feb. 12
Feb. 19 NO SESSION
Feb 26 - with William Parker
March 5 & 12 - with Jeff Lederer
March 19 & 26 - NO SESSION
Tuesdays Apr. 2 - 16 - with Jeff Lederer
April 23 - with William Parker
April 30 - with Jeff Lederer
Tuesdays May 7 - 28 - with Kyoko Kitamura
​June 4 & 11 - with William Parker and Kyoko Kitamura

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New York based saxophonist, clarinetist, composer and educator Jeff Lederer and tenor saxophonist, pianist and educator Jessica Jones have voluntarily led, shaped and established the Visionary Youth Orchestra  since its inception in 2010.  As Co-Directors and conductors, Jeff and Jessica shape an learning environment in which young musicians explore new concepts in improvised music as they discover their unique musical voice.