The Visionary Youth Orchestra (VYO) is open to musicians ages 11-18.
VYO ensemble rehearses once a week at Brooklyn Friends School from January to May.  
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 FreeJazz! 
  • Discover your own Musical Ideas and compositions 
  • Free Access to prestigious events!

"Before VYO this year, I did not love music as much as I do now. VYO showed me ways to get past my nerves surrounding soloing. A specific memory would be playing with the orchestra in a completely black room and creating the best piece we ever played."
-VYO Student.

To learn more about the Visionary Youth Orchestra,
email Melanie at melanie@artsforart.org
Visionary Youth Orchestra perform a live graphic score improvisation at the Microsoft 5th Avenue store.
Events
  • 2018 Events TBA
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Visionary Youth Orchestra Rehearsal Schedules
Co-Directors - Jeff Lederer, Ed.D; Jessica Jones
Brooklyn
Tuesdays, starting January 23, 2018  4:30 to 6 p.m. 
at Brooklyn Friends School upper school building,
116 Lawrence St, Brooklyn, NY 
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Holiday Exceptions – No rehearsal on February 18 & April 15, 2018

2017 Performances
Saturday, March 4th, Brooklyn Middle School Jazz Festival, 12:00 - 6:00p.m.
Sunday, May 7, 12 noon - 3 pm, Visionary Youth Orchestra Recording Project  at Microsoft's flagship store, 677 Fifth Avenue @ 53rd Street, Third Floor.
Wednesday, May 31st, Vision Festival, 6:00p.m. Judson Memorial Church, 55 Washington Square South, New York, NY 10012   

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. 
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