The Calgary Youth Orchestra (CYO), at Mount Royal College Conservatory, is an internationally acclaimed ensemble of about 65 instrumental students between the ages of 14 and 24 and is one of Canada’s leading community youth orchestras. Members of this community-based orchestra include students of Mount Royal College, the University of Calgary, and junior and senior high schools from Calgary and surrounding communities. The CYO provides solid training in orchestral playing with professional coaching from some of the best local, national and international clinicians and conductors. Workshops with guest conductors and visiting orchestras are a regular feature of the program. The CYO performs a series of concerts throughout the year and participates in an annual Alberta Youth Orchestra Symposium with the Edmonton Youth Orchestra in Banff.

CYO ROCKS THE JUNOS!
Click here to watch the CYO’s performance with Finger Eleven at the 2008 Juno Awards.

Featuring 22 thrilling scores from Hollywood’s best Westerns!

“the orchestra plays to the fullest, with enthusiasm and energy... imaginative interpretation... clever idea... nicely pulled off... four stars” Rick Phillips, Sound Advice, CBC Radio

The Calgary Youth Orchestra, Mount Royal College’s flagship instrumental ensemble,
invites you to purchase The Thrill of the Western, its latest CD release.

The Thrill of the Western links Calgary’s orchestral and western music heritage and
showcases the talent and versatility of the CYO’s 70 instrumental students, ages 14 to 24.

During Alberta’s Centennial celebrations, selections were performed for Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and for the Council of the Federation, under the direction of Conductor Edmond Agopian. Donovan Seidle, a CYO alumnus and assistant concertmaster of the Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra, was commissioned to arrange all the recorded works.

Play a sample!

CDs may be purchased by phoning the Mount Royal College Conservatory at 440-6821
or the Mount Royal College Bookstore at 440-6300. CDs also may be purchased on-line
by visiting www.rideaumusic.com/product-266845

The CYO is grateful for the support of: