Music with Meaning

What beautiful community sounds like.

Cadence youth orchestra uses the study and performance of excellent music from the classical, sacred, patriotic and folk genres to guide children toward the true, the good and the beautiful.

The Cadence Leadership Team is composed of professional musicians, music educators and parents, each of us passionate about leaving a legacy of music in the lives of children.

Our Team

Cadence Youth Orchestra was created to be a sanctuary in the city for families who value the study of music in both the “high” (classical/sacred) and “low” (folk/patriotic) parts of culture. As our musicians develop personal music study skills and learn how to adapt those skills in an ensemble, they develop the lifelong habits of playing and performing music on an orchestra stage as well as in their family living rooms and on their front porches.

About US

Genres

  • Folk

  • Sacred

  • Patriotic

  • Classical

Ad Astra per Aspera

(To the Stars, Through Adversity)

  • First and second violin, viola, cello and piano components.

  • Musicians advance in the study of their instruments and grow in the technique of following a conductor.

  • Solo and small chamber ensemble opportunities.

  • A warm environment with high standards for excellence where peers challenge each other while also growing in sincere friendship through the unique shared experience of making music together.

Advanced Orchestra

  • Musicians discover how to play with others in an ensemble and follow a conductor.

  • Basic posture, technique and tone are introduced.

  • Growth in delight of the study of music alongside peers.

  • Performance opportunity at the end of each season.

Crickets

Apprentice

  • Emphasis on harmony, independence of parts and more complex rhythms.

  • Refining posture, technique and tone.

  • Progression in left hand and bow technique.

  • Growth in musicality.

  • Opportunity for performance at the end of each season.