List of youth orchestras in the United States
This is a non-exhaustive list of youth orchestras in the United States. For adult community, adult semi-professional, or professional orchestras in the United States see List of symphony orchestras in the United States.
Alabama
- Alabama Youth Symphony
- Metropolitan Youth Orchestra
- Etowah Youth Orchestra
- Mobile Symphony Youth Orchestra
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
- North Arkansas Symphony Youth Orchestra
- Youth Symphony of the Ozarks
California
- El Camino Youth Symphony
- California Youth Symphony
- Claremont Young Musicians Orchestra
- Korean American Youth Symphony (KAYS)
- Claremont Youth Symphony Orchestra
- CSUN Youth Symphony Orchestra
- Glendale Youth Orchestra
- Lowell Youth Chamber Orchestra
- Notre Temps String Ensemble San Diego http://ntstrings.org
- Oakland Youth Orchestra http://oyo.org/
- Orange County Youth Symphony Orchestra
- Pacific Symphony Youth Orchestra
- Pasadena Youth Symphony Orchestra
- Pasadena Young Musicians Orchestra
- Peninsula Youth Orchestra http://www.peninsulayouthorchestra.org/
- Sacramento Youth Symphony
- San Diego Civic Youth Orchestra
- San Diego Young Artists Symphony
- San Diego Youth Symphony Orchestra
- San Francisco Symphony Youth Orchestra
- Sacramento Youth Symphony
- San Jose Youth Symphony
- Santa Rosa Symphony Youth Orchestra
- SUHSD Symphonic Orchestra
- Southern California Youth Philharmonic
- Youth Orchestras of Southern Alameda County (YOSAC) http://www.yosac.org/
- Youth Symphony West
- Claremont Young Musicians Orchestra
- Conejo Valley Youth Orchestra
Colorado
- Denver Young Artists Orchestra
- Arapahoe Philharmoic Youth Symphony [1]
Connecticut
- Western Connecticut Youth Orchestra
- Greater Bridgeport Youth Orchestras
- Stamford Young Artists' Philharmonic
- Norwalk Youth Symphony
Florida
- Hillsdale Youth Symphony of Citrus Park
- Florida Symphony Youth Orchestra
- Florida Young Artists Orchestra
- Jacksonville Symphony Youth Orchestra
- Florida Youth Orchestra
- Youth Orchestra of Palm Beach County
- South Florida Youth Symphony
- The Pinellas Youth Symphony
- Patel Conservatory Youth Orchestra (formerly known as the Tampa Bay Youth Orchestra)
- Greater Miami Youth Symphony
- Central Florida Youth Orchestra
- Southwest Florida Symphony Youth Orchestra
Georgia
- Atlanta Symphony Youth Orchestra
- Atlanta Youth Orchestra
- Youth Orchestra of Greater Columbus
- Buckhead Youth Symphony
- Emory Youth Symphony Orchestra
- Mercer / Macon Symphony Youth Orchestra [2]
- Metropolitian Youth Symphony Orchestra
- Georgia Youth Symphony Orchestra
- Atlanta Junior Chamber Orchestra
- Athens Youth Symphony
- Still Waters Youth Sinfo-Nia Orchestra & Dance Company[3]
Illinois
- Elgin Youth Symphony Orchestra
- Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestras
- Midwest Young Artists Orchestras
- Protege Philharmonic
- Schaumburg Youth Orchestra
- Quad City Youth Symphony
Indiana
- New World Youth Orchestras
- Musical Arts Youth Orchestra MAYO
- Wabash Valley Youth Symphony
- South Bend Youth Symphony Orchestras
- Fort Wayne Philharmonic Youth Symphony
- Evansville Philharmonic Youth Orchestras
Kansas
Hawaii
Hawaii Youth Symphony http://hiyouthsymphony.org
Kentucky
Louisiana
- North La. Youth Symphony Orchestra
- ArkLaTex Youth Symphony Orchestra, [4]
Maine
Maryland
- Chesapeake Youth Symphony Orchestra
- Frederick Regional Youth Orchestra
- Greater Baltimore Youth Orchestra
- Maryland Classic Youth Orchestras
- Potomac Valley Youth Orchestra
- Prince Georges County Junior Youth Orchestra
- Rockville Regional Youth Orchestra
- Youth Orchestras of Prince William
Massachusetts
- Boston Youth Symphony Orchestras [5]
- Greater Boston Youth Symphony Orchestras
- Metrowest Youth Symphony Orchestra [6]
- Nashoba Youth Orchestra [7]
- New England Conservatory Youth Orchestras
- Worcester Youth Symphony Orchestras
Michigan
- Jackson Youth Symphony Orchestra
- Kalamazoo Junior Symphony Orchestra
- Michigan Youth Symphony Orchestra
- Oakland Youth Orchestra
- West Shore Youth Symphony
- Detroit Symphony Civic Orchestra
- Cadillac Area Youth Orchestra
- Livonia Youth Philharmonic Orchestra (LYPM)
Minnesota
- Greater Twin Cities Youth Symphonies
- Mankato Area Youth Symphony Orchestra
- Minnesota Youth Symphonies
Mississippi
Missouri
Montana
Nebraska
New Hampshire
New Jersey
- All South Jersey Intermediate Orchestra
- All North Jersey intermediate Orchestra
- All Central Jersey Intermediate Orchestra
- All State Honors Intermediate Orchestra
Nevada
New Mexico
New York
- Adirondack Youth Orchestra
- Art Symphony Orchestra
- Binghamton Youth Symphony Orchestra
- The Children's Orchestra Society
- Empire State Youth Orchestra
- Greater Buffalo Youth Orchestra
- Greater Westchester Youth Symphony Orchestra
- InterSchool Orchestras of New York
- Long Island Youth Orchestra
- Metropolitan Youth Orchestra
- New York Youth Symphony
- Rochester Philharmonic Youth Orchestra
- Saratoga Springs Youth Orchestra
North Carolina
- Triangle Youth Symphony
- Triangle Youth Orchestra
- Triangle Youth Philharmonic
- Winston-Salem Youth Symphony
- Winston-Salem Youth Philharmonic
- Western Piedmont Youth Symphony
- Charlotte Symphony Youth Orchestra
- Charlotte Symphony Junior Youth Orchestra
- Greensboro Symphony Youth Orchestra
- Wilmington Youth Orchestra
- Hendersonville Symphony Youth Orchestra
- Columbus Symphony Youth Orchestra
- Sussex County Youth Orchestras
- Salisbury Youth Symphony Orchestra
Ohio
- Akron Youth Symphony
- Cincinnati Symphony Youth Orchestra
- Cleveland Orchestra Youth Orchestra
- Columbus Symphony Youth Orchestra
- Contemporary Youth Orchestra
- Dayton Philharmonic Youth Orchestra
- Dayton Philharmonic Junior Strings Orchestra
- Springfield Youth Symphony
- Toledo Youth Orchestra
- Northern Ohio Youth Orchestra
Oklahoma
Oregon
- Portland Youth Philharmonic
- Eugene Youth Symphony
- Metropolitan Youth Symphony
- Corvallis Youth Symphony
- Salem Youth Symphony
Pennsylvania
- Reading Symphony Youth Orchestra
- Philadelphia Sinfonia
- The Central Pennsylvania Youth Orchestra
- Greater Erie Youth Symphony Orchestra
- Erie Junior Philharmonic
- Philadelphia Youth Orchestra
- Pittsburgh Youth Symphony Orchestra
- Delaware County Youth Orchestra
- Temple University Center for Gifted Young Musicians
- Chester County Youth Orchestra
Puerto Rico
South Carolina
- Carolina Youth Symphony
- South Carolina Youth Philharmonic Orchestra
- Greenville County Youth Orchestra
- Youth Orchestra of the Lowcountry (This was formerly the Charleston Symphony Youth Orchestra.)
- Long Bay Symphony Youth Orchestra
Tennessee
- Music City Youth Orchestra http://www.musiccityyo.org
- Memphis Youth Symphony
- Nashville Curb Symphony
- Knoxville Youth Symphony Orchestra
Texas
- El Paso Symphony Youth Orchestras
- Houston Youth Symphony
- The Virtuosi of Houston
- The Greater Houston Youth Orchestra
- Youth Orchestras of San Antonio
- Youth Orchestra of Greater Fort Worth
- Greater Dallas Youth Orchestra
- Lone Star Youth Orchestra
- Austin Youth Orchestra
- Bay Area Youth Symphony
- Waco Symphony Youth Orchestra
- Lubbock Youth Symphony Orchestra
- Corpus Christi Area Youth Orchestra
Vermont
Virginia
- American Youth Philharmonic Orchestras
- Blacksburg Regional Youth Symphony Orchestra
- McLean Youth Orchestra
- Richmond Symphony Youth Orchestra
- Roanoke Youth Symphony Orchestra
- Washington Metropolitan Youth Orchestra
- Youth Orchestras of Fairfax
- Youth Orchestras of Prince William
- Bay Youth Orchestra
Washington
- Seattle Youth Symphony
- Cascade Youth Symphony Orchestra
- Tacoma Youth Symphony
- Bellevue Youth Symphony Orchestra
- Evergreen Philharmonic Orchestra
- North Sound Youth Symphony
- Spokane Youth Symphony
West Virginia
- Charleston Symphony Youth Orchestra
- West Virginia All-State Youth Orchestra
- Wheeling Symphony Youth Orchestra
Wisconsin
- Lakeshore Youth Philharmonic
- Fox Valley Youth Symphony
- Milwaukee Youth Symphony Orchestra
- Oshkosh Youth Symphony Orchestra http://www.youth.oshkoshsymphony.org/
- Wisconsin Youth Symphony Orchestra
- Green Bay Symphony Youth Orchestra