CSO Youth Orchestras
Welcome to the Chattanooga Symphony & Opera Youth Orchestra! The CSOYO provides opportunities for young
musicians to perform under the direction of professional conductors, attend sectional workshops with members of the
CSO Orchestra, compete for scholarships, perform solos, participate in small ensembles, and build relationships with
other fine young musicians across the greater Chattanooga area. Currently there are four orchestras: the Symphony, the
Philharmonic, the Etude, and the Prelude.
Youth Orchestras - News
APRIL 2022 NEWS
AUDITION RESULTS:
Thanks to all musicians who completed a CSOYO audition. Notifications will go out via Acceptd in early June. If you have not received a notification through the Acceptd app by June 15, 2022, please notify the CSOYO Manager at csoyo@chattanoogasymphony.org.
VACANCIES/LATE AUDITIONS: If there are any vacancies in any orchestras following auditions, these vacancies will be posted here. If you were unable to audition in May, please check back here for openings and eligibility requirements in mid-June. Late auditions will be held later in the summer, prior to first regular CSOYO rehearsal on August 15, 2022.
CSOYO FUTURES SURVEY: Current members and parents, please take a few minutes to share your hopes and dreams for the YO with us by taking this survey. We will use the results to make plans for next season and beyond. Thank you!
CSOYO FUTURES SURVEY: https://forms.gle/QgArf2wNdvkBaofHA
CSOYO LOGO ITEMS STORE NOW OPEN!
CSOYO Logo items, including mugs, masks, totebags, magnets, stickers and notebooks are now available for purchase in the new CSOYO Logo Items store on the Zazzle.com website. The CSOYO logo, 21/22 Season Logo, and Alumni CODA logo are featured. The CSOYO earns a commission off each item sold. Check out the store and get your items TODAY!!
FYI: CSOYO COVID POSITIVE OR EXPOSURE POLICY:
If a CSOYO member, staff member or volunteer tests POSITIVE for COVID-19, the following actions will be taken:
1. The CSOYO Manager or CSO Executive Director should be notified immediately.
2. The CSOYO Manager will notify all members of all orchestras that a positive case was reported, and will share when and where the person was onsite. The person will remain anonymous. Members and their families can make their own determination of whether they need to be in quarantine.
3. The Hamilton Co. Dept. of Health will be responsible for contact tracing. When doing so, they are most concerned with people who were in close proximity (within 6 feet) with an infected person for 15 minutes or longer.
The CSOYO will examine each case and if multiple cases are reported in a particular group, we may decide to shut down this group temporarily.
CSOYO Members, staff and volunteers are encouraged to continue to wear masks and practice social distancing while moving through the building before and after rehearsal, and in the parking lot outside, in order to minimize the chance of spread. Carpooling should be avoided whenever possible.
DEFINITION OF CLOSE CONTACT by the Hamilton Co. Health Department:
Close Contact
Per the CDC, those that have been in close contact (within 6 feet of someone for a cumulative total of 15 minutes or more over a 24-hour period) with someone who has COVID-19 need to quarantine, unless they have been fully vaccinated. People who are fully vaccinated do not need to quarantine after contact with someone who had COVID-19 unless they have symptoms, however, fully vaccinated people should get tested 3-5 days after their exposure, even if they do not have symptoms. They should also wear a mask indoors in public for 14 days following exposure or until their test result is negative.
Symptoms of COVID-19 may include fever or chills, cough, shortness of breath or difficulty breathing, fatigue, muscle or body ache, headache, new loss of taste or smell, sore throat, congestion or runny nose, nausea or vomiting, diarrhea or other symptoms as recognized by the CDC.
Do I need to quarantine following an exposure to COVID-19 after being vaccinated?
Current CDC recommendations should be followed regarding length of quarantine. See: CDC Guidelines
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Office: 423.267.9011 • Fax: 423.265.6520 • Contact Us
