Music on the Front Range: Youth

Ascent is a Longmont-based choir for children in grades 9-12. They also host a summer camp for kids in grades 3-12.

The Boulder Childrens Chorale is comprised of four age-based choirs for children from kindergarten through 9th grade. Choirs for older children are auditioned and often perform with other local ensembles.

Based in Fort Collins, CCC hosts multiple ensembles for students in 3rd through 8th grade.

The Colorado Children's Chorale is an organization based in Denver that trains students aged 7 to the voice change (around age 14). They host a number of choir types, from concert choirs to touring choirs that travel nationally and internationally.

The CSCC serves students from 3rd to 12th grade across three different types of ensembles. They focus on instilling a core set of values in students to ensure excellence in musicianship and presentation.

DCC hosts multiple choirs for children age 7 through high school. Their premier choirs tour nationally and internationally.

VOCO is a Denver-based organization that serves children in grades 4-12. Their clubs are integrated as after school programs in multiple locations and they also have open clubs for kids in the Denver area. VOCO focuses on building confidence and community through singing.

VR2 is the children's choir produced by Voices Rock in Denver. VR2 is non-auditioned and intended to foster community and connection through rock music.

An organization of children's choirs based in Centennial. They host choirs for children in kindergarten through high school, with a focus on music education in music theory and sight reading. They also host Young Voices’ Sing A Mile High International Children’s Choral Festival every year.

This annual honors band event is comprised of two bands. The All-State Symphonic Band is open to high school juniors and seniors. The All-State Concert Band is open to high school sophomores, juniors, and seniors who attend a school with under 1,100 students. In order to be eligible to audition, students must be a member of a Colorado high school band in which the band director is a current member of the Colorado Music Educators Association and the Colorado Bandmasters Association.

The annual honors orchestra in Colorado. In order to audition, students must be enrolled in a performing ensemble at a high school that is a member of the Colorado High School Activities Association. The director must be an active member of the National Association for Music Education.

Colorado Honor Band Association is a Denver-based organization that trains students on band instruments from middle school through the end of high school. They are comprised of multiple ensembles of varying levels, from Beginning Band through Symphony Winds.
The CHBA offers summer band camps.

The CSYSA is comprised of 10 different ensembles serving students from beginners to advanced players in the Pikes Peak region. The organization hosts camps, tours, and a solo competition.

The DYAO is the premiere youth symphony for young artists in Colorado aged 7 to 23. The DYAO has an alliance with the Colorado Symphony, and symphony members lead sectionals with the youth orchestra. Students also participate in side by side performances with professional musicians at Boettcher Concert Hall.

The GBYO is comprised of four ensembles: an entry-level Sinfonia for strings, a Wind Ensemble, a Philharmonic, and a Symphony. The Symphony is conducted by the maestro at University of Colorado Boulder. Students learn major works from the Western canon in addition to works by living composers. The GBYO employs a team of mentors who draw from CU College of Music.

The GPYO is an auditioned orchestra for high school students in the Greeley and surrounding areas. Students have opportunities to work with members of the Greeley Philharmonic Orchestra

The Longmont Youth Symphony is comprised of multiple ensembles. The Youth Strings Ensemble and Youth Symphonic Band are for younger students. The Youth Symphony Orchestra is an honors orchestra for advanced students. The LYS offers a mini summer camp for middle school instrumentalists.

The Boulder Symphony Music Academy offers lessons in string, brass, woodwind, and percussion instruments. They also offer lessons in voice and conducting as well as sessions with a certified Alexander Technique teacher. In the summer, the Music Academy offers discovery and beginning music camps.

The Center for Musical Arts is a Lafayette-based organization that provides music instruction through group classes, camps, and individual lessons. They are partnered with the Colorado Music Festival.