FYO Concert Orchestra

led by Dr. Sean Dowgray - for more information, view here. Strings, Winds, Brass, & Percussion are welcome. Auditions occur in September for fall and January for spring.

The Fairbanks Youth Orchestra was started by Gordon Wright and Inga-Lisa Wright in 1970 with 18 string players. It is a non-profit organization under the auspices of the Fairbanks Symphony Association. Three youth ensembles make up the Fairbanks Youth Orchestras: String Orchestra, Concert Orchestra & Youth Symphony. Rehearsals and final orchestra concerts are on the University of Alaska Fairbanks campus, in the Fine Arts Complex.