About

The Cornelius Youth Orchestras (CYO) is a non-profit community youth organization that is open for late elementary to high school aged musicians in the Lake Norman area and is currently comprised of eight programs: the Orchestra, Philharmonic, Prelude Strings, Brass Ensemble, Junior Brass Ensemble, Woodwind Ensemble, Woodwind Challenge and Brass Challenge. Our goal is to elevate and educate the entire local youth music community. We accomplish this by bringing local youth musicians of all backgrounds together and connecting them with some of the area’s best music educators. With a growing portfolio of educational programs, we aim to provide each and every student that comes to us with an open door to begin receiving the excellent education we provide, a clear path forward to progress on their instruments, and a variety of performing opportunities and formats as an outlet for their learning.