2025-2026 season calendar
Prepare for the season by:
- Noting your ensemble’s rehearsal time and location.
- Noting the concerts for your ensemble.
- Choosing at least one CYAS and one Dialogues concert to attend and noting them in your calendar.
Weekly Rehearsal Information
Standard Rehearsals Mondays
Youth Strings – 3:45 to 4:30 PM
Flore Ensemble – 4:15 to 4:45 PM
Youth Wind Ensemble – 5:15 to 6:15 PM
Preparatory Orchestra – 4:45 to 6:15 PM
Symphony Orchestra – 6:30 to 8:15 PM
Virtuosi – 8:15 to 9:00 PM
* Virtuosi strings rehearse weekly. Virtuosi winds/brass/percussion only rehearse on select weeks…
Location:
Godspeak Church
320 Via Las Brisas
Newbury Park, CA 91320
2025 Rehearsals
(Fall Semester)
Friday 9/5
Mandatory Orientation and Reading Rehearsal
Monday 9/8
First Standard Rehearsal, Principal Auditions
Monday 11/24
No Rehearsal (Thanksgiving Break)
Monday 12/1
Last Standard Rehearsal
2026 Rehearsals
(Spring Semester)
Monday 1/12
First Standard Rehearsal
Monday 2/16
No Rehearsal (President’s Day)
Monday 4/6
No Rehearsal (Spring Break)
Monday 4/27
Open Rehearsal and Pizza Social
Monday 5/18
Last Standard Rehearsal
Monday 5/25
No Rehearsal (Memorial Day)
Friday 5/29
Dress Rehearsal (Abbreviated Rehearsal Schedule)
Summerfest
Full and Half Sessions
Symphony, Chamber Music, and Masterclasses
Preparatory, Symphony, and Virtuosi Level Musicians
7/11/2026 to 7/19/2026
With international guest faculty and artists.
Performance Information
Gala Concerts
(Primary Performances for All Musicians)
* Please do not schedule any other activities on Gala Concert days. Gala concerts include a dress rehearsal and require musicians to observe the performance of the ensemble that is ahead of their current level. Dress rehearsal and observation is mandatory, no exceptions will be made. Students that do not participate in the dress rehearsal or observation will be removed from the concert.
Performing Ensembles:
Youth Strings, Youth Wind Ensemble, Flore Ensemble, Preparatory Orchestra, Symphony Orchestra, Virtuosi Ensemble
Saturday 12/6/2025 Winter Gala
4:00 PM Youth Strings, Youth Band, Flore Ensemble, Preparatory Orchestra
7:30 PM Virtuosi Ensemble, Symphony Orchestra
Seaver Hall, Pepperdine
Sunday 5/31/2026 Spring Gala
3:00 PM All Orchestras
Kavli Theatre, Thousand Oaks
Special Performances
Artistic Development…
Events featuring internationally acclaimed guest artists, directors and our most advanced musicians…
LOYO musicians must attend at least one CYAS concert and one Dialogues concert per season.
Virtuosi Performances
VIrtuosi Ensemble Performing
10/21 at 6:30 PM – Novo Cafe, Westlake
Dialogues VIP
(Season Opening Dinner Concert and VIP Donor Event)
3/1 at 7 PM – Padre Serra, Camarillo
Dialogues Sacred Works
(Scared Music Choir and Orchestra Concert)
4/26 at 6 PM – Godspeak Church, Newbury Park
Dialogues Chamber Symphony
Virtuosi Special Events
TBA – Messiah
5/17 at 1 PM – Flash Mob Concert at Oaks Mall
Dialogues Miniatures – Virtuosi Chamber Music Only (see concert page for dates)
Flore Performances
5/3 at 6 PM – Godspeak Church, Newbury Park
Dialogues Chamber Symphony
California Young
Artists Symphony
(Artists Symphony Concerts – Special Events)
LOYO MEMBERS MUST ATTEND AT LEAST ONE CONCERT PER SEASON
Sunday 11/6 Kavli Theater, Thousand Oaks
Sunday 3/8 Rothenberg Hall – Huntington Library, Pasadena
Special Ensembles
Qualifications
LOYO hosts two ensembles that are open to members seeking to excel in their orchestral development:
Flore Ensemble (Youth Strings Members)
Virtuosi Ensemble (Symphony Members)
See the information below regarding joining the Virtuosi and Flore ensembles.
Joining Virtuosi
The Virtuosi Ensemble is a chamber orchestra comprised primarily of the principal players of our Symphony Orchestra, and is the most prestigious large ensemble in our program. Virtuosi studies an additional program in parallel with the Symphony Orchestra, performs 3 additional concerts, collaborates with professional musicians, and closes the season with the performance of an entire symphony.
Virtuosi performs in our “Dialogues Concert Series,” and members receive concert stipends to offset tuition costs.
Virtuosi members are required to be Symphony Orchestra members, and must play a principal audition to be eligible for consideration. Eligible members must be able to perform at all Dialogues Concerts and Special Events.
Virtuosi Chamber Music
Virtuosi’s “Dialogues Concert Series” opens with small chamber works (trios, quartets, etc), many with faculty and prestigious guest artists.
To be considered for Virtuosi Chamber Music, musicians must be returning Virtuosi members in excellent standing. Chamber groups rehearse in a professional format.
To apply, please mark your interest during your registration. Members are selected by invitation.
Joining Flore Ensemble
The Flore Ensemble is comprised of Youth Strings members preparing to join Preparatory Orchestra and studies standard string orchestra repertoire. Members are selected by invitation. Musicians should indicate their interest on the application form and arrive to the first rehearsal of the season well prepared with their Youth Strings music, demonstrating they are ready for the challenge of Flore Ensemble.
California Young Artists Symphony
CYAS is LOYO’s sister orchestra, and the premier pre-professional orchestra in Southern California. Members are selected by competitive multi-round auditions from amongst the top institutions in the region. Please let our directors know if you are interested in applying for CYAS and they will guide you through the process.
tuition information
Tuition cost:
$1,000 for the season or $700 for a single semester
Each musician will be billed online.
FULL SEASON PAYMENT OPTIONS:
- A single payment of $980 if paid in September (a $20 discount).
- Two monthly payments of $500 due in September and October.
- Four monthly payments of $270 due in September, October, November, and December (a $80 payment plan fee).
SINGLE SEMESTER PAYMENT OPTIONS:
- A single payment of $700.
- Two monthly payments of $370 (a $40 payment plan fee).
Scholarships and Internships
- Exceptional Leadership Scholarships (up to 25% of tuition) are available to principal players of the Symphony Orchestra. Recipients commit to guest coaching and mentoring their younger colleagues in Preparatory Orchestra and Youth
Strings one to two times per semester. Candidates must have previously held principal positions for at least one semester in good standing.
- Distinguished Young Artist Scholarships (up to 100% tuition) are available to principal players of the Symphony Orchestra who have qualified for Exceptional Leadership Scholarships in previous years. Recipients have demonstrated
extraordinary leadership and reliability during their entire tenure at LOYO, are representative of LOYO in their community through competitions and volunteer work, and exhibit a level of technical ability and artistry beyond their
years.
- Internships are available that include partial tuition stipends in exchange for logistical volunteer work such as rehearsal setup, front desk work, administrative help, or media team. Most internships are scheduled on alternating
weeks and come with 25% tuition stipends.
- Scholarships and internships are paid at the end of the semester as a “tuition stipend” upon completion of internship work and confirmation of “good standing” in the orchestra.
- “Good standing” in the orchestra may be jeopardized by excessive absences, tardiness, being unprepared for rehearsal, or poor communication.