Utah Symphony Guild Programs

Utah Symphony Youth Guild

The Utah Symphony Youth Guild committe is dedicated to the encouragement and support of young musicans. The committee helps plan and supervise Youth Guild Activities such as Master Classes, hosts a reception following the Salute to Youth concert and helps with the Youth Guild Recital Competition, which provides cash and performance rewards to the young musicans. the Youth Guild member staff the coat check booths and perform in the lobby prior to concerts and at Symphony Guild functions.

Outreach Violin Program

The Outreach Violin program  is  an award winning outreach program.  We believe that all people should have the opportunity to experience music.  Our purpose is to reach out in the community to those children who might not otherwise have such an opportunity and provide them with free music lessons from professional music teachers. The video below shows our program in action.

Currently the program is available at the Northwest Community Center and the Guadeloupe School. Student receive a violin to use to learn and practice on. Lessons are taught once a week on several days. Generally they perform two concerts per year.

Last  year,  through  the  Fifth-Grade  Docent  Concerts,  over  23,000  fifth  graders  in  Utah  attended  concerts at  Abravanel  Hall.  Approximately  one  hundred  docents  visit  the  classrooms  before  the  concerts  helping to   introduce   the   students   to   the  wonderful   world   of   classical   music   through   specially  designed presentation materials.

Currently  the  Guild's  financial  contributions  to  the  Symphony  come  primarily  from  the  Symphony  Ball, the  Symphony  Gift  Shop  and  other  fundraisers.