COLORADO YOUTH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRAS ASSOCIATION
Provide high-quality ensemble music education that fosters musical understanding, social growth, self-esteem and a lifelong love of music for Colorado youth.
About COLORADO YOUTH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRAS ASSOCIATION
Colorado Youth Symphony Orchestras (CYSO) is a Denver-based 501(c)(3) youth orchestra organization that provides ensemble instruction, auditions-based ensembles, outreach, and supplemental music programs for students from elementary through college. The organization has operated since the mid-1980s and maintains a multi-ensemble structure (beginner through advanced) and partnerships with local professional musicians.
In recent seasons (2023–2025) CYSO has continued to expand its Mile High Strings outreach in Title I schools (serving hundreds of students), kept scholarship assistance available for qualifying families, and run its core ensembles and seasonal programs; registration and auditions for the 2025–2026 season are open and CYSO’s Fall 2025 concert is scheduled for November 23, 2025.
CYSO emphasizes accessibility and community impact through tuition assistance, school-based outreach, collaborations with professional artists, and summer/supplemental offerings (chamber camp, bootcamps and preparatory classes) designed to develop technical skills and performance experience.
Notable achievements
Established, long-running regional youth orchestra
Founded in the mid-1980s and operating continuously since then as a nonprofit youth orchestra organization serving the Denver/Front Range region.
Mile High Strings reach
Built a school-based outreach program that provides first-instrument experiences and ensemble opportunities to several hundred students annually, significantly expanding access to music education in Title I schools.
Artistic partnerships and guest artists
Sustained collaborations with professional musicians and guest artists (including appearances by Colorado Symphony players and visiting soloists), plus visible community endorsements and continued public concert programming.
At a glance
- Total assets
- $100K
- Annual revenue
- $213K
- Tax status
- 501(c)(3)Public charity
- EIN
- 74-2342776
- Location
- Denver, CO
- Website
- www.coloradoyouthsymphony.org
- On Mahalo since
- November 2025
Financial figures from the IRS Business Master File, the IRS’s registry of tax-exempt organizations.
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