YPSO Students CollAborate with Kakehashi Project

We’re excited to share that 4 current YPSO musicians, will be performing as part of a special collaboration with internationally respected koto artist Shirley Muramoto (YPSO Alumna, 1969)

This performance is part of the Kakehashi Project, and will feature Topaz by Mary Lou Prince - a powerful work for string quartet and koto that reflects on the history of Japanese American incarceration during World War II.

Event Details

• Date: Saturday April 18, 2026

• Time: 1:30pm-5:00pm

• Location: Noria Winery, 725A Gilman St, Berkeley

• Free Admission: RSVP HERE

We’d love to see some friendly faces there to support these students, and the multiple generations of YPSO alums involved!

YPSO Spring Concert - America 250 Festival

YPSO is putting on a multi-part festival experience centered on celebrating the music and creativity of American classical composers. Through performances, community engagement, student-led small ensembles, our festival will showcase how American music is a cultural fusion of many musical genres. We invite all young people to explore American music together in this community-wide celebration.

Program includes:

• Jessie Montgomery — Starburst

• John Adams — Tromba Lontana

• Aaron Copland — Buckaroo Holiday from Rodeo

• Samuel Barber — Essay No. 2 for Orchestra, Op. 17

• Leonard Bernstein — Symphonic Dances from West Side Story

• … and Select Chamber works