Music Director Bill Haraden Instructs the Youth Musicians during Rehearsal.
WELCOME TO THE HOME OF THE CORNELIUS YOUTH ORCHESTRAS!
The mission of the Cornelius Youth Orchestras (CYO) is to educate and to enhance the knowledge, skills and abilities of the community youth by providing young musicians with unique orchestral training and performance opportunities. Every opportunity is made to provide an atmosphere where the student is challenged by the discipline of music training and involved in group performance in a comfortable, positive and engaging environment.
The Cornelius Youth Orchestras is open to youth musicians aged 6 - 18 who have 1 or more years of experience in strings, woodwinds, brass, percussion and piano instruments.
Rehearsals are held on Tuesdays from 6:30 - 8:30 at Bailey Middle School
11900 Bailey Road Cornelius NC 28031
Rehearsals for Fall 2012 Start on Tuesday September 4th in the Band Room.
Come visit us in September or October for free!
For questions or additional information please call Nanette Haraden 704-576-7270
INFORMATION ON STUDENT REGISTRATION:
You may register one of two ways, by mail or online.
1. TO REGISTER BY MAIL:
Click on this link to the Registration form: Orchestra Registration Form.pdf A registracion fee of $20.00 must accompany the registration form or you may also pay the entire program fee. The remainder of the program fee can be provided in person at the first class Session, or partial payment may be made based on payment arrangements made with Nanette Haraden, Program Director. Please make checks payable to "Cornelius Youth Orchestras." Remember we need your email address to keep you informed!
Please print your completed form and mail it to:
CORNELIUS YOUTH ORCHESTRAS, INC.
Attn: Nanette Haraden, Program Director
19706 One Norman Blvd., #220-147
Cornelius, NC 28031
Phone: (704) 765-1258
Fax: (866) 229-8778
2. ONLINE REGISTRATION :
REGISTER ONLINE HERE: Enrollment Form Remember we need your email address to keep you informed!
You may also contact Nanette Haraden, Program Director at 704-765-1258 or via email to nanetteharaden@yahoo.com if you have any questions about registration or program fees.
IMPORTANT:
A registracion fee of $20.00 must either be paid on-line or be mailed to the CYO. The remainder of the program fee can be provided in person at the first class Session unless payment arrangements have been made wih Nanette Haraden, Program Director. All of the information obtained via online enrollment will be automatically provided to us. Prior to the beginning of the class, we will contact you to confirm your information and answer any questions you may have.
Based on a student's prior muscial training and experience, we may be able to admit a student well after the program starts. However, if the student enrolls too close to a perfomance, we do reserve the right to limit his/her participation in that particular event. This is always addressed on an individual basis, so please don't hesitate to ask!
ONE VERY IMPORTANT NOTE: Please remember to include the email address where you wish to be contacted, as that is our primary method of communicating updates, venue information and last minute instructions, etc. Thank you!
At PARC's site, the CYO section is located here: CYO Information - Town of Cornelius PARC Website For help with the online website form or to inquire further, please feel free to call the PARC Department at the number above or contact the Bailey Road Recreation Center at 704-765-1450 or via email to info@corneliuspr.org
You may also contact the Town of Cornelius at:
Town of Cornelius
Parks Arts Recreation & Culture - (PARC) Dept.
PO Box 399
21455 Catwaba Avenue
Cornelius, NC 28031
Ph: 704-896-2460
info@corneliuspr.org
This project was made possible, in part, with funding by the Arts & Science Council and the North Carolina Arts Council, an agency of the Department of Cultural Resources, and the National Endowment for the Arts, which believes that a great nation deserves great art.
Cornelius Youth Orchestras is made possible,
in part, through the assistance of the Cornelius
Department of Parks Arts Recreation and Culture (PARC).
