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DSYO 2025: Spring Concert

Sunday April 27, 2025

FREE EVENT

Doors open at 4pm

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2025-26 Calendar
August 1, 2025: 2025-26 School Year Auditions Due
August 26, 2025: First Rehearsal
November 25, 2025: No Rehearsal (Thanksgiving Break)
December 7, 2025: Fall Concert
January 13, 2026: Rehearsals Resume
March 17, 2026: No Rehearsal (Spring Break)
April 26, 2026: Spring Concert

Dripping Springs Youth Orchestra is gathering interest for a beginner string orchestra and music theory class to begin August 26, 2025.

Please fill out one form for each student no later than July 1.
 

Rehearsals: Tuesdays during the 2025-26 school year-  5-6:30pm for beginner orchestra, 6:30-7pm theory


Minimum requirement:
Violin/Viola- Suzuki Book 1 Minuet 1 (or equivalent)
Cello- Suzuki Book 1 Long Long Ago (or equivalent)

Bass- Suzuki Book 1 Perpetual Motion (or equivalent)

Having a private instructor is preferred and recommended, but not required. 

There is no minimum age or grade to join. We need a minimum of 16 students to commit to begin this orchestra. Please share the link below with anyone that may be interested!

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The Founder

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Meet James Martin

We were lucky to catch up with James Martin recently and have shared our conversation below...

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Our Mission

Arts Alliance of Central Texas (AAoCT) aims to help children in the Dripping Springs, Texas area gain knowledge, education and experience in music performance. 


To accomplish this, AAoCT formed Dripping Springs Youth Orchestra (DSYO) in the summer of 2019. DSYO held auditions early that summer for students to participate in an orchestral... 

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Gallery

View videos of  past concerts

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Take Part

If you have a child who wishes to audition, follow the link below to submit an application.

We welcome all string players of all levels, regardless of age in grades K-12.


Requirements for each orchestra level is posted on the application form.

Most Recent Concert

AAoCT/Dripping Springs Youth Orchestra

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Dripping Springs, TX 


JIM MARTIN president@artsallianceofcentraltexas.org

OUR MISSION:

The Arts Alliance of Central Texas is a 501 (c) 3 non-profit corporation incorporated in the state of Texas. 

 

Its purpose is to fund, cultivate, educate, and increase the presence of the arts in the Central Texas Hill Country. 

 

The mission of the Arts Alliance of Central Texas is to enrich the cultural life of area residents by providing art education, art activities, and artistic entertainment. 

Copyright 2025 by Arts Alliance of Central Texas. All rights reserved.

AAoCT is a 501 (c) 3 non-profit organization. Your support of the arts is invaluable and appreciated.

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