American Youth String Ensemble
Laura Cahn, Conductor

The American Youth String Ensemble is an intermediate string orchestra for musicians at a comparative level of Suzuki Book 4 or above. An emphasis is placed on understanding the roles and relationships between instruments in the ensemble. Mrs. Cahn chooses a variety of repertoire from diverse parts of the world to expose the players to different playing techniques. AYSE performs both original string orchestra works and arrangements of standard symphonic literature.