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The '''DC Youth Orchestra Program''' (DCYOP) is an ensemble-based music education program in [[Washington, D.C.]]<ref>{{cite news |last1=Reinthaler |first1=Joan |title=D.C. Youth Orchestra |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/1984/12/31/dc-youth-orchestra/840ec579-5019-4647-a9cb-741929d5fa28/ |work=The Washington Post |date=31 December 1984}}</ref> Founded in 1960<ref>{{cite web |title=About the DC Youth Orchestra Program |url=https://theclarice.umd.edu/noi/DCYOP |website=The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center |publisher=University of Maryland |language=en}}</ref> on the request of DC Public Schools to be the city's youth orchestra, DCYOP enrolls over 600 students ages 4–18 every year from the DC metro area. <br />
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DCYOP serves as a model for the community, uniting students from different backgrounds with a shared passion, and is the District's only Pre[[K–12|K-12 program]] that seeks to make high-quality, ensemble-based music education available to all students, regardless of socioeconomic status or ability. All students who are interested in learning a musical instrument are accepted into the program and tuition assistance is offered on a sliding scale so that the program is affordable and accessible to every family. In addition, to further remove barriers to music participation for at-risk students, DCYOP offers tuition-free Children's Orchestra programming on-site at three Title I DC public elementary schools. DCYOP also offers a two-week Summer Chamber Music Intensive and a one-week Summer Orchestra Intensive.<br />
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DCYOP graduates enjoy successful careers across many disciplines. Alumni are professional musicians in the National Symphony Orchestra and other orchestras, Grammy and Emmy Award winners, New York Times best-selling authors, CEOs, cancer surgeons, Broadway stars, "Saturday Night Live" cast members, and civic leaders including DC Mayor Muriel Bowser. Many alumni point to DCYOP as a significant factor in their success.<br />
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DCYOP's current Executive Director is Loretta Thompson. Evan Ross Solomon serves as Artistic and Music Director.<br />
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==History==<br />
* 1960 – DCYOP was founded by Lyn McLain at the request of [[DC Public Schools]], with a handful of teachers and 60 students, at Roosevelt High School<br />
* 1961 – DCYOP's first season begins at Calvin Coolidge Senior High School<br />
* 2006 – Founder Lyn McLain retires<br />
* 2010 – DCYOP celebrates its 50th anniversary<br />
* 2010 – DCYOP relocates to Eastern Senior High School<br />
* 2019 – DCYOP relocates to Takoma Education Campus<br />
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== International tours ==<br />
* 1970 – Switzerland<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Gaines |first1=Joan |title=Festival in the Alps: An International Gathering of Youth Orchestras |journal=Music Educators Journal |date=May 1971 |volume=57 |issue=9 |pages=42–44 |doi=10.2307/3393831}}</ref><br />
* 1972 – Germany<ref name="wapo">{{cite news |last1=Isberg |first1=Emily |title=Youth Orchestra Members Tune Up for Summer Trip to Tokyo |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/local/1978/01/12/youth-orchestra-members-tune-up-for-summer-trip-to-tokyo/039293bd-51c2-47b7-9949-f8798ac30ec5/ |work=[[The Washington Post]] |date=12 January 1978}}</ref><br />
* 1974 – Scotland<ref name="wapo"/><br />
* 1978 – Japan<ref name="wapo"/><br />
* 1981 – Greece and Yugoslavia<br />
* 1984 – Puerto Rico<br />
* 1986 – China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan<ref>{{cite news |last1=Stehle |first1=Vince |title=China, Taiwan in Harmony for Youth Orchestra Tour |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/local/1986/08/14/china-taiwan-in-harmony-for-youth-orchestra-tour/dfcade9f-570b-4505-80b4-25172aee8cbb/ |work=The Washington Post |date=14 August 1986}}</ref><br />
* 1987 – Puerto Rico and South Korea<br />
* 1988 – Puerto Rico, Russia, and Estonia<br />
* 1989 – Spain<br />
* 1992 – Spain<br />
* 1994 – Netherlands, France, and Belgium<br />
* 1996 – Netherlands and Belgium<br />
* 1999 – Austria and Germany<br />
* 2002 – South Africa<br />
* 2003 – Japan<br />
* 2014 – Colombia<br />
* 2016 – Chile<br />
* 2018 – Italy<br />
* 2022 – Spain and Portugal<br />
* 2024 – Germany, Austria, and Czechia<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
* [http://www.dcyop.org DC Youth Orchestra Program (website)]<br />
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