The American Youth Symphony launches its 55th season with a free concert at Royce Hall on the campus of UCLA Sunday evening, October 20 at 7pm. It’s Music Director Carlos Izcaray’s fourth season with the orchestra, and he revels in programming a wide range of repertoire, from familiar works to a world premiere. In May, Jihyun Kim’s latest work, a co-commission between AYS, the American Composers Orchestra, and the Alabama Symphony, will be unveiled at Royce Hall.

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