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STRING AND PIANO STUDENTS

Gifford, Florida Youth Orchestra, Inc.

Mission Statement

 

As a contribution to the idea of

breaking the cycles of poverty,

our mission is

 

To provide education, experience, and training in various cultural and performing arts, including music, drama, dance, and the vocal arts for the youth of Gifford, Florida (and neighboring Indian River County communities), with a core focus on mastering stringed instruments. 

 

Annie Laura Powell

"Our Children Are Being Left Behind!

What Are You Going to do

About it??"

 

Joan Haar

Set the Tone

in 2003

Senior Music Director

Strings Department

 

Luke Pelt 

Joined in 2010

Graduating Senior 2020

 

 

 

Sue Lorimier

Brings Her Gift in 2016

 

 

 

Piano Class

Choir

 

“I would teach children

music, physics, and philosophy;

but most importantly music,

for the patterns in music and

all the arts are the keys to learning”

― Plato

 

Gifford, Florida Youth Orchestra, Inc.

Intention Statement

  

~ More Violins ~

~ Less Violence ~

~ Better Tomorrows ~

Is our slogan

  

Each One Teach One

Is our motto

  

"Off the Street – On the Stage"

Is our theme

 

 

 

In honor of the community togetherness that existed when Gifford, Florida had its own high school, we have re-ignited the mascot that brought many folks to their feet to cheer for their children.  We hope to reinstate that old feeling of community togetherness that over rides the difference in creed, age, and financial standing.  We are the Gifford Tigers with a gentle spirit of nurturing and caring for each other, a ferocious consciousness for excellence, and the ability to adapt to whatever is put before us.

 

 

 

 

May we always lift our children to higher and higher ground that their consciousness may be expanded, their involvement with community enriched, their personal development be empowered and their hope, dreams and reality of better tomorrows be manifested . . . gracefully, powerfully, and spiritually.  May the blessings of goodness follow them and pour out over their heads and down their shoulders and around their feet with consistency, good health, kindness and compassion as they step into the bright world of life, light, and love.  !  May we all do what is necessary to contribute to this glorious vision for the Gifford Youth Orchestra Children . . . and all children who wish it to be.  And so it is and so may it ever be

 

More than ever in our history, we have to ask for your investment in our program.  If we are to keep our children engaged and moving forward with their critical music education, we need special teachers and teaching arrangements, more individual classes on Zoom, and more program hours!  Because we are keeping our staff on payroll, we just have to ask for your help -- for your support, and for your investments.

 

By US Mail:

P O Box 691166
Vero Beach, FL  32969

 

By Telephone:

772-213-3007

 

Rehearsals and Classes at Various Locations in Gifford and Vero Beach.    

January

 

February

27th- Annual GYO Student Production, Virtual Black History Program 2:00 pm. 

 

March

 7th - Crystal Gazing Celebration

 

May

May 5th Cinco de Mayo Virtual Celebration

Trio Upward Bound Graduation Music

 

June

June 17th - Juneteenth Day Virtual Celebration

 

November

Saturday, 20th ~ GYO 18th Annual Concert, 2 pm at the Gifford Community Center or Virtual on You Tube and Facebook

 

Hopeful Events!

December 8th - GYO Student Awards Banquet at the Gifford Community Center 

December 24th, Annual GYO Students Performance for children at the Hibiscus Society  

 

.Don’t give up on us and think we can’t get anything done with the Covid-19 virus swirling around us. We are open for business electronically and 57 students are receiving one on one lessons via Zoom. Our staff figured out a way to deliver to all the children the music materials  they need to practice and rehearse at home. The children and parents are very appreciative and enthusiastic about our new way of “keeping the kids off the street and ready for the stage.” Our next bold move is to hold a Zoom summer concert so stat tuned and get ready for front row seats.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

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