| Name: | Boston Youth Symphony Orchestras- Intensive Community Program (ICP) |
| On the Web: | www.bysoweb.org |
| Contact: | Catherine Weiskel, Executive Director Boston Youth Symphony Orchestras Boston University, College of Fine Arts 855 Commonwealth Avenue Boston, MA 02215 (617) 353-3348 cweiskel@bu.edu |
| Provides Instrumemnts: | Yes |
| Provides Instrument Classes: | Yes |
| Scholarship: | Yes |
| Performance Opportunitie: | Yes |
| Seeks Donations: | Many ways to give, including via web: http://www.bysoweb.org/pages/27_ways_to_give.cfm |
| Mission: | Encourage artistic excellence in a nurturing environment by providing the highest quality orchestral training and performance opportunities to qualified musicians, grades K-12, while making its programs accessible to underrepresented youth through financial aid and outreach. |
| What it does: | Provides stringed instrument training program serving students from Boston’s inner-city. Accepts students showing exceptional interest in stringed instruments and provides them with financial assistance for lessons, classes and instrument rental. Once admitted into a BYSO orchestra, ICP students receive tuition subsidy, weekly lessons and use of an instrument until they graduate from high school. Over 20% of BYSO’s student body comes from these communities. |
| Regional: | Yes |
| Region Served: | Inner-city Boston, MA |
| At-Risk/Under-served Youth: | Yes |
| Tax- Deductible Non-Profit: | Yes |