Copenhagen Youth Symphony Orchestra Københavns Ungdoms Symfoniorkester
As the name implies, this orchestra is populated by young people, aging from 15 to 35 years. The orchestra
have roots dating back to 1944 where it was started as a youth orchestra associated with the danish radio.
Through the 1970's the orchestra went through different leaders ending up as an independent orchestra in 1980.
My involvement started in the spring of 1987 as a request from my violin teacher at that time. It was the first
"real" orchestra I played in, with a full symphonic crew and a lot of the musicians studying at the conservatory
in Copenhagen. Though I have played many of the great classical composers with this orchestra, my biggest experience
was when we made a concert exclusively with Star Wars music.
The orchestra went on trips each summer, either one week to a place in Denmark or two weeks to places in Europe. The
main purpose of the trips was to play a lot with up to 9 hours of planed rehearsals a day ending up in a small concert
tour. These trips have brought me to interesting places:
