East County Youth Symphony, San Diego CA

Once again, this year The Rice Family Foundation is matching (1:1) all donations made to the East County Youth Symphony before January 1st, 2026.

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In the spirit of Giving Tuesday (Dec. 2) and the upcoming Holiday Season, we invite you to consider contributing a little something to support our ongoing mission. The demand for our tuition-free orchestra program for kids is growing each year, and your generosity helps us ensure more children have access to free music education.

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No amount is too small - every dollar counts! Together, we can make a difference in the lives of young musicians in our community.

Thank you for your support! 🎻✨
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Dear friends,

We sends our warmest wishes to you and your loved ones. Today and every day, we are thankful for MUSIC being a part of our life, and for support we receive from our donors and audiences.

HAPPY THANKSGIVING !

East County Youth Symphony is the only tuition-free-for-all orchestra program in San Diego. In spirit of upcoming Giving Tuesday we ask you to support our wonderful young players:
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We are SO CLOSE!!! Only $2,225 away from our $10,000 end-of-year goal.

The Rice Family Foundation's is doubling every donation made before December 31, 2023. East County Youth Symphony is the only tuition-free-to-all orchestra program for kids in San Diego, and solely relies on public support. WE CANNOT DO IT WITHOUT YOU!

Help us to the finish line!

Every dollar counts - support our program with your donation:
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Dear San Diegans!

"Whatever you can" is a perfect amount of donation!!!

The Rice Family Foundation will double your impact with $10,000 Matching Grant! ECYS is the only tuition-free-for-all-kids orchestra program in San Diego County. It takes a village to raise a talent, and WE CANNOT DO IT WITHOUT YOU:
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East County Youth Symphony, San Diego CA ECYS is for everyone who wants to play classical music. It's really free just practice and show up. Also, you'll make a lot of friends.

Great News! ECYS receives $10,000 Matching Grant from The Rice Family Foundation!

It is through YOUR generosity that we can continue to educate, continue to dream and hope, continue to succeed. And for that we are truly grateful. Your donation today will be doubled by the Rice Family Foundation up to $10,000: https://donate.stripe.com/4gwbMr20e9UcbIc6oo

Since 2007, East County Youth Symphony provides tuition-free music training to children and youth ages 7 to 25. Our students have an opportunity to learn from experienced teachers and orchestra players, and perform at the beautiful Joan B. Kroc Theater at the conclusion of every semester.

This East County Youth Symphony invites you to join its family of supporters with a special gift that will directly fund our Pre-Orchestra Division - violin, viola and cello classes for players ages 7 to 14.

Thanks to the generosity of The Rice Family Foundation, your gifts will be matched from now through December 31 up to $10,000. Donations can be made online via https://www.ecysymphony.com/donate.php and are also gratefully accepted at the following address:

East County Youth Symphony
P. O. Box 25
El Cajon, CA 92022

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Our concert is coming up on Wed, Nov 15, at 7:00 PM. Location: Joan B. Kroc Theater, 6611 University Ave. Tickets are available at: https://www.tickettailor.com/events/eastcountyyouthsymphony/988849

https://sdnews.com/east-county-violin-student-to-perform-with-ecys/

East County violin student to perform with ECYS | SDNews.com Christian Gonzales, a violin student from Juilliard School of Music, is back to El Cajon where he grew up, to perform with his first orchestra – the East County Youth Symphony – as a soloist.

ECYS Alumnus Christian Gonzales is now studying violin at Juilliard School of Music. He will be performing Mendelssohn's Violin Concerto with ECYS Advanced Orchestra on Wednesday, November 15th at 7:00 PM, at the Joan B. Kroc Theater, 6611 University Ave, SD.

Come to celebrate Christian's extraordinary talent, his hard work, and his success!

Program: F. Mendelssohn's Violin Concerto, and "Scottish" (No. 3) Symphony.

Tickets:

Buy tickets – East County Youth Symphony Concert – Joan B. Kroc Theater F.Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto, soloist - Christian Gonzales (Juilliard School of Music), Symphony No.3 (Scottish). Conductor -...

The very first official ECYS photo from 2007. Elks Lodge 1812. Enjoy!

Thank you so much to all who donated toward the Greenberg Family Foundation matching grant. WE GOT IT!!! We got all 15k of it. This Marathon brought total of 30k into ECYS 2023 budget. We are very grateful for all help and support we received from San Diego's music and philanthropic communities !!!