KAMSA News

2025 KAMSA Competition

Deadline for online application submission

11pm, Sunday, January 19, 2025

» Apply Here

 

2024 KAMSA Piano Recital - Minsoo Sohn

The 2024 KAMSA Piano Concert will be held at Visual and Performing Arts Center on Sunday, October 6, 2024. 3PM

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KAMSA 34th Youth Symphony Orchestra Concert

The 2024 KAMSA 34th Youth Orchestra Concert will be held at San Mateo Performing Art Center on August 17, 2024.

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2024 KAMSA Youth Symphony Orchestra Audition

The 2024 KAMSA Youth Orchestra Audition will be proceeded online.

Application Due Date: 11pm, Sunday, April 14, 2024

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2024 KAMSA Young Artist Competition

 

2024 KAMSA Competition Winners' Recital

7pm, Saturday, March 2, 2024

 

2024 KAMSA Competition

Deadline for online application submission

11pm, Sunday, January 21, 2024

» Apply Here

 

KAMSA 33rd Youth Symphony Orchestra Concert

The 2023 KAMSA 33rd Youth Orchestra Concert will be held at San Mateo Performing Art Center on August 19, 2023.

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2023 KAMSA Competition Winners Recital

Winners' performance videos will be streaming.

8pm, Saturday, February 25, 2023

» View Winners Performance Live Streaming

 

KAMSA 32nd Youth Symphony Orchestra Concert

The 2022 KAMSA 32nd Youth Orchestra Concert will be held at Herbst Theatre on August 27, 2022.

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2022 KAMSA Youth Symphony Orchestra Audition

The 2022 KAMSA Youth Orchestra Audition will be proceeded online.

Application Due Date: 11pm, Saturday, April 23, 2022

 

2022 KAMSA Competition Winners Recital

Winners' performance videos will be streaming.

8pm, Saturday, February 26, 2022

The streaming link will be created here on February 26, 2022

 

2022 KAMSA Competition

Changed to video competition due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

Deadline for online application submission

11pm, Sunday, January 16, 2022

 

2021 KAMSA 31st Youth Orchestra Concert
  • Conductor: Dawn Harms
  • Date: 8pm, August 28th, 2021
  • Place: Mayer Theatre, Santa Clara University
  • Works by Mendelssohn, Tchaikovsky, Warlock and more.

This concert is a live streaming concert without an audience (link to be provided)

 

2020 KAMSA YSO

Unfortunately, due to the ongoing Covid-19 situation, we regret to inform you that the KAMSA board has decided to cancel this year's concert.

 

Inmo Yang Violin Recital

Concert Ticket: Please click below link.
https://m.bpt.me/event/4309766

 

2019 KAMSA YSO Schedule

(Please bring music and a music stand to all sectionals and rehearsals.)

Sectional Practice

Daesung Korean Presbyterian Church
425 Tasman Dr, Sunnyvale, CA 94089

Sunday, August 11Oboe5:30PM – 6:50PM
Flute7:00PM – 8:00PM
Clarinet8:10PM – 9:30PM
TromboneTBD
Strings6:00PM – 9:00PM
Monday, August 12Oboe5:30PM – 6:50PM
Flute7:00PM – 8:00PM
Clarinet8:10PM – 9:30PM
TromboneTBD
Strings6:00PM – 9:00PM
Saturday, August 17Winds / Brass (All)1:00PM – 4:00PM
Violin I &II / Viola1:00PM – 4:00PM
Cello2:00PM – 4:00PM

Rehearsal

Emmanuel Presbyterian Church
4435 Fortran Dr, San Jose, CA 95134

Sunday, August 18 7:00PM – 9:30PM

Daesung Korean Presbyterian Church
425 Tasman Dr, Sunnyvale, CA 94089

August 19 - August 23 6:30PM – 9:30PM

Concert / Dress Rehearsal / Dinner

McAfee Performing Art and Lecture Center
20300 Herriman Ave, Saratoga, CA 95070

Saturday, August 24Dress Rehearsal3:00PM – 6:00PM
Dinner6:00PM – 7:30PM
Concert8:00PM

Seating Audition

Daesung Korean Presbyterian Church
425 Tasman Dr, Sunnyvale, CA 94089

Saturday, August 17 TBD
Winds will have the seating audition on Sunday, 8/11 after the sectional. Please prepare Beethoven for the seating audition.

Opening Dinner

Emmanuel Presbyterian Church
4435 Fortran Dr, San Jose, CA 95134

Sunday, August 18 6:00PM

Parents Meeting

Emmanuel Presbyterian Church
4435 Fortran Dr, San Jose, CA 95134

Sunday, August 18 7:00PM – 8:00PM

 

The 30th KAMSA Youth Symphony Orchestra

 

Talea Piano Quartet

 

The 29th KAMSA Youth Symphony Orchestra

 

The 28th KAMSA Youth Symphony Orchestra

 

The 27th KAMSA Youth Symphony Orchestra

 

The 26th KAMSA Youth Symphony Orchestra

 

The 25th Anniversary Gala Concert

 

Livia Sohn Recital

Our benefit concert features Livia Sohn, who won first prize in the Yehudi Menuhin International Violin Competition at the age of 13. The Strad Magazine describes "Livia Sohn possesses a remarkably lithe and transparent tone and her virtually blemishless accounts are nothing short of remarkable". She has been on faculty at the Music Department of Stanford University since 2005.

 

 

Date: Saturday, April 5, 2014, 8pm
Location: Visual & Performing Arts Center / De Anza College, Cupertino, CA
Information: Please visit the web site www.kamsa.org
                  Or at Seoul Books: 408-246-2300 (Sunnyvale)
                  Or contact Mela Hwang at (650) 394-4181


2013 KAMSA Youth Symphony Orchestra

Maestro Ki-Sun Sung

This year features Maestro Ki-Sun Sung, who has conducted many ensembles around the world including the National Symphony (Washington, D.C.). He was invited by Daniel Barenboim to be Apprentice Conductor of the Chicago Symphony where he rehearsed the ensemble and worked extensively with the maestro. He was the youngest participant and second place winner at the Pedro Freitas de Branco conducting competition in Lisbon.
An accomplished violist, Mr. Sung played principal viola under Leonard Bernstein at the Pacific Music Festival in Japan. He earned degrees from the Curtis Institute, the Juilliard School and Seoul National University. As a result of his artistic achievement, the Korean government named him Young Musician of the Year in 2004. Currently, he is a professor in conducting and viola performance at Ewha Womans University.

For application forms and audition requirements information, please check the web site www.kamsa.org, or contact Young Sun Shin at (408) 202-0670.

The 24th KAMSA Youth Symphony Orchestra

 


2012 KAMSA Youth Symphony Orchestra

In 2012, the orchestra will again be performing under the direction of Maestro Jindong Cai on September 01, 2012. Auditions for orchestra members will be held April 27-28. Audition will be held at the San Jose New Hope Church. For application forms and audition requirements information, please check the web site www.kamsa.org, or contact Young Sun Shin at (408) 202-0670.

 

 


Joyce Yang Piano Recital

Our March concert will be featuring pianist Joyce Yang who is critically acclaimed as "the most gifted young pianist of her generation" with a "million-volt stage presence." A Steinway artist, she was awarded an Avery Fisher Career Grant, one of the most prestigious prizes in classical music.

 

 

Date: Sunday, March 18, 2012, 6pm
Location: Visual & Performing Arts Center / De Anza College, Cupertino, CA
Information: Please visit the web site www.kamsa.org
                  Or at Seoul Books: 408-246-2300 (Sunnyvale)
                  Or contact Mela Hwang at (650) 394-4181