Alumni

We love to hear updates from YOSA alumni! If you played in a San Antonio youth orchestra, we’d like to get to know you. Please introduce yourself and share your stories by completing the Alumni Information Form. This form will help YOSA to create more detailed and accurate records of its history and to hear your memories. In addition, tell us what you are up to now and stay up to date on current YOSA events!

YOSA Alumni: Where are you now?

Alumni Information Form

Jr. Alumni Association

100% of YOSA graduates have secondary education and career plans.

YOSA Jr. Alumni Association allows YOSA to encourage, support and connect with Jr. Alumni members as they pursue their post-secondary education and career development.

About 10% of YOSA graduates pursue music-related degrees. The remaining 90% pursue degrees in STEM or business-related fields. Many YOSA graduates fall into the ESTEAM model (Entrepreneur, Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, Mathematics).

Membership is FREE to join the YOSA Jr. Alumni Association.

The YOSA Jr. Alumni Association is open to all YOSA graduates in the first 4 years post-graduation from YOSA programs. Membership is open to both those pursuing music-related degrees and those pursuing other fields.

While invitations to our annual summer break social and January Alumni Reunion are open to ALL post-YOSA graduates, unique benefits have been designed and provided to members of the Jr. Alumni Association to help them:

  • Build their professional networks

  • Receive industry advice from professionals in their chosen fields of study

  • Internship program information designed to give them real-world and resume-building experience

YOSA Jr. Alumni Association Benefits Include:

  • Invitations to 3 Jr. Alumni mixers designed to allow networking with industry professionals, building needed business connections for future job introductions and advocates. (2 virtual, 1 in-person)

  • Internship/ Job Fair allowing companies and Jr. Alumni members to connect for opportunities and placement.

  • Access to digital video interviews with industry professionals with education and career advice. (This resource was developed with Jr. Alumni members in colleges and universities outside of the San Antonio metroplex in mind.)

  • Annual Group Volunteer Opportunity to create community awareness and resume development for Jr. Alumni members.

  • Discount code for YOSA concert tickets.

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YOSA Alumni Association

YOSA Alumni are committed to staying engaged with an organization that shaped their youth and musical education. Alumni since 1978 have been an important part of our organization by providing support, volunteer leadership and for many; continued legacy engagement through their own children.

YOSA Alumni Association is a voluntary membership organization which provides support for YOSA programs and a social connection for the former YOSA musician. YOSA Alumni Association’s support and engagement is critical in providing operating needs, financial aid and support to YOSA youth musicians and community impact.

Membership is an annual fee of $100.

YOSA Alumni Association Benefits Include:

  • Invitations to attend pre-concert receptions at YOSA Classical Concert Series at the Tobin Center (3 pre-concert receptions per season)

  • Invitation to annual Alumni Reunion (January)

  • Invitations to 2 networking mixers with YOSA donors, business and community leadership and YOSA Jr. Alumni Association.

  • Opportunity to showcase career or business on YOSA LinkedIn or with YOSA Jr. Alumni Association.

  • Volunteer leadership and volunteer support opportunities unique to the YOSA Alumni perspective.

  • Discount Code for YOSA concert tickets

  • $100 affiliation fee is considered a tax-deductible donation.

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