Arts organizations

California Youth Symphony
441 California Ave. #5, Palo Alto. Founded in 1952, the Palo Alto-based youth orchestra performs at Spangenberg Theatre in Palo Alto, Foothill College, Flint Center and San Mateo Performing Arts Center. Many local participants are among 500 students enrolled in nine ensembles. Open to kids ages 8-18. Auditions in April.
E-mail: californiayouthsymphony@gmail.com. Call 650-325-6666.

Cantabile Youth Singers of Silicon Valley
953 Industrial Ave., Ste. 122, Palo Alto. Established in 1994, Cantabile Youth Singers of Silicon Valley operates six choirs serving children ages 4-18. Activities include weekly rehearsals, quarterly training workshops and weekend retreats, including: vocal training, diction and language coaching, movement and dance, training in theory, music-reading skills, interpretation and history. Auditions and demonstration classes in August, January and May.
E-mail: info@cantabile.org. Call 650-424-1410.

Classical Music Institoot
815 La Para Ave., Palo Alto. Hands-on, guided play exploration programs using classical music and child-friendly instruments and props. Infants-5 1/2 yrs. Music fundamentals, appreciation, singing and composer study. Call 650-269-4782.

Community School of Music and Arts (CSMA) at Finn Center
230 San Antonio Circle, Mtn. View. Year-round programs for all ages and levels, including: lessons, classes, camps in music, art, digital media; in-school programs; concerts, lectures, exhibits and outreach events. Preschool classes for young toddlers and older. Multilingual faculty of more than 100 professional musicians, artists and educators. Financial aid offered.
E-mail: info@arts4all.org. Call 650-917-6800.

El Camino Youth Symphony Association
4055 Fabian Way, Palo Alto. The award-winning ECYS sponsors eight ongoing ensembles that rehearse weekly and perform regularly. They include the Senior Symphony, the Sinfonietta Orchestra, four preparatory orchestras, a flute ensemble and a wind orchestra. Musicians 6-18 yrs may request an audition.
E-mail: ecys@ecys.org. Call 650-213-7111.

Music for Children
1985 Louis Road, Palo Alto. interactive music and dance classes for children 10 months to 7 years old. Group piano lessons begin at age 4 and group recorder lessons at age 6. School year classes meet from September-May with ongoing enrollment if space permits. Summer classes and camps.
E-mail: musicforchildre@me.com. Call 415-479-1121.

New Mozart School of Music
305 N. California Ave., Palo Alto. New Mozart School of Music provides private and group music instruction to students of all ages and abilities. Instruction offered on piano, violin, viola, cello, voice, guitar, electric bass and flute. Twenty-five international faculty and more than 550 enrolled students. Also at 220B University Ave., Palo Alto.
E-mail: info@newmozartschool.com. Call 650-324-2373.

Pacific Art League
668 Ramona St., Palo Alto. Founded in 1921, the Pacific Art League offers art classes for children, teens and adults and enrolls more than 1,600 students a year. Galleries with monthly exhibitions of professional and students' work. Studio rentals and open studio time available. Summer arts camp offers artistic programs from arts to cartooning.
E-mail: frontdesk@pacificartleague.org. Call 650-321-3891.

Palo Alto Art Center
1305 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto. The Art Center's Art Truck provides ongoing arts experiences for community members at locations listed on Facebook and Twitter.
E-mail: artcenter@cityofpaloalto.org. Call 650-329-2366.

Palo Alto Chamber Orchestra
4000 Middlefield Road, #M1, Palo Alto. Award-winning youth orchestra has been performing locally for more than 45 years. One of the few youth groups in the nation devoted exclusively to chamber music. The season runs from September-June and features world-renowned soloists and string orchestra masterpieces performed at the highest level.
E-mail: info@pacomusic.org. Call 650-856-3848.

Palo Alto Children's Theatre
1305 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto. The oldest theater by and for children in the United States offers classes, performances, backstage and onstage opportunities for participants ages 4-24. High school and college summer stock program, ages 16-24. Extensive workshops and school-year season performances.
E-mail: childrens.theatre@cityofpaloalto.org. Call Main Office: 650-463-4930. Box Office: 650-463-4970, Tue-Sat 2-6 p.m..

Peninsula Youth Theatre
2500 Old Middlefield Way, Mtn. View. Peninsula Youth Theatre, a home company of the Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts, is a nonprofit children's theater for actors ages 7-18 years. It also operates a school of performing arts for children ages 3.5-18 years. Programs take place at several different sites.
E-mail: info@pytnet.org. Call 650-988-8798.

Ragazzi Boys Chorus
178-A Clinton St., Redwood City. One of the largest boys' choruses in the San Francisco Bay Area, Ragazzi is a regional center for music education for boys and young men ages 7-18. Holds auditions in January, May and September and provides musical training to boys who love to sing. Concerts are mostly on the Peninsula.
E-mail: Ragazzi@Ragazzi.org. Call 650-342-8785.

Raices de Mexico
P.O. Box 50101, Palo Alto. Offers classes in Mexican folklore dance to children and teens at the Cubberley Community Center, 4000 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto, studios L4 and L6. AllÊlevels. Weekly classes run August-December and January-May.
E-mail: raicesdemexico@hotmail.com. Call 650-322-1501.

Silicon Valley Boychoir
600 Homer Ave., Palo Alto. For boys ages 6 and up in downtown Palo Alto who like to sing. Auditions in June, January and August.
E-mail: info@svboychoir.org. Call 650-424-1242.

Silicon Valley Boychoir
600 Homer Ave, Palo Alto. Rehearsals and musicianship classes are held after school with flexible scheduling for busy families. Auditions are held for rising 2nd-6th grade boys in May, December and August.Julia@svboychoir.org650-283-7696 cell
E-mail: info@svboychoir.org. Call 650-424-1242.