How to Join

Students can join MAYS by following a few simple steps:

1.)    Complete the MAYS application and email it to MAYS4music@maysymphony.org or mail a copy to us at our address below.

2.)  Application fees made be paid online, you can bring your fee to your audition, or mail a check to MAYS at:

Metropolitan Area Youth Symphony
P.O. Box 2055
Goldenrod, Florida 32733

Checks should be made out to Metropolitan Area Youth Symphony or MAYS. Additional fees apply for MAYS of Lake County and MAYS At Your School.

3.)   Submit an Audition Request Form where applicable. Please review the Audition Requirements for each orchestra.

Note: Students in Concert Strings, String Explorers, and MAYS At Your School are not required to audition for membership.

4.)    Your audition time will be sent to you via email or phone.

5.)   After you complete your audition MAYS will contact you with your orchestra placement for the season.
  

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Consider joining a Music Theory and Composition class, and check out the MAYS Workshop Series and a Recitalsfree as a member!

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MAYS Orlando rehearses Sunday afternoons at First Presbyterian Church of Orlando.

MAYS Lake County
rehearses Tuesday and Thursday evenings at Lake Sumter Community College in Leesburg.

For a detailed rehearsal schedule, please see our
calendar.

All MAYS rehearsals begin in August!
 

MAYS Tuition and payment details:

Yearly Tuition is $450.00* for the entire season, which includes rehearsals, concerts, workshops, and recitals.

*Additional college and school fees apply at Lake-Sumter Community College ($60/year) and MAYS At Your School (varies by location).

Click to Pay your Application fee, or Tuition

Members can make payments, or sell advertising to cover the costs of tuition. To be considered for a scholarship, please submit our Scholarship Application.

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For more details about our organization, rehearsal times, location, prices for theory classes, workshop, recitals, and how we operate, please read more about our General Information or feel free to contact us!


We look forward to having you in our musical family, and joining together in an educational and exciting musical journey!

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For any questions or additional information, please contact MAYS Program Manager Emily May Costa by phone (407-761-5170) or email: MAYS4music@MAYSymphony.org