[1] The mission of the Georgia Youth Symphony Orchestra is to facilitate a lifelong bonding between the participating students and the arts.
The hope is that students will continue to frequent concerts, plays, operas, and other sources of culture regardless of their career path.
[1] The Georgia Youth Symphony Orchestra and Chorus was founded in Cobb County in 2006.
By the 2007 season, over 160 students constituted GYSO’s full orchestras, Philharmonia and the Symphony Orchestra, while over 30 students participated in the GYSO Sinfonia.
[citation needed] The GYSO has become the largest youth orchestra in the Southeast.