It now consists of 400+ students across fifteen orchestra, band, strings, flute, percussion and jazz ensembles, led by an artistic team of thirteen conductors and directors.
MYS accepts young musicians from kindergarten through early college age at all levels of experience.
The current music director of the Metropolitan Youth Symphony is Costa Rican-born conductor and violinist Raúl Gómez-Rojas.
[9] Other MYS ensembles perform across an average of twelve Community Concerts each season at venues throughout the Portland Metropolitan Area.
[10] Additionally, MYS ensembles perform at 15 Title 1 schools each year as part of its In-School Concert Outreach Program.