Register for FASO JO & YSE (Carson)

FASO JO & YSE (Carson)

You have been invited to join the Filipino American Symphony Orchestra (FASO) Junior Orchestra (JO) and Youth String Ensemble (YSE) for the Spring 2025 semester!

Spring 2025 Rehearsal & Performance Schedule (Subject to change)

Rehearsals are on Saturday from 1:30PM to 3:00PM (Call time - 1:15PM) at the St. Philomena Catholic Church Annex unless otherwise stated.

Rehearsal address: St. Philomena Catholic Church Annex, 21922 South Main Street, Carson, CA 90745

January 11, 18, 25

February 1, 8, 22

SAT / February 15, 2025: NO CLASS (President’s Day Weekend)

March 1, 8, 15, 22, 29

SAT / March 22, 2025: NO CLASS (Choral Festival, American Federation of Pueri Cantores Southern California)

April 5, 12, 19, 26

May 4, 11, 18

SUN / May 4, 2025: 2:00PM to 4:00pm (Call time - 1:30PM): Combined Rehearsal

SUN / May 11, 2025: 2:00PM to 4:00pm (Call time - 1:30PM): Combined Rehearsal

SUN / May 25, 2025 - 1:00PM (Call time - 1:30PM): Spring Concert

Location: TBA

Repertoire highlights for Fall 2024 semester include:

  • Rosas Pandan (Traditional Filipino folk song by George Hernandez, ed. Louie Ramos)

  • Air on the G-String (Bach, arr. Doris Gazda, ed. Louie Ramos)

  • The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (by H. Williams, arr. Moore)

  • Sadness and Sorrow (Naruto) (by Purojekuto Musashi, arr. Larry Moore)

  • Merry-Go-Round of Life (from Howl’s Moving Castle) (by Joe Hisaishi)

  • Other pieces TBD

Tuition is based on the number of sessions in a semester and subsidized through grants and donations FASO receives. The average cost to the student is only $10 per session.

Tuition for Spring 2025 is $180 and due on the first day of class (January 11, 2025)

Any questions? Contact FASO’s Education Director, Louie Ramos, at luisramos91201@gmail.com.

After clicking the Submit button, you will see a payment page. Please click the Pay Now button to complete the registration and pay the $180 tuition for the Spring 2025 semester.