INTERNSHIP PROGRAMS
Pacific Lyric Association recognizes the importance of professional experience that students need when entering the workforce in artistic organizations. This experience can only be obtained in a professional work environment. Our Internship Program allows young singers, orchestra musicians, and technical personnel to receive training on site, working side-by-side with experienced professionals. Each of our six internship divisions are designed for students seeking a career in this particular aspect of opera, musical theater, and stage production.
Major Role
Orchestra
Opera Chorus
Assistant Director
Assistant Conductor
Technical Crew
Orchestra
Opera Chorus
Assistant Director
Assistant Conductor
Technical Crew
OUR INTERNS
TESTIMONIALS
My name is Eric and I started in my 5th grade music program playing the trumpet. In middle school I played the trumpet and the euphonium under the instruction of Gary Mollenkopf, who taught me the fundamentals of reading music and having fun while playing. I was so fortunate to attend a school that supported a big music program.
In the eighth grade I joined the San Diego Youth Symphony. In high school I was told they needed a French Horn player and was not really given a choice, looking back, I was very lucky. A very good memory I have is of being invited by a friend to attend an East County Youth Symphony concert under the direction of Alexandra Keegan. I was so impressed by the level of music they were playing, I auditioned and joined the group. In the ECYS I was given the most amazing opportunity to play full symphonies and my level of playing skyrocketed. It is at this time that I started French Horn lessons with George Cable because I wanted to be at the same high level as the other musicians.
In college I studied Horn under Jenny Kim. Because of the opportunities I was given, I now enjoy playing my French Horn in many orchestras. My passion and love for music has grown into my adulthood, where I have created professional music connections, lifelong friendships, and a hobby that brings me so much joy and will last for the rest of my life. I hope the youths that are participating in the Pacific Lyric Association Youth Symphony can be inspired the way I was.
In the eighth grade I joined the San Diego Youth Symphony. In high school I was told they needed a French Horn player and was not really given a choice, looking back, I was very lucky. A very good memory I have is of being invited by a friend to attend an East County Youth Symphony concert under the direction of Alexandra Keegan. I was so impressed by the level of music they were playing, I auditioned and joined the group. In the ECYS I was given the most amazing opportunity to play full symphonies and my level of playing skyrocketed. It is at this time that I started French Horn lessons with George Cable because I wanted to be at the same high level as the other musicians.
In college I studied Horn under Jenny Kim. Because of the opportunities I was given, I now enjoy playing my French Horn in many orchestras. My passion and love for music has grown into my adulthood, where I have created professional music connections, lifelong friendships, and a hobby that brings me so much joy and will last for the rest of my life. I hope the youths that are participating in the Pacific Lyric Association Youth Symphony can be inspired the way I was.
I am Carlos, a Mexican-American 16-year-old born and raised in San Diego, California. My journey as a musician started when I was 9 years old and just started 4th grade at La Mesa Arts Academy. I didn't know which instrument I wanted to play but I knew I wanted to do music in school, so I had to decide. At first, I wanted to play the saxophone but they had already let so many kids choose that I wasn't able to. So, I settled for the clarinet. I enjoyed it for the year and the next year I wanted to try something new. I then started playing the Bass Clarinet and the Clarinet in two different classes in school.
I did this for 5th and 6th grade then over the summer I started playing the violin with the East County Youth Symphony. I played the violin for about a month and a half, and I was intrigued by something else, something better. I started playing the cello. For all the instruments that I played before I was always mediocre and on the same level as my peers, but with the cello something just felt right, and I picked it up pretty fast and pretty well. When I went back to school after the summer, I played the cello and the Tenor Sax for fun in the Jazz and Orchestra Ensembles at my school.
At the end of the school year in 2018 I was given a scholarship from the East County Youth Symphony to attend private lessons with Carina Voly at the San Diego Community Music school at SDSU. Without this help I would probably never be at the level of playing I am today because these lessons sort of lit a spark for me and my passion for music. From 8th grade to now 11th grade, cello has been my main instrument. I still play other instruments like the ukulele and guitar for fun, but I am focused on improving my cello skills and majoring in cello performance when applying for colleges soon.
Music has been my life for the past seven years and I don't plan on leaving it out of my life anytime soon. Playing in Orchestras like PLA Youth Symphony is always good and I appreciate the experience I get from them dearly and I hope to do more in the future just as I've done in the past.
I did this for 5th and 6th grade then over the summer I started playing the violin with the East County Youth Symphony. I played the violin for about a month and a half, and I was intrigued by something else, something better. I started playing the cello. For all the instruments that I played before I was always mediocre and on the same level as my peers, but with the cello something just felt right, and I picked it up pretty fast and pretty well. When I went back to school after the summer, I played the cello and the Tenor Sax for fun in the Jazz and Orchestra Ensembles at my school.
At the end of the school year in 2018 I was given a scholarship from the East County Youth Symphony to attend private lessons with Carina Voly at the San Diego Community Music school at SDSU. Without this help I would probably never be at the level of playing I am today because these lessons sort of lit a spark for me and my passion for music. From 8th grade to now 11th grade, cello has been my main instrument. I still play other instruments like the ukulele and guitar for fun, but I am focused on improving my cello skills and majoring in cello performance when applying for colleges soon.
Music has been my life for the past seven years and I don't plan on leaving it out of my life anytime soon. Playing in Orchestras like PLA Youth Symphony is always good and I appreciate the experience I get from them dearly and I hope to do more in the future just as I've done in the past.