YOSA Invitational

2025 Invitational

2025 Schedule

2025 YOSA Invitational

May 19-20, 2024

The 2024 YOSA Invitational will give local school bands and orchestras the chance to record and perform in the Tobin Center for the Performing Arts’ renowned H-E-B Performance Hall, San Antonio’s premier concert venue, free of charge to all participating ensembles.

This is a perfect opportunity to capture a topnotch recording of your group and to feature them in one of America’s most beautiful concert halls. The Tobin Center’s H-E-B Performance Hall—the home venue of the San Antonio Symphony, Opera San Antonio, and YOSA (Youth Orchestras of San Antonio)—is a state of the art concert venue with widely acclaimed acoustics. YOSA is pleased to offer this opportunity free of charge to all participating ensembles.

Participating groups will enjoy:

30-40 minutes of warm-up, tuning, and preparation in the Tobin Center’s H-E-B Performance Hall.
30-40 minutes of performance and recording on stage in the Tobin Center’s H-E-B Performance Hall.
Professional audio recording and photography.
Free admission for parents and other audience members.

Who can apply:

Orchestras and concert bands from middle schools and high schools within a 75-mile radius of the Tobin Center in San Antonio are eligible. Multiple programs from the same school may apply, but only one ensemble from a given school will be invited to participate. YOSA will invite middle school groups and high school groups to participate in the 2024 YOSA Invitational.