July 25, 2025 2:50 a.m. 

In the KQEN Cultural Spotlight:

The Umpqua Valley Youth Orchestra continues registration for the 2025/2026 season.

UVYO is made up of strings, consisting of violin, cello and bass. The orchestra performs 2 concerts per year, with smaller outreach concerts in the area. Students will learn and perform classical, baroque, romantic, 20/21st century, as well as original and pop selections. Students aged 6 and older are welcome to participate. New students with no previous experience are welcome as well.

UVYO has 5 class levels. Students with previous experience will need to contact Director Kristin Parks to arrange for class placement. UVYO rehearses on Thursday afternoons during the school year at the Roseburg Seventh-Day Adventist Church on Northwest Garden Valley Boulevard.

The orchestra has instruments to rent for a low as $5 per month on a first-come basis. Registration fees are $95 per student or $250 for a family of 3 or more.

Registration forms can be printed off the organization’s website: https://www.umpquavalleyyo.org/ and mailed to UVYO, P.O. Box 549 in Roseburg, 97470. For questions or more information, call 643-5035.