love music more
Lyceum Youth Orchestras at American Heritage School is one of the most comprehensive and highly awarded youth music programs in the nation. With a focus on faith, patriotism, and excellence, our students learn to LOVE music MORE through musical service, meaningful media, and inspiring events.
We serve more than 500 students, ages 6–18, across 10 ensembles on two campuses. From basic music readers to high school virtuosos, all are welcome to apply.
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Best in Youth Orchestras
Connect with dedicated musical families just like yours! Perform with industry-leading guest artists and celebrate faith, patriotism, and excellence through Billboard-topping media and uplifting events. Lyceum Youth Orchestras has received more than 20 Best of State awards and continues to inspire youth across Utah to LOVE music MORE!
Space is limited, and our online application process for 2025–26 is already underway.
Lyceum summer music festival
LMF 2025 featured iconic horn soloist James Thatcher, with over 3,500 movie score credits. Youth performed music from Jurassic Park, Indiana Jones, Hook, La La Land, and more!
Check back soon for details regarding our 2026 festival.
LYCEUM PHILHARMONIC VIDEOS & EVENTS
With millions of streams, nine commercial albums, and an amazing concert season these youth are helping audiences worldwide to LOVE music MORE. Check out our latest videos, albums, and concerts at LyceumPhilharmonic.com.
Our 2025-26 Season includes recording classical masterworks and crossover hits as well as special guests Adassa, Clara Hurtado Lee, combined Institute Choirs of Utah, and more!
The Lyceum Orchestras Program is an incomparable combination of everything that music is meant to be — joy, refinement, belonging, and fun. It offers kids the kind of opportunities that make music exciting and cool. It provides an environment that isn’t blindly affixed upon purposeless perfection, but rather a more selfless pursuit of excellence. My favorite part of Lyceum is its inherent spirituality. There is a special feeling suggesting a profound development not only of the body and mind, but of the soul.
Growing up I have been in countless performing groups and orchestras, but I have never loved one the way I love Lyceum…This orchestra has brought meaning and love of music back into my life.
The Lyceum music program has been invaluable to my kids during their school years. Their greatest experiences and friends have come from being in this program. As a parent, I will always be grateful for the skills, experiences, confidence, and life lessons they have gained by being a part of the Lyceum orchestras!
My daughters love Lyceum! Orchestra rehearsal is a highlight of their week! Beautiful music, fun friends, and an inspiring conductor make for a terrific experience!
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Upcoming Events
Lyceum Symphony
Grand Finale Concert
Date: May 15, 2025, 6:30 PM
Featuring the over 100 musicians that comprise our Debut, Intermezzo, and Symphony ensembles performing fun and inspiring music for all ages. The Symphony is finishing the season with Schubert’s “Unfinished Symphony” alongside Barber’s virtuosic Violin Concerto and more!
Lyceum Philharmonic Masterworks Concert
Date: May 17, 7:30 PM
Featuring the exotic and colorful Peacock Variations by Kodály’s along with Tchaikovsky’s thunderous Piano Concerto No. 1 and Shostakovich’s revolutionary Cello Concerto No. 1.
Don’t miss the climactic finale to the Lyceum Philharmonic’s 2024-25 season!
LMF 2025 featuring
hornist James Thatcher
Date: July 14 – 19, 2025
American Heritage School
American Heritage School is a faith-based private school with a focus on character education. It has recently opened a downtown Salt Lake campus and has developed comprehensive homeschool curriculums and accredited online study options. AHS is the largest private school in Utah with over 1100 students K-12 on its 40-acre American Fork campus in addition to over 100 students at its new Salt Lake City campus and thousands participating online. Since 2008, American Heritage School has sponsored the Lyceum Youth Orchestras to provide world-class music instruction to its students and as a community outreach.
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