Schaumburg Youth Orchestra names new director for for top symphonic ensemble Kevan Kosobayashi, named new Director of the Schaumburg Youth Symphony Orchestra.
Updated 6/4/2021 9:06 AM
The Schaumburg Youth Orchestra announces that area music teacher Kevan Kosobayashi has been named Director of the program s Symphony Orchestra. Kosobayashi returns to the program after serving as its Chamber Strings director from 2001 to 2008. As director of SYSO, he fills the position previously held by SYO founding director Joseph Malmquist, who retired last year.
Kevan Kosobayashi received his Bachelor of Music degree from Northwestern University, where he was the recipient of both the Elsie Ekstein Prize and George Patterson Owen Award and was selected for membership in Pi Kappa Lambda, the national honorary music fraternity. His Master of Arts degree is in music education from Teachers College-Columbia University in New York city. Kosobayashi is currently one of three orchestr