BUTTE COUNTY
Butte Music Teachers Association of California (MTAC). The Butte County Branch of MTAC sponsors the Chico Youth Orchestra & Summer Music Academy programs. buttemtac.org. Call Susan Crane at (530) 345-4031.
Children’s Choir of Chico. Movement & music for specific age groups, from newborns to adult women. Performance opportunities available. childrenschoirofchico.org. (530) 342-2775.
Chico Summer Music Academy. Ages 4 and up. Annual music event featuring strings, woodwinds, brass and voice held at Faith Lutheran Church for one week in July. 667 E 1st Ave. Call Alicia Glatz (530) 570-7793.
SHASTA COUNTY
Shasta College Concert Orchestra; Redding. Students gain the opportunity to perform in a quality orchestral setting and may earn college credit prior to graduating from high school. Open to all intermediate & advanced shastacollege.edu/academics/programs/music/concert-orchestra.