EAST TEXAS YOUTH ORCHESTRA, THROUGH THREE ORCHESTRAS AND THE JAZZ ACADEMY, JUNIOR JAZZ, AND A SAXOPHONE ENSEMBLE, OFFERED MUSICAL TRAINING TO APPROXIMATELY 100 CHILDREN. THESE YOUNG MUSICIANS REHEARSED TOGETHER FOR ONE TO TWO AND A HALF HOURS PER WEEK FOR 28 WEEKS. THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, THE ORCHESTRAS AND JAZZ ENSEMBLES PERFORMED FREE COMMUNITY CONCERTS AT VARIOUS SITES, FOR A TOTAL OF 10 HOURS OF PERFORMANCES. IN ADDITION, SMALL GROUP ENSEMBLES PERFORMED IN AND AROUND THE COMMUNITY BY REQUEST.