Executive Director

About the Hyde Park Youth Symphony

HPYS is a long-standing, community-centric youth orchestra organization celebrating its 70th anniversary in the 2025-26 season. We provide high-quality orchestral training, transformative musical opportunities, and a welcoming environment for young musicians on Chicago’s South Side. We value artistic excellence, community engagement, equity, and access to music education.

Each season the organization brings together close to 75 families through three orchestra levels for rehearsals and performances on Chicago’s south side.

The Hyde Park Youth Symphony is a local community youth orchestra serving students mostly from Chicago’s South and West sides. Rehearsals and performances take place at the Reva & David Logan Center for the Arts at University of Chicago. In addition to the three core orchestra levels, HPYS partners operate multiple satellite Beginners’ Programs to help with recruitment and provide music resources in surrounding communities.

Role Overview

The Executive Director (ED) will serve as the principal staff member of HPYS, partnering with the Board of Directors and Artistic Director to steer the organization’s strategic vision, operational infrastructure, financial sustainability, and growth trajectory. This leader will build on recent growth of the organization, and will position HPYS for its next chapter of impact and expansion.

Full information on the application process and job description is available at https://thehpys.org/careers/