The Greater Boston Youth Symphony Orchestra

Founded in 1958, the Boston Youth Symphony Orchestras (BYSO) is a youth orchestra based in Boston, Massachusetts. In 2007, the organization changed its name from the Greater Boston Youth Symphony Orchestras (GBYSO) to the Boston Youth Symphony Orchestras. BYSO has the largest operating budget (in 2010, $2,372,974) of any youth orchestra in the United States, nearly double that of most youth orchestras.