YOUNGSTOWN, OH (January 21, 2026): The Stambaugh Youth Concert Band (SYCB) will present its first invitational concert on Sunday, February 1, 2026 at 2:30pm in the Concert Hall of Stambaugh Auditorium. The Stambaugh Youth Concert Band is honored to welcome the Cleveland Youth Wind Symphony (CYWS) to the Stambaugh Auditorium Concert Hall.

The Stambaugh Youth Concert Band provides high quality extracurricular music education and performance opportunities for outstanding young musicians selected through auditions. Students rehearse weekly with peers from schools and communities across Northeast Ohio and Western Pennsylvania. Many SYCB alumni have gone on to study music at the collegiate level and pursue careers in music performance and education. While promoting musical excellence, the program emphasizes teamwork, discipline, and fosters a lifelong appreciation of music. Now in its twenty-fourth season, the ensemble is led by Mr. Tyler Husosky, Dr. Kate Ferguson, and Mr. Nathan Sensabaugh.

The Cleveland Youth Wind Symphony features many of the region’s most talented woodwind, brass, and percussion students. Its two ensembles rehearse weekly at Cleveland State University and present numerous performances throughout the school year, including collaborations with other wind ensembles. Stambaugh Youth Concert Band was one of these ensembles in January 2025 when SYCB performed at the Northeast Ohio Band Invitational. CYWS has performed at Cleveland’s Severance Music Center for the past 37 seasons. 

Both ensembles provide music education opportunities for instrumental music students in their communities. These programs have helped to produce music educators and professional musicians who continue to live and work in the communities they grew up in. The leadership of both SYCB and CYWS include YSU graduates who have remained in northeast Ohio as educators and musicians. 

Tickets for the concert are on sale now and are available Monday through Friday, 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM by calling 330-259-0555, or in person at the YourArts Box Office at the DeYor Performing Arts Center. Tickets are also available 24 hours a day online at stambaughauditorium.com.