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The original community orchestra for young players began in 1985 as a Bakersfield College class under the direction of Dr. James Mason, but eventually disbanded after a few years of inactivity.
In 1992, Bakersfield Symphony string players Barbara Byers and Rebecca Brooks approached conductor John Farrer with a proposal for reorganizing the youth orchestra under Symphony sponsorship.
Bakersfield College agreed to include the new group — the Bakersfield Youth Symphony Orchestra (BYSO) — in their community services program with the conductor serving as an adjunct professor.
By the second season, the group was fully organized with a constitution and bylaws, board of directors, and paid conductor and manager.
Past conductors include Robert Wolfersberger, local music instructor; David Aks, a California State University, Northridge professor; and most recently, Tomasz Golka of Ball State University.
Today, although no longer a part of a Bakersfield College program, the...
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