{"id":2,"date":"2010-08-13T19:31:09","date_gmt":"2010-08-13T19:31:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wp.lps.org\/yes\/?page_id=2"},"modified":"2025-12-04T15:07:44","modified_gmt":"2025-12-04T15:07:44","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/home.lps.org\/yes\/","title":{"rendered":"Youth Ensemble of Strings (YES)"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"2\" class=\"elementor elementor-2\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5fbe88b elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5fbe88b\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1c74446\" data-id=\"1c74446\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-df7bcd2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"df7bcd2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">YES Orchestra<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6c231070 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6c231070\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-984d8a7\" data-id=\"984d8a7\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-40acfdc elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"40acfdc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">About the Ensemble<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d03d1ad elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d03d1ad\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Founded 40 years ago, the Youth Ensemble of Strings (YES) is one of the extension programs of the Lincoln Public Schools instrumental music department. Students playing in the YES Orchestra can expect to be challenged musically and technically. This year\u2019s orchestra is open to any student, grades 5-8, that are enrolled in LPS for 2nd semester. Students in YES are required to participate in their school\u2019s instrumental music program.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fa28636 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"fa28636\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/home.lps.org\/yes\/files\/2025\/11\/Yes-Pic-4-1024x768.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2045\" alt=\"A music director stands in front of a string ensemble with his hand lifted\" srcset=\"https:\/\/home.lps.org\/yes\/files\/2025\/11\/Yes-Pic-4-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/home.lps.org\/yes\/files\/2025\/11\/Yes-Pic-4-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/home.lps.org\/yes\/files\/2025\/11\/Yes-Pic-4-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/home.lps.org\/yes\/files\/2025\/11\/Yes-Pic-4-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/home.lps.org\/yes\/files\/2025\/11\/Yes-Pic-4.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7b24602 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"7b24602\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f8d7f2e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f8d7f2e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"220\" height=\"100\" src=\"https:\/\/home.lps.org\/yes\/files\/2020\/12\/YES_logo.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-275\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-febcb43\" data-id=\"febcb43\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dc2a58c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"dc2a58c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">YES Auditions<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-eba0b03 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"eba0b03\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-82dc60b\" data-id=\"82dc60b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-73f22a9 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"73f22a9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For those that successfully audition for the 2026 YES orchestra, rehearsals will be Tuesdays from 4:30-5:30pm at Irving Middle School. Our concert is scheduled for Tuesday, April 14 at 7pm.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><strong>Auditions for the 2026 YES Orchestra will take place on January 13th and 15th.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>Tuesday, January 13th- Violins Only<\/li><li>Thursday, January 15th- Violas\/Cellos\/Basses<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-765ee8d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"765ee8d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>*<a href=\"https:\/\/home.lps.org\/yes\/yes-guidelines\/\">See YES Guidelines page for eligibility requirements<\/a>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f6a3cbb elementor-button-success elementor-align-justify elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"f6a3cbb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-lg\" href=\"https:\/\/home.lps.org\/yes\/audition-for-yes\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Auditioning for YES<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f2f3db0 elementor-button-success elementor-align-justify elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"f2f3db0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-lg\" href=\"https:\/\/www.signupgenius.com\/go\/70A054CA8A62FA1F49-60870850-yes2026\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Violin Audition Sign-up<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2cd4e70 elementor-button-success elementor-align-justify elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"2cd4e70\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-lg\" href=\"https:\/\/www.signupgenius.com\/go\/70A054CA8A62FA1F49-60870890-yes2026\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Viola\/Cello\/Bass Audition Sign-up<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1b97f3d elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"1b97f3d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-279fd5d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"279fd5d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Directors of YES<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d1b86ff elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d1b86ff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Alex Rogers<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8b89ccd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8b89ccd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Mr. Rogers has taught in LPS for 9 years. He is currently the director of orchestras at Moore Middle School. He is the concert master of the Lincoln Civic Orchestra and frequently performs with the Hastings and Lincoln Symphony Orchestras. His main instrument is violin.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-78142fd elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"78142fd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Austin Hegert<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1baead4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1baead4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Mr. Hegert has taught in LPS for 12 years. He is currently the director of orchestras at Irving Middle School. This will be his 6th year with YES! Mr. Hegert also co-directs the Cadenza Orchestra for the String Alliance in Lincoln (SAIL) Camp. His primary instrument is viola.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7290660 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7290660\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-27f31db\" data-id=\"27f31db\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c26a4c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3c26a4c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1536\" src=\"https:\/\/home.lps.org\/yes\/files\/2025\/11\/Yes-Pic-5.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-2048\" alt=\"A large group of string players sit on a stage\" srcset=\"https:\/\/home.lps.org\/yes\/files\/2025\/11\/Yes-Pic-5.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/home.lps.org\/yes\/files\/2025\/11\/Yes-Pic-5-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/home.lps.org\/yes\/files\/2025\/11\/Yes-Pic-5-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/home.lps.org\/yes\/files\/2025\/11\/Yes-Pic-5-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/home.lps.org\/yes\/files\/2025\/11\/Yes-Pic-5-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>YES Orchestra About the Ensemble Founded 40 years ago, the Youth Ensemble of Strings (YES) is one of the extension programs of the Lincoln Public Schools instrumental music department. 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This year\u2019s orchestra is open to any student, grades 5-8, that are [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":60,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"elementor_header_footer","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-2","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/home.lps.org\/yes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/home.lps.org\/yes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/home.lps.org\/yes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/home.lps.org\/yes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/home.lps.org\/yes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2"}],"version-history":[{"count":180,"href":"https:\/\/home.lps.org\/yes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2423,"href":"https:\/\/home.lps.org\/yes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2\/revisions\/2423"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/home.lps.org\/yes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}