ðə kˌælɪfˈoːɹniə jˈuːθ sˈɪmfəni, ɔːɹ sˌiːwˌaɪˈɛs fɔːɹ ʃˈɔːɹt, ɪz wˈʌn ʌvðə fˈɜːst jˈuːθ sˈɪmfəni ˈɔːɹkᵻstɹəz ɪstˈæblɪʃt ɪn kˌælɪfˈoːɹniə ænd kəmpɹˈaɪzᵻz sˌʌm ʌvðə stˈeɪtz mˈoʊst mjˈuːzɪkli tˈæləntᵻd jˈuːθ.
The California Youth Symphony, or CYS for short, is one of the first youth symphony orchestras established in California and comprises some of the state's most musically talented youth.