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Nunzio Sisto is a Professor of Latin and the Classical Arts and Sciences from NYC. He is a trained Classical Composer, Church Organist, and founder of Youth Training Orchestras of America. His great grandfather was a violinist in the Teatro Costanzi Opera in Rome before being invited to the United States in 1891. His other great grandparents included Piedmontese restauranteurs, Catanese stone masons, and barber from Ragusa name Ferdinand (claimed in family legend to be the grandson of Ferdinand II.)
For over 2,000 years, learning and studying the Classical Arts and Sciences in Latin was the standard of Western and later American Education. There’s a reason most of our greatest minds studied and used it. In 2009, Nunzio piloted his Latin program in NYC Public Schools with academic success. For the last 20 years, Nunzio has taught an online Latin class for Italian American youth, focusing on how to make the subject relevant, useful and entertaining. He has perfected a course that teaches our youth our story from the founding of Rome until today, while giving them the gift of superior language skills and a basic knowledge of the Arts and Sciences.
GOALS
WHY NOT ITALIAN?
Italian American families speak dialects of Italian which are not easily understood by other Italian dialects. This is why our community has not embraced the learning and use of modern Italian to keep us together. The Sicilians wish to speak Sicilian, and the Piedmontese wish to speak Piedmontese – however, they can’t speak to each other. Latin teaches the foundations of all dialects of Italian. In fact, to study Latin is to study all Italian Dialects, Spanish, French and Portuguese, but to study modern Italian is only to study modern Italian. Not to forget over 1/2 of American English is Latin-based vocabulary.
COURSE INFORMATION – SEPT 14th START – MONDAY NIGHTS
Latin Course: read selections from the great works on various topics while learning the grammar of Latin. Network with other Italian Americans across the USA. Online, 32 weeks starting September 2026. Ages: 14-18 Monday 5-6pst pm and ages: 18-30 Monday 6-7pst pm. $600 ($18.75 per class) Full-Scholarships available. Donations welcome. DATES SEPT: 14, 21, 28, OCT: 5, 12, 19, 26, NOV: 2, 9, 16, 26, DEC: 7, 14, -2027- JAN: 11, 18, 25, FEB: 1, 8, 15, 22, MAR: 1, 8, 15, 22, 29, APR: 5, 12, 19, 26, MAY: 3, 10, 17
Nunzio grew up playing in three youth orchestras, InterSchool Orchestras, Juilliard Pre-College Symphony, and New York Youth Symphony. Studying the reasons why youth orchestras were declining, he created a new method called Youth Training Orchestras to overcome the obstacles. YTO is an 18 part chamber orchestra made of four chamber groups: String Quartet (1-4), Woodwind Quintet (5-9), Brass Quintet (10-14) and Continuo/Strings (15-18). Students rehearse in the smaller groups and then come together to form a YTO. YTO also teaches Theory, Counterpoint and Music History. Our mission is a Youth Training Orchestra in every town in America. YTO has always been a Full Scholarship opportunity. Donations welcome.
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