San Jose Diridon station in California during the 1930s was the Los Angeles Union Passenger Terminal. The San Jose Diridon station is planned as a future stop on the California High-Speed Rail line and Phase 2 of VTA's Silicon Valley San Jose BART extension in Santa Clara County. The high-speed rail track and platform locations have not been determined yet. The BART station will be called Diridon and planned to be a subway station adjacent to the train station and Santa Clara Street. It will be located between the Santa Clara and Downtown San Jose BART stations with direct service to Santa Clara, San
San Jose Youth Symphony (the Avant Flute choir, the Percussion Ensemble, and the Concert Wind Ensemble). SJYS has received the Ambassador's Award for Cultural Diplomacy for its performances in Poland as well as letters of commendations from both the City of San Jose and Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger. As a non-profit organization, the San Jose Youth Symphony is supported by the Silicon Valley Arts Council, the City of San Jose, the San Jose Symphony Foundation, the Steinway Society, and various other foundations and corporations. The Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Maestro Yair Samet, is SJYS's premiere orchestra. Simply referred to as the 'Phil', it is composed