AMERICAN YOUTH SYMPHONY spring 18/19 Manhattan CONTENTS School of Music MSMNYC.EDU 4 Letters from AYS Leadership 6 AYS Board and Staff 8 About the Orchestra 12 Season at a Glance 18 Orchestra Roster 24 Thank You to our Donors February 23, 2019 34 YEAR OF THE WOMAN CONCERT March 31, 2019 44 SOUNDS ABOUT TOWN April 27, 2019 46 54th ANNUAL GALA CITIZEN MUSICIAN 54 CONCERT 62 Glossary LEONARD SLATKIN CONDUCTS THE MSM SYMPHONY AT MANHATTAN SCHOOL OF MUSIC AMERICAN YOUTH SYMPHONY 5150 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 506, Los Angeles, CA 90036 310.470.2332 www.AYSymphony.org OFFICE OF ADMISSIONS AND FINANCIAL AID . MANHATTAN SCHOOL OF MUSIC Tax ID # 95-2076046 it all happens here 120 CLAREMONT AVENUE, NEW YORK, NY 10027 2 917 493 4436 |
[email protected] Photography: Jenna Peffley 3 Dear Friends, Dear AYS Community, As Music Director of the American Youth Symphony, there is so much I look forward to sharing with you, On behalf of the American Youth Symphony's Board of Directors, I am honored to our audience, and the amazingly gifted musicians in welcome you to the orchestra's 54th season. Led by Music Director, Carlos Izcaray, now the orchestra. Together, we'll tackle some of the greatest in his third year with AYS, 2018/19 programs feature both beloved classics and award- masterworks of the symphonic repertoire, while continuing winning contemporary music. We are eager to share these extraordinary performances our commitment to providing a platform for new voices – this with all in our community. season is our first where the majority of living composers featured are women, as are several of our virtuosic solo artists.