CONTENTS 4 Letters from AYS Leadership 6 AYS Board and Staff 8 About the Orchestra 12 Season at a Glance 16 Orchestra Roster 22 Thank You to our Donors 30 October 20, 2019 OPENING NIGHT CONCERT 40 November 23, 2019 APOLLO 13 IN CONCERT 45 November 3, 2019 SUNDAYS LIVE 45 November 5-14, 2019 GRAND PERFORMANCES PRESENTS AYS HOLIDAY BRASS ENSEMBLE 45 December 15, 2019 LAEMMLE LIVE 48 Glossary AMERICAN YOUTH SYMPHONY 2301 Rosecrans Boulevard, Suite 2160, ADVERTISING El Segundo, CA 90425 Onstage Publications 937-424-0529 | 866-503-1966 310.470.2332 e-mail:
[email protected] www.onstagepublications.com www.AYSymphony.org This program is published in association with Onstage Publications, 1612 Prosser Avenue, Kettering, OH 45409. This program may not be Tax ID #95-2076046 reproduced in whole or in part without written Photography: Philip Hollahan permission from the publisher. JBI Publishing is a division of Onstage Publications, Inc. Contents © 2019. All rights reserved. Printed in the U.S.A. 3 Dear Friends, Welcome to a new season with the American Youth Symphony! As I begin my fourth season with AYS, there is so much I look forward to sharing with you, our audience, and the amazingly gifted musicians in the orchestra. Together, we'll tackle some of the greatest masterworks of the symphonic repertoire, while continuing our commitment to providing a platform for new voices. Mother Nature has inspired artists across the centuries, and there has been ample material for crafting the 2019/20 season around the theme of celebrating our earth, our planet, our home.