CONNECTED APART Winter 2021 1 COMPOSE YOUR FUTURE qhere World-class faculty. State-of-the-art facilities you have to see (and hear) to believe. Endless performance and academic possibilities. All within an affordable public university setting ranked the number five college town in America.* Come see for yourself how the University of Iowa School of Music composes futures...one musician at a time. To apply, or for more information, visit music.uiowa.edu. *American Institute for Economic Research, 2017 MUSIC.UIOWA.EDU WINTER 2021 VIRTUAL PERFORMANCES The past year has been difficult for everyone, and we know that for many families, incomes have been reduced or become more unpredictable. To ensure that every CYSO family—no matter their CYSO is investing in the future of music and the financial situation—can enjoy our virtual performances, we've next generation of leaders. We provide music replaced our normal ticketing with a pay-what-you-can donation. education to nearly 800 young musicians ages 6-18 through full and string orchestras, jazz, CYSO virtual winter performances will debut on Saturday, steelpan, chamber music, masterclasses, music March 27, 2021 at 7:00 pm CST. For those who are able, the suggested donation is $40 (the equivalent of $10 per tick- composition and in-school programs. Students et for a family of four) to access all winter performance videos. learn from some of Chicago’s most respected Visit cyso.org/concerts to purchase your tickets. If you cannot professional musicians, perform in the world’s afford a ticket donation at this time, simply fill out the form with a great concert halls, and gain skills necessary for $0 amount to receive the performance link at no charge. a successful future. Though we wish we could gather in person, this winter's virtual CYSO Community Engagement Programs format does allow for loved ones to watch our young musicians support music training and access for more perform from anywhere. We encourage you to share the link to than 8,500 young people each year. We work cyso.org/concerts with friends and family and invite them to with youth in diverse Chicago neighborhoods "attend" the concert debut with the CYSO community on 3/27! through after-school ensembles, sectionals, and our Ambassadors Program, which brings As always, tuition only covers about 40% of the cost of CYSO's student musicians into CPS elementary schools programs and ticket revenue is one way that we are able to sup- to perform interactive concerts. CYSO orches- port all that we offer our young musicians. Please give what you tras also present free community and education can to support CYSO's legacy of high-quality music instruction. concerts throughout the season. CYSO alumni go on to play in the world’s fin- est orchestras and ensembles, and are also found working as doctors, lawyers, teachers, VISIT community leaders, and business profession- als. Whether or not a graduate continues their music studies after their time in CYSO, young people leave with increased self-confidence, a strong sense of discipline, and a deep apprecia- TO PURCHASE TICKETS tion for music and the arts. TO OUR WINTER 2021 VIRTUAL PERFORMANCES FIND OUT MORE AT CYSO.ORG TABLE OF CONTENTS BRILLIANCE AWAITS. PREPARATION FOR A MUSICAL LIFE 9 Music Director's Letter Bachelor of Music 11 Executive Director's Letter Double degree: Bachelor of Music & Bachelor of Arts Bachelor of Arts 13 Winter Concert Programs NEW! Bachelor of Musical Arts in Jazz & Contemporary Improvisation 14 Chamber Music Programs GO.LAWRENCE.EDU/CHIYOUTH 16 Board, Faculty, and Staff 17 Artistic Staff Bios 25 CYSO Makes Late Night TV Debut 27 Combating Isolation Through Music 28 ATLYS Quartet Records Student Works 31 Women's History Month Features OF CONTENTS TABLE 33 Gerswin's Magic Key Out Now 35 Fall Virtual Masterclasses 36 Orchestra Rosters 46 Chamber Music Rosters CHICAGO IS OUR 48 Private Teachers 50 Schools and Teachers CLASSROOM 54 Contributors Rigorous, hands-on learning in a world- class city. Study with experienced faculty in a tight-knit community. Enjoy studying in a fully renovated state-of-the-art music facility, Hanson Hall. Undergraduate Auditions: For more information, contact: February 13, 2021 | February 27, 2021 Erin Matonte Assistant Director of Music, Art, Graduate Auditions: and Theatre Recruitment February 13, 2021 773-244-4583 Graduate programs offered in vocal [email protected] performance and collaborative piano (vocal coaching) www.northpark.edu/music 7 MUSIC DIRECTOR'S LETTER Dear Friends, Welcome to Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestras' 2020-2021 season! We are living through challenging times, but CYSO—by the resilience of our students and families and the creativity of our artistic and administrative team—perseveres. In fact, CYSO is growing! In this time of mostly virtual instruction, we have added five new artistic staff members and our entire team are giving more of themselves than ever. We have temporarily lost our two most important tools for teaching music: the in-person rehearsal LETTER MUSIC DIRECTOR'S and the performance. However, this loss has inspired a whirlwind of creativity and experimentation as conductors re-learn how to teach the subject they know and love. Though in-person chamber music and other small group meetings continue, our large groups are working in a completely new way through a broad variety of online rehearsals, meetings, and masterclasses. Students are learning the art of recording since music must now be sent back- and-forth across the internet. They are studying non-instrumental musicianship skills that will prepare them to excel when performing returns and give them the tools and habits to master not only music, but other skills as well. Students are receiving more individual attention than ever as we find new ways to keep them learning and growing. Despite the loss of concerts, we now connect to a worldwide audience through streamed programming such as our virtual performance videos and online masterclass series, where this year we've featured CYSO alumni Anthony McGill (New York Philharmonic), Luke Fieweger (Seattle Symphony), Mary Bowden (trumpet soloist), Sonia Mantell (Minnesota Orchestra) and longtime friend to the organization and now CYSO parent, violinist Rachel Barton Pine, along with former CSO oboist Eugene Izotov (now with San Francisco Symphony). Our mission is to inspire and cultivate personal excellence through music. That work must continue. With your support, nothing can stop us. CYSO’S MISSION IS TO Warm regards, INSPIRE AND CULTIVATE Allen Tinkham PERSONAL EXCELLENCE Music Director THROUGH MUSIC 8 9 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S LETTER Dear Friends, Please join us in celebrating CYSO's winter 2021 student performances! In our 74 years of produc- ing youth orchestra programming, we’ve never had a year like this. Despite the inherent challenges of this year, CYSO continues to serve as the musical homebase for our nearly 800 students, and I am so inspired by the creativity and resilience shown by the entire CYSO family. We have reinvented and reimagined literally every element of what we do as music educators this year—how we teach technique and musicality, how we facilitate teamwork and LETTER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S develop social bonds among students, how we evaluate progress and help resolve challenges in students' home practice environments. Much of what we are learn- ing this season will help us come back even stronger when we are finally able to reconvene in person again. Our virtual concerts demonstrate the hard work of our students, who remain deeply dedicated to musical and personal growth. These performances were coached by a growing and incredibly talented CYSO artistic team, and facilitated by our incom- parable administrative team. As we look toward the months ahead, we are confident that the CYSO community will meet each new challenge with the same commitment to excellence you have come to expect from us. Many thanks to all our CYSO families and everyone who has supported CYSO’s work this year and always. Enjoy the performances! Warm wishes, Susan Lape Executive Director 11 WINTER CONCERT PROGRAM SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA Learn John Adams (b. 1947) Short Ride in a Fast Machine from a dedicated PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA residential faculty Aaron Copland (1900 - 1990) Four Dance Episodes from Rodeo I. Buckaroo Holiday JAZZ ORCHESTRA Tom Garling (b. 1965) And Another Thing CONCERT ORCHESTRA Modest Mussorgsky (1839 - 1881) Night on Bald Mountain ACCELERANDO STRINGS Kirt N. Mosier Overture to the Wind Belong DEBUT ORCHESTRA to a fiercely PROGRAM CONCERT FALL supportive community Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791) Symphony No. 25 in G minor, K. 183 arr. Ralph Matesky I. Allegro con brio PREPARATORY STRINGS Dmitri Shostakovich (1906 - 1975) Waltz No. 2 from Suite for Variety arr. Paul Lavender Stage Orchestra OVERTURE STRINGS Soon Hee Newbold (b. 1974) Hiawatha KAISO STEEL ORCHESTRA Discover Len “Boogsie” Sharpe (b. 1953) Take A Break Today your own path arr. Shelly Irvine JUNIOR STEEL ORCHESTRA Camila Cabello, Ali Tamposi, Andrew Wotman, Liar Jon Bellion, Jordan Johnson, Lionel Richie, Malin Berggren, Jeny Berggren, Ulf Ekberg, Stefan Johnson arr. Scott McConnell The GROOVE STEEL ORCHESTRA Larry Morey (1905 - 1971) & Heigh-Ho EastmanFor application information Experience visit esm.rochester.edu/admissions (1901 - 1942) Frank Churchill arr. Scott McConnell Virtual performances will debut at 7:00 pm CST on Saturday, March 27, 2021. To purchase tickets, visit cyso.org/concerts 13 CHAMBER MUSIC PROGRAM THE DELTA CHAMBER GROUP OBERON WOODWIND QUINTET Franz Joseph Haydn (1732 - 1809) String Quartet in G Major, op 77, no. 1 Leo J. Kauffmann (1901 - 1944) Quintett I. Allegro con spirit VAN BUREN TRIO II. Alla siziliana Franz Joseph Haydn (1732 - 1809) Trio #4 for 2 Violins and Cello III. Vivace, quasi presto CAESURA DUET IV. Lento Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827) Eyeglasses Duo V.