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Sunday, October 30, 2016, 3pm Paramount Theatre, Oakland

Gustavo Dudamel and Youth Orchestra Los Angeles (YOLA) 10th Anniversary Tour presented in partnership with the

Gustavo Dudamel, conductor

PROGRAM

Leonard BERNSTEIN (1918 –1990) Candide Overture

Ludwig van BEETHOVEN (1770 –1827) “Ode to Joy” from Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125

Johannes BRAHMS (1833 –1897) Hungarian Dance No. 5

Antonín DVOŘÁK (1841 –1904) Allegro ma non troppo (fourth movement) from Symphony No. 8 in G Major, Op. 88

John WILLIAMS (b. 1932) “Raiders March” from Raiders of the Lost Ark

Today’s concert will be performed without an intermission.

LA Phil’s YOLA is possible because of extraordinary partnerships with Harmony Project; the EXPO Center, a City of Los Angeles Department of Recreation and Parks facility; Friends of EXPO; Heart of Los Angeles; the Los Angeles County High School for the Arts; and the L.A. County Office of Education with the support of Chair of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors Hilda L. Solis. YOLA’s California tour is supported by generous grants from The Legacy Foundation and Kaiser Permanente.

Cal Performances’ presentations in Oakland generously underwritten by Signature Development Group.

 ABOUT THE ARTISTS

Launched in 2007, YOLA—inspired by the nities of Los Angeles, and also acts as an in spi - groundbreaking initiative that nur - ration for similar efforts throughout the United tured Gustavo Dudamel while he grew up in States and in Europe. —is the Los Angeles Philharmonic’s In his eighteenth season as music director of bold move to establish youth orchestras in un - the entire El Sistema project in Venezuela, he derserved communities throughout Los Ange - continues to lead the Simón Bolívar Symphony les. With the support of community partners, Orchestra in Venezuela as well as on tour. YOLA provides free instruments, intensive A Grammy winner and a Deutsche Gram - music training, and academic support, encour - mo phon artist since 2005, Dudamel has nu - aging young people to become vital citizens, merous recordings on DG, as well as many leaders, and agents of change. video/DVD releases that capture the excitement of significant moments of his musical life. Gustavo Dudamel (con - Recently, he independently produced an all- ductor ) is defined by Wagner recording with the Bolívars exclusively his untiring advocacy for digital download. of access to music for Dudamel is one of the most decorated con - all. As a symphonic and ductors of his generation: recent distinctions operatic conductor, his include the 2014 Lifetime music making on four Achievement Award for the Elevation of Music continents continues to in Society from the Longy School, Musical inspire audiences of all America’ s 2013 Musician of the Year and in - ages. Dudamel currently duction into the , the serves as music and artistic director of the Eugene McDermott Award in the Arts at MIT Los Angeles Philharmonic and music director (2010), Chevalier de l’Ordre des Arts et des of the Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra of Lettres, being named one of Time magazine’s Venezuela, and the impact of his musical lead - 100 Most Influential People, and the 2008 “Q” ership is felt internationally. While his commit - Prize from Harvard, along with several hon - ment to these posts accounts for the major orary doctorates. portion of his yearly schedule, Dudamel also For more information about Gustavo Duda - guest conducts with some of the world’s great - mel, please visit his official website: www.gus - est musical institutions, including the Vienna tavodudamel.com. Philharmonic, to which he returned last year to lead the orchestra in Vienna and on tour. Opera features prominently in his schedule with recent performances of La bohème at Tea - Leadership support for the LA Phil’s educa - tro alla Scala with the Simón Bolívar Symphony tion and community initiatives is provided by the Peggy Bergmann YOLA Endowment Orchestra, a return to the Berlin State Opera Fund, The Walt Disney Company, Anony - for a new Marriage of Figaro production, and mous, the Margaret A. Cargill Foundation, a debut a new Lee and Hope Landis Warner YOLA Student production of Turandot. Fund, Norma D. Kayser Trust, Max H. Gluck Now in his eighth season with the Los Ange - Foundation, Pasadena Showcase House for les Philharmonic, Dudamel’s contract has been the Arts, Legacy Foundation Fund, The Rose extended through the 2021 –22 season. Under Hills Foundation, the Los Angeles County his leadership the Los Angeles Phil harmonic Board of Supervisors through Los Angeles has expanded its diversified outreach through County Arts Com mission, Estate of Judith many notable projects, including Youth Orch - Lynne, Amgen Foun dation, and Toyota estra Los Angeles. With YOLA, Dudamel brings Motor Sales, Inc. music to children in the underserved commu -

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 THE ORCHESTRA Youth Orchestra Los Angeles Gustavo Dudamel, conductor

FIRST CELLOS BASSOONS Sajhal Bautista Heaven Aguilar John Gonzalez Ruby Becerra Armando Aju Ingrid Reyna Hernandez Jessica Hernandez Juan Guzman Jerver Hernandez Issac Martinez Karla Melgar Juan Lopez Lizeth Martinez Kelly Melgar Luis Mora Matthew Morales-Alvarado HORNS Liliana Morales Gizelle Polanco Andy Gonzalez Steven Morales-Alvarado Jackelinne Rodriguez Mayalani Govan Beatrice Padilla Adam Walden Sirilo Ramirez Diana Romay Vivian Trejo BASSES SECOND VIOLINS Nana Ampofo TRUMPETS Giezi Alva Moses Aubrey Jorge Avila Josue Camacho-Duran Isaac Green Kameron Carey Jasmine Diaz Skyler Lee Alexandria Garcia Marc Jung Joselyn Perez Diana Meza FLUTES Amir Rose-Aminifu Jacob Molina Fryda Brito Israel Natareno Isaac Enciso TROMBONES Sergio Paez Kevin Gonzalez Gianni Castanon Stellaluna Ramirez Malia Pinkard Josue May Michelle Rodriguez Jafeth Rivera Oscar Ochoa Martin Gerardo Rodriguez Isaiah Rodriguez VIOLAS Hannah Esquivel OBOES TUBAS Axel Hernandez Madison Centeno Honorio Antonio Emperatriz Hernandez Alejandra Gudiel Escobar Jonathan Antonio Julia Lopes Christina Ogata Geovanny Martinez PERCUSSION Andrea Ventura CLARINETS K’Ly Carey Allison Galindo Mikaela Pinks Alvaro Hernandez Emmanuel Rojas Melissa Lopez Jose Sanchez Dameon Williams Juan Sanchez

HARP Christina Perez

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