Orchestra Spring Concerts May 22, 2021 Live Streamed on MYAC’S Youtube Page
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Midwest Young Artists Conservatory Presents: Orchestra Spring Concerts May 22, 2021 Live Streamed on MYAC’s YouTube Page: https://www.youtube.com/user/MidwestYoungArtists Reading/Cadet Orchestra (9:30 am) Patrick Pearson, Conductor Rhythm Ride (4’) Maurice C. Whitney (1909-1984) Sinfonia in A minor (2’) Georg Philipp Telemann (1681-1767) Arr. Bob Matthews Concertino Orchestra (10:30 am) Patrick Pearson, Conductor Introduction and Royal March of the Lion from Carnival of the Animals (2.5’) Camille Saint-Saens (1835-1921) Arr. Michael Story (b. 1956) Tragic Overture (6’) Johannes Brahms (1833-1897) Arr. Vernon Leidig (1919-2003) Philharmonia Orchestra (11:30 am) Patrick Pearson, Conductor Symphony No. 5 (6’) Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840-1893) IV. Finale Arr. Richard Meyer (b. 1957) Romeo and Juliet Overture (6’) Pyotr Illytch Tchailkovsky (1840-1893) Arr. Jerry Brubaker (b. 1946) Egyptian Legacy (5’) Soon Hee Newbold (b. 1974) Orchestrated by Carl Rydlund Concert Orchestra “A” (12:45 pm) Dr. Allan Dennis, Conductor Symphony No. 5 (Reformation) Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847) III. Andante (4’) IV. Andante con molto – Allegro maestoso (9’) Concert Orchestra “B” (2:15 pm) Dr. Allan Dennis, Conductor Piano Concerto No. 1 in A minor, Op. 16 Edvard Grieg (1843-1907) I. Allegro molto moderato (12’) Jocelyn Gao, winner of Walgreens Concerto Competition, MYAC Junior Division Symphony No. 5 (Reformation) Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847) II. Allegro vivace (6’) I. Andante – Allegro con fuoco (12’) Symphony Orchestra “A” (4:00 pm) Dr. Allan Dennis, Conductor Viola Concerto, BB 128 (Completed by Tibor Serly) Béla Bartók (1881-1945) I. Moderato (12’) Bella Kim, winner of Walgreens Concerto Competition, MYAC Senior Division Symphony No. 9 in E minor, “From the New World”, Op. 95 Antonín Dvořák (1841-1904) I. Adagio – Allegro molto (9.5’) IV. Allegro con fuoco (13.5) To view MYAC’s 2020-2021 Season Program Book, please use this link: https://bit.ly/3qDk7Wn Midwest Young Artists Conservatory - 878 Lyster Rd. Highwood, IL 60040 (847) 926-9898 - mya.org - wmya.fm Symphony Orchestra “B” (6:00 pm) Dr. Allan Dennis, Conductor Violin Concerto in D minor, Op. 47 Jean Sibelius (1865-1957) I. Allegro Moderato (19’) Esme Aries-Kim, winner of Walgreens Concerto Competition, Open Division Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 73 Johannes Brahms (1833-1897) I. Allegro non troppo (15’) IV. Allegro con spirit (9:40) 2020 CONCERTO COMPETITION WINNERS Jocelyn Gao, piano Eiline Tai, cello MYAC Junior Division Open Junior Division Jocelyn is an 8th grader at Eiline is a 7th grader at California Woodlawn Middle School. She Connections Academy. She studies piano with Lyudmila studies cello with Sarah Koo. Eiline Lakisova. Jocelyn is the daughter is the daughter of Patty Lee of of Mei Jia and Yongming Gao of Irvine, CA. Long Grove, IL. Bella Kim, viola Esme Arias-Kim, violin MYAC Senior Division Overall Open Division Open Senior Divison Bella is a senior at Adlai E. Stevenson High School. She Esme is a freshman at William studies viola with Desiree Ruhstrat. Fremd High School. She studies Bella is the daughter of Michelle violin with Almita Vamos. Esme is and Incheol Kim of Buffalo Grove, the daughter of Bernardo Arias of IL. Hoffman Estates, IL Category Winner and Honorable Mentions JUNIOR MYAC ORCHESTRA DIVISION SENIOR MYAC ORCHESTRA DIVISION OVERALL WINNER: Jocelyn Gao, piano OVERALL WINNER: Bella Kim, viola WINDS, BRASS, AND PERCUSSION CATEGORY WINDS, BRASS, AND PERCUSSION CATEGORY Winner: Francesca Gaus Ehning, oboe Winner: William Lewis, trumpet EARLY MUSIC CATEGORY Honorable Mention: Tabitha Mo, flute Winner: Jocelyn Gao, cello EARLY MUSIC CATEGORY Honorable Mention: Francesca Gaus Ehning, oboe Winner: Sarah Wejman, viola STRINGS CATEGORY Honorable Mention: Sofia Radovic, viola Winner: Jocelyn Gao, cello Honorable Mention: Landon Kim, violin STRINGS CATEGORY PIANO CATEGORY Winner: Bella Kim, viola Piano winner: Jocelyn Gao, piano Honorable Mentions: Clara Manzano Pashinian, violin Miriam Kessler, harp John Lee, violin Ian King, double bass PIANO CATEGORY Winner: Sebastian Ingino, piano Honorable Mention: Eva Sharman, piano To view MYAC’s 2020-2021 Season Program Book, please use this link: https://bit.ly/3qDk7Wn Midwest Young Artists Conservatory - 878 Lyster Rd. Highwood, IL 60040 (847) 926-9898 - mya.org - wmya.fm JUNIOR OPEN DIVISION SENIOR OPEN DIVISON OVERALL WINNER: Eiline Tai, cello OVERALL WINNER: Esme Arias-Kim, violin VOCAL CATEGORY VOCAL CATEGORY Winner: Hazel Kim Winner: Alanna Beilke Honorable Mention: April Suh WINDS, BRASS, AND PERCUSSION CATEGORY WINDS, BRASS, AND PERCUSSION CATEGORY Winner: Zachary Allen, oboe Winner: Karen Kobayashi, flute Honorable Mention: Hanna Oyasu, flute Honorable Mention: Sena Kim, flute EARLY MUSIC CATEGORY EARLY MUSIC CATEGORY Winner: Isabel Chen, violin Winner: Freya Pang, piano STRINGS CATEGORY Honorable Mentions: Winner: Esme Arias-Kim, violin Jan Vargas Nedvetsky, cello Honorable Mentions: William Maeda, piano Isabel Chen, violin Eric Wang, piano William Tan, cello Ella Wimbiscus, cello Bethany Bobbs, cello STRINGS CATEGORY PIANO CATEGORY Winner: Eiline Tai, cello Winner: Malvyn Lai, piano Honorable Mentions: Honorable Mentions: Jan Vargas Nedvetsky, cello Yejin Song Neal Eisfeldt, violin Richelle Shi PIANO CATEGORY Winner: Kevin Zhou, piano Honorable Mentions: Zarin Mehta Matthew Hahn Freya Pang Jayden Kim Joseph Gallwas Sami Gershenhorn Program Notes Piano Concerto No. 1 in A minor, Op. 16 - Edvard Grieg I. Allegro molto moderato Jocelyn Gao, Soloist Edvard Grieg (1843-1907) wrote this piano concerto in 1868, and it was the only concerto that he wrote, popular among his own work and among all piano concertos. It is one of his earliest pieces, written at age 24 in Denmark during one of his visits there. It contains many elements of Norwegian folk music, and is also very similar to the piano concerto written by Robert Schumann. The piece was premiered in Copenhagen on April 3, 1869, by Edmund Neupert, who was said to have composed the cadenza of the first movement himself. Some sources say that Grieg himself, an excellent pianist, was intended to premiere the piece, but did not due to commitments with another orchestra. Notables such as Danish composer Niels Gade and Russian pianist Anton Rubinstein attended the premiere; the latter also provided his own piano for the performance. The piece is the first piano concerto ever recorded, by pianist Wilhelm Backhaus in 1909. Due to technology restraints, the work was heavily abridged. The first movement is in sonata form and finishes with a virtuosic cadenza. Viola Concerto, BB 128 - Béla Bartók I. Moderato Bella Kim, Soloist Béla Bartók is one of the most important composers and ethnomusicologists of the last century. In spite of his eminence in the world of music, Bartók’s life was marked by many hardships. Due to the rise of Nazis and worsening political situation in Hungary during WWII, he was pressured to flee the country in 1940. After moving to New York, Bartók faced more struggles. He suffered physical ailment and financial hardships, which followed him to his death in 1945. While in America, Bartók took on an unexpected project: his first and last viola concerto. The viola concerto came to be when William Primrose, a renowned violist, asked Bartók to compose a virtuosic piece for the viola in 1945. However, the piece was left unfinished when Bartók passed away with leukemia later that year. Because Bartók had left only preliminary designs of the piece, his friend, Tibor Serly, stepped up to complete a version of it. Still, Bartók’s enthusiasm for folk music is evident in the piece by the use of folksy melodies, chromaticism, and characteristic rhythm. The concerto operates on a central melody that is weaved throughout the piece. At the same To view MYAC’s 2020-2021 Season Program Book, please use this link: https://bit.ly/3qDk7Wn Midwest Young Artists Conservatory - 878 Lyster Rd. Highwood, IL 60040 (847) 926-9898 - mya.org - wmya.fm time, it contains surprises and breaks in pattern, such as sudden bursts of notes that interrupt lyrical moments. Melancholic, haunting, and energetic, Bartók’s viola concerto is one of his last masterpieces. Violin Concerto in D minor, Op. 47 - Jean Sibelius l. Allegro Moderato Esme Arias-Kim, Soloist Sibelius always envisioned himself as a soloist. When he was fourteen, he said “the violin took me by storm, and for the next ten years it was my dearest wish, my overriding ambition, to become a great virtuoso”. This concerto, in a way, was Sibelius’s personal fulfillment, a concerto which highlighted both the ability of the soloist and the instrument. The opening of this piece begins with the light tip-toe of strings and the melody is sung by the solo violin. Very quickly on though, one realizes that the magical beginning will not stick around for long, as the rest of the orchestra joins in, creating a passionate allegro. This then segues into a cadenza where the solo violin stands on its own, and the cries of the instrument can be heard, almost resembling a person who is angry but also hurting internally. The orchestra then joins in again with many similar themes from the beginning, but then bubbles over into a fiery ending- to say it’s energetic and passionate would be an understatement. CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR CLASS OF 2021 GRADUATING SENIORS! Caleb Albrecht, Bass Trombone Ixchel Camacho, Violin Years in MYAC: 2 Years in MYAC: 1 School: Eastman School of Music School: University of North Texas Anticipated Major: Applied Music (Trombone Anticipated Major: Music Performance Performance) Most Memorable MYAC Moment: My first chamber music rehearsal with Hathor Quintet Asher Baron, Trumpet Practice makes progress Years in MYAC: 2 School: Columbia University in the City of New York Brandon Carido, Percussion Anticipated Major: Public Health and Jazz Performance Years in MYAC: 3 Most Memorable MYAC Moment: Performing with School: Vassar College Dana Hall Anticipated Major: Engineering Most Memorable MYAC Moment: My first ever Kayla Beck, Horn concert playing in Pick-Staiger Hall as a sophomore.