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May 2015 Quarter Notes (ped. simile) Edward Weiss CALIFORNIA YOUTH SYMPHONY CALIFORNIA YOUTH SYMPHONY Address Service Requested Forest Piano JIM HOGAN, EDITOR Quarter NotesMAY 2015 www.newagepianolessons.com Copyright © 2011 Edward Weiss Soloist Spectacular! CYS wraps up season by featuring 5 outstanding young soloists. Moderato con rubato Every year in its May concerts the CYS Orchestra features the winners of its Senior Soloist CALIFORNIA YOUTH SYMPHONY Competition. The Competition is held in December and is open to any graduating senior Leo Eylar, Conductor musician. This year we saw an overabundance of talent produce an unprecedented result CALIFORNIA YOUTH SYMPHONY – four winners – each of whom will appear at both May concerts – May 10 at the San Mateo Carneval Overture ....................................................................................Dvořák Performing Arts Center and May 17 at the Flint Center in Cupertino. Co-concertmaster Helen 6 Leo Eylar, Conductor Wu will perform Saint-Saëns’ Introduction et Rondo Capriccioso, co-principal bass Janice Gho Double Bass Concerto, Op. 3 .........................................................Koussevitzky 11 Janice Gho, Bass Soloist will perform the Double Bass Concerto by Koussevitzky, co-concertmaster Andrew Chang will 16 Introduction et RondoPresenting Capriccioso the .................................................... World Premiere of Saint-Saëns perform the Scottish Fantasy by Bruch and principal tuba Jonathan Lin will perform the Tuba Concerto of Bruce Broughton. Also on the program is Dvořák’s boisterous Carneval Overture, Helen Wu, Violin Soloist CYSand the OPENS concert concludes 60TH with SEASON one of the most WITH WORLD PREMIER Tuba Concerto ......................................................................................Subterranean River Broughton important and belovedCYS works Performs of the early at 20th the Mondavi and Flint Centers Jonathan Lin, Tuba Soloist century: Ravel’s incomparable Daphnis et Chloé, by Stephen Blumberg The California Youth Symphony, under the direction of Maestro Leo Eylar, begins its 60th composed in 1912 for the famous Ballets Russe Scottish Fantasy ..........................................................................................Bruch anniversary season with a special concert at the Mondavi Center on the campus of UC and first performed in Paris that year. Be sure to Andrewalso Chang, featuring Violin Soloist Davis - 9399 Old Davis Rd. Davis at 3:00pm on Sunday, November 13. CYS has join us for what is sure to be a memorable season accepted a special invitation from the renowned Festival of New American Music, Daphnis et Chloé, Suite No. 2 ..................................................................... Ravel finale – award winning soloists and an outstanding “Billy the Kid” Suite........................Aaron Copland Sacramento State University, to present a full program at the Mondavi Center which will young orchestra. feature the world premiere of Subterranean River by celebrated California composer Stephen Blumberg. Blumberg has created this captivating piece especially for the Cello Concerto ...............................William Walton The CYS Associate Orchestra, under the baton of SUNDAY, MAY 10, 2:30PM SUNDAY, MAY 17, 2:30PM Composer, Stephen Blumberg California Youth Symphony. It draws its inspiration, according to the composer, “from Naomi Benecasa, soloist Music Director Leo Eylar, will also feature an award San Mateo Performing Arts Center Flint Center, Cupertino moving water, sometimes tranquil, sometimes rushing, even torrential” An additional San Mateo High School DeAnza College Campus winning soloist in its seasonfeature of finalethe concert concert, will be 2pm the Cello Concerto by William Walton, with rising young on May 31 in the Smithwick Theatre at Foothill 600 N. Delaware“On St.,the San WMateoaterf ront” Suite...........Leonard21250 Stevens Bernstein Creek Blvd., Cupertino star Eunice Kim as soloist. Eunice won the 2011 California Youth Symphony Young Artist College, Los Altos Hills. Oboist Peyton Chen is Competition at Stanford University last spring. TheFEATURING Concerto is one of Walton’s most TICKETS: Adults $15, Students and Seniors $10 Carneval Overture. Dvořák the winner of this year’s Associate Orchestra Introduction et Rondo Capriccioso . Saint-Saën Available at the door or from any CYS member luxuriant and romantic scores, eloquently poetic.(Helen The Wu, soloist) program will include two additional Soloist Competition. He will perform the Solo Double Bass Concerto .........Koussevitzky Sunday, November 20, 2:30pm pieces: Aaron Copland’s famous Billy the Kid Ballet(Janice Gho, Suite, soloist) which draws on American CYS, 441 California Ave. #5 Palo Alto, CA 94306 • tel. 650/325-6666 • www.cys.org Scottish Fantasy ....................Bruch de Concert, No. 2 by Stanislas Verroust. Also on (Andrew Chang, soloist) Flint Center, DeAnza College Western themes and combines them withTuba Copland’s Concerto .................. brilliantBroughton orchestration; and Leonard No children under five, please the program are Aaron Copland’s An Outdoor (Jonathan Lin, soloist) Bernstein’s stunning Symphonic Suite fromDaphnis On et Chloé, the Suite Waterfront No. 2 ..........Ravel. The concert will be For Senior Stevens Citizen Ticket Creek Information at Highway Contact: Deanna 85, Gerner Cupertino [email protected] Overture, Fingal’s Cave Overture by Mendelssohn, TICKETS: repeated the following Sunday, November 20 at 2:30 p.m. at the Flint Center on the Tchaikovsky’s Fatum and Capriccio espagnole by $15 ADULT campus of DeAnza College, 21250 Stevens Creek Blvd, Cupertino. The$10 November 13 TICKETS;CYS Adults Debuts $15, NewStudents Web and PageSeniors $10 Rimsky-Korsakov. SENIOR & STUDENT Available at the door or from any CYS member Mondavi concert is free admission, underwritten by the Festival of New American Music. After months of preparation, CYS has just launched an exciting new version of its website. Mondavi Center for the Arts Tickets for the November 20 Flint concert are $10 - $15 and will be available at the door. CYS, 441 CaliforniaPlease check Av it. #5out Paloat www.cys.org Alto, CA 94306 and let tel. us know650/325-6666 what you think. ww w.cys.org No children under five, please Our Fantastic Five Soloists NATIONAL YOUTH ORCHESTRA SENIOR ORCHESTRA Last year at this time we wrote about the amazing honor that two of our young musicians – ANDREW CHANG has been playing violin for 11 years. He began studying under Amy Zhang and Helen Wu and Janice Gho – received by being selected for the National Youth Orchestra of the United States. currently studies under Florence Huang. He has won a number of awards and prizes in music competitions including first place awards in the Senior Solo, Ruby Senior Concerto, and Instrumental We are delighted, and incredibly proud, to report that both Janice and Helen have been chosen once again for Intermediate Divisions of the U.S. Open Music Competition. He has also received prizes in the the National Youth Orchestra, which will tour China this summer. Many states do not have a single musician Intermediate and Junior Divisions of the Contra Costa String Competition, the CMTANC Competition, the AFAF Golden Strings of America Competition and the Menuhin Dowling Competition. He attends chosen and only 7 have been picked from all of California. For two musicians from the same youth orchestra Mission San Jose High School where he is captain of the soccer team and class vice president. to be selected two years in a row must surely be unprecedented. Congratulations Helen and Janice!…and read more about them, and our other May soloists, in this issue. JANICE GHO began studying the double bass at the age of 13 with Bruce Moyer after many years of playing the piano. This is Janice’s third year in the California Youth Symphony, and her second year as co-principal bassist. In the summer of 2014 Janice was chosen as a member of the National Youth Orchestra of the USA and participated in a coast-to-coast tour of the US in eight different cities with CYS ENSEMBLES WRAP UP OUTSTANDING SEASON. guest artists David Robertson and Gil Shaham. The orchestra performed in many prestigious venues such as Carnegie Hall, Millennium Park, and the Walt Disney Concert Hall. This year Janice was once The CYS String Ensembles, under the direction of Kati Kyme, and the CYS Wind Ensembles, directed by again selected to be a member of the National Youth Orchestra and will participate in a seven-city tour Rosita Amador, will present their season finale concert at 2pm on Sunday, June 7 in the Smithwick Theatre of China this summer. She has previously won slots in the NAfME All-National Honors Orchestra and the at Foothill College. The Junior Strings will perform Telemann’s Overture to the “Hamburger Ebb und Fluth”, California All-State Honors Orchestra. Janice enjoys bringing her music into the community as she often Beethoven’s “The Chase” (Scherzo from Symphony No. 7), Holst’s Jig from the St. Paul’s Suite and the Allegro performs at senior centers, hospitals, benefit concerts, and other community events. Janice is currently completing her from Symphony 25 in G Minor by Mozart. The Intermediate Strings will perform Mozart’s Overture to the senior year at Monta Vista High School. Abduction
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