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Philadelphia Youth Orchestra Louis Scaglione • Music Director Presents PHILADELPHIA YOUTH ORCHESTRA KIMMEL CENTER CONCERT SERIES Louis Scaglione • Conductor Jennifer Montone • Horn Sunday • November 22 • 2015 • 3:00 p.m. Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts Verizon Hall Welcome to the 76th Anniversary season of the Philadelphia Youth Orchestra! This year promises to “spirit you away” with the great talent and artistry of our young musicians. You have seen us here with your belief in the power and great merit of music. Our solid, sustained history affords us the ability to reach out into our diverse communities ensuring that the universal gift and language of music is known to all who desire it. The Philadelphia Youth Orchestra organization takes pride in playing a pivotal role to prepare its students for successful university and conservatory experiences. PYO prepares its students to be successful, contributing members of society, and trains them to be tomorrow’s leaders. As you settle into your seats in the acoustically and aesthetically magnificent Verizon Hall, we hope that you will delight in today’s performance. May your experience with us, today, be a catalyst for your returning to us throughout our concert season for you and your family’s music and cultural enjoyment. We welcome and appreciate your generosity and support of our mission, and look forward to welcoming you to our concerts. With much gratitude, Louis Scaglione, President and Music Director 01 Philadelphia Youth Orchestra Kimmel Center Series Philadelphia Youth Orchestra Louis Scaglione • Conductor Jennifer Montone • Horn The Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts • Verizon Hall Sunday, November 22, 2015 • 3:00 p.m. PROGRAM Till Eulenspiegels lustige Streiche, Op. 28 Richard Strauss Concerto for Horn and Orchestra in B-flat major, Op. 91 Reinhold Glière I. Allegro II. Andante III. Moderato – Allegro vivace Jennifer Montone • Horn INTERMISSION Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 73 Johannes Brahms I. Allegro non troppo II. Adagio non troppo III. Allegretto grazioso (Quasi Andantino) IV. Allego con spirito Latecomers will not be seated until an appropriate time in the concert. The use of photographic and recording equipment is strictly prohibited. As a courtesy to the performers and fellow concert-goers, please disconnect all cell phones prior to the performance. 02 Philadelphia Youth Orchestra • 2015–2016 Louis Scaglione Music Director & Conductor Violin I Violin II Violoncello Jason C.S. Vassiliou, Kyle Joseph Michie, Cindy Yeo, Concertmaster Principal Principal May Wang, Clara Bouch, Alexander Chen, Associate Concertmaster Associate Principal Associate Principal Samuel W. Wang, Lily Mell, Daniel J. Kim, Assistant Concertmaster Assistant Principal Assistant Principal Sean Bennett Evelyn Bravo Geana Florence Snart Fiyi Adebekun Maggy Simon Daniel T. Kim Clare Sooyeon Choi Chloe Cho Janis Dawn Bates Cheyenne King-Bails Byron Pondexter Sabine Jung John May Luke Kyungchon Kim Michael Li Catelyn Huang Sarah Kim Joy Zhao H.A. Isaac Linton Anne Liu Eunteak An Austina Lin Alyssa Kim Sonia Kim Veronique Shaftel Sherie Yang Seyoung Kim Molly Doman Noriyuki Shinagawa Robin Park Joanna Kuo Karthik Yegnesh Isaac Gaston Kathryn Song Ajmain Hossain Nicholas Vottero Andrew Samuel Pai Steven Zhang Shizhuo Duan Cayley Hoffman Portia Maidment Kail Yuan Yoshitaka Shinagawa Maxwell Chambers Seol-Yee Lee Sophia Maloney Sasha He David Yang Justin Guo Viola Double Bass Kyran Shaun Littlejohn, Olivia Rae Steinmetz, Principal Principal Conor McAvinue, Juan Serviano, Associate Principal Associate Principal Sarah S. Jang, Justin Cao, Assistant Principal Assistant Principal Vera Lee Luke Mottola Katie Sharbaugh Hannah Perron Micaela Greco Sami Jamieson Grant Wei Raymond Zhiang Zebadiah Coombs Austin Gentry Isabelle D’Amico 03 Philadelphia Youth Orchestra • 2015–2016 Flute/Piccolo French Horn Percussion Hyerin Kim * Libby Ando * Hayley Cowan Rachel Schuck Sebastian Burboa Alyssa Resh Hannah Silverberg Gregory Greene Reilly Bova * Olin Wei Etienne Kambara Christian Ortolf Wei Wei Wang Jordan Robinson Heidi Chu Olivia Weng Oboe/English Horn Kristina Gannon • Harp Nina Haiyin Cheng * Benjamin Mulholland • Sarina Marone * Katrina Kwantes Alexander N. Kim Trumpet Piano/Celeste Branch Buehler Charlie Barber Christine Kim * Robert Kellar Immanuel Mykyta- Clarinet/Bass Clarinet Erik Larson Chomsky Daniel Kim Todd Oehler * Jae Hoon Kim Alexander Wolfe Matthew No * Danny Pak Trombone Evan Schnurr Jon Hutchings • Section Leader Maria Thomas Henry Shankweiler * Guest Musician Neal Williamson Bassoon/Contra Ehren Valme * Bassoon Olivia Cleri Tuba Rebecca Krown * Yale Rosin * Nolan Wenik Evan Sacks-Wilner Dotan Yarden 04 Louis Scaglione: Music Director and Conductor Maestro Louis Scaglione and PYO Maestro Scaglione has led the Philadelphia Under the leadership of Maestro Youth Orchestra on several international Louis Scaglione, the Philadelphia Youth concert tours, with destinations includ- Orchestra (PYO) – founded in 1939 as ing The 1998 World Youth Music Forum an all-volunteer organization – has grown in Moscow; the Czech Republic and Italy and transformed into a nationally recog- (2000); China (2002); eastern and central nized, professionally managed institution. Europe (2004); and Brazil (2007), where Scaglione’s tenure began in 1997, when they performed to sold-out venues in São Joseph Primavera, who served as PYO’s Paulo and Rio de Janeiro. Scaglione has Music Director for 51 years, appointed him also arranged musical collaborations for Conductor of the Philadelphia Young Artists the orchestras with such accomplished Orchestra. In 1999, Maestro Scaglione was soloists as William dePasquale, former named Associate Conductor of the PYO Co-Concertmaster of The Philadelphia organization, becoming the organization’s Orchestra; Gloria dePasquale, cellist for first Executive Director two years later. In The Philadelphia Orchestra; Michael Ludwig, 2003, Scaglione accepted the position of former Associate Concertmaster of The President, and upon Maestro Primavera’s Philadelphia Orchestra; and internationally retirement two years later, he became the renowned violinist Sarah Chang and pianist organization’s fifth Music Director, President, Susan Starr. and CEO. Professional Affiliations, Appointments, and Honors Because of his work with the PYO program, Maestro Scaglione was elected by his peers in 2006 to serve as Chairman of the Youth Orchestra Division Board of the League of American Orchestras, and served on the League’s Board of Directors concurrent with his chairmanship. In addition, Maestro Scaglione is Executive Vice President & Chief Operating Officer of Encore Series, Inc., the presenter of The Philly POPS; a position he has held since July 2012. He also served as Artistic Director of the Choral Society of Montgomery County in residence at Montgomery County Community College from 2002 to 2012. From 2006 through 2010, he was Resident Music Director and Conductor for the Luzerne Music Center (NY). He is a former member of the faculty of Temple University Music Preparatory Division. 05 Louis Scaglione: Music Director and Conductor From 1995 to 2002, he served as Artistic Professional Studies Director of “Arts at Andalusia” a free, out- Maestro Scaglione’s professional stud- door, summer concert series held on the ies as a conductor have taken him to the grounds of the Andalusia Estate. Maestro Oregon Bach Festival in Eugene, Oregon; Scaglione has served as Board member of the Internationale Bachakademie and the Pennsylvania Institute of Technology’s the Europäische Musikfest in Stuttgart, Performing Arts Center; Trustee to the Germany; the Classical Music Seminar in Andalusia Foundation; Advisor to the Arts Eisenstadt, Austria; and master classes at the Advisory Council of The Society for the conservatory in Saint Petersburg, Russia. Performing Arts of the Media Theater; and on the Arts and Cultural Advisory Board in Maestro Scaglione graduated with hon- Bensalem Township (PA). For many years, ors from The University of Illinois with a he has served as grant review panelist for Bachelor of Science in Music Education the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts and and holds a Master of Music degree from the Philadelphia Cultural Fund. Temple University. His scholarship and academic excellence have been duly rec- Additionally, Maestro Scaglione’s involve- ognized by the top honor societies in the ment with the greater Philadelphia cultural country, including the Golden Key National and social community includes service Honor Society, Kappa Delta Pi Honor as a member of the Board of Directors Society in Education, and Pi Kappa Lambda of The Philly POPS; The Archbishop’s Honor Society in Music. Cabinet, Archdioceses of Philadelphia; and Treasurer of Studio Incamminati. More Philanthropy recent appointments include Director of Philanthropy is paramount to Maestro The Union League of Philadelphia; and Vice Scaglione. For the past 17 years, he Chairman of The Youth Work Foundation of has donated a portion of the proceeds The Union League of Philadelphia. from many PYO performances to chari- table organizations, such as Reach Out and Read at The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia; MANNA (Metropolitan AIDS Neighborhood Nutritional Alliance); the Voices for Children Foundation; St. James School, Philadelphia; and the Youth Work Foundation of The Union League of Philadelphia. 06 Jennifer Montone: Soloist Jennifer Montone As a chamber musician Ms. Montone Horn has performed with the Bay Chamber Jennifer Montone