Youth Orchestra Louis Scaglione • Music Director Presents Philadelphia Youth Orchestr a

Louis Scaglione • Conductor

Alan Murray • Piano

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Sunday • April 13 • 2014 • 3:00 p..

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Philadelphia Youth Orchestra Louis Scaglione • Music Director Presents

Philadelphia Youth Orchestra Louis Scaglione • Conductor Alan Murray • Piano * R E M I N D E R *

Philadelphia Youth Orchestra 74th Annual Festival Concert Sunday, June 1, 2014 • 3:00 p.m. Sunday • April 13 2014 • 3:00 p.m.

Louis Scaglione • Conductor Chrystal E. Williams • Mezzo Soprano PROGRAM

Overture to La Clemenza di Tito, K. 621 W.A. Mozart Britten • Four Sea Interludes from Peter Grimes Elgar • Sea Pictures Piano Concerto No. 2 Béla Bartók Holst • The Planets Elgar • Pomp and Circumstance, No. 1 I. Allegro II. Adagio – Presto III. Allegro molto Verizon Hall Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts INTERMISSION Ticket Philadelphia: 215 893 1999 Scheherazade, Op. 35 Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov I. The Sea and Sinbad’s Ship (Largo e maestoso; Allegro non troppo) II. The Story of the Kalendar Prince (Lento; Andante) III. The Young Prince and Princess (Andantino quasi Allegretto) IV. Festival at Baghdad The Sea–Shipwreck on a Rock surmounted by a Bronze Warrior (Allegro molto)

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 silence all cell phones prior to the performance. 02 03 Philadelphia Youth Orchestra • 2013–2014 Philadelphia Youth Orchestra • 2013–2014

Louis Scaglione Music Director & Conductor

Violin I II Viola Flute/Piccolo French Horn Percussion Austin Haley Berman Bartholomew Frederick Shields* Burke * Zahra Osman Ahmed Libby B. Ando William James Higgins Concertmaster Maria Terese Dell’Orefice Puneeth Guruprasad Jodie Barasatian * Gregory G. Greene * William Samuel Markowitz Mike Congzhou Sha Philip R. Johnson Franco L. Yugga Lavi Ben-Dor Mary McGahey Ryan M. McHenry Helenmarie Vassiliou Tristan D. Maidment Michael A. Flynn Girim Angela Choi Jeremy Middleman Amanda Liu Jason Frederic Herrmann H.A. Isaac Linton Inez J. Yu Hyerin Kim Lawrence Jay Robinson David W. Lu * Daniel J. Kim Elizabeth Carmen Morgan Akinola O. Sogunro Oboe/English Horn Trumpet Harp Allan W. Wang Dennis Woo Grace Chu Nina Haiyin Cheng Nathan Peter Korsen Helen Gerhold * Keoni Bolding Andrew Z. Guo Lauren Marie Gaston Claudia Kassner James K. McAloon, Jr. Piano/Celeste Jason C.S. Vassiliou Jeffrey Chang Kyran Shaun Littlejohn Alexander N. Kim Lucas Ty Ranieri * Patrick Fei Lawrence Weizhong Feng Andrew David Michie Christine Yeji Kim * Jonathan S. Cohen * William Schupmann Daniel Joseph Angstadt Kyle Joseph Michie Phoebe Hu Tanavi Prabhu Asher Edward Wulfman Dagny Moll Barone Sarah S. Trombone Clare Sooyeon Choi Vilme Joselin Saagar Subash Asnani Clarinet/Bass Clarinet Jeremy Cohen Gareth Thomas Haynes Thomas Lelache Asher Samuele Goldfinger Mei Mei McDowell Violoncello David Kim * Jeffrey A. Sharoff * Section Leader Samuel W. Wang Albert Chang Ariel W. Sotirescu * May Wang Caroline Dwyer Jones Matthew No James B. Tobias * + On Leave Anne Catherine Lin Justine Zhang Daniel H. Jang Alem Ballard Edward Pyun Tuba Winds, brass, percussion Nathan H. Lowman Annalee Lauren Althouse Elizabeth Y. Lee + Bassoon/Contra Bassoon Carolyn Marie Tillstrom * rotate seating. Sean Alexander Bennett Avyay Kuchibotla Andrew Ge Rebecca Gayle Krown * Daniel Liu Caleb Siyuan Wang Noah Gabriel Diggs Lauren Milewski Grace Lee Luke Kyungchon Kim Chad Matthew Porreca Miles Joseph Shore + Ethan Zhao Abigail Y. Hong Daniel J. Kim Zachary Spector Michelle Cheng Eunice D. Ju Austina Carolyn Lin Daniel T. Kim Marius Sebastian Sander Geana Florence Snart Michael Li Sejung An Janis Dawn Bates Eunteak An Sonia Kim Cindy Yeo Richard Ni Double Bass Patrick Paul Nugent * Troy Rudy Markus Steven Lang Bennett Todd Norris Nova M. Friedman Vincent Luciano Matthew Christopher Troiani Olivia Rae Steinmetz 04 05 Louis Scaglione: President and Music Director Louis Scaglione: President and Music Director

The unrivaled status of the Philadelphia Maestro Scaglione has taken the Professional Affiliations, Additionally, Maestro Scaglione’s involve- Youth Orchestra is forged by its excep- Philadelphia Youth Orchestra on several Appointments and Honors ment with the greater Philadelphia cultural tional leadership. Maestro Louis Scaglione international concert tours, with destina- Because of his work with the Philadelphia and social community includes services is the President and Music Director of the tions including The 1998 World Youth Music Youth Orchestra program, Maestro as member of the Board of Director’s Philadelphia Youth Orchestra organization Forum in Moscow; the Czech Republic Scaglione was elected by his peers in of Encore Series, Inc., The Philly Pops; and has extensive experience as a musi- and Italy in 2000; and China in 2002. In 2006 to serve as Chairman of the Youth The Archbishop’s Cabinet, Archdioceses cian, educator, conductor and executive. 2004, the Philadelphia Youth Orchestra Orchestra Division Board of the League of of Philadelphia; and Treasurer of Studio He oversees all of the organization’s pro- performed in eastern and central Europe. American Orchestras, and served on the Incamminati. Most recent appointments grams, and is principal conductor of the In 2007, Maestro Scaglione conducted the League’s Board of Directors concurrent also included Director of The Union League Philadelphia Youth Orchestra. Philadelphia Youth Orchestra during its tour with his chairmanship. of Philadelphia; and Vice Chairman of The of Brazil, where they performed to sold-out Youth Work Foundation of The Union Maestro Scaglione and PYO venues in São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro. In addition, Maestro Scaglione is Executive League of Philadelphia. Through his leadership, Maestro Scaglione Vice President & Chief Operating Officer Maestro Scaglione has also arranged of Encore Series, Inc., the presenter of The Professional Studies has grown and transformed a youth musical collaborations for the orchestras orchestra created in 1939 as an all- Philly Pops; a position he has held since July Maestro Scaglione’s professional stud- with such accomplished soloists as 2012. He also served as Artistic Director volunteer organization into a nationally William dePasquale, former ies as a conductor have taken him to the recognized, professionally managed institu- of the Choral Society of Montgomery Oregon Bach Festival in Eugene, Oregon; Co-Concertmaster of The Philadelphia County in residence at Montgomery tion. His tenure began in 1997 when Joseph Orchestra; Gloria dePasquale, cellist, The the Internationale Bachakademie and Primavera, who served as Philadelphia County Community College from 2002 the Europäische Musikfest in Stuttgart, ; Michael Ludwig, to 2012. From 2006 through 2010 he was Youth Orchestra’s Music Director for 51 former Associate Concertmaster of The Germany; the Seminar in years, appointed Maestro Scaglione as Resident Music Director and Conductor Eisenstadt, Austria; and master classes at the Philadelphia Orchestra; Ellen dePasquale, for the Luzerne Music Center (N.Y.). He is Conductor of the Philadelphia Young Artists former Associate Concertmaster, The conservatory in Saint Petersburg, Russia. Orchestra. In 1999, Maestro Scaglione was a former member of the faculty of Temple ; pianists David Pasbrig University Music Preparatory Division. Maestro Scaglione graduated with hon- named Associate Conductor of the PYO and Kenneth Drake; vocal soloists Michelle ors from The University of Illinois with a organization and he became the organiza- From 1995 to 2002, he served as Artistic Johnson, Laura Heimes, Serena Benedetti, Director of “Arts at Andalusia” a free, out- Bachelor of Science in Music Education tion’s first Executive Director in 2001. In Phyllis Lewis-Hale, Richard Zuch, Todd and holds a Master of Music degree from 2003, his title was changed to President and door, summer, concert series held on the Thomas, Brian Chu, Sandra Carney, James grounds of the Andalusia Estate. . His scholarship and he became the organization’s fifth Music Longacre, Steven Brenfleck, and Monica academic excellence have been duly rec- Director, President, and CEO after Maestro Ziglar ; leading jazz artists Regina Carter, Maestro Scaglione has served as Board ognized by the top honor societies in the Primavera retired in 2005. Diane Monroe and John Blake, Jr.; and inter- member of the Institute of country including the Golden Key National nationally renowned soloists Sarah Chang Technology’s Performing Arts Center; Honor Society, Kappa Delta Pi Honor (violinist), and Susan Starr (pianist). Trustee to the Andalusia Foundation; Society in Education, and Pi Kappa Lambda Advisor to the Arts Advisory Council Honor Society in Music. Philanthropy of The Society for the Performing Arts Philanthropy is paramount to Maestro of the Media Theater; and on the Arts Scaglione. For the past 17 years, many and Cultural Advisory Board, Bensalem performances from the Philadelphia Youth Township (PA). For many years, he has Orchestra organization have helped raise served as grant review panelist for the funds for charitable organizations such as Pennsylvania Council on the Arts and the Reach Out and Read at The Children’s Philadelphia Cultural Fund. 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 07 Alan Murray: Piano Moxart

Alan Murray has appeared in solo and repeats an expanded version of the Pianist Alan Murray joins the Philadelphia recitals and as a concerto solo- Masters Series concerts in the 2015-2017 Youth Orchestra today as a participant in ist with orchestras in the New York and seasons; the performances will be video- the Moxart Concerto Program. Moxart is a Philadelphia metropolitan areas. Today’s recorded live for international broadcast, local non-profit whose mission is to provide performance of Bartók’s Second Piano accompanied by narrative commentary and unusual opportunities for amateur musi- Concerto marks his with visual artistic, literary and cultural refer- cians. The opportunity to play a Concerto the Philadelphia Youth Orchestra, under ences exploring the historical context of with a full orchestra is one such program. the direction of Maestro Louis Scaglione. the composers and their works. His next Musicians accepted to the Moxart During the 2012-2013 season Mr. Murray project is to record Rachmaninoff, Prokofiev Concerto Program are very advanced appeared as soloist in Rachmaninoff’s Third and Bartók Piano Concertos for DVD in amateurs, whose abilities range from Piano Concerto with the West Chester Moscow in 2015. Mr. Murray’s repertoire, quite accomplished to professional caliber. University Symphony (Ovidiu Marinescu, performance calendar and studio facilities Auditions for the program are open to any- Director) and Gary White, Guest can be found at www.studio-hollywood.com. one who believes he/she may qualify. Conductor. An executive in the Financial Institutions Bartók’s Piano Concerto No. 2 is Part I of In recent seasons, Mr. Murray presented the division at Moody’s Investors Service in the 2014 Concerto Program. Part II will Masters Series and Sunrise Series Concerts New York, Mr. Murray focuses on US and take place on May 4, 2014 at West Chester in the New York area, each comprising International Insurance and Reinsurance University, and include concerti by Mozart, more than 50 distinct recitals encompassing capital markets, and he oversees group Chopin and Arensky. the full cycles of the solo piano music of operations in the Latin America region. Chopin, Schumann, Debussy and Ravel, as He has published extensively, presenting Full information about the Concerto well as Beethoven’s 32 Sonatas and Diabelli at conferences here and abroad, and he Program and Moxart’s other programs, Variations and major works of Schubert, developed an integrated framework for open recitals, chamber music, and the Brahms, Liszt, Bartók, Albéniz (Iberia), assessing comparative operating risk for Philadelphia Young Pianists Academy can Granados (Goyescas), Rachmaninoff and corporations in countries worldwide. He be found on the following website: other Russian, Eastern European and resides in Westchester County, NY with www.moxart.org. American masters. His most recent Series his family, where they also own and oper- Moxart can be contacted by email: comprised 20 recital programs devoted to ate Galápagos Books, a bookstore special- [email protected]. the J.S. Bach keyboard cycle. Mr. Murray izing in world languages and literature, travel and cultural materials and children’s literature. Mr. Murray began piano stud- ies with Frances Wazeter, continuing with Allen Weiss (host of WQXR’s live midnight broadcast Artists in Concert) and Robert Preston (Busoni Competition gold medalist, prominent soloist and chamber music col- laborator, and professional photographer). He holds a degree in physics and languages from Cornell University, where he also received a special University Award for dis- tinguished piano soloist. He appears today in partnership with Moxart.org. 08 09 Philadelphia Youth Orchestra Organization Philadelphia Youth Orchestra Organization

Louis Scaglione Philadelphia Youth Orchestra Bravo Brass instruction. Tune Up Philly believes that President & Music Director The Philadelphia Youth Orchestra, the Bravo Brass is a youth brass ensemble that music education is a powerful vehicle for The Philadelphia Youth Orchestra is the organization’s flagship ensemble, is cred- was created in 1997 to provide advanced children to master skills that will enable Tri-State region’s premier youth orches- ited as one of the best in the nation with musical education and performance oppor- them to acquire valuable tools for coop- tra organization for gifted, young, classi- more than 100 highly skilled, young classi- tunities to talented high-school brass stu- erative learning, teamwork, academic suc- cal musicians and one of the oldest and cal musicians. Unmatched repertoire and dents in the Tri-State region. It is the only cess and self esteem. Now in its fourth most highly regarded youth orchestra concerts in Verizon Hall at The Kimmel ensemble of its kind in the area and one of year, Tune Up Philly has expanded to six organizations in the United States. For Center for the Performing Arts make few in the country. program sites and collaborates with local charter, independent, and public schools, over 74 years, the Philadelphia Youth this ensemble incomparable. Fourteen Bravo Brass offers repertoire that chal- Orchestra organization has been providing international concert tours since 1981 with Head Start Programs, in addi- lenges advanced brass students to improve tion to partnering with organizations professional-caliber musical experiences to have offered hundreds of talented young their individual and ensemble playing skills. young instrumentalists, thrilling discriminat- musicians the opportunity to perform in such as Village of Arts and Humanities, The Bravo Brass teaching faculty, led by LISC, El Taller Puertorriqueño, and ing audiences in the Greater Philadelphia many of the world’s great concert halls, Maestro Paul Bryan, Dean of Faculty and region and across the globe. where their performances have often been EducationWorks. Tune Up Philly is direct- Students at the Curtis Institute of Music, ed by Delia Raab-Snyder with Paul Smith, The organization has five programs: judged comparable to those of profes- provides valuable musical training through sional orchestras. PYO was established Associate Director, and several professional Philadelphia Youth Orchestra (PYO), side-by-side rehearsals. teaching artists serving as faculty. Philadelphia Young Artists Orchestra in 1939 and is led by PYO organization (PYAO), Bravo Brass, Philadelphia Region President and Music Director, Maestro PRYSM PYO Organization Leadership Louis Scaglione. Youth String Music (PRYSM), and Tune Up PRYSM (Philadelphia Region Youth String The 2013/2014 Season is Maestro Louis Philly, an after-school program modeled Philadelphia Young Artists Orchestra Music) is a string music education program Scaglione’s 17th anniversary with the after Venezuela’s El Sistema. created in 2007 to offer a unique introduc- Philadelphia Youth Orchestra organization. The Philadelphia Young Artists Orchestra is tion and preparation for string students to Ranging in age from 6 to 21 years, the PYO’s companion orchestra, offering sym- He was appointed the PYO organization’s musicians of the Philadelphia Youth acquire and build skills. PRYSM and PRYSM Music Director in 2005, joined the artistic phonic experience and orchestral training Young Artists provide string ensemble Orchestra organization are selected by to younger classical music students, linking staff in 1997 as Conductor of the PYAO competitive audition and come from a and sectional master class instruction and was appointed Associate Conductor repertoire and theory, and providing the for intermediate and beginning students. seventy-plus-mile radius of Philadelphia context to learning the standard orchestral of PYO in 1999. In addition to his work encompassing nearly 20 counties within Graduates of PRYSM have matriculated as a member of the artistic staff, Maestro repertoire. For nearly 20 years, PYAO has successfully into other PYO organiza- Pennsylvania, and Delaware. raised money through performances to Scaglione was appointed President of the Through advanced orchestra repertoire, tion ensembles. Co-founded by the late PYO organization in 2004, having served support organizations from throughout William dePasquale, Co-Concertmaster students are challenged to perform at the region, including Reach Out and Read as the program’s Executive Director for professional levels, to strive for advanced of The Philadelphia Orchestra, PRYSM is three years. at The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia directed by Co-founding Director, Gloria musicianship and to achieve superior tech- and the Youth Work Foundation of The Extraordinary artistic leadership is a hall- nical, musical, and personal application. dePasquale, current cellist for and mem- Union League of Philadelphia. PYAO was ber of the board of directors of The mark of the Philadelphia Youth Orchestra Former PYO musicians currently hold established in 1996 under a grant from the Philadelphia Orchestra. organization. Adolph Sorian (1940–1941), chairs in most of the top twenty profes- Pew Charitable Trusts. PYAO is conducted J.W.F. Leman (1941–1952), William R. sional orchestras in the United States, by Rosalind Erwin. Tune Up Philly Smith (1952–1954), and Joseph Primavera (1954–2005) served as Music Directors, with 15 PYO alumni currently serving in As the first Philadelphia area El Sistema with Maestro Primavera having had the The Philadelphia Orchestra. Recent alumni program founded in 2010, Tune Up Philly’s extraordinary distinction of being the credit the PYO organization in helping mission is to nurture children in challeng- longest-serving active conductor of any them gain admittance to some of the best ing social and