MILWAUKEE YOUTH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA SENIOR SYMPHONY
FOUNDERS CONCERT Helen Bader Concert Hall Helene Zelazo Center for the Performing Arts, UW-Milwaukee Sunday, January 20, 2013 2:00 PM Margery Deutsch, Music Director Shelby Keith Dixon, Associate Conductor Mark Niehaus, Trumpet
MODEST MUSSORGSKY A Night on Bald Mountain (1839-1884) Mr. Dixon ALEXANDER ARUTUNIAN Concerto for Trumpet in A-flat major (1920-2012) Mr. Niehaus INTERMISSION
DMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH Symphony No. 5 in D Minor, Op. 47 (1906-1975) I. Moderato
II. Allegretto III. Largo IV. Allegro non troppo
With our flagship ensemble, the internationally acclaimed Senior Symphony, we pay tribute to the visionaries who formed and shaped MYSO in its infancy, upon which its 57 years of musical excellence are built. MYSO is a proud founding member of
Biogr aphies Mark Niehaus, Trumpet Mark Niehaus was appointed president and executive director of the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra beginning in the 2012-13 season. As the principal trumpet of the MSO since 1998, Chairman of the Orchestra’s Players’ Council and active member of the MSO board, Niehaus brings knowledge of the industry, familiarity with MSO sponsors, ticketholders and community and a strong understanding of the organization’s long range plan. Mr. Niehaus began his professional career at the age of 18, still a freshman at The Juilliard School, when he assumed the post of principal trumpet of the New Haven Symphony. He remained with that orchestra for six years, while continuing his studies at Juilliard with Mark Gould and Raymond Mase. Upon graduation, he joined the faculty of The Juilliard School’s Pre-College division and was active in the Music Advancement Program. His studio was featured in a report on CBS’ 60 Minutes. Mr. Niehaus spent twelve summers at the Eastern Music Festival as principal trumpet of the faculty orchestra and spent summers at the Tanglewood Music Festival, National Repertory Orchestra, Pacific Music Festival, Spoleto USA and Colorado Music Festival. From 2006-2009, he was a member of the National Brass Virtuosi, a group comprised of principal players from the Cleveland, Houston and Milwaukee symphonies. In 2011, he was a featured lecturer and recitalist at the International Trumpet Guild Conference in Minneapolis. He also moderated and adjudicated the final rounds of the Orchestral and Solo competitions.
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Before moving to Milwaukee, Mr. Niehaus spent three seasons as a member of the New World Symphony in Miami Beach, Florida with Artistic Director Michael Tilson Thomas. He may be heard on two RCA label recordings with the New World Symphony and Tilson Thomas: The Music of Villa Lobos and New World Jazz, on which he is a featured soloist. He returns to Miami regularly to teach and coach new generations of New World musicians. He has also served on the faculties of the North Carolina School of the Arts and University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. In Milwaukee, Mr. Niehaus has been a featured soloist on several occasions, performing the Haydn Trumpet Concerto, Bach Cantata No. 51 and the Martin Concerto for Seven Winds. In the 201112 season, he performed the Arutunian Concerto and Bach’s Second Brandenburg Concerto. In the 2012-13 season, he will be featured in the Shostakovich Piano Concerto No. 1 in C for piano and trumpet. Mr. Niehaus recently completed a special recording project with the G. Schirmer Instrumental Library, The Trumpet Collection. Published in three volumes by Hal Leonard, it includes over 30 works and features companion recordings by Mr. Niehaus. The project presents a wide spectrum of trumpet literature appropriate for recitals and is available from major music retailers nationwide. Mr. Niehaus lives in Milwaukee with his wife and two sons and maintains an active teaching studio. He is proud to be the Cubmaster of Cub Scout Pack 398 and serves on the District Committee for the Milwaukee Boy Scout Council.
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Margery Deutsch, Music Director Margery Deutsch has been Music Director of the Milwaukee Youth Symphony Orchestra’s Senior Symphony since 1987. Under her direction, the Senior Symphony toured China in 2007 and British Columbia in 2009; past tours include concerts in Austria, France, Switzerland, Italy, Spain, Canada (Quebec) and Scotland, where the orchestra performed as part of the Festival of British Youth Orchestras and the Edinburgh Festival. In summer 2012, she led the Senior Symphony on a ten-day tour of Vienna and Prague where they were chosen to perform on the Gala Winners’ Concert as part of the 2012 Summa Cum Laude International Youth Music Festival. In 2000 the Senior Symphony was chosen as one of only five U.S. youth orchestras to participate in the National Youth Orchestra Festival in Sarasota, Florida. Deutsch has conducted the orchestra in performances at Carnegie Hall, Chicago’s Orchestra Hall, the Wisconsin Music Educators Conference (North Central Division) and the MidWest International Band and Orchestra Clinic. Deutsch and the orchestra were selected by famed bassist and author Barry Green (The Inner Game of Music) to serve as the demonstration orchestra for his series of ensemble workbooks and videotape. In 2007 MYSO received a “Meet the Composer” grant through Music Alive and the American Symphony Orchestra League for which Deutsch conducted the world premiere of a commissioned work by composer Jeffrey Mumford. Deutsch was Director of Orchestras and Professor of Conducting at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee from 1984-2012. She serves as the Music Director of UWM’s University Community Orchestra, an ensemble of over 120 musicians ranging
in age from 12 to 98. The orchestra is comprised of college, high school, and middle school students and community members. Deutsch is actively involved with high school-age musicians throughout the country and is in frequent demand as a guest conductor, clinician and adjudicator. She has served four terms on the Board of Directors of the League of American Orchestra’s Youth Orchestra Division. Prior to coming to Milwaukee, Deutsch served as Music Director of the Shreveport (LA) Symphony where she conducted classical, chamber orchestra, pops and children’s concerts, as well as operas. Versed in both orchestral and choral repertoire, she was Music Director of the Long Island Singers Society and, in Milwaukee, has guest conducted The Master Singers, Bel Canto Chorus, Milwaukee Choristers, Lawrence University Choir, Milwaukee Children’s Choir and the Milwaukee Symphony Chorus. Deutsch has been a frequent guest conductor for the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra’s Youth, Children’s and Family concert series. In addition, she has worked with the Sheboygan Symphony, Aurora University’s Music by the Lake Opera Theater, Women’s Philharmonic (CA), Plymouth (MI) Symphony, Dayton Philharmonic, Charleston (SC) Symphony, Nebraska Sinfonia, Monroe (LA) Symphony, South Dakota Symphony, and the all-state orchestras of Massachusetts, Kansas, Missouri, Washington, Minnesota, Montana, Delaware, Maine and most recently, New York, as well as numerous district festivals throughout the country. The recipient of numerous honors and awards, Deutsch received the 2001 Milwaukee Civic Music Association Award for Excellence in Contributions to Music and the 1990 UWM Undergraduate Teaching Award. She has been awarded Milwaukee Youth Symphony Orchestra
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conducting fellowships and scholarships from the Aspen Music Festival, the Academia Chigiana in Siena, Italy, and the Nebraska-based “Festival of a Thousand Oaks.” She was also invited to participate in the conducting seminar at Tanglewood where she took master classes with Leonard Bernstein, Seiji Ozawa and Colin Davis. Her other teachers include Thomas Briccetti, Franco Ferrarra, Bruno Bartoletti, Piero Bellugi, Sergiu Commisiona and Dennis Russell Davies; she has also studied flute with Samuel Baron and voice with Jan DeGaetani. A native New Yorker and Regents Scholar, she holds a Master of Music degree in Orchestral Conducting, a Master of Arts degree in Musicology, and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Flute and Vocal Performance. Shelby Keith Dixon, Associate Conductor Mr. Dixon is the retired Director of Orchestras and Chairman of Fine Arts at Homestead High School in Mequon, Wisconsin. Before going to the Mequon-Thiensville School District in 1975, he served as Choral Director at
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Deerfield High School, Deerfield, Illinois. For six years, he was Assistant Professor of Music at Alverno College in Milwaukee. There he taught the History and Literature of Music and was Musical Director of Theatre Alverno. Mr. Dixon has extensive background in brasses, keyboard and strings. He has served as Music Director of Milwaukee Players at the Pabst Theatre, conductor with the Sullivan Chamber Ensemble Orchestra, Musical Assistant with Milwaukee’s Music Under the Stars, Assistant Conductor of the Northwestern University Chapel Choir, and Interim Music Director of the Elgin (IL) Youth Symphony Orchestras. He holds both the Bachelor of Music Education and Master of Music in the History and Literature of Music from Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois. He has taught on the music education faculty of Concordia University-Wisconsin and has served on the boards of directors of the Milwaukee Civic Music Association and Gathering on the Green. The 20122013 season is Mr Dixon’s twenty-ninth as a MYSO conductor.
senior symphony personnel FIRST VIOLINS Holly Spangenberg, Co-Concertmaster Anna Belle Hoots, Co-Concertmaster Samuel Femal, Co-Concertmaster Meghan Murphy, Associate Concertmaster Abigail Schneider Rachel May Fatima Gomez Rebekah Ruetz Sean Oh Katherine Willden Linzheng Shi Leah Plachinski Jenna Greene Samantha Carter Alexanna Quinn Austin Budiono Sebastian Chou Tristan Aniceto Justin Zhu Leah Lee Marie Von Rueden Anna Penkert Liam McCarty Kingshuk Mazumdar Hannah Greene
Thiensville
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Mequon
Homestead H.S.
Waukesha
Waukesha West H.S.
Wauwatosa
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Greendale Milwaukee Milwaukee Waukesha Waukesha Cedarburg Brookfield Oak Creek Waukesha Delavan Wauwatosa Sussex Mequon Oak Creek Brookfield Brookfield Milwaukee Waukesha Elm Grove Brookfield Waukesha
Greendale H.S. Trinity Academy University School of Milwaukee home schooled Waukesha North H.S. Cedarburg H.S. Brookfield East H.S. The Prairie School Kettle Moraine H.S. home schooled Milwaukee H.S. of the Arts Marquette University H.S. Homestead H.S. South Milwaukee H.S. Brookfield Academy Brookfield Central H.S. Brookfield Academy Kettle Moraine H.S. Brookfield Academy Brookfield Central H.S. Kettle Moraine H.S.
SECOND VIOLINS Jeffrey Teng, Brookfield Brookfield Central H.S. Co-Principal Rishi Sachdev, Brookfield Brookfield Central H.S. Co-Principal Nils Hjortnaes Menomonee Falls Menomonee Falls H.S. Ariana Van Parys Milwaukee West Allis Central H.S. Mara Bajic Oconomowoc Kettle Moraine M.S. Petra Momcilovic Brookfield home schooled Nathan Wang Brookfield Brookfield Central H.S. Sonora Brusubardis Dousman home schooled Monika Greco Milwaukee Milwaukee Lutheran H.S. Lauren Crandall Oconomowoc Kettle Moraine School for Arts and Performance Abigail Brooks Cedarburg Calvary Baptist School Archit Baskaran Brookfield Brookfield East H.S. Malina Olsen Waukesha Waukesha North H.S. Sarah Plachinski Oak Creek The Prairie School Ivana Bajic Oconomowoc Kettle Moraine H.S. Milwaukee Youth Symphony Orchestra
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Erica Meier Brookfield Brookfield Central H.S. Allen Hung Glendale Nicolet H.S. Vivian Jiang New Berlin Eisenhower H.S. Sabrina Wang Brookfield Brookfield Central H.S. Cassie Anderson Hartland Arrowhead H.S. Sreedevi Nair Menomonee Falls Brookfield East H.S. Ina Yun Kenosha Bradford H.S. Judith Moy Oconomowoc Kettle Moraine School for Arts and Performance VIOLAS Timothy Reinholz, Principal Nathaniel Sattler, Assistant Principal Jenna Mark Hannah Thompson Carlos Orozco Carly Schulz Minhi Kang Samuel Soik Katie Voss Francesca Pessarelli Melanie Galeno David Foster Ellen Soyka Natalia Hernandez Rebecca Miller Henry Windau CELLOS Kartik Papatla, Co-Principal Viktor Brusubardis, Co-Principal Matthew Frazier Joshua Baerwald Christian Morzinski Joshua Lukas Ben Boehm Benjamin Bauer Seth Banaszak Charles Phil Gabriela Cardenas Joseph Krmpotich Eric Rokni Christian Anderson Allie Pritzl Ben Karbowski Bayla Jane Waite 6
Mequon
Homestead H.S.
Sheboygan
Sheboygan North H.S.
Brookfield Whitefish Bay Brown Deer Mequon New Berlin Brookfield Greendale Brookfield Milwaukee Elm Grove Mequon Milwaukee Greendale Shorewood
Brookfield Central H.S. Whitefish Bay H.S. Brown Deer H.S. Homestead H.S. Eisenhower H.S. Brookfield Central H.S. Greendale H.S. Brookfield East H.S. Pius XI H.S. Brookfield East H.S. Homestead H.S. Dominican H.S. Greendale H.S. Shorewood H.S.
Mequon
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Dousman
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Lake Geneva Milwaukee Wauwatosa Brookfield Shorewood Wauwatosa Jackson Franklin Milwaukee Delafield Mequon Hartland Cudahy New Berlin Pewaukee
Badger H.S. Greendale H.S. Wauwatosa West H.S. Brookfield East H.S. Shorewood H.S. Wauwatosa East H.S. Kettle Moraine Lutheran H.S. Franklin H.S. Divine Savior Holy Angels H.S. home schooled Homestead H.S. Arrowhead H.S. Cudahy H.S. Brookfield Central H.S. Arrowhead H.S.
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senior symphony personnel BASSES Isaiah Simons, Co-Principal Christopher Carloni, Co-Principal Robert Earle McKenzie Ross Katherine Kostich Rachel Poli Alisha Bowen Peter Crapitto HARP ChloĂŠ Tula
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Wauwatosa East H.S.
Greendale
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Milwaukee Milwaukee West Allis Wauwatosa Milwaukee Greendale
Pius XI H.S. Milwaukee H.S. of the Arts Nathan Hale H.S. Wauwatosa West H.S. Brookfield Academy Greendale H.S.
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FLUTES and PICCOLOS Kristen Alberty *Danielle Kulpins *Max Lin Kayla Mantey *Sabrina Raber
Germantown Brookfield New Berlin Sussex Whitefish Bay
Germantown H.S. Brookfield Central H.S. Eisenhower H.S. Arrowhead H.S. Whitefish Bay H.S.
OBOES *Lulu Callies *Sarah Friedland Brigette Hall Brittany Yerges *Abigail Zeman
Dousman Fox Point Mequon Muskego Oconomowoc
Kettle Moraine H.S. Whitefish Bay H.S. Homestead H.S. Muskego H.S. Oconomowoc H.S.
CLARINETS Amy Butler Menomonee Falls Menomonee Falls H.S. Sarah Clapp Cedarburg Cedarburg H.S. *Gina Richter Wauwatosa Wauwatosa West H.S. *Kelly Riordan Dousman Kettle Moraine School for Arts and Performance *Annie Tarmann Nashotah Arrowhead H.S. E-FLAT CLARINET Gina Richter BASSOONS Rosalie Avery *Natalie Galles Austin Holik Courtney Kochanski Anastasia Pjevach CONTRABASSOON Rosalie Avery
Wauwatosa
Wauwatosa West H.S.
West Allis Oconomowoc Whitewater Milwaukee Hartland
Nathan Hale H.S. Kettle Moraine H.S. Whitewater H.S. Menomonee Falls H.S. Arrowhead H.S.
West Allis
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HORNS Sarah Bubik *Heather Casterline Jessica Cribbs Hannah Dion-Kirschner *Chloe Groth Torrin Hallett Brianna Meyer Madeleine Severance *Katherine Seybold Annika VanRyzin
New Berlin Oconomowoc Menomonee Falls Milwaukee Oconomowoc Oconomowoc Hartland Brookfield Grafton Pewaukee
Pius XI H.S. Oconomowoc H.S. Menomonee Falls H.S. Wauwatosa East H.S. Oconomowoc H.S. Oconomowoc H.S. Arrowhead H.S. Brookfield Central H.S. Grafton H.S. Arrowhead H.S.
TRUMPETS *Zachary Bednarke Thomas Hougard Jordan Smith Rachael Stein *Amanda Wahl
Hartland Delafield Brookfield Franklin New Berlin
Arrowhead H.S. Kettle Moraine H.S. Milwaukee Lutheran H.S. Franklin H.S. Eisenhower H.S.
TROMBONES *Thomas Bagin Rachel Buchanan *Rachel Burczyk Mitchell Rieckhoff Michael Schumacher *Frances Way
Hubertus Dousman Grafton Waukesha Menomonee Falls Oconomowoc
home schooled Kettle Moraine H.S. Grafton H.S. Waukesha West H.S. Menomonee Falls H.S. Oconomowoc H.S.
TUBAS Kenton Cooksey Zachariah Dietenberger
Menomonee Falls Hartford
Menomonee Falls H.S. Hartford Union H.S.
TIMPANI Maddie Wilinski
Wauwatosa
Wauwatosa East H.S.
PERCUSSION Irene Hougard Evan Sneed Lucas Treptow
Delafield Wales Brookfield
Kettle Moraine H.S. Kettle Moraine H.S. Brookfield Central H.S.
PIANO AND CELESTA Charles Phil
Franklin
Franklin H.S.
*Denotes principal player. In Senior Symphony, section leadership assignments rotate within each concert cycle.
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p r o g r a m n o t e s b y r o g e r r u g g e r i © 2 013 Modest Mussorgsky b. March 21, 1839; Karevo d. March 28, 1881; St. Petersburg “A Night on Bald Mountain,” Fantasy for Orchestra An interesting aspect of late-romanticism was the latter 19th-century’s fascination with witchcraft and the supernatural. Among the most vivid musical examples of those dark fantasies is Mussorgsky’s A Night on Bald Mountain. In the late 1860s, the composer sketched a work for piano and orchestra which he entitled St. John’s Eve. The work was designed to convey a sense of the evil festivities of the Witches’ Sabbath, an annual event allegedly taking place on the Feast of John the Baptist (June 24th) at “Bald Mountain” (Mt. Triglav), near Kiev. Dedicating his score to his colleague Mily Balakirev, Mussorgsky wrote to Rimsky-Korsakov (all part of the group of composers known as the “Russian Five”): “On 23 June, on the eve of St. John’s Day, I finished with God’s help St. John’s Night on Bald Mountain—a musical picture with the following program: (1) assembly of the witches, their chatter and gossip; (2) cortege of Satan; (3) unholy glorification of Satan; and (4) witches’ sabbat. Mussorgsky’s efforts lay dormant until the winter of 1871-72, when he was invited to contribute music to the opera, Mlada. Part of Mussorgsky’s assignment was to create music for a scene in which the Black Goat-God, Tchernobog, officiates at a sacrifice on Bald Mountain. Mussorgsky began to revise his earlier work, but, before he could complete it, the Mlada project was aborted. Although he later tried to incorporate this music into one of his own operas, Mussorgsky never actually completed a score of this, his only full orchestral work. After Mussorgsky’s death, Rimsky-Korsakov completed a regularized version of his friend’s score, thus producing the music that we know today as A Night on Bald Mountain. (Some have suggested that Rimsky’s version could more appropriately be called “Fantasy on Themes from A Night on Bald Mountain.”) Mussorgsky’s program for the work is printed in the score: “Subterranean din of supernatural voices. Appearance of Spirits of Darkness, followed by that of the god Tchernobog. Glorification of the Black God, the Black Mass. Witches’ Sabbath, interrupted at its height by the sounds of the far-off bell of the little church in a village. It disperses the Spirits of Darkness. Daybreak.” Alexander Grigoriyevich Arutiunian b. September 23, 1920; Yerevan, Armenia Trumpet Concerto in A-flat major Continuing the Armenian-Soviet expression of Khatchaturian, Arutiunian emerged as an important force in his region’s music after World War II. Both as a composer and as the director of the Armenian Philharmonic Society (1954-1990), he infused Russian music with the characteristic folk elements of his homeland. From among his many compositions, he is particularly celebrated for his concertos, especially this Trumpet Concerto. Originally planned in 1943 for the composer’s friend, Armenian Philharmonic Orchestra’s Principal Trumpet, Zsolak Vartasarian, this concerto project was shelved when the trumpeter died in World War II. Later completed in 1949-50, Arutiunian’s sixth major composition was first performed by Soviet trumpet player Aykaz Messiayan, who performed it in Moscow’s Tchaikovsky Hall. Cast in a single span, the Trumpet Concerto begins with a dramatic Andante introduction; Milwaukee Youth Symphony Orchestra
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before the soloist presents a melody of Armenian inflection. (Arutiunian asserts that he used no actual folk melodies.) A sprightly dance tune emerges (Allegro energico) and is then contrasted by a romantic melody reminiscent of Borodin. These ideas develop while progressing to a central section in which muted trumpet voices a reflective tango. The sprightly opening materials return, then are treated with syncopated development. The work culminates with a brief, but demanding cadenza, written in 1977 by the Soviet Russian virtuoso Timofei Dokschitzer, who made the first recording of this music. An exhilarating closing section completes the concerto. Dmitri Shostakovich b. September 25, 1906; St. Petersburg d. August 10, 1975; Moscow Symphony No. 5, Opus 47 The composition of the well-known Symphony No. 5 occurred at a crucial time in Shostakovich’s career. Following his graduation from the Leningrad Conservatory, his Symphony No. 1 scored tremendous popular and critical acclaim. Perhaps because of the pressures created by this early success, his subsequent symphonies became progressively more involved, diffuse and intellectual; his Fourth Symphony was withdrawn after a calamitous first rehearsal...it had to wait until 1962 for its first performance. A more immediate problem was that Stalin and the Party establishment had turned against him for his opera Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk and the ballet The Limpid Stream. In short, Shostakovich had fallen from favor in a society where such a misfortune could literally be fatal. Among the composer’s many attributes was a keen survival instinct. Seizing upon the occasion of the Soviet’s twentieth anniversary of the Revolution, he wrote another symphony for the celebration. It was a swiftly conceived work; he began on the 18th of April 1937, and completed it by July 20th. The work had clean lines, heroic strength and, when it was premiered in Leningrad on November 21, 1937, proved to have enormous audience appeal. Perhaps too, because he had subtitled the work “A Soviet Composer’s Reply to Just Criticism,” the critics outdid themselves with superlatives. Because of the symphony’s apparently rugged optimism and perhaps because the Soviets were joined in the struggle against the Axis forces, Shostakovich’s Symphony No. 5 was widely performed during the dark days of World War II. At the time, Shostakovich said: “The theme of my Symphony is the stabilization of a personality. In the center of this composition—conceived lyrically from beginning to end—I saw a man with his experiences. The finale resolves the tragically tense impulses of the earlier movements into optimism and the joy of living.” According to Volkov’s controversial Testimony, it seems that few of Shostakovich’s earlier statements can merely be taken at face value. Referring to the majority of his symphonies as “tombstones” to friends who died under Stalinist repression, Shostakovich felt that the ironic joy of his symphony was perfectly understood by the audience in Leningrad ...many wept upon hearing the first performance. Still bristling about conductor Yevgeny Mravinsky’s comment that Shostakovich wanted to write an exultant finale for the Fifth, but “couldn’t manage it,” the composer exclaimed: “It never occurred to this man that I never thought about any exultant finales, for what exultation could there be? I think that it is clear to everyone what happens in the Fifth. The rejoicing is forced, created under threat, as in Boris Godunov. It’s as if someone were beating you with a stick and saying, ‘Your business is rejoicing, your business is rejoicing,’ and you rise, shaky, and go marching off, muttering, ‘Our business is rejoicing, our business is rejoicing.’ What kind of apotheosis is that? You have to be a complete oaf not to hear that. Fadeyev [author, 1901-1956] heard it, and he wrote in his diary, for his personal use, that the finale of the Fifth is irreparable tragedy.” 10
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p r i vat e i n s t r u m e n ta l t e ac h e r s Milwaukee Youth Symphony Orchestra appreciates—and greatly benefits from—the high quality training provided by private instrumental teachers in the Milwaukee area. We especially thank the following, who have been identified by current MYSO students as their teachers. (We apologize if any names have been inadvertently omitted or listed incorrectly. Please email us at general@myso.org to correct this.) Violin Frank Almond, Pablo Amaya, Patricia Anders, David Anderson, Ludmilla Anisimov, Yuri Anisimov, Glenn Asch, Laurie Asch, Kate Behring, Jonathan Brodie, Katie Brooks, Penny Bruce, Andrea Buchta, Emily Buckner, Cathy Bush, Roberta Carpenter, Sarah Christie, Julie Cook, Darcy Drexler, Jamie Dringenburg, Mark Eagon, Diane Einerson, Lindsay Erickson, Linda Estep, Celestine Fitzgerald, Colleen Fitzgerald, Pamela Foard, Jerome Franke, Steven Friedenberg, Lisa Fuller, Victoria Gabriel, Alexis Ganos, Samantha George, Maria Gesiorek, Mike Giacobassi, Chia-Chien Goh, Darlene Grahams, Marjorie Greene, Juanita Groff, Sigrid Gulickson, JoAnn Haasler, Denice Haney, Stephan Hearn, Ann LeMar Heide, Erin Hoffman, Kris Hurlebaus, Melissa Jastrow, Kathy Kalfas, Joseph Ketchum, Jeanyi Kim, Timothy Klabunde, Arlene Klavins, Cathy Kolb, David Kotlewski, Sara Kurek, Jonathan Landis, Heather Lewin-Tiarks, Michael Lopez, Jerry Loughney, Nancy Maio, Alexander “Sascha” Mandl, Dinorah Marquez, Mary Pat Michels, Tatiana Migliaccio, Irena Miller, Jon Miller, Doris Nadolny, Lori Nappe, Sr. Anita New, Lyda Osinga, John Patek, Rosemary Poetzel, Lisa Quinn, Elliott Rashed, Beth Rindt, Laura Rooney, Karli Ross, Julie Roubik, Elliott Rushad, Barbara Schaefer, Margot Schwartz, Joseph Seigworth, Ilana Setapen, Laurie Shawger, Karla Siegler, Joseph Siegworth, Pamela Simmons, Loree Simuncak, Sharon Slattery, Rene Smith, Jennifer Startt, Marvin Suson, Brittany Szaj, Kristin Tan, Serena Terra, Carol Waldvogel, Jordan Waraksa, Beth Warne, Juliette Williams, April Witkofski, Stephanie Young and Bernard Zinck. Viola Patricia Anders, Glenn Asch, Laurie Asch, Sarah Christie, Mark Cooley, Janet Dixon, Erin Dupree Jakubowski, Danny Eichenger, Elizabeth Ellenwood, Sarah Fischer, Pamela Foard, David Foster, Maria Gesiorek, JoAnn Haasler, Nathan Hackett, Denice Haney, Keith Hetzel, Amanda Koch, David Kotlewski, Jenny Kozoroz, Jonathan Landis, Heather Lewin-
Tiarks, Dinorah Marquez, Mary Pat Michels, Tatiana Migliaccio, Beth Rees, Beth Rindt, Lewis Rosove, Julie Roubik, Amanda Suckow, Marvin Suson, Kristin Tan, Lauren Tushaus and Beth Warne. Cello Chris Abbott, Barbara Ballin, Rosa Borisova, Penny Bruce, Kathleen Collisson, Scott Cook, Randy Dissmore, Shelby Keith Dixon, Lee Dunn, Mark Eagon, Michael Ferrera, Braden Flanagan-Zitoun, Steven Friedenberg, Courtnay Glidersleeve, Suzanne Hayworth, Katie Hein, Revenna Helson, Kevin Janisch, Sacia Jerome, Stefan Kartman, Heather Lewin-Tiarks, Trischa Loebl, Laura Love, Roberta Mallmann, Janet Marshall, Greg Mathews, Jackie Oakes, Annette Perkins, Lisa Quinn, Cynthia Rennick, Eric Rokni, Christy Shen, Fang- Yi Shen, Jared Snyder, Peter Thomas, Ingrid Titcheva-Haag, Larry Tresp, Xian You, Adrien Zitoun and Nick Zwirlein. Bass John Babbitt, Michael Britz, Gary Christensen, Scott Kreger, Katy McGinn, Matt Miller, Jim Paolo, Rosemary Poetzel, Dan Rindt, Laura Snyder, Jason Spottek, Scott St. Paul, Kirk Tatnall and Larry Tresp. Harp Geraldine Elliott, Danis Kelly and Anne Labotzky. Flute and Piccolo Rick Aaron, Carolyn Atwell, Rosemary Bennett, Judy Cappleman, Lesley CongerHatch, Maddy & Brittney Crum, Jeani Foster, Aaron Gardner, Jason Gillette, Shanna Gutierrez, Amy Hartman, Lesley Hatch, Jennifer Howell, Sherry Jenkel, Linda Nielsen Korducki, Kathy Lorenz, Lauren McCray, Carol Meves, Deborah Musante, Judith Ormond, Amanda Patterson, Maggie Rebers, Shawn Rochon, Marie Sander, Elaine Schmidt, Andrea Snavely, Sarah Stein, Linnae Steward, Amy Taylor, Jennifer Taylor, Kathryn Thorson, Lynn Walford, Katie Warrichaiet, Caylee Wells and Eunyoung Yoo. Milwaukee Youth Symphony Orchestra
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p r i vat e i n s t r u m e n ta l t e ac h e r s Clarinet Mary Burczyk, Tim Dodge, Tammy Enevold, Jane Forester, Bill Helmers, Laura Hilt, Kyle Knox, Todd Levy, Orlando Pimentel, Dan Roberdeau, Amanda Ruppenthal Stein, Jill Streator, Lindsay Richter Tryba and Val Wisniewski.
Guggenhagen, Mike Hernke, Randy Kuehn, Jeff Kuliga, Bob Lalko, Matt Liban, Luis Lopez, Chris Mell, Shane Mooney, Bony Plog-Benavides, Ms. Rothstein, Tim Rush, Ryan Schiedermeyer, Jeno Somlai, Scott St. John, Earl Tardiff, Seth Walten-Crow, Tobie Wilkinson and Stacy Zweirlein.
Oboe and English Horn JoAnna Belott, Margaret Butler, Suzanne Geoffrey, Lori Gnabasik, Karli Larsen, Rita Mitchell, Mary Rees, Anna Roberts and Doreen Wunsch.
Guitar Jim Barr, Joey Carini, Andy Czarnecki, Neil Davis, Sara D’Ipolito, Greg Holmes, Ben Janlow, Lorikaye Kristiansen, Tracey McGinnis, Brian McLaughlin, Scott Merkel, Matt Miller, Terry Peterson, Jean Pippitt, Don Szymznski, Earl Tardiff, Seth Warren-Crow, and Gary Williams.
Bassoon Aaron Apaza, Josh Fleming, Beth Giacobassi, Kathy Hibler, Andrew Jackson, Neil Mahnke, Jacob Polancich and Carol Rosing. Saxophone Nick Carlson, James Crowley, Erin Edington, Tammy Enevold, David Erato, Aaron Gardner, Curt Hanrahan, Mike Miller, Peter Nuemer, John Rash, Lauren Sperry, Cherie Stein, Sumanth Swaminathan and Jennifer Wynmore. Horn Sonja Anderson, Trevor Casterline, Nancy Cline, Kristi Crago, Connie Fellows, Carla Gannon, Danice Hagie, Wes Hatch, Dietrich Hemann, Kathryn Krubsack, Cheryl Miracle, Patricia Neuberger, Chris Nowak, Liz Olson, Allison Schweitzer, Karen Suarez-Flint and Tim Trotier. Trumpet Patricia Backhaus, Jamie Breiwick, Thomas Dvorak, Dale Elenich, Kevin Hartman, Eric Jacobson, Jenny Kremel, Kathryn Krubsack, Maggie Master, Mark Niehaus, Chris Nowak, David Reul, Don Sipe, Eric Sperry and Cherie Stein. Low brass—Trombone, Euphonium, Tuba Jonathan Belott, Bill Berlyn, Martin Haack, Randy Hake, Mark Hoelscher, Griffin James, Megumi Kanda, Jason Ladd, Eric Larsen, Randall Ruback, Drew Rutz, Kyle Samuelson and David Spies. Timpani, Percussion and Drums Dave Bayles, Dan Brodrick, Emily Buckner, Randy Cuene, Sara D’Ipolito, Matt 12
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Piano and Keyboard Connie Allen, Steve Ayers, Kristine Becker, Twila Bergeron, Matt Bergey, Kendra Betz, Christine Bjorklund, Bella Botshtein, Ken Bruce, Melissa Burzcyk, Jennette Cable, Michael Campbell, Janet Christopoulos, Marlene Cook, Nancy Cywinski, Dan Dance, Shanti Daya, Denise Dimmer, Ellen Dixon, Teresa Drews, Mary Duffy, Linda Dugan, Cindy Duszynski, Sam Ecoff, Paula Elsen, Suzanne Fauser, Elaine Fernando, Glenda Fikkert, Karen Flint, Denise Freitas, Melanie Fries, Martha Galvin, Josefina Gardinier, Kathy Gates, Sue Gedemer, Mark Gould, Helen Gyuro, Linda Halverson, Abbey Harkins, Andrea Harris, Judith Hiese, Marian Holming, Kathy Indie, Stefanie Jacob, Michele Jacobi, Kadie Johnson, Diane Kachelmeier, Mary Kluirch, Jennifer Komasa, Margarita Kontorovskaya, Randy Kuehn, Christina Kuenzi, Elaine Lehman, Suzanne Lent, Jennifer Marvin, Andrea Matthias, Julie Maurer, Joan McCallum, Nancy Meunier, Deborah Miller, Karen Minson, Ruth Mixdorf, Amedeo Monacelli, Karl Mussmann, Kate Neils, Aeron Ogden, Elena Petrova, Wendy Prostek, Bonnie Rapkin, Rebecca Rehorst, William Scarlet, Jeff Schilke, Rita Shur, Eric Skogg, Tatyana Smith, Fran Steeno, Kate Stocks, Laura Swenson, Fred Tesch, Michael Thiele, Tammy Thurman, Stas Venglevski, Olga Volodarskaya, Vickie Wagner, Christina Wolf and Yvonne Wolf.
m u s i c d i r e c to r s a n d e d u c ato r s Milwaukee Youth Symphony Orchestra gratefully acknowledges the support and cooperation of school music directors and music educators throughout the greater Milwaukee area. This year’s MYSO members, who are expected to participate in their school’s instrumental music program, have reported that they are fortunate to work with the following school music directors (and others whose names may have been inadvertently omitted). Without the efforts of these dedicated individuals, MYSO simply could not exist. Daniel Ackley, Kevin Allen, Beth Alvarez, Pablo Amaya, Ray Ames, Susan Anderegg, Cara Anderson, Doug Arendt, Laurie Asch, Megan Aswegan, Katharine Ayers, Patricia Badger, Brian Balfany, Jim Barnes, Jennifer Bayerl, Joe Becker, Jamie Beckman, Sara Bergman, Dale Bigus, Corinn Bonkalski, Kathryn Borghesani, Helen Breitenbach, Jamie Breiwick, Jonathan Brodie, Michelle Brody, Jacob Brumbaugh, Andrea Buchta, Greg Bunge, Mary Burczyk, Karen Cambell, Roxanne Carloni, David Carlton, Ken Carson, Churchill Caruthers, Nick Castanguay, Therese Catania, Avis Chmielewski, Jennifer Climer, Tim Cobb, Vicki Colburn, Jacquie Crema, Kathy Cuene, Brett Dimmer, Dan Duffy, Jeff Durr, Alan Dust, Mark Eagon, Marlene Ego, Kelsey Eisenmann, Elizabeth Ellenwood, Liz Elliott, John Emanuelson, BJ Engrav, Kevin Erickson, Amanda Ericson, Kirsten Ertl, Connie Fellows, Greg Flatley, Jane Foerster, Jon Fox, Matt Friedli, Karen Frink, Elizabeth Fritsch, Amy Fuchs, Alexis Ganos, Sharie Garcia, Mary Beth Garrett, Jeff Genovese, Maria Gesiorek, Jeff Gilchrist, Courtnay Gildersleeve, Jason Gillette, Loni Gornick, Mark Grauer, Guy Gregg, Kurt Gros, Thomas Gundrum, Andrew Hacker, Denice Haney, Ijoister Harris, Curt Hart, Lauren Rosnowski Hayden, Michael Hayden, Jim Hebbe, Fred Heim, Justine Heinrichs, Julie Hockridge, Jamin Hoffman, Sarah Holst, Melissa Honigman, Mark Horwitz, Amy Hufnal, T.J. Hull, Timothy Hummel, Robert Ignaszak, Nick Johnson, Steven Johnson, Andrew Joseph, Guy Kammerer, Jeffrey Kitzman, Cathy Kolb,
Cynthia Kostick, Pauline Koszuta, Kari Kraenzler, Susan Krechel, Michael Krofta, Linda Lak, Byron Lampkins, Pete Lange, Jennifer Lato, Benjamin Leon, Kathy Lorenz, Kevin Loughney, Scott Malcom, Evan Marlowe, Dinorah Marquez, Michael McDowell, Tracey McGinnis, Alexander Medina, Kathleen Melius, Mary Pat Michels, David Miles, Cheryl Miracle, Kate Mitchell, Matthew Mueller, Adam Murphy, JoAnn Nelson, David Neubauer, Julie Nolan, Chris Nowak, Susan Ohm, Kris Olderman, Justin Olson, Lyda Osinga, Anna Overmiller, Scott Paukner, Tony Perez, Jonathan Petersen, Lynn Phelps, Scott Plank, Jacob Polancich, Fred Polansky, Amanda Pound, John Price, Abigale Pulvermacher, Greg Redner, Brandy Reed, Tom Reifenberg, Travis Robinson, Tim Roets, Phil Rothschadl, Katherine Rottier, Randy Ruback, Michael Saindon, Martin Shadd, Mike Saindon, Kelly Schultz, Barbara Sem, Dain Shuler, Loree Simuncak, Dawn Sisley, Randy Skowronski, Abbe Somerhalder, John Sorensen, Todd Spindler, Thomas Spitz, Dana Staaden, Karen Steen, Rebecca Steinberg, Haley Stozek, Jeff Sturgeon, Amanda Suckow, Kristen Tan, Elizabeth Tercek, Sal Terrasi, David Topolovec, Michael Travia, Lauren Tushaus, Allison Umhoefer, Rebecca Van Treek, David Vandermeus, Daniel VanGelderen, Ligia Vascan, Clayton Wachholz, Toni Wagner, Josh Werner, Kristi Wicihowski, David Wiebers, Matthew Wolf, Lynne Wyemore, Adam York, Anne Zabel, Ben Zabor, Lauren Zemlicka, Michael Zens, Zachary Zieglar and Stacey Zwirlein.
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MYSO s ta f f EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, Linda Edelstein ¯ ARTISTIC DIRECTOR, Carter Simmons ¯ PROGRAM DIRECTOR, Justin N. Smith ¯ COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR, Michelle Hoffman ¯ DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR, Emily Stern ¯ PROGRAM COORDINATOR, Katie Truax ¯ COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS MANAGER AND DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATE, Sarah Christie ¯ FINANCE DIRECTOR, Kim Jankowiak ¯ MUSIC DIRECTOR, SENIOR SYMPHONY, Margery Deutsch ¯ ASSOCIATE CONDUCTOR, SENIOR SYMPHONY, Shelby Keith Dixon ¯ MUSIC DIRECTORS, PHILHARMONIA, Ronald Melby, Carter Simmons ¯ MUSIC DIRECTOR, SINFONIA, Steven Rindt ¯ MUSIC DIRECTOR, JUNIOR WIND ENSEMBLE, Thomas L. Dvorak ¯ ASSISTANT CONDUCTORS, JUNIOR WIND ENSEMBLE, Nicholas Carlson, David Shaw ¯ MUSIC DIRECTOR, FLUTE CHORALE, CHAMBER FLUTE ENSEMBLE, Lenee Stevens ¯ MUSIC DIRECTORS, STRING ORCHESTRAS, Denice Haney, Lynn Trinkl, Lyda Osinga, Anne Marie Peterson ¯ MUSIC DIRECTOR, PRELUDE ORCHESTRA, Lyda Osinga ¯ DIRECTOR OF THEORY INSTRUCTION, James Burmeister ¯ MUSIC LIBRARIAN/STAGE AND EQUIPMENT MANAGER, David Rieder ¯ STRING ORCHESTRA COACHES, Ashley DeYoung, Matthew DeYoung, Isabel Escalante, Melissa Jastrow, Jared Snyder, Kevin Stewart and Brittany Szaj ¯ JAZZ STUDIES PROGRAM DIRECTOR and INSTRUCTOR, Chris Mell ¯ JAZZ LIAISON, Jeno Somlai¯ JAZZ STUDIES INSTRUCTORS, Tony Ayala, Ethan Bender, Neil Davis, Jason Goldsmith, Russ Johnson, Dean Lea, John Simons and Doug Syme ¯ CALYPSO DIRECTOR AND INSTRUCTOR, Tim Rush ¯ CALYPSO CO-DIRECTOR AND INSTRUCTOR, Charles B. Short ¯ PROGRESSIONS DIRECTOR and INSTRUCTOR, Jenny Kozoroz ¯ PROGRESSIONS ORCHESTRA DIRECTOR, Mary Pat Michels ¯ PROGRESSIONS INSTRUCTORS, John Babbitt, Cathy Bush, Isabel Escalante, Alexis Ganos, Ravenna Helson ¯ PROGRESSIONS CHAMBER COACH AND THEORY INSRUCTOR, Michael Britz ¯
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m i lwau k e e yo u t h s y m p h o n y o r c h e s t r a Celebrating 57 years of excellence, Milwaukee Youth Symphony Orchestra (MYSO) has been instrumental in changing the lives of young people since 1956 when it began as a single orchestra of 30 musicians. Since its early beginnings it has grown to become, by several measures, the largest and most extensive youth orchestra program in the country. Serving more than 900 talented young musicians from as many as 14 counties in southeastern Wisconsin and northern Illinois, this award-winning program offers the highest level of training in ensemble musicianship to motivated young people from diverse backgrounds. Students with varied levels of instrumental skills benefit from the broad range of MYSO experiences, all created to foster talent, build character and enhance lives by nurturing an enduring love of music. In 2005, MYSO moved into the acclaimed Milwaukee Youth Arts Center (MYAC), a collaborative initiative of MYSO and First Stage. Home, also, to dance and vocal music training programs, this 56,000 sq. ft. state of the art facility in Milwaukee’s historic Schlitz Park is quickly becoming a national model for arts education, with a mission of using the arts to enhance all children’s lives. Several innovative MYSO offerings, prompted and made possible by the move, have received notable awards and recognition—locally, regionally and nationally. Particular recognition has come to MYSO for its ambitious efforts in outreach and community partnerships. Building on the rich past of its first half-century, MYSO combines many respected, established programs with exciting new ventures. Founded with assistance from the Junior League and Rotary Club of Milwaukee, MYSO has expanded its offerings to include: Senior Symphony—MYSO’s flagship ensemble, a full symphony orchestra made up of very advanced players, generally in the upper grades of high school. It has long been recognized as one of the nation’s top youth music ensembles, hailed for artistic excellence both nationally and internationally. Philharmonia—a full symphony orchestra which provides musicians with experience in preparing a great variety of shorter works from the romantic to postmodern periods; comprised generally of younger high school musicians. Chamber Orchestra—a subset of the Senior Symphony, this very advanced group is organized to play standard chamber orchestra repertoire—music not generally played by the large symphony orchestras. Sinfonia/Junior Symphony Orchestra—a large, intermediate-level string orchestra whose members are generally in middle school and early high school. In the spring, selected wind players from the Junior Wind Ensemble augment this group to form the Junior Symphony Orchestra, playing full orchestra literature. Junior Wind Ensemble—an intermediate-level wind ensemble comprised of woodwind, brass and percussion players in grades 6-9. String Orchestra—a string training program, which rehearses as four smaller groups at regional sites around the area (Central, North, South and West). These groups combine to perform as two large string orchestras. Prelude Orchestra—a small training program, which introduces the concepts of orchestral string playing in a relaxed, comfortable atmosphere tailored to elementary students. Chamber Flute Ensemble—an advanced, multi-part flute choir that works on cutting edge, advanced flute ensemble repertoire and more sophisticated arrangements of orchestral repertoire. 16
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Flute Chorale—a multi-part flute choir that plays standard flute ensemble repertoire and arrangements of orchestral repertoire. Members are generally in middle school or early high school. Progressions—an intensive, introductory string training program consisting of lessons and orchestra experience; directed toward City of Milwaukee populations which have previously been under-represented in MYSO. Jazz Studies—a constellation of classes and small combo opportunities for middle and high school students, with a special focus on City of Milwaukee students. Calypso—a steel band in the Trinidadian tradition, originally formed in partnership with Milwaukee Public Schools. MYSO Strings Initiative in Waukesha—a beginning string instrument training program working with the urban Latino population in Waukesha. Students range from 8 to 18, with membership in most groups based on auditions. MYSO’s extensive schedule of rehearsals, performances, outreach initiatives and enrichment opportunities also includes: a large chamber music program, music theory and composition classes, “side-by-side” rehearsals which match less experienced players with those who are more advanced, free master classes, workshops, competitions, recitals, recording sessions, periodic international touring and much more. MYSO has partnered with numerous other organizations to better serve both students and community. Examples of these collaborations, in addition to the facility initiative with First Stage, include a well-established partnership with the Latino Arts Strings Program at the United Community Center, side-by-side reading workshops with the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra, an annual concert with the Milwaukee Children’s Choir, the John Downey Creation Project, a “new music” composition initiative with Present Music, a talent development partnership with the Boys & Girls Clubs, ongoing programs in cooperation with Milwaukee Public Schools and periodic artistic initiatives with such groups as Danceworks, Master Singers and Milwaukee Choristers, Milwaukee Ballet and others. MYSO’s talented music faculty members blend creativity and pedagogical expertise with their great breadth of musical knowledge. They come from all corners of the musical world and include UW-Milwaukee faculty, Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra players, seasoned and recognized school educators and other noted area musicians. MYSO’s experienced, capable administrative staff has doubled the organization’s enrollment over the past fifteen years while successfully completing the fundraising for—and building of—MYAC, a major new community facility. The entire MYSO family is united in its dedication not only to training future performers and music educators but especially to instilling in many thousands of young people a much deeper appreciation of the arts—fine music in particular. While participation in most ensembles is tuition-based, MYSO has a longstanding commitment to making its programs available to all qualified musicians; scholarship assistance is available upon application, and no student shall be denied an opportunity to participate because of financial need. A major community initiative to raise $2 million in scholarship funds (“Fran’s Fund”) is nearing completion. MYSO has been a member of the United Performing Arts Fund since UPAF’s founding in 1969. MYSO exists—and thrives—thanks to UPAF and to the thousands of other generous donors who support its programs!
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UPCOMING MYSO EVENTS Friday, January 25, 2013 Jazz Heritage Festival—9 AM-4:30 PM, Milwaukee Youth Arts Center, 325 West Walnut St., Milwaukee. Join MYSO as it showcases the rich jazz history of its neighborhood— Bronzeville. Hear live jazz combo performances by the very talented young musicians in MYSO’s Jazz Studies program as well as clinics by professional jazz musicians; sample food from local vendors, check out exhibitors from in and around the Historic King Drive Business District. The Eastside Jazzfest will follow. Thursday, February 7, 2013 Winter Concert Series—Progressions Winter Concert—5:30 PM, Youth Arts Hall, MYAC. The students of the Progressions program, a high-impact string training program for early elementary students from City of Milwaukee schools, will present a FREE performance. Sunday, February 10, 2013 Winter Concert Series—Winter Concert I—2 PM, Uihlein Hall, Marcus Center for the Performing Arts, 929 N. Water St. Third in a series of seven winter concerts, this performance will feature String Orchestras North and Central, the Junior Wind Ensemble, made up of advanced young wind playersm, the Percussion Ensemble and full symphony orchestra, Philharmonia. Saturday, February 16, 2013 Winter Concert Series—Calypso and Jazz Concert—3 PM, MYAC. Performance features selected MYSO Jazz Combos, including the Bronzeville Jazz Ensemble and Latin Son plus MYSO’s Calypso steel band. Friday, February 22, 2013 Winter Concert Series—Winter Concert II–7 PM, Youth Arts Hall, MYAC. Fifth in a series of seven winter concerts, this concert will feature MYSO’s two flute ensembles, the intermediate-level Flute Chorale and advanced Chamber Flute Ensemble and Prelude orchestra. Saturday, February 23, 2013 Winter Concert Series—Winter Concert III—7:30 PM, Shattuck Auditorium, Carroll University, 218 East Ave., Waukesha. Sixth in a series of seven winter concerts, this performance will feature String Orchestras West and South and the Chamber Orchestra, comprised of many of the most musically advanced student musicians in MYSO. Sunday, February 24, 2013 Winter Concert Series—Winter Concert IV—3 PM, Shattuck Auditorium, Carroll University, 218 East Ave., Waukesha. Last in a series of seven winter concerts, MYSO features its Sinfonia string orchestra, and an encore performance by the Chamber Orchestra. March 10, 2013 Milwaukee Youth Music Celebration—2 PM, St. Robert Church, Shorewood. This concert will feature a collaboration of MYSO’s Senior Symphony and Milwaukee Children’s Choir with additional guest choirs. Don’t miss this gathering of the Milwaukee area’s finest young musicians performing some of the world’s greatest choral and orchestral repertoire. 18
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Sunday, March 24, 2013 Davidson Chamber Ensemble Recitals—1 PM, 3 PM, 5 PM, 7 PM, MYAC. MYSO presents the fruits of its extensive Chamber Ensemble Program, which exists thanks to the generosity and vision of the late Arthur and Francesca “Peter” Davidson. Wednesday, April 24 - Sunday, April 28, 2013 2013-2014 Season Auditions—MYAC. Sunday, April 28, 2013 Honor Recital—2 PM, MYAC. Some of the crème de la crème of southeastern Wisconsin’s youth music scene take the stage. This recital will feature solo performances by the runner-up and honorable mentions from MYSO’s 2013 Senior Symphony Concerto Competition plus several advanced ensembles. Sunday, May 5, 2013 SPRING CONCERT SERIES—Spring Concert I—6 PM, Uihlein Hall, Marcus Center for the Performing Arts, 929 N. Water St. MYSO presents its first in a series of five spring concerts with performances by the Brass Choir, Junior Symphony Orchestra (MYSO’s Sinfonia orchestra plus selected Junior Wind Ensemble members), Junior Wind Ensemble and the Senior Symphony. The Flute Chorale and Prelude orchestra will perform a preconcert performance in the Anello Atrium. Saturday, May 11, 2013 SPRING CONCERT SERIES—Calypso and Jazz Finale—12-5 PM, MYAC. Performance features all MYSO Jazz Combos, including the Bronzeville Jazz Ensemble and Latin Son plus MYSO’s Calypso steel band. Saturday, May 18, 2013 SPRING CONCERT SERIES—Spring Concert II—6 PM, Shattuck Auditorium at Carroll University, 218 East Ave., Waukesha. Third in a series of five spring concerts, this performance features MYSO’s Chamber Flute Ensemble, String Orchestras West and South and the highly acclaimed Chamber Orchestra. Sunday, May 19, 2013 SPRING CONCERT SERIES—Spring Concert III—3 PM, Shattuck Auditorium at Carroll University, 218 East Ave., Waukesha. The final performance in a series of five spring concerts will feature MYSO’s Percussion Ensemble, String Orchestras North and Central and full symphony orchestra, Philharmonia. Thursday, May 30, 2013 SPRING CONCERT SERIES—Progressions Spring Honors Concert—5:30 PM, Youth Arts Hall, MYAC. The students of the Progressions Program present their final performance of the 2012-2013 season. This is a FREE event. Visit www.myso.org for more information.
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