Spring Concert Program 2015

Dalouge Smith, President & CEO | Jeff Edmons, Music Director

SPRING CONCERTS

INSPIRATION | SHOWCASE | ARTIST | OVATION 69TH SEASON

When will music connect us all?

Qualcomm proudly sponsors the San Diego Youth Symphony’s 70th Anniversary China Tour

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WELCOME TO THE CULMINATING CONCERTS OF OUR 69TH ANNIVERSARY SEASON! These concerts celebrate the year of commitment that 600 student musicians have invested to grow as ensemble members and individuals. Since September, these musicians have dedicated themselves to achieving musical and personal excellence under the guidance of our talented conductors. Sharing music with you, their audience, has motivated them to reach new heights week after week.

These season finale concerts remind us that young people enriched by the art of making music create a brilliant future for themselves and the world. This is why all of us at SDYS strive to make music education accessible and affordable for all.

Our multi-level Balboa Park Programs admit every child that auditions. With our Scholarship Fund, we reward the most advanced SDYS musicians as well as support those with financial hardships. Our commitment is to ensure every student seeking SDYS’ standards of excellence can obtain the experience.

Our Community Opus Project, which started in Chula Vista to rebuild support for music in schools, is now guiding decision-makers to prioritize music education in City Heights, San Marcos, Solana Beach and cities across California and the nation. We are proud that at our annual Encore! Scholarship Gala the leaders of the Chula Vista Elementary School District announced ten schools will have full-time music teachers next year and every student in the district will learn music, dance, theater, or visual art for the first time in fifteen years.

SDYS’ music education leadership is also expanding internationally. This summer, we are taking our musicians on their first tour since 1998. The tour kicks off with a free Bon Voyage Concert in Balboa Park’s Plaza de Panama in partnership with the City of San Diego and San Diego Museum of Art on June 18. Days later, over 150 SDYS musicians, chaperones, staff and supporters will travel to Beijing, Shanghai, and San Diego’s Sister City of Yantai.

We are excited for you to follow highlights of our 70th Anniversary China Tour, presented by Qualcomm Incorporated, on our China Tour Melodies blog.

Our 70th Anniversary Season will include other new opportunities for our musicians to grow and perform. Most prominent will be our expanded partnership with La Jolla Music Society and their international guest artists. Together, we have established a new pre-collegiate Music Institute and SDYS’ Chamber Orchestra will perform on the Music Society’s winter concert series.

As we celebrate the accomplishments of this season and look to next season, we are also celebrating the transition many of our musicians will experience this summer as they graduate from SDYS. We are honored they have spent so much time with us and look forward to learning about all they achieve in the years ahead.

You are the reason SDYS can give the region’s most talented musicians unique learning opportunities and performance experiences. You join the parents of our musicians, our community partners, Board of Directors, faculty and staff to bring the benefits of learning music to life for thousands of youth. Thank you for partnering with SDYS to advance the cause of music education for all!

Sincerely,

Dalouge Smith President & CEO

Jeff Edmons Music Director

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Artist Series Concert SUNDAY, MAY 31 • 7PM CHAMBER ORCHESTRA

| Jeff Edmons, Music Director

Symphony No. 1 in c minor, Op. 11

Felix Mendelssohn

I. Allegro di molto

SAXOPHONE ENSEMBLE Austin Su • Joseph Kuo • Killian Voutour • Nicolas Castriotta

WIND ORCHESTRA

| Jeff Edmons, Music Director

Adagio (para orquesta de instrumentos de viento) Symphony No. 5 in d minor — Finale (transcribed by Jay Bocook)

Joaquín Rodrigo Dmitri Shostakovitch

I N T E R M I S S I O N

CHAMBER ORCHESTRA

| Jeff Edmons, Music Director

Symphony No. 7 in A Major, Op. 92

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Poco sostenuto — Vivace

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Allegretto

IV. Allegro con brio

Ludwig van Beethoven

COMMUNITY OPUS PROJECT

LOBBY PERFORMANCES

Saturday, June 6

Opus Honor’s Orchestra

Sunday, June 7, 1pm

Casa de Amistad and Esperanza Strings

Sunday, June 7, 6pm

Alegria Strings and Esperanza/Alegria Band

More information about the Community Opus Project at www.sdys.org.

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Ovation Concert SATURDAY, JUNE 6 • 7PM SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

| Jeff Edmons, Music Director

Overture Solennelle

Alexander Glazunov

Symphony No. 2

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

I. Andante sostenuto—Allegro vivo

II. Andantino marziale, quasi moderato

III. Scherzo. Allegro molto vivace

IV. Finale. Moderato assai—Allegro vivo I N T E R M I S S I O N

Rhapsody in Blue

George Gershwin

Soloist — Dr. Sidney Yin, Piano 1812 Overture

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

SPRING OVATION SERIES CONCERT SPONSORED BY

Jeanette Stevens With an inheritance from my father, who provided generous financial support to me throughout his life, I’m able to support, in turn, the things that mean the most to me. And one of the most meaningful aspects of my life is to instill in young people a love of the Arts, of music and dance especially.

From watching the magical delight of a very young child receiving his or her first musical instrument in one of SDYS’ OPUS programs to attending an Ovation Concert featuring the Youth Symphony’s most advanced young musicians, well, those are incomparable, transcendent experiences.

Giving and receiving: a circle of love.

SIDNEY YIN, PIANO Chinese-Canadian pianist Dr. Sidney Yin has taught at the world-renowned Juilliard School of New York where he received his Bachelor and Master of Music degrees. He served as Professor of Keyboard Studies at Peabody Conservatory while receiving his Doctorate of Musical Arts. In addition, he taught at Loyola University in Baltimore, Maryland. During his tenure as a professor, Dr. Yin has frequently been invited to judge many local and regional competitions.

In 1998, Sidney was the winner of the National Piano Class of the British Columbia Festival of Arts. He was a prize-winner at the Shean Piano Competition held in Edmonton, Alberta. In 1999, he was First Prize winner of the 5th Annual International Pacific Piano Competition. He was also the 1999 ARCT Gold Medalist for scoring a near perfect mark of 99%, the highest mark in the history of The Royal Conservatory of Music in Canada.

As a guest soloist, he has performed with the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, New Juilliard Ensemble, Northeastern Pennsylvania Philharmonic, and most recently San Diego Symphony and San Diego Youth Symphony in concerts within and outside North America, including the Weill Recital Hall and the Isaac Stern Auditorium at Carnegie Hall, Alice Tully Hall, and the Kennedy Center in Washington, DC. Dr. Yin was the featured soloist of the 2001 and 2003 “Focus!” series of the Juilliard School in New York. In October 2003, he was invited to be a guest pianist to perform a commissioned work by Yo-Yo Ma’s Silk Road Project in New Jersey.

Since 2012, Dr. Yin has been serving as the Artistic Administrator at the San Diego Youth Symphony and Conservatory, working with Music Director Jeff Edmons to develop and oversee the curriculum and artistic development of the sixth oldest continuously operating youth symphony program in the United States.

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Showcase Concert SUNDAY, JUNE 7 โ ข 1PM OVERTURE WINDS

| Michael Gray, Conductor

Inferno

David Shaffer

Seal Lullaby

Eric Whitacre

The Magic of Harry Potter

Various Composers, arr. Michael Story

CONCERT WINDS The Chimes of Liberty

| Adam Pezdek, Conductor Edwin Franko Goldman, arr. Calvin Custer

Nimrod

Edward Elgar, arr. Alfred Reed

Foundry

John Mackey

WIND SYMPHONY Suite Francaise for Band

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Juan Cristรณbal Palacios, Conductor Darius Milhaud

Normandie Bretagne

Ile de France

Alsace-Lorraine Provence American Overture for Band

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Joseph Willcox Jenkins

Showcase Concert SUNDAY, JUNE 7 • 6PM OVERTURE STRINGS

| Anthony Do-Hoon Kim, Conductor

“Spring” from The Four Seasons

Antonio Vivaldi, arr. Richard Meyer

“Ode to Joy” from Symphony No. 9

Ludvig van Beethoven, arr. John Caponegro

Themes from Harry Potter

John Williams, arr. Paul Cook

(Featuring “Hedwig’s Theme” and “Harry’s Wondrous World”) Finale from Orpheus in the Underworld

Jacques Offenbach, arr. Sandra Dackow

CONCERT STRINGS Symphony No. 25 in C Major

Franz Joseph Haydn, arr. Sandra Dackow

III. Finale

“Colors of the Wind” from Pocahontas

Stephen Schwartz, arr. Calvin Custer

Slava

Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov, arr. Sandra Dackow

CONCERT ORCHESTRA Hungarian Dance No. 5 William Tell

| Ulli Reiner, Conductor

| Juan Cristóbal Palacios, Conductor

Johannes Brahms

Gioachino Rossini

Pas de Six

Hungarian Dance No. 6

SINFONIA

Johannes Brahms

| Juan Cristóbal Palacios, Conductor

Academic Festival Overture, Op. 80 The Three-Cornered Hat, Suite No. 2

Johannes Brahms Manuel de Falla

The Neighbours’ Dance (Seguidillas) The Millers’ Dance (Farucca) Final Dance (Jota)

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Ji-Yeon Lee, Bachelor of Music, Applied Music, Violin, ’15 Matthew Cox, Bachelor of Music, Applied Music, Viola and Kauffman Entrepreneurial Year (KEY) Program, ’15

KELLY KASLE, ’14

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CONDUCTORS JEFF EDMONS, Music Director

JUAN CRISTÓBAL PALACIOS, Conductor

Jeff Edmons is now in his nineteenth year with SDYS. Under his direction, the Youth Symphony has experienced tremendous growth, both in enrollment and in its level of musical achievement.

Performing the most difficult works in the classical repertoire, SDYS achieves the highest standard attainable by a youth orchestra.

SDYS’ exemplary standards of skill and musicianship have afforded it the opportunity to participate in the most prestigious international festivals and perform with eminent guest artists and musicians from around the world. Under Mr. Edmons’ direction, the Youth Symphony boasts a strong international presence as well as sets a benchmark for excellence in the United States. In addition, Mr. Edmons is frequently invited to judge and guest conduct local and regional orchestras and bands.

Juan Cristóbal Palacios is a native of Caracas, Venezuela. He received his Master of Music in Conducting and Composition from Yale University, and a Bachelor of Arts in Music from Boston University. In his native Venezuela he founded, managed and conducted the Orquesta Sinfonica Juvenil de Chacao.

“San Diego Magazine” named Jeff Edmons as “50 People to Watch in 1997.” Mr. Edmons has dedicated himself to promoting youth music and youth education. He has led youth, collegiate and professional orchestras in criticallyacclaimed performances throughout the United States as well as in Mexico, Spain, France, Germany, Austria, Finland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary and Switzerland.

He has received numerous local and national invitations and awards for his achievements in music education.

Mr. Edmons has also been featured in articles and journals honoring his work and has been the subject of documentaries on CNN, Fox Television, National Public Radio and many more. He studied violin performance with Michael Davis, former Concertmaster of the Scottish National Orchestra, string pedagogy with renowned Pedagogue Dr. Robert Gillespie, and he studied wind, brass, percussion pedagogy and wind ensemble conducting with Craig Kirchoff, Principal Guest Conductor of the Tokyo Wind Orchestra and past President and Chair of the National College Band Director’s Association.

He also conducted the Chamber Orchestra of the Universidad Central de Venezuela, where he taught music history and music theory. Mr. Palacios has guest-conducted youth and professional orchestras in Venezuela, Brazil and the U.S. As President of the Chacao Cultural Foundation he produced exhibits and events including traditional arts and urban street art, music and community theater. Since 2006, Mr. Palacios has been Principal of JCP Cultural Advisory, a group of professionals that help organizations create, improve, develop, and implement cultural programs.

ADAM PEZDEK, Conductor Adam Pezdek, a San Diego native, is a diverse instrumentalist, conductor, arranger, and composer.

He spent 22 years in the United States Marine Corps as a musician and performed on trombone, piano, and as a conductor all throughout the country as well as in Canada, Japan, Germany, Kuwait and Australia. He has arranged over 300 pieces for Marine Corps Bands, scored music for the 2009 Presidential Inauguration and has created arrangements for Aretha Franklin, Ryan Anthony, Bones Apart, and the San Diego Concert Band.

From 2006-2009, Mr. Pezdek was a field show adjudicator for Youth Education in the Arts and the West Coast Musician Placement Director for the Marine Corps Music Program where he auditioned prospective applicants for Marine Corps Bands.

In 2013 he served as the Worship Leader at Jamul Community Church. He received his Bachelor of Music from Thomas Edison State College in Trenton, New Jersey and is pursuing a Master of Arts in Teaching from Point Loma Nazarene University here in San Diego. In addition to leading SDYS’s Concert Winds, Mr. Pezdek currently works as a freelance arranger and musician and performs locally as an instrumentalist, arranger, and assistant conductor in the San Diego Concert Band.

MUSIC THEATRE VISUAL ARTS ARTS & TECHNOLOGY DANCE STUDIES www.csusm.edu/sofa

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SAN DIEGO YOUTH SYMPHONY AND CONSERVATORY WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE YANTAI FRIENDSHIP SOCIETY FOR THEIR SUPPORT IN MAKING OUR CHINA TOUR A REALITY. Now celebrating its 30th anniversary, the San Diego – Yantai Friendship Society (SDYFS) fosters mutual understanding and friendship between the City of San Diego, California, USA and the municipality of Yantai, Shandong Province, in the People’s Republic of China. This is accomplished through cultural and educational exchanges such as supporting SDYS’ 70th anniversary China Tour.

SDYFS encourages its members and the community to experience and explore the Chinese arts and culture by hosting San Diego events, conferences, and lectures.

For more information, visit www.sandiegoyantai.org.

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ULLI REINER, Conductor

ANTHONY DO-HOON KIM, Conductor

Ulli Reiner is the Artistic Director and co-founder of the Youth Philharmonic Orchestra of San Diego, Suzuki School. She is also the former conductor and co-founder of the Civic Youth Orchestra. Ms. Reiner is an adjunct faculty member of Palomar College; Concertmaster and orchestra manager of the Palomar College Symphony Orchestra; founder, orchestra manager, and Concertmaster of the Poway Community Symphony Orchestra; Conductor of the Poway Community Symphonette; and orchestra director with the Poway Unified School District.

Originally from Seoul, South Korea, Anthony Do-Hoon Kim is a versatile musician who has performed throughout North America as a pianist, violinist, and conductor. He served as Music Director of the Michigan Pops Orchestra and was founder and Music Director of the Dead Composers Society Orchestra at UC Santa Barbara. He also served on the conducting staff with the Thousand Oaks Philharmonic, University of Michigan Orchestras, UC Santa Barbara Symphony Orchestra, South Coast Reading Orchestra, and Santa Barbara Youth Symphony. He has pursued conducting studies at the Pierre Monteux School and performed in master classes for artists including Leon Fleisher, Gustav Meier, and the Juilliard String Quartet. As a featured performer, he has given live radio performances and led numerous world premieres of works by living composers. He is a recipient of multiple career grants from the Léni Fé Bland Foundation and has won first prize awards in piano from the Music Teachers National Association and Saddleback Symphony Young Artist competitions. Mr. Kim was awarded a Master of Music in Orchestral Conducting from the University of Michigan where he studied under Kenneth Kiesler. He also holds both a Bachelor and Master of Music in Piano Performance from UC Santa Barbara, where he was a student of Charles Asche.

Ms. Reiner performs regularly as a violin soloist with the Palomar Symphony, Poway Symphony, Poway Community Symphonette, and with the Maryland University Symphony Orchestra in St. Louis, Missouri. Ms. Reiner’s ensembles are asked to perform in international festivals around the globe.

She traveled to perform at the Vienna Advent Festival with the Poway Symphonette in 2014.

MICHAEL GRAY, Conductor Michael Gray studied at Northern Arizona University with Dr. Jonathan Bergeron and received his Bachelor of Music in Saxophone Performance in 2007. While attending NAU, he had the privilege to perform in varied ensembles, including twice with the NAU orchestra as a featured saxophone soloist and for nine semesters as an integral part of the twelve-part NAU Saxophone Orchestra.

Since moving to San Diego in 2008, Mr. Gray has performed and taught as a freelance musician and coach throughout San Diego County. He completed his music teaching credential at San Diego State University in 2011, during which time he had the privilege of performing the Concerto for Saxophone Quartet and Orchestra by Phillip Glass with the Corporeal Saxophone Quartet and the SDSU Symphony Orchestra. Mr. Gray also served as the graduate assistant for the California Music Project, which places upper-division Music Education students with master teachers around San Diego. From 2010-2012 he taught beginning instrumental music in the National School District as part of its beforeschool program. Mr. Gray currently teaches general music and instrumental music at Vista Square Elementary School in Chula Vista. He also performs as a freelance saxophonist and woodwind specialist. He is a member of Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia, National Music Fraternity, and Kappa Kappa Psi, National Honorary Band Fraternity.

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BALBOA PARK ENSEMBLES SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA Violin I * Flora Li – Jeffrey Dan Sollender Concertmistress Chair * Sofia Hashemi-Asasi – Maurice Kawashima Associate Concertmistress Chair * Allan Huang – Assistant Principal * Daniel Rim – Assistant Principal * Yeawon (Erica) Hwang – Assistant Principal * Jane Yang – Assistant Principal * Michelle Ju – Assistant Principal * Jesus Cervantes – Assistant Principal * Natalie Chin – Assistant Principal * Frank Lee – Assistant Principal Lucy Li George Niu Bryan Kaleta Lois Kim Amanda Chen Jonathan Kuo Ryan Park Jesse Short Sophia Schafer Rachel Hsieh Song Lee Lynn Bi Jiashen Lu Julia Zeng Violin II Supported in part by the La Jolla Debutante Fund and the Julie E. Brewer Fund * Whajoon (Clara) Lee – Principal * Ilana Hirschfeld – Assistant Principal Sandra Shin Victor Wu Savanna Dunaway Cameron Wirtz Mariano Espinosa Julienne Jeong Kody Xu Peter Manohar Gabrielle Clement Gillian Allen Yeonji Chu Cynthia Qiao Lucas Liu Valerie Fan Viola Supported in part by the Blair & Georgia Sadler Scholarship Fund * Kristine Chien – Principal * Frances Hung – Assistant Principal * Alyssa Yoshitake – Assistant Principal * Ricardo Reyes – Assistant Principal * Diego Guerra – Assistant Principal * Nathan Rim – Assistant Principal Jonathan Lai Anne Shishkina Benjamin Baker Conrad Keller Alexandro Vlassis Reed Vickerman Christopher Yang

*Chamber Orchestra musicians.

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Cello Supported in part by the Eleanor M. Young Cello Fund * Brigitte Schrunk – Principal * Andrew Rim – Assistant Principal * Paul Maxwell – Assistant Principal * Stephen Yang – Assistant Principal * Wade Streit – Assistant Principal * Danny Delgado – Assistant Principal Emily Lin David Berard Daniel Sun Jiayue Li Stephanie Dong Henry Helmuth Yvette Tan Edward Li Kyle Xiao David Zeng Caroline Barker Andrew Levine Russell Chiang Dustin Shin Double Bass * Micayla George – Principal * William Mrdjenovich – Assistant Principal Margot Richter Owen Cruise Reece Rowlett Samuel Fu Flute * Omar Gaidarov – Principal * Ashley Wang – Assistant Principal Christine Kim Kelly Purdy Catherine Jung Wendy Yang Qihan Yu Kevin Lin Oboe * Laura Gilmore – Principal Christine Kwon Katrina Yin Clarinet * Jay Shankar – Principal * Ivy Huang – Assistant Principal Matthew Wildenhain Maggie Chen Yejin You Bassoon * Michael Lamar – Inges Manes Principal Bassoon Chair Alec White French Horn * Jamie Pfauth – Principal and Chelsea King French Horn Chair * Tim Toombs – Assistant Principal Ryan Parker Trumpet * Zachary Siegel – Principal * Tracy Chin – Assistant Principal Yooka Kim Michael Remish Minjoon Choi Richard Francisco

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Trombone Alec Candib Tuba Rachel Gerstenfeld – Principal Nick Pickett Percussion * David Meinen – Principal Erick Ramonetti Oscar Tapia – Carson Kemp Memorial Fund Chair Sahrang Han WIND ORCHESTRA Flute Omar Gaidarov Ashley Wang Christine Kim Kelly Purdy Catherine Jung Wendy Yang Qihan Yu Kevin Lin Oboe Laura Gilmore Christine Kwon Katrina Yin Clarinet Jay Shankar Ivy Huang Matthew Wildenhain Maggie Chen Yejin You Bassoon Michael Lamar Alec White Alto Saxophone Austin Su Joseph Kuo Killian Voutour Baritone Saxophone Nicolas Castriotta French Horn Jamie Pfauth Tim Toombs Trumpet Zachary Siegel Tracy Chin Ryan Murphy Yooka Kim Michael Remish Minjoon Choi Richard Francisco Trombone Alec Candib Tuba/Euphonium Rachel Gerstenfeld Tuba Nick Pickett

BALBOA PARK ENSEMBLES Percussion David Meinen Erick Ramonetti Oscar Tapia Sahrang Han SINFONIA Violin I David Chen Elizabeth Guanuna Zhengyu Liu Joonsu Jun Amanda Martin Susan Lee Na Yeon (Nicole) Kim Stella Chung Henry Ling Craig Chen Catherine Sun Jason Nan Katie Uh Richard Chen Michelle Uh Jacob Factora Violin II Altana Schweitzer – Principal Yeonjeong Chu Karen Takemura Jihyun Lee Sharon Kim Cody Dong Cherie Um Emma Antoine Emma Smith Chloe Ko Kaiulani Williams Justine Chen Khanh Nguyen Aparna Akella Esther Jung Daniel Jung Samantha Owens Vivian Chou Faith Robinson Kevin Jung Viola Rachel Chen Amy Li Shinwho Kwun Emily Pilkington Abigail McRea Camille Ormsby Brenda Roach Jonathan Luo

Cello Luke Kim – Principal Colette Chiang Elliot Kim Andrew Lee Bryan Pan Madelynn Bolin Sophia Brittain Edwin Lim Angelina Pei Zita Hermann Peter DeFrancesca Lloyd Black

Samuel Goble Bryan Ping Hank Tadeusiak Carla Chehadeh Francis Lum Sierra Dunaway Minah Kim Elias Jinich Double Bass Jacaranda Ostrie Angelica Pruitt Louis Demer Flute Robin Kong Jenny Li Athena Tsai Danielle Jaksha Oboe Sydney Streightiff – Principal Sam Hodges Lucy Ren Clarinet Jessica Chun Joo Seung Kim Chae Yoon (Gemma) Baek Chris DeVore Patrick Wildenhain Evan Lam Bassoon Max Jiang Maya Rouillard James Letchinger Daniel St. John Kamryn Cruise Fracesca Hodges French Horn Katherine Perrine Tatum O’Nan Trumpet Ethan Carter Andrew Pak Edward Gabrielyan Emily Buckley Trombone Trevor King Maxwell Blaine Daniel Nieberg Harp Julia Yang – Principal Percussion Kirusha Lanski – Principal Isabel Garcia Delina Selam CONCERT ORCHESTRA Violin I Sara Maxman Mia Redelings Eric Zhou Anmol Seth

Alicia Kuang Isabelle Herrera Yea Ji Park Yeonwoo Chu Yoonseo Choi Michelle Wu Natasha Tavares Saeji Hong Seungwoo Choi Sofia Rodriguez David Diaz Audrey Tsai Kyungsun Ahn Sophia Yu Laura Bailon Sarah Chan Heejoo Kang Jason Lin Albert Gu Varin Soontornniyomkij Varun Soontornniyomkij April Cheng Violin II Rachel Banister Wei-Shan Huynh Hyemin Jeon Oscar Arnold Joanna Hou Yerim Song Tristan Upton Daniela Chavez Julia Haymaker Matthew Wirtz Junu Song Pauline Losay Grace Hamilton Cesar Gonzalez Viola Brent Aldrich Bautista Jennifer Hua Brigette Watson Scarlett Ott Sinai Bardales Cello Garrison Astaunda Isabella Collins Christine Cho Isabel Sanchez Hodoyan Sebastian Brumm Jason Tu Catherine Benge Wendy Yang Grace Thomas Bruno Bello Se Yeon Choi Kyle Pan Nathan Emahiser Irene Emahiser Double Bass Vani Sharma Flute Emily Z. Wang Emily Wang Megan Strange Goeun Han Campbell Barnes

Oboe Catherine Musinski Amelia Tan Clarinet Harriet Mycroft Jim Luo Larissa Swift Hannah Ravitch Bassoon Amanda Musinski Trumpet Noah Pezdek Katie Briscoe Timothy Schuhmann Trombone Gaurie Gunasekaran Tuba Jenny St. John Harp Julia Yang Percussion FengSong Zhang Joshua Lewis WIND SYMPHONY Flute Rebecca Huynh Karen Takemura Elizabeth Kwon Alexa Lui Hearyun Chon Caroline Bao Ethan Yao Michelle Liu Leah Poliner Rohith Kodukula Lorenzo Van Munoz Rucha Deshpande Claudia Nothcutt Dillon Halpin Oboe Sydney Streightiff – Principal Amelia Tan Catherine Musinski Clarinet Chae Yoon (Gemma) Baek – Principal Joo Seung Kim Jung Ho Lee Evan Lam Chris DeVore Grace Lin Eric Wang Christine Cho Gabriel de Andrade Andrew Yoon Emily Chen Matthew Elwell James Suh Brynn Forrester Elisha Chen

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BALBOA PARK ENSEMBLES Bass Clarinet Baron Huang Bassoon Maya Rouillard Daniel St. John Alto Saxophone William Sun Sean Lapeyre Madahlia Taylor Kaelin Spencer Yan-Kai Huang Max Jiang Michael Louis Fabonan Gabriel Garcia Charles Wang Vishnu Doppalapudi Kevin New Tenor Saxophone Jay Patwardhan – Principal Kevin Wang Troy Vu Baritone Saxophone Parker Smith French Horn Katherine Perrine Trumpet Andrew Pak Emily Buckley Yechan Choi Noah Pezdek Trombone Trevor King Maxwell Blaine Daniel Nieberg Euphonium Luke Fosgett Varun Bhajekar Percussion Kirusha Lanski – Principal Isabel Garcia Delina Selam CONCERT WINDS Flute Emma Li Campbell Barnes Chloe Feller Elizabeth Stewart Vienna Vance Elizabeth Cho Thomas Tonthat Hannah Kinsey Mia Wilson Savannah Colby Samarpita Patra Oboe Justin Lee Akul Arora Colin Gazaui

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Clarinet Evan Jaksha Larissa Swift Alissa Maushardt Jim Luo Sean Tonthat Patrick Dow Hannah Ravitch Jackson VanVooren Irene Yu Euhan Kim Emily Hermosillo Bass Clarinet Gayathri Gunasekaran Bassson Amanda Musinski Alto Saxophone Aishwarya Mahesh Astha Patra Lucas Diega Eric Na Andrew Hendrix Ethan Shek William Bonitz Newman Savanah Frost Tenor Saxophone Milan Sandhu Trumpet Maxwell Kilman Katie Briscoe Timothy Schuhmann Mikel Ibaibarriaga Tom Wang Nathan Cheng Kameron Gano Trombone Mingyu Cho Benjamin Wilhelm Thomas Manley Samuel Wilhelm Gaurie Gunasekaran Euphonium Mikel Lemoine Tuba Jenny St. John Percussion FengSong Zhang Joel Watson

Sergio Miragliotta Satvik Nagpal Isabella O’Neill Jon White Michelle Yi Grace Yoo Ella Young Dasha Zerboni

Mikko Kohnke-Sunenshine Paolina Michel Nattalie Mikail Lea Parseghian Laura Sanchez Emma Seo Mercy Sosa Mikaela Tweeten

Violin II Ariel Cha Eric Chappel Sara Chong Alfredo Contreras Pedro Diego Luna Enriquez Lilian Franqui Sam Gaccione Matthew Griegel Arthur Hahn Eleanor Hermosillo Nicole Kellis Reece Lacour Ainhoa Leal Leopold Li Jennifer Lindez Leah Lowe Samantha Lucio Isaac Montes Julissa Navas Karla Roman Riane Rosanes Mirella Ann Sarmiento Amy Seo Kimberly Squire Paloma Tapia Ana Tolentino Sofia Wilcox

Violin II Beatrice Acot Gerisim Arevalo Rohan Bharadwaj Johnson Bui Emmanuel Diego Andrea Garcia Angela Garcia Kristopher Garcia Zachary Hill Audrey Huang Lucie Kaskoun Luis Lacarra Richard Loeppert Libertad Lopez Niharika Malhotra Julieta Ornelas Mariagracia Ortiz Zungia Mieko Robert Josafat Rosales Satvik Saripalli Kevin Suh Amrita Vetticaden Divya Vetticaden Vinay Vetticaden Aleena Yandall Charity Yandall Kyle Zheng

Viola Diego Garcia Hernandez Jose Gomez Jeffrey Keppler Mikko Kohnke-Sunenshine Angel Peza Anirudh Suri

Viola Javier Bojorquez Ricardo Contreras Elias Dobrin Sandra Jae Factora Keyli Garibay

Cello Kaitlyn Chan Maria Socorro Factora Michael Griegel Melanie Kellis William Lai Keren McRea Erica Ramirez Jon Ulrich Jack Wang

Cello Connor Allen Emily Belland Yiju Choi Julian Damian Allison Fitzgerald Helen Law Rachel Lee Angela Rodriguez Double Bass Aurora Czajkowski Samara Yandall

OVERTURE STRINGS CONCERT STRINGS Violin I Matthew Chin Aurora Czajkowski Grace Deng Eva Gomez Robert Helmuth Johanne Karlsen Minji Kim Daeho Lee Seo hyun (Ellie) Lee Soleil Madonia

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Violin I Samantha Jane Agostinelli Elena Bell David Chong Emilia Cruz Alan Dang Gianni Dixon Francis Gabriel Fabonan Sofia Gagarin Jesus Garcia Hernandez Mildred Jimenez Brandon Khoth

OVERTURE WINDS Flute Camila Arzate Subio Bhak Maya Buckley Richard Chao Josephina De La Cruz Sophia Delzeit Alexus Grey Brin Jaffe Minjune Kim

BALBOA PARK ENSEMBLES Mieko Robert Rachel White Rachel Xu Oboe Alexander Kuncz Clarinet Noor Alramadan Elea Castiglione Marta Centurioni Elijah Diana Jessica Garcia Noah Hampshire Brian Ko Faith Lee Myleen Martinez Richard Masser-Frye Macy Mendoza Renée Revilla-Escalona Kaila Ryan Michelle Sen Oscar Tepos

Alto Saxophone Amanda Martin-Parras Trumpet Jazzton Blase Nina Bonaventure Isabella Buckley Benjamin Delgado Francisco Hanna Mathis Ariana Suarez Aleena Yandall Trombone Ulises Crespo Cameron Redelings Euphonium Damon Hopper Percussion Aarav Arora Justin Luo

GUEST ARTISTS

Symphony Orchestra and Wind Orchestra Devin Burnworth, Trombone Vicente Hernandez, Bass Trombone

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SDYS offers a multi-tiered program as an opportunity for students to become mentors. Peer teaching allows students to become further engaged with music and enhances the kinship within the SDYS community.

Frances Hung, Viola Ovation Program Yeawon (Erica) Hwang, Violin Ovation Program Yooka Kim, Trumpet Ovation Program Kevin Lin, Flute Ovation Program Oscar Tapia, Percussion Ovation Program

THANK YOU! The San Diego Youth Symphony and Conservatory is very grateful to those who have donated musical instruments for our students’ use.

BARBARA CUPP BOWSER JODY DUFFY If you are interested in making such a donation, please contact Tyler Adam, Instrument Librarian, at 619.233.3232 x114 or tadam@sdys.org.

(Donations listed reflect contributions from 2/10/2015–5/13/2015. We apologize for any errors or omissions.)

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San Diego Youth Symphony and Conservatory Graduating Senior Class 2015

Gillian Allen University of California, Davis

Omar Gaidarov Northwestern University

Flora Li Harvard University

Jesus Cervantes San Diego State University

Rachel Gerstenfeld University of Washington

Lucy Li Dartmouth College

Emily Chen Harvard University

Frances Hung Pomona College

Leah Poliner University of San Diego

Tracy Chin Brown University

Danielle Jaksha United States Military Academy

Kelly Purdy University of California, Davis

Danny Delgado University of California, Santa Barbara

Jonathan Lai University of California, Berkeley

Reece Rowlett New York University

Richard Francisco California State University, Northridge

Michael Lamar Manhattan School of Music

Brigitte Schrunk New York University

All graduating seniors were invited to provide their photo and college; not all chose to do so.

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Prep Tutoring Counseling More than a score.

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Education Concerts Program Notes by Ryan Welsh & Dr. Sidney Yin

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Jeff Edmons, Music Director

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Joaquín Rodrigo Adagio (para orquestra de instrumentos de viento)

Felix Mendelssohn Symphony No. 1 in c minor Op. 11

Joaquín Rodrigo is likely the most celebrated Spanish composer of the twentieth century. Born in 1901, the young boy lost his sight at the age of three after contracting diphtheria. Despite his blindness, he became a virtuoso pianist and influential composer. Rodrigo’s compositions are infused with a unique flavor, particular to Valencia, Spain.

The guitar, an instrument used often in his compositions, is an unusual instrument in the orchestral repertoire with a rich history in Spanish performance. His modernist leanings were tempered with a passion for his country’s folk music and traditions. In 1983, the eighty-two year old composer received Spain’s highest prize in composition, Premio Nacional de Música. Several years later, the celebrated composer was raised into the Spanish nobility with the title Marqués de los Jardines de Aranuez, and awarded Spain’s highest civilian honor, the Prince of Asturias Award.

At his death in 1999, the ninety-seven year old Joaquín Rodrigo Marqués de los Jardines de Aranuez was the most decorated Spanish composer in history.

In his youth, Mendelssohn was known as a piano prodigy. At the age of nine, the young boy regularly performed in chamber music concerts and frequently had his compositions performed in private. True to his prodigious capabilities, he composed his First Symphony at the age of fifteen. When Mendelssohn was just twenty, he conducted the London premiere of this work by the Royal Philharmonic Society. Despite the fact that Mendelssohn was only fifteen when the symphony was written, it is innovative and mature in subtle ways.

Dmitri Shostakovitch Symphony No. 5 in d minor — Finale (transcribed by Jay Bocook) In contrast to the celebration and support Joaquin Rodrigo received from the Spanish government, Dmitri Shostakovich’s relationship with Soviet leaders was more complicated. He received support and praise from party leaders for his Symphony No. 5, but it came with a great cost.

The subtitle of the symphony, “A Soviet Artist’s Response to Just Criticism,” was given by Shostakovich in a letter to the newspaper in which he sought forgiveness from perceived artistic corruptions. Two of his previous compositions received sudden and vociferous denunciation from the Soviet Party. Both his opera, Lady MacBeth of the Mtsensk District and his ballet, The Limpid Stream, ended production overnight. Party leaders had attended those productions and found their content to be perverse. At that time in Soviet Russia, people disappeared for smaller infractions— Shostakovich feared for his life. In his autobiography, the composer said that he slept in the stairwell outside his family’s apartment to spare them from his pending arrest.

Concerned for his life, Shostakovich retracted his fourth symphony. His fourth symphony was already in rehearsal, but the threat to him and his family was severe. In place of the fourth symphony, Shostakovich premiered his fifth symphony.

Ludwig van Beethoven Symphony No. 7 in A Major, Op. 92 Ludwig van Beethoven looms large in our collective musical awareness. Much of how we culturally imagine “The Composer” or “The Artist” comes from Beethoven and myths surrounding the man. Beethoven composed his Symphony No. 7 at the height of his control and maturity as a composer.

In his correspondence, Beethoven frequently talked about striving towards an ideal music. He wanted something from his music; he wanted to ignite the passions of his listeners and to express an incredible intensity of emotion.

Throughout his sketches, Beethoven was striving to balance surprise with predictable satisfaction. His achievement is evident in the first movement. The introduction is filled with contrast, twists and turns, sudden changes of volume and a back-and-forth between full orchestra and solo sections.

Though filled with surprise and interest, as a listener, our ear is guided through the section. There is never a feeling of wandering as the intensity builds to an extended and suspenseful passage of single E-naturals (playing well over 60 repetitions!). If the serenity of opening were one of Beethoven’s long walks through the city, the sudden change in mood sounds as if Beethoven begins to skip with jollity.

The buoyancy of this movement is enough to make one want to join him.

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George Gershwin Rhapsody in Blue

Jeff Edmons, Music Director

At first thought, George Gershwin may seem like a composer out of place in a program featuring Russian music. Their music shares little in terms of aesthetics or sound, but their integration of folk music was shared as an ultimate purpose. Classical music generally prides itself in its roots apart from folk traditions and believes in its superiority. Even the symphony Beethoven composed to uplift people and reinforce democratic values, his ninth symphony, used a newly composed tune instead of borrowing a familiar tune for his “Ode to Joy.” Composers realized that they could make a more immediate connection with their audience through familiar music and sought to integrate, not reject, folk music. Because of its racial associations, jazz was the most marginalized of American folk music and the most distant from the European music performed by American orchestras.

Gershwin, an ethnically Russian Jew, became the unlikely champion of an overlooked and uniquely American style.

Alexander Glazunov Overture Solenelle The work of Alexander Glazunov is little known today despite the important role his music plays in combining the values of the “The (Mighty) Five” and western influences. Nationalistic music in Russia always bore a distinctive nationalistic strain, heard in its rhythms, orchestration and distinct chord progression. At the foundation of this practice are five significant Russian composers who, along with composing some of Russia’s first nationalistic classical music for orchestra and ballet, transcribed and utilize Russian folk songs.

At the age of eighteen, Glazunov had gained the attention and support of a wealthy patron, Mitrofan Belyayev.

Belyayev, a timber merchant, underwrote the performance of Glazunov’s first symphony in Weimar. The symphony was a success, hailed as a youthful masterpiece. Belyayev, also a patron of Tchaikovsky, funded the start of the “Russian Symphony Concerts” to feature Russian talent. Glazunov’s music was often performed on these concerts.

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 2 Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 2 in c minor serves as a fantastic point of contact between “The Five” and Glazunov’s Overture Solenelle, heard at the start of this evening’s concert. Tensions existed between The Five and Tchaikovsky because of his German education. He was seen by The Five as another western-educated composer, not fully supportive of the Russian nationalistic movement.

Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 2 was a wonderful surprise to The Five, most notably Rimsky-Korsakov.

Unlike any of his other symphonies, Symphony No. 2 draws upon Russian folk tunes. This delighted The Five, who believed that the heritage of Russian music should be used as the material for Russian composition. The horn solo that opens the work is a theme based on the tune “Down

by Mother Volga.” The theme returns throughout the first movement with a variety of accompanimental styles and characters. It is fascinating that the folk-song character persists despite the majority of the work being composed anew. The same opening horn solo returns to bring the opening movement to a close. Reportedly, his wife loved the music for its imaginative form and demanded that Tchaikovsky compose a four-hand piano version for her and Nikolai Rubinstein to play together.

From the opening clarinet solo to the big-band infused orchestration, much of Gershwin’s concerto has become iconic. The iconicity of the work is due as much to the novelty and originality of the writing as to its ability to invite performers to insert themselves. Among the most notable moments of the piece is the glissando of the clarinet solo.

The technique of sliding between notes was not only unique to the jazz sound, but was rejected from use in the classical realm. From the beginning, the listener is aware that Rhapsody in Blue draws from a different history than the typical piano concerto. But, this technique was not originally indicated by the composer. The sound was first suggested by the clarinetist who participated in the premiere orchestra in 1927. Apparently, the clarinetist smeared the solo to make a joke about the way a klezmer clarinet player would play the line. To his surprise, Gershwin added the glissando to the solo and it became one of the most recognizable passages.

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky 1812 Overture Despite its title, the 1812 Overture was not composed in 1812.

In fact, Pyotr Tchaikovsky was not yet even born at that time.

Composed in 1880, the composition commemorated the 70th anniversary of Russia’s defense against Napoleon’s Grande Armée. The concert took place in a tent near the Cathedral of Christ the Saviour, also commissioned in remembrance of 1812.

A musical overture is usually composed to precede an opera or staged work, but in late the nineteenth century, a new concert overture emerged. Composers, influenced by Beethoven and new philosophical theories, sought to merge concert music and with a new form of public entertainment— the novel. In the concert overture, composers organized the music to tell a specific story about characters and events.

Tchaikovsky’s overture describes Napoleon’s march through Russia, the peasants’ growing fear and the celebration for the victorious defeat of the French army.

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1PM CONCERT Overture Winds

Edward Elgar, arr. Alfred Reed Nimrod

The hallmark of the young band is the passion, energy and strength that their playing brings to their music. Inferno represents just what it sounds like: the energy and power of a raging inferno. Welcome to our concert!

In 1899 English composer Edward Elgar completed his “Variations on an Original Theme” which later came to be known as “Enigma Variations.” The work is 14 movements long, which includes 13 variations and a finale. The ninth variation, “Nimrod,” is a musical depiction of Elgar’s friend August Jaeger, editor of the Musical Times, and a mentor to Elgar. “Jager” is the German word for “hunter,” and 19th century English minds associated hunting with the mighty biblical hunter Nimrod. The noble and solemn nature of this variation has led to its inclusion in many English ceremonies, including the opening of the 2012 Olympic Games in London.

Eric Whitacre Seal Lullaby

John Mackey Foundry

Originally intended to be part of a Disney film that was never made, Eric Whitacre was struck by the beauty of Rudyard Kipling’s poem by the same name. He immediately wrote the melody to this piece upon reading the poem. The simplicity of the rhythms belies the challenge in playing this piece with the beauty, grace and care necessary to lull a child to sleep.

Thank you to our wonderful guest, Dr. Sidney Yin, for playing piano to enhance this beautiful piece of music.

Composed in 2011 and winner of the College Band Directors National Association Young Band Composition Competition from the same year, “Foundry” is a bit of a play on words in that the sound of it not only mimics a foundry, but it relies heavily on “found” percussion instruments. The composer, John Mackey, wanted to celebrate the fact that the percussionists have the ability to make just about anything into an “instrument.” This piece features mixing bowls, brake drums, piles of metal, and pieces of wood. In addition to the found percussion instruments, the additional percussionists were “found,” or borrowed really, from other sections in the ensemble.

Michael Gray, Conductor David Shaffer Inferno

Various Composers, arr. Michael Story The Magic of Harry Potter Starting off with one of the most recognizable melodies of the last fifteen years, The Magic of Harry Potter is a sampling of the finest music from the Harry Potter movie franchise and features the compositions of several of today’s finest cinematic composers. From the haunting Hogwarts theme to the magical showdown between the hero and He-Who-ShallNot-Be-Named to the flight of Fawkes the Phoenix, this piece will take you on an aural journey through one of the most popular book series in history.

Concert Winds Adam Pezdek, Conductor Edwin Franko Goldman, arr. Calvin Custer The Chimes of Liberty Edwin Franko Goldman was one of America’s premiere bandmasters. He had a successful career as a trumpet player in the Metropolitan Opera orchestra, created the Goldman Band, and founded the American Bandmasters Association. In 1922, he commemorated the Washington Conference for the Limitation of Armaments with a march titled “Chimes of Liberty.”

The trio melody, played by the chimes, also carries these lyrics:

Wind Symphony Juan Cristóbal Palacios, Conductor Darius Milhaud Suite Francaise for Band Normandie Bretagne

Ile de France Alsace-Lorraine Provence Composed in 1944, Suite Francaise was Darius Milhaud’s first large work for winds. Commissioned by the Leeds Music Corporation, the piece was part of a series of works for band by outstanding contemporary composers. Premiered by the Goldman Band in 1945, the composer provided the following:

“The five parts of this suite are named after French provinces, the very ones in which the American and Allied armies fought together with the French underground for the liberation of my country –

They’re the chimes of liberty, Normandy, Brittany, Ile-de-France (of which Paris is

Chimes that ring for you and me, the center), Alsace-Lorraine, and Provence. I used

Where every loyal heart beats true, some folk tunes of the provinces. I wanted the young They bring joy anew; Americans to hear the popular melodies of those

‘Tis a song of loyalty, parts of France where their fathers and brothers

Of a nation brave and free, fought to defeat the German invaders who in less

Let us pray that they will ring for aye, than seventy years have brought war, destruction,

Our country’s chimes of liberty!

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cruelty, torture, and murder, three times, to the peaceful and democratic people of France.”

“Infernal Galop” is also known as the “can-can.” This music was known to have shocked the audience during its premiere.

Joseph Willcox Jenkins American Overture for Band

Concert Strings

Born in 1928, Joseph Willcox Jenkins studied pre-law at Saint Joseph’s College and musical composition under Vincent Persichetti at the Philadelphia Conservatory of Music. He went on to study music at the Eastman School of Music.

Upon graduation he quickly enlisted in the U.S. Army to work as an arranger for the Army Field Band. Here, in 1953 at the age of 25, he composed his first piece for band, “American Overture.” This work calls for highly skilled players in almost every section and sports a neo-modal tonality; it remains Jenkins’ most successful work to date.

Ulli Reiner, Conductor Franz Joseph Haydn, arr. Sandra Dackow Symphony No. 25 in C Major

III. Finale

Franz Joseph Haydn has been often referred to as the father of the modern symphony. Known to have composed at least 106 symphonies, he experimented endlessly with the form and left us an enormous body of works offering great variety.

This symphony probably dates from the 1760s.

Stephen Schwartz, arr. Calvin Custer “Colors of the Wind” from Pocahontas

6PM CONCERT Overture Strings Anthony Do-Hoon Kim, Conductor Antonio Vivaldi, arr. Richard Meyer “Spring” from The Four Seasons Antonio Vivaldi spent the early 1700s as the maestro di violino at Pio Ospedale della Pietá in Venice, an institution devoted to comprehensive musical training for orphaned and homeless girls. There he was known as the “Red Priest” due to his bright red hair. Perhaps the most beloved of Vivaldi’s compositional output, “The Four Seasons” is a work which dramatically depicts each characteristic of the four seasons.

Ludvig van Beethoven, arr. John Caponegro “Ode to Joy” from Symphony No. 9 Completed in 1824, Symphony No. 9 in d minor, Op. 125, is considered to be Beethoven’s greatest work. The symphony’s final movement is set to a poem by Friedrich Schiller titled “Ode to Joy.” Also known as the “Choral,” the original finale movement includes four vocal soloists and a chorus.

John Williams, arr. Paul Cook Themes from Harry Potter (Featuring “Hedwig’s Theme” and “Harry’s Wondrous World”) The music from the first three Harry Potter films was composed by John Williams. Two of the most beloved themes from the soundtrack, “Harry’s Wondrous World” and “Hedwig’s Theme,” take us on a magical journey through Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Hedwig is the name of Harry’s pet snowy owl.

Jacques Offenbach, arr. Sandra Dackow Finale from Orpheus in the Underworld

“Colors of the Wind” is from the Disney movie Pocahontas and composed by Alan Menken. At this point in the movie, Pocahontas is frustrated with John Smith. She is trying to convince him there is more than one way to look at life and to accept people who are different. The music emphasizes the movement of water because water binds all life and is the very foundation of all life forms on the planet.

Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov, arr. Sandra Dackow Slava Rimsky-Korsakov’s Slava (Glory) is a setting of an old national hymn of Russia. The theme is also used during the coronation scene from Mussorgsky’s Boris Godunov and is quoted by Beethoven in his String Quartet, Op 56, no 2 in e minor. The original was written for full orchestra and chorus.

Concert Orchestra Juan Cristóbal Palacios, Conductor Johannes Brahms Hungarian Dance No. 5 and Hungarian Dance No. 6 German composer Johannes Brahms was frequently accused of plagiarism, a charge that he routinely denied and ignored. He often collected folk tunes and used the melodies in his works. He was always up front about the fact that many of his pieces were arrangements. “Hungarian Dance No. 5” comes from a set of twenty-one dances published between 1869 and 1880. Originally written for four-hand piano, Brahms himself transcribed a number of these dances for orchestra.

Following that tradition, conductor Albert Parlow arranged “Dance No. 5,” which is arguably the best known of the whole set; arranger Martin Schmeling scored “Dance No. 6” for orchestra.

Jacques Offenbach’s Orpheus in the Underworld is an operetta which was created as a parody and a satire on Gluck’s Orfeo ed Euridice. The well known theme from

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Gioachino Rossini William Tell Pas de Six Gioachino Rossini’s opera “William Tell” is mostly remembered for its famous overture that will be forever tied to the Lone Ranger. However, the opera’s four acts are filled with equally stirring and beautiful music. “Pas de Six” or “Dance for Six” comes from a ballet portion of the opera in Act I, Scene VIII. The opera was first performed on August 3, 1829 in Paris and was quickly whittled down to three acts due to the length and casting requirements.

Sinfonia Juan Cristóbal Palacios, Conductor Johannes Brahms Academic Festival Overture, Op. 80

Manuel de Falla The Three-Cornered Hat, Suite No. 2

The Neighbours’ Dance (Seguidillas) The Millers’ Dance (Farucca) Final Dance (Jota)

The Three-Cornered Hat was conceived in 1916 as a humble pantomime originally titled “El Corregidor y la molinera” (The magistrate and the miller’s wife). In 1918 it was revised and transformed into a full ballet. Spanish composer Manuel de Falla composed music for the original pantomime and expanded it for the ballet. Diaghilev’s Russian Ballet premiered the work on July 22, 1919 in London’s Alhambra Theatre; Pablo Picasso’s designs for the costumes and décor.

This suite of excerpts features three dances. It opens with the miller’s neighbors gathering to celebrate the feast of St. John, then moves to the miller’s dark and fiery solo dance, and concludes with a dance of mistaken identities, confusion, and the eventual reuniting of the miller and his wife.

Johannes Brahms never went to college. However, in 1879 the University of Breslau conferred upon him an honorary doctorate in philosophy to Brahms. He was 46 years old.

Brahms wrote the university a thank-you note, but that would not do; the university expected him to express his gratitude in musical form. So, in 1880 Johannes Brahms composed “The Academic Festival Overture.” The piece pays tribute more to life as a university student than it does to academia in that it is based around four traditional student drinking songs. The composer conducted the premiere himself on January 4, 1881, and it is to this day one of his most often played works.

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COMPOSER’S CIRCLE $25,000 and up City of San Diego Commission for Arts and Culture County of San Diego Community Enhancement Program and Neighborhood Reinvestment Program Sidney E. Frank Foundation Catharina H. Graves Trust Clarence E. Heller Foundation Daniel & Jan Lewis June D. Moeser Memorial Fund NAMM Foundation National Endowment for the Arts The Parker Foundation Price Philanthropies Qualcomm, Incorporated Walter J. & Betty C. Zable Foundation

CONDUCTOR ’S CIRCLE $1,000–$4,999 Ed & Candi Abeyta Dick Ahlborn Jim Algert & Maurine Beinbrink Barney and Barney Foundation Rafaela & John Belanich M.A. Beyster Fund II at The San Diego Foundation Stella Bolog Glen & Martha Brechlin Gordon Brodfuehrer Perla Brownlie Mr. & Mrs. Richard L. Burns Endowment Fund Tommy & Jean Carroll Katherine & Dane Chapin Jeffrey & Carol Chang Weilynn & Kenneth Chiang Abdul Chohan & Farah Rahman Cisco Matching Gifts Program Parvin & Mitch Cohen William Coltellaro Cubic Corporation D’Addario Foundation Richard & Ellen Turnage Doty Jody Duffy Jeff & Kathleen Edmons Ron & Angie Fan Michael & Jessica Flippin Mike Forgione Robert & Erin Gaan Jeremy Gilbert Jason Ginter Dr. Allan & Lesia Goetz Dr. Cindy and Dr. Tom Goodman Robert Gutenstein Victoria Hamilton & Paul Hobson Chris Hamilton & Elizabeth Tesolin Hamilton Joan Henkelmann Jennifer Henry & Omar Shah Betty Hiller Ken Jacques Photography Ursula Kantor Maurice Kawashima Kinder Morgan Foundation Jessie Knight & Joye Blount Bernie Kulchin & Paula Taylor Dr. Gustavo & Sonia Kuster The Lauer Fund at the San Diego Foundation Diane Law Martha Leche & Ellis Krauss Paul & Amy Lee Lawrence & Lois Lewis Sheila & Jeffrey Lipinsky John Lipsey & John Alexander Andrew & Janet Lubetkin Diana MarJip-Chuh Patricia Maxwell Patricia McQuater

LEO SCHEER FOUNDER’S CIRCLE $10,000–$24,999 Pat Baker & Larry Norquist* Mark Bennett Eric Cohen Dr. Ruth Covell Samuel & Katherine French Fund League of American Orchestras- Getty Grant Marvin & Reinette Levine Eli Shefter & Elizabeth Lancaster Dr. Robert & June Shillman Jeanette Stevens Weingart Foundation The Patricia & Christopher Weil Family Foundation James Whitesell & Marye Anne Fox CHAIRMAN’S CIRCLE $5,000–$9,999 California Arts Council Martin Cooper & Arlene Harris Dr. Irma Gigli Dr. Ronald & Susan Heller Arthur & Anni Lipper Lipp Family Foundation Mandell Weiss Charitable Trust JP Martin Foundation Paul & Margaret Meyer through Price Philanthropies Bart McCleskey & Archie Palencia ResMed Foundation San Diego Foundation Hon. Lee & Marjorie Sarokin The Thursday Club Foundation Union Bank Foundation The Violin Shop Christopher Weil & Company Wells Fargo Foundation Albert & Armi Williams

*deceased

Leslie Miller Musical Merit Foundation of Greater San Diego Scott Musinski & Ja Suh Neil A. Kjos Music Company Opus Community Foundation Allison & Robert Price Sarah Price-Keating through Allison & Robert Price Family Foundation Qualcomm Matching Gift Fund Garett Redelings & Patricia Lidot Gisela Roha Blair & Georgia Sadler Sempra Energy Foundation Neal & Margaret Schmale Sidney Stern Memorial Trust Sylvia Smith Bill Smith & Carol Harter Joel & Dorothy Sollender Bill & Barbara Sturgeon Shankar Subramaniam & Annamaria Calabro Gene Summ Stanley & Jaclyn Summers Lynn & Elliot Tarson Lisa & David Tarson Tetelestai Consulting, Inc. Glenn & Judith Thomas Yali & Wen-Chin Tsai U.S. Bank Foundation John Venekamp & Cliff Schireson Sheila & Stewart Walker Robert Wallace Matthew & Svetlana Weil Tricia & Christopher White Lauren Wylie Phyllis E Yates Polly Yu

Isabel & Robert Hall Ambassador Reno & Leslie Harnish Marvin Helphrey, D.V.M. Paul Henkart & Nancy Zapp Ann & Michael Hix Larry & Karen Hoeksema Dan Hom Margarita Holguin Nancy B. James Angela & Matthew Kilman Luisa Larson Kathleen Lazzaro Jeffrey Lin Ruth & Mike Lipper Janet & Andrew Lubetkin Luis & Sally Maizel Editha Mason Gary & Carol McElroy Veronica Murphy William Powell Eva Prochazka Michelle & Daniel Rumley Sergia Sanchez SDGE, A Sempra Utility Sempra Energy Foundation Angie Singh Captain Stephen & Ellen Slack Dalouge Smith & Sue Ann Mead Francy Starr Mike & Tonnia Strand Gail Sullivan Sunrise Capital Partners Jing Wang & Vera Wang John Zhang & Wenying Chai

SYMPHONY CIRCLE $250–$499 Linda Blair Wendyce H. & William R. Brody Crossroads II Corporation OVATION CIRCLE Hon. Greg & Cheryl Cox $500–$999 Margaret & Robert Eddy Nimpa Akana Ed & Beckie Etess Darryl & Elizabeth Albertson Pierrette Featherby Marion Allen Barbara Freeman Augusto & Colleen Angelucci Robert Johnson & Sally Linett Ballard Ron & Gail Grant Bruce Hamilton & Marianne Woo Dr. Marie Juriet-Beamish & Amanda Harris William Beamish Pamela Hartwell Joan Bowes Robert Chapman & Myrna N. Grayson Yao Huang & Robin Cai Diana Hughes Kathleen G. Charla, Ph.D. Robert Keith Gary Chen & Jun Wang Mona Kelley Covidien Employee Giving Charles Mrdjenovich & Jamie Curtis Sharon Klein Dan Kline Fagen, Friedman & Fulfrost, LLP Steve & Linda Klosterman Bradley & Debbie Feldmann Shuyin Ko & George Lin Ron & Angie Fan Miriam Krippl Dan Floit Properties Qing Yun Li & Ming Wa Sally Fuller Rebecca Matayoshi Drs. Carol & Lawrence Gartner Richard Mottla Sue Greenway Novo Engineering Michael & Margaret Grossman Inspiration | Showcase | Artist | Ovation | Spring Concerts 2015 | 31

Richard & Arlene Esgate Paige & Kyle Faulkner Joanne & Bernard Fink Marianne Flettner Delinda Forsythe Arlene Gilbert Dr. Michael & Brenda Goldbaum Dr. John & Julia Gorman Isabel & Robert Hall Bruce Hamilton & Marianne Woo Georgia Hayashi Dennis & Jane Herrick Yao Huang & Robin Cai Matthew & Angela Kilman Richard & Tina Kullmann Donald & Eileen Levi David McCormick & Jeffrey Victoria OVERTURE CIRCLE Johnny McDonald $100–$249 Kelly & Karin McKerahan Theresa Acerro Joy & Dan Meyer Barbara Barnes & Alfred Daisy Mirador Schattschneider Barbara Moss Franz & Christa Boetsch John Nelson, III, Ed.D. Allison Boles Yong & Hwajin Pak Joann E. Boone Dale & Anne Pering Jim Bumpus & Mary Reeber Dennis & Kathryn Piper George & Judy Cave David & Victoria Plettner-Saunders Vyungchon & Jeong Hwa Choe Lon & Glenda Poliner Larry & Eleanor Cohen Jan Prochazka Marilyn Colby Auguste & Gucci Quaintance Edna Concepcion Hans & Jennifer Richter Roger Cornell, MD Margot Rowley Alan Desroches Amy Saroca Debra Discar-Espie Larry & Barbara Schneiderman Charlotte Doctor Sylvia Echevarria & Bradley Bertrand Micheal Siedel Dominic Skaperdas Larry Edelstein & May-Hung Hung Lee Polk Guggi & Auguste Quaintance Francoise & Salim Shah Elizabeth A. Snowden Southwest Chula Vista Civic Association Dan Stanford Miriam Summ Jo Wei Pick & Kelvin Tan Elizabeth Tommasino Yilong & Cuifeng Wang Dongjie Wang & Michelle Ceng Alex & Amanda Wang Dick Wright Diane M. Young

Rose Tchang Alex Shek & Joyce Trinh Benson Shing & Pearl Yu Herbert Solomon & Elaine Galinson Mazzie Steger Larry Schneiderman Mitsuo Tomita & Patricia Perkovich Theodore & Elizabeth Van Oosbree Mary & Michael Waterman Mark & Amber Joy Weber Susan Weber Susan & Allan Wegner Daniel White Lauren Widney Todd & Martine Wilson Jerry & Joey Winter Wei Yang & Anna Wei Sidney Yin Haiyan Zhang & Zianping Xu FANFARE CIRCLE $50–$99 AT&T Employee Giving Campaign Lisa Ballesteros Hans Beck Carol & Bill Beeson Ron & Noel Bierman Veronica Carranza Bob & Jennifer Carter David Champion Jay Chu Lauren Comforti Coop & Patti Cooprider Henry & Patricia Martin Del Campo Dr. Ronald & Lisa Edelson Larry Edelstein & May-Hung Hung

Robert & Gretchen Geib Jeff & Maria George Luisa Gonzalez Karen Larsen Gordon Jerry & Diana Greenspan Gueyoung & Young Lee Sandy Millson David & Marie Oppedisano Kim Roffey Michael & Margaret Seidel Staci Urquizo Peter & Susan Watry Alexander & Natalie Wilhelm Dr. Kenneth & Heather Yaros CODA CIRCLE Donations under $50 Mohamed & Karla Alramadan Karla Angulo Jessica Carreon Francisco Escobedo, Ed.D. Susan & Doug Hulbert Cheryl Inchaurregui Melissa Jamieson Dave Larom & Nancy Loevinger Robin Low Hector Lucio & Marcela Silva-Lucio Monica Palmer Ole & Patricia Prahm Sheila Ross Cassandra Sosa Clark & Joellyn Short Matthew & Erica Siegel Joan & Peter Suffredini Polly Ulrich Shannon Yandall

Donations listed reflect those received from 6/1/14 to 5/15/15. We apologize for any errors or omissions. San Diego Youth Symphony and Conservatory is a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt public benefit corporation. All donations are tax-deductible to the fullest extent allowed by law. To make a contribution, please call 619.233.3232 x200 or visit our website at www.sdys.org.

SAN DIEGO YOUTH SYMPHONY AUDIENCE DEVELOPMENT BOOSTER CLUB 2014-2015 Club Advisor from the Preuss School UCSD: Dr. Mercy Hwong Co-Presidents: Jennifer Hua & Heather Ngo • Vice President: Hilary Liao & Belen Hernandez & Ricardo Hernandez Secretary: Karla Penaloza & Erika Ramirez • Treasurer: Kristopher Nguyen & Anthony Truong Vice-Presidents of Audience Development Johnson Bui Ivan Vega Pablo Anguiano Sinai Bardales Brandon Khoth Alma Bucio Jacky Sandoval Diana Casarrubias Christopher Hernandez Jesus Mendez

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Vice-Presidents of Media Relations Julieta Ornelas Hyatt Yosef Dante Soriano Brandon Flores Alexis Pena Adrian Rojas

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Vice-Presidents of Music Education/Library Alan Dang Jose Gomez Kimberly Gutierrez Kristopher Garcia Nelson Sanchez Oscar Sosa Kaliel Wright

Vice-Presidents of Marketing David Lopez Nathan Nguyen Jorge Castaneda Josue Oros Kandice Bradshaw Liliana Tapia Emily Lee Jenny Nguyen Andrea Tercero Mandy Lee Yareli Herrera Eric Nguyen

Vice-Presidents of Treasury/Management Andy Lam Shane (Andrew) Barrett Oscar Garcia Dylan Duong Aris Arroyo Triet Lieu Andrew Garcia Hugh Tran Jonathan Palomarez

STUDENT SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAMS At San Diego Youth Symphony and Conservatory we ensure that every student with the desire to participate in our programs is given the opportunity. This season, the Board of Directors has awarded over $50,000 in scholarships for students in financial need and for exceptional merit. These scholarships are underwritten by generous donors with a passion for guaranteeing every student can take the path of personal success that comes with the study of music.

We extend our appreciation to these individuals and groups of donors for their generous commitment to student success and invite you to add your support to this essential scholarship effort by calling Wade Sherman at 619.233.3232 x116.

Endowed Merit Scholarships Jeffrey Dan Sollender | Concert Master Chair Dorothy and Joel Sollender met in New York City in 1957 and built their life together providing their sons, Jeffrey and Jonathan, with culture, adventure and love. Jeffrey’s tragic passing in December of 2002 at the age of 42 left a hole in the world around him. For Dorothy and Joel, their mourning became a commitment to carry on Jeffrey’s legacy of building the future. We are honored that they found in the San Diego Youth Symphony and Conservatory the perfect home for honoring their son.

When they decided to endow the Concert Master’s Chair in Jeffrey’s name, Dorothy and Joel saw Jeffrey’s legacy alive before them. They recognized the combination of excellence and independence that Jeffrey exemplified throughout his life in this important orchestral position. They also saw in the Youth Symphony the promise for a future that Jeffrey worked to create for the benefit of everyone.

Recipients of the Jeffrey Dan Sollender Concert Master Chair Scholarship: Flora Li – 2014 Jasmine Wang – 2013 Jarvis Chang – 2012

Carolyn Lee – 2011 Corrie Bunnell – 2010 Corrie Bunnell – 2009

Andy Leu – 2008 Michael Shen – 2007 Miren Edelstein – 2006

Michael Viscardi – 2005 Lisa Kim – 2004 Sophia Arriga – 2003

Maurice Kawashima | Associate Concert Master Chair Maurice Kawashima established this endowed scholarship to invest in his dual passions of classical music and aspiring talent. Maurice is a native of Japan who came to the United States as a student. He had a prolific career in the New York and Tokyo fashion industry before retiring to San Diego. This annual scholarship is awarded to a leading violin student in the San Diego Youth Symphony Orchestra for his/ her participation in the orchestra and advanced chamber music. We extend our thanks to Maurice for his wonderful generosity.

Recipients of the Maurice Kawashima Associate Concert Master Chair Scholarship: Sofia Hashemi-Asasi – 2014 Flora Li – 2013 Jasmine Y. Wang – 2012 Jarvis Chang – 2011

Carolyn Lee – 2010 Janet Jeong – 2009 Corrie Bunnell and John Michael Brooks, co-recipients – 2008

Inge Manes | Principal Bassoonist Chair Inge Manes was a wonderful champion of the arts and music education; she has left a lasting impression on the San Diego Youth Symphony and Conservatory with her enthusiasm for our students and her belief in the transformative power of classical music in young musicians’ lives. In the spring of 2010 Inge passed away and we are enormously honored that her husband Peter has memorialized her passion for student music by endowing this scholarship chair in her name. This annual scholarship will be awarded to a leading bassoon student in the San Diego Youth Symphony Orchestra.

Recipients of the Inge Manes Principal Bassoonist Chair Scholarship: Michael Lamar – 2014 Michael Lamar – 2013

Alexander Wells – 2012 Alexander Wells – 2011

Amber Crowe – 2010

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STUDENT SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAMS Carson Kemp Memorial Chair In the spring of 2007, the San Diego Youth Symphony family lost violinist Carson Kemp. She was a vibrant and social sixteen year-old who excelled in music, academics, and sports. She shared her beautiful smile with everyone and displayed her musical talents as a member of the San Diego Youth Symphony and the Philharmonia. In Carson’s memory, her mother Andrea Schwartz established the Carson Kemp Memorial Fund to provide annual scholarship support to a student in the Youth Symphony who mirrors Carson’s range of interests and outgoing personality. On behalf of Carson’s family, we thank all those that have contributed to Carson’s Fund to preserve her memory.

Recipients of the Carson Kemp Memorial Scholarship: Oscar Tapia – 2014 Rachel Hsieh – 2013 Marisa Nienberg – 2012 Jennifer Chang – 2011 Julia Schorn – 2010 Diane Jeon – 2009 Lauren Swann – 2008 Janet Jeong – 2007 Chelsea King French Horn Chair In 2010, the SDYS family was saddened by the sudden tragic loss of French horn player Chelsea King. To ensure that Chelsea’s love of music and amazing personality will be remembered forever, the SDYS Board of Trustees has established the Chelsea King Scholarship Fund. This fund will provide an annual scholarship to the French horn player who demonstrates the joy for life that Chelsea shared with us all during her time as an SDYS student. Chelsea was a source of positivity and light to everyone that knew her. She was an outstanding musician and individual. Through this scholarship, we hope that her impact will continue to be felt by many for years to come.

Recipients of the Chelsea King French Horn Chair Scholarship: Jamie Pfauth – 2014 Patrick Chesnut – 2013 Patrick Chesnut – 2012 Andie Waterman – 2011 David Ryan – 2010

Endowed Need-Based Scholarships We are grateful that a number of individuals and families have elected to create permanent endowments to guarantee that students needing financial assistance are able to participate in the San Diego Youth Symphony’s programs.

These endowments provide consistent annual support for scholarships across all levels of our program. We are extremely grateful to these donors for envisioning a future where all students have the opportunity to study music no matter their background or family circumstances.

Julie E. Brewer Scholarship Fund Elaine and Stan Goff Scholarship Fund La Jolla Debutante Violin Fund Georgia and Blair Sadler Scholarship Fund Eleanor M. Young Cello Fund

Legacy Circle San Diego Youth Symphony and Conservatory is honored to be the recipient of estate gifts that ensure students in the future benefit from donors’ passion for music today. We extend our appreciation to these individuals for their generous commitment to making student success at the San Diego Youth Symphony a permanent part of their legacy. To learn more about making our students and programs a part of your estate plans call Dalouge Smith at 619.233.3232 x170.

Marion Allen William Beamish Mark Bennett Dr. Irma Gigli Catharina Graves Cohen and Koberly Family Fund Charmaine and Maurice Kaplan Joan Kroc Maurice Kawashima Reinette and Marvin Levine Matthew Midgett June D. Moeser Larry Norquist Robert Peterson William Powell Georgia and Blair Sadler Dorothy and Joel Sollender Bonnie and Henry Steele

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Ed Abeyta Katherine Chapin Abdul Chohan Pamela Hartwell Betty Hiller Shankar Subramaniam Patricia McQuater Eli Shefter Jeanette Stevens Bill Sturgeon Gail Sullivan

PRESIDENT and CEO Dalouge Smith BALBOA PARK PROGRAM STAFF Dr. Sidney Yin, Artistic Administrator FangFang Li, Ensembles Administrator Lara Moore, Interim Ensembles Administrator Rebecca Matayoshi, Music Librarian Michael Gray, Conductor Anthony Do-Hoon Kim, Conductor Juan Cristóbal Palacios, Conductor Adam Pezdek, Conductor Ulli Reiner, Conductor Dirk Koman, Brass Coach Dr. Anna Savvas, Chamber Music Coach Ruben Hernandez, Percussion Coach Carol Pelkner, Percussion Coach Brian Grams, Saxophone Coach Dr. Todd Rewoldt, Saxophone Coach Domenico Hueso, Strings Coach Abe Liebhaber, Strings Coach Lara Moore, Strings Coach Flavia Pisco, Strings Coach Dr. Julie Wagner, Strings Coach Ryan Welsh, Music Theory Instructor COMMUNITY PROGRAM STAFF Annette Fritzsche, Community Program Manager Kaitlyn Korogy, Opus Coodinator Lowri Casimiro, Teaching Artist Julia Emahiser, Teaching Artist Marc Keehmer, Teaching Artist Sean LaPerruque, Teaching Artist Shuang Liang, Teaching Artist Mario Miragliotta, Teaching Artist Sharon Ormsbee, Teaching Artist Charlie Perkes, Teaching Artist Adam Pezdek, Teaching Artist Tyler Richardson, Teaching Artist Ann Smith Mercandetti, Accompanist

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ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF Amber Joy Weber, Deputy Director Wade Sherman, External Relations Director Jane Merrill, Institutional Giving Manager Lucy Coker, Communications Coordinator Terry Williams, Development Coordinator Sean LaPerruque, Accounting Assistant

PRODUCTION STAFF Alex Roller, Production and Operations Manager Debbie Peterson, Rehearsal Coordinator Tyler Adam, Instrument Librarian & Production Assistant Kyle Blase, Producation Assistant Jackie Valentine, Production Assistant Ryan Welsh, Production Assistant

11TH ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL YOUTH SYMPHONY The International Youth Symphony is a special partnership program between the San Diego Youth Symphony and Rotary International Youth Exchange. Every summer, this unique program brings together gifted musicians from around the world with exceptional SDYS musicians and SDYS Music Director, Jeff Edmons, for an intensive and top quality orchestral and chamber music experience.

Visit rehearsals in Casa del Prado, Balboa Park July 13–17 and July 20–24.

Tuesday, July 21 • Spreckels Organ Pavilion, Balboa Park • FREE Saturday, July 25 • Classical Concert, California Center for the Arts For more information visit www.sdys.org or call 619.233.3232.

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The registration deadline for August auditions is 12 noon on July 24.

Register at www.sdys.org/auditions.

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JOIN US FOR OUR 70TH ANNIVERSARY BON VOYAGE CONCERT AND VIP RECEPTION Dalouge Smith, President & CEO | Jeff Edmons, Music Director

THURSDAY, JUNE 18 AT 7:30PM • FREE CONCERT PLAZA DE PANAMA, BALBOA PARK

VIP RECEPTION IMMEDIATELY TO FOLLOW AT THE SAN DIEGO MUSEUM OF ART $250 PER PERSON (INCLUDES VIP SEATING AT THE CONCERT)

Send Our Orchestra Off in Style!

This celebratory event is the kick-off to our 70th anniversary season and will feature the China Tour orchestra made up of SDYS advanced musicians and alumni accompanied by pianist Jessie Chang, who will also travel with the Youth Symphony to China.

A special reception will immediately follow the concert in the Rotunda at the San Diego Museum of Art and is the last major fundraiser in support of the tour.

RSVP for the reception by Thursday, June 11 to Wade Sherman, SDYS External Relations Director, wsherman@sdys.org or 619.233.3232 x116.

No rsvp needed to attend the free concert.

More information at www.sdys.org/china-2015.

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