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Since 1958 more than 8,000 musicians have found a musical home at the Youth Symphony of Kansas City. Today you join with us in celebrating the glorious combination of the energy and talent of youth with the time-honored traditions of classical music. Our community celebrates Youth Symphony musicians as important contributors to the vitality of classical music today and to the endless potential of classical music in the future. Over the years the accomplishments of these 8,000 musicians have been impressive. They have presented so many special concerts, each filled a contagious enthusiasm that warms the hearts of the audience members. They have energetically participated in concerto competitions, retreats and festivals with other Youth Symphony organizations. They have welcomed more than 50 guest artists and guest conductors. They have presented free outreach concerts, weaving classical music into the fabric of our community. They have embraced a wider audience through tours to Italy, Spain, Germany and Austria, Canada and the United States. All of their accomplishments have made the Youth Symphony a vital part of the greater Kansas City metropolitan area. The heart and soul of the Youth Symphony is found in a more modest place, the weekly rehearsal. A visit to a Youth Symphony rehearsal is an experience that reaffirms hope for the future. In rehearsal, perhaps more than in concert, the varied personalities of these young musicians are revealed. The room is full of young people who are attentive, respectful, lively and enthusiastic. Guided by their conductor, they enjoy the common effort of working hard, improving, contributing and achieving. Along with the hard work come laughter, goodwill and camaraderie. Each musician is part of the team and knows that his or her contribution is vital to the excellence of the orchestra. In the process these young people demonstrate the best of youth, to be cherished by all of us. Today the Youth Symphony has five orchestras, for musicians from fourth grade through college. The concert you hear today is the result of the orchestra’s hours of rehearsal together, under the leadership of a dedicated conductor who is highly regarded by the music community.
Youth Symphony Celebrates 50 Years As the Musical Home of Young Musicians
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You’re Invited to celebrate
the Youth Symphony’s 50th Anniversary! Join us on Saturday, March 27, 2010, 7:30 p.m. at The Gem Theater, 1616 East 18th Street, Kansas City, Missouri Featuring performances by outstanding alumni of the Youth Symphony
5 Celebrating a Bright Future The mission of the Youth Symphony of Kansas City is to educate young musicians through enhanced orchestral experiences and to build the present and future classical music community. Our vision is a present where classical music is alive and vital in today’s youth; and a future where support for classical music is enthusiastic, unwavering and community-wide. Founded in 1958, the Youth Symphony of Kansas City is part of a remarkable network of more than 200 American youth orchestras. Youth orchestras are an integral part of the cultural wellbeing of every major American city, and most mid-sized cities. With limited resources, youth orchestras create educational experiences that encourage young musicians to flourish, not merely survive, in a world that is increasingly cluttered with mediocrity. Like our counterparts, the Youth Symphony of Kansas City contributes a vital component of the cultural life of our city, giving opportunity to dedicated and talented young musicians who are the future of classical music. Some Youth Symphony musicians will become tomorrow’s professional musicians and music educators. In other professions they will carry with them a love of classical music and become avid audience members, advocates for the arts and supporters of cultural institutions. As they contribute in many capacities, Youth Symphony musicians will make our community a more vital place to live, to enjoy and to cherish. We congratulate all Youth Symphony musicians, over 50 years, who have volunteered to study and perform classical music in an orchestra. They worked hard to achieve the honor of being a Youth Symphony musician and all of Kansas City takes pride in their accomplishments.
$40 for adults, $15 for children 18 years and younger
All proceeds to benefit the Youth Symphony of Kansas City Scholarship Fund For more information, send an e-mail to ysymph@crn.org.
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Bryan Busby, Emcee Outstanding refreshments by Steve Chick, Caterer
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ike all celebrations, the Youth Symphony’s 50th Anniversary is a joyful sharing of life’s experiences with good friends. This year we thank many arts organizations for joining in the year-long celebration: Our 50th Anniversary Gala Concert will take place at the Gem Theater and will celebrate the talents of our alumni. It takes place on Saturday, March 27, 7 p.m., at the Gem Theater. If you want to be a part of the celebration, send an e-mail to ysymph@crn.org. We enjoy the beautiful Kauffman Conference Center as the venue for Music Exploration Day, a day-long musical journey for the Symphonette and String Orchestras. The Center is a contribution to the community by the Muriel McBrien Kauffman Foundation. UMKC Conservatory of Music and Dance opens its doors to collaboration with the Cypress String Quartet, artists in residence at UMKC. As Guest Artists the Cypress String Quartet will perform with the Symphony Orchestra on October 11.
Park University contributes its beautiful chapel for our Winter Concerts on December 20. Powell Hall, the famous home of the St. Louis Symphony, will be the venue for the “Music Across Missouri Festival Weekend”, a joint project of the St. Louis Symphony Youth Orchestra and the Symphony Orchestra. Our concert in Powell Hall on October 18 celebrates our long relationship with the St. Louis Symphony Youth Orchestra.
Visit our website at: www.youthsymphonykc.org for more information The Martin Luther King Birthday Celebration is a high-energy concert recognizing the achievements of the African-American community. The Academy Orchestra will join other performers to present an inspiring concert for this important occasion on January 16.
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Musicians from the Kansas City Symphony will join the Symphony Orchestra for our Open House at John Knox Village on February 7. The Symphony has also made tickets available for several concerts. Many Kansas City Symphony musicians help us as coaches and adjudicators. The Symphony Orchestra welcomes Guest Artist Greg Foreman, who will perform with the orchestra on the acclaimed organ at the Music Hall on March 7. Friends of Chamber Music invites our musicians to be special guests for two major events, the St. Lawrence String Quartet concert and one of the famous “What Makes It Great?� presentations. Youth Symphony musicians can attend all Friends of Chamber Music concerts for free. More information about these events and all of our concerts is available on the Youth Symphony website, www.youthsymphonykc.org. You can celebrate with us by attending our free concerts and experiencing the enthusiasm and energy of our young musicians.
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Board of Directors Stephen Kort President Gail Miller Vice President and Treasurer Valerie E. Chow Vice President LaTonya Boyd Ellen Chilton Charles Hammond Michelle Hubbard Steve McGehee Randall M. Pembrook Peter Witte
Administrative Staff Mary Corneil Executive Director - ysymph@crn.org
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about the
Ingrid StĂślzel Program Manager - istolzel@crn.org
Youth Symphony
Professional Memberships
5960 Dearborn St., Suite 206 Mission, KS 66202 913.722.6810 Website: www.youthsymphonykc.org
Board of Directors, League of American Orchestras’ Youth Orchestra Division
The mission of the Youth Symphony of Kansas City is to enhance educational opportunities for young musicians through orchestral experience; and to strengthen the present and future classical music community.
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ail Rowland, Conductor of the String Orchestra, joined the Youth Symphony orchestral staff in 2005, serving as Conductor of the String Orchestra and Opus One. Miss Rowland is an Orchestra Director in the Lee’s Summit school district, also serving as a judge and clinician throughout the Midwest. During Miss Rowland’s nine year tenure in the Blue Valley School district, she was recognized as the Northeast District KMEA Teacher of the Year and received Gail Rowland the student nominated Fox4 Crystal Apple Award. Under her guidance, Pleasant Ridge Middle School Orchestras performed at the Kansas Music Educators Association InService Workshops as the featured middle school orchestra in 2002 and 2005. Miss Rowland holds degrees from both Wichita State University and Baker University. She is the cellist in the Armande String Quartet and enjoys accompanying young musicians to Europe through the Kansas Ambassadors of Music.
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r. Mary Lou Jones, Conductor of the Philharmonic Orchestra, joined the Youth Symphony conducting staff in 2004. She is now in her sixth as Director of Orchestras at Liberty High School in Liberty, Missouri, where she also supervises the district string program. Mrs. Jones retired from the Shawnee Mission School District in 2002 after 18 years as Director of Orchestras at Shawnee Mission South High School. During her tenure in the Shawnee Mission School District she conducted the Shawnee Mission DisDr. Mary Lou Jones trict Middle School Orchestra, Strictly Strings, chamber ensembles and strolling strings ensembles. She is currently a member of the adjunct graduate faculty of the University of Missouri – Kansas City Conservatory of Music and Dance. Her teaching career of more than forty years includes both public school music and private studio teaching. Mrs. Jones completed both the Master of Music Education and Doctor of Musical Arts degrees at the University of Missouri - Kansas City Conservatory of Music and Dance.
oseph Keeney, Conductor of the Symphonette Orchestra, has been a Youth Symphony Conductor since 2005. Mr. Keeney is Director of Orchestras at Lee’s Summit North High School and Bernard Campbell Middle School. Previously Mr. Keeney taught strings in the Kansas City, Kansas school district for three years, teaching in elementary and middle schools and at Washington High School. Mr. Keeney then taught music at Raytown South Middle School and Raytown South High School. Mr. Keeney has served as an adjudicator for many district and state level music festivals in Missouri, Kansas, Iowa and Oklahoma. He served as a clinician and
conductor for the Tennessee All State Middle School orchestra and for area workshops, summer orchestras and orchestra festivals. Mr. Keeney was been named the Sallie Mae Teacher of the Year. A violinist, Mr. Keeney is a member of the Armande String Quartet and has played with the Kansas City Civic Symphony, Saint Joseph Symphony and the Lee’s Summit Symphony. Mr. Keeney earned the Bachelor of Music Education from the University of Missouri - Kansas City Conservatory of Music and Dance and the Masters of Arts in Education from Webster University.
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ussell Berlin, Conductor of the Academy Orchestra, has been a Youth Symphony conductor since 1995, leading both the Philharmonic and Academy Orchestras. Mr. Berlin taught instrumental music in the Lee’s Summit school district for 32 years, winning yearly awards for his orchestras, and is credited with building a national reputation for the Lee’s Summit Orchestra program. Russell Berlin He is the recipient of many awards recognizing his musical, educational and civic accomplishments. Mr. Berlin is the Music Director and Conductor of the Lee’s Summit Community Orchestra. Mr. Berlin earned the Bachelor of Music Education from Kansas State University and the Master of Music in Education from Kansas University. Mr. Berlin completed advanced orchestral training at the Conservatory of Music at the University of Missouri-Kansas City.
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teven D. Davis is in his third year with the Youth Symphony of Kansas City as Conductor of the Symphony Orchestra. Mr. Davis is Associate Professor of Conducting and conductor of the Conservatory Wind Symphony at the Conservatory of Music and Dance at the University of Missouri, Kansas City. He serves as the conductor of newEar, Kansas City’s professional contempoSteven D. Davis rary chamber ensemble. He is the founding director of the UMKC summer conducting and teaching symposium, held each summer at the Conservatory. Davis was recently elected Chair of the UMKC Conservatory of Music and Dance faculty and will serve in that capacity through May 2011. In 2009-10 Davis will serve as an AllRegion/All-State conductor in Florida, Texas, Georgia, New York, Arkansas, Missouri, New Mexico, Tennessee, and Michigan. He is married to Michelle Davis, Director of Orchestras at Liberty Middle School.
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2009-2010
Youth Symphony of Kansas City A lp h ab e t i cal O r c h e st r a Rost e r s
Symphony Orchestra
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Steven D. Davis, Conductor
Violin
Viola
String Bass
Clarinet
Trombone
Emilie Aldrich Addison Astroff Taylor Baloga Justin Bates Tina Bradshaw Michael Chen Joe Deng Adrian Fleming Burke Gao Victoria Gilman Lindsey Gregory Angela Handy Dani Hoisington Yonatan Israeli Philip Marten Kathleen Martin Tanner Menees Jonathan Park Sami Rebein Callie Stubblefield Sam Teeter Molly Vogt Yinong Wang Brittany Wasko Melanie Weilert Sarah Wenger Megan Wetschensky Ian Wiseman Yanjie Yu Julia Zhao
Elizabeth Braden Rebecca Callstrom Geneva Claflin Margot Gibson Kelsey Hupp Sarah Kuny Hillary Moore Allison Roebuck Kathryn Streeby Joe Thornton Emily Xouris
Brian Bartling Samuel Benson Chris Ellis Elise Haas Sarah Lahasky Addison Lucchi Alex Vendetti
Mickayla Chapman Emily Griffith Andrea Hendrix Katie McKeirnan Haokun Ren
Paul Radke Stephen Hennerberg
Cello Laura Crase Leah Dieker Melissa Kornspan Matthew Lee Laura McClung Alecia Nolte Jordan Perlmutter Eva Roebuck Sadie Ronan Nathan Simpson
Flute Felice Doynov Shirin Felfeli Ben Ketter Tommy Strauser Allison Whitfield Frances Zhu
Oboe Daniel Sumrall Ben Toby Kristin Weber
Bass Clarinet Kristen Hjelmaas
Bassoon
Percussion Gwendolyn Baumgardner Mike Lee Kyle Watkins
Harp Melanie Weilert
Karl Gottschalk Charlie Wolock
Librarians
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Laura Watkins Mary Ford
Kristopher Bishop Madeleine Fitzgerald Frank Lorenzo Samuel Parrilla
Trumpet Ben Campbell Brianne DeBose Ian Kirby Grant Smiley
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Academy Orchestra Russell E. Berlin, Conductor
Violin
Viola
Oboe
Genevieve Akins Sree Balusu Parker Brezovar Kira Brown Katy Byrd Valencia Cole Lauren Gaunt Katie Gould Selene Hernandez Claire Kim Ashley Ko Ashley Kunze Noelle La Plant Alexander W. Lee Jennifer Lee Lauren Martens Clara Miller-Broomfield Michaela Player Theresa Puhr Austin Rice Andrew Sadasivan Ankhita Samuel Janelle Tong Emma Vogt Ashley Wasko Destiny Young Annie Zhang
Olivia Chapman Aislinn Davis Ali Felman Tyler Hannsz Mikayla Reine Cody Stice
Kim Foskett Ryan King Erin Smith Debera Thompson
Cello Zoe Arab Alyssa Aubuchon Allie Chesbrough Angela Holmes Molly Litzler Julia Marquez Sarah Park Stefan Peterson Taylor Schwartz Geana Snart Joe Teeter Martha Weilert Jonathan Zhu
String Bass
Clarinet Abbey Chaloupka Divya Igwe Will Jones Emmaline Lorenzo Olivia Zhao
Bassoon Jeddy Choi Andy Herrmann Bryan Wallraff
Horn Alec Neeson
Tuba Evan Patsis
August Atzenweiler Jacob Roemer
Percussion
Flute
Harp
Alana Bruner Kinzie Zitzman
Martha Weilert
Kit Leonard
Librarians Denise Bruner Linda Player
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Philharmonic Orchestra Mary Lou Jones, Conductor
Violin
String Bass
Hannah Cantrell Luke Chen Victor Cole Alexandra de Garay Caroline Distler Heather Francisco Kaitlin Gonzagowski Gaylene Kelley Deepa Kote Arielle McPherson Curan Mehra Adam Moon Cindy Ouyang Marissa Round Blake Shepheard Hannah Small Elizabeth Stout Andi Tulipana Alexandria Warner Grace Wayne
Andrew Michuda Cory Pummill
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Flute Kim Abeyta Paige Alley Erin Doyle
Oboe Elizabeth Wolock Ricardo Zepeda
Clarinet Richard Adger Joelle Beusterien Blake Marriott Jamie Venzian Silas D. Wood
Bassoon Jessica Lloyd
Jiseop An Andrew Bonci, Jr. Kelsey Brattin Cigi Danda Thea Hack Courtney King Kaitlyn York
Horn
Cello
Trombone
Collin Braden Adee Dancy Lydia Davis Alexandra Engert Daniel Han Larry Hernandez Tyler Johnson Blake Martin Samantha Sack Rob Simpson Alexandra Symes Hailee Vaughan
Revan Hammontree
Come deMontille Christopher Nichols John Wallace Jr.
Trumpet Joshua Andrews
Tuba Jack Ayres
Percussion Daichi Tadokoro Zhiyuan (Ben) Xue Zhisheng (Jason) Xue
Librarians Jackie Beusterien Rebbie Hammontree
Symphonette Orchestra Joseph Keeney, Conductor
Violin Moriah Adams Danielle Albritton Alexandra Arvanitakis Tyler Braden Seth Bramlage Liam Carroll Jonathan Chen Justin Cline Isadora Comens Ryan Conley Benjamin Dapra Elizabeth Daugherty Mariah G. DeGisi Jasmine Deng Hans Heruth David Hu Rachna Igwe Raj Kulkarni Gabriel Lasley Donjo Lau Kendal Lauer Lucy Li Laura Luther Natalie Mitchell April O’Kelley Aaron Phillips Mary Grace Ruhlman Ellie Schwartz Abigail Stanley
Anne Stark Michelle Stout Emily Swaters Patrick Vogt Danni Wang Samantha Yancey
Flute
Viola
Nate Andersen
Stella Atzenweiler Nicholas Michuda Jacob Price Joe Simmons
Carolyn Radke Emma Reno Marin Rodgers Tiffany Wu
Oboe Clarinet Matthew Couturier Chetan Parthiban
Cello
Horn
Hanna C. Al-Bulushi Lindsey Bingham Madeline Glodowski Ryan Hanrahan Robert Hartfield Lynn Huynh Mary Lou Nadeau Sungjae Park Bethany Schultz McKensie Theis Kevin Xu Henry Zink
Manijeh Felfeli
String Bass Tommy Davis Bryant Hardison
Trumpet Brian Fitzsimmons
Tuba Logan Jungman
Librarians Jane DeGisi Michele O’Kelley
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String Orchestra Gail Rowland, Conductor
Violins
Viola
Bryan An Alyssa Bui Lydia DeGisi Shaina Desai Kayla Egan Henry Frees Amanda Hsiung Spandana Koduri Disha Kuchangi Bailee Maliwat Amy Meiring Sungjin Park Audrey Parra Rosie Pasqualini Jackie Price Ben Prothman Kira Ramsey Madison Ryan Lani Sader Lauren Scott Branden Taylor Skylar Thompson Aldin Tollison Alex Wang Alexa Wilden Kyleigh Zoltek
Teddy Tai
Cello Seamus Carroll Will Cox Ben Custer Antoinette deMontille Hannah Gruman Brooke Hart Emily Meiring Emma Ryan Kollin Schechinger Jared Schwartz Isaac Witte
String Bass
Librarians Natalie Ryan Cathy Tadlock
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Please Join the
Youth Symphony of Kansas Cityin thanking our
music educators
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or every Youth Symphony musician, there once was a time when a patient teacher started with the basics: whole notes, half notes and quarter notes might have been the beginning. Those teachers guided us through our first efforts to count, to play a scale and to make a phrase. While now it seems so easy, at one time it was not so. For all those hours of patient instruction, we say thank you to our many teachers. The Youth Symphony is dedicated to supporting music in public education. Each Youth Symphony musician is required to participate
in his or her school orchestra or band, if available, on the instrument that he or she plays in the Youth Symphony. This is no small requirement for students who have many demands on their time and who are achieving in many academic areas. The schools and private teachers who support this year’s students are listed below. Many more have supported our musicians in years past and will do so in the future. Please accept the heartfelt appreciation of the Youth Symphony for your contribution to the study of classical music—from our Board and staff, but above all, from our young musicians who will always remember your dedication and leadership.
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2009-10 Youth Symphony Schools Academie Lafayette Antioch Middle School Appelton City High School Arbor Creek Elementary School Barstow School Belinder Elementary School Bentwood Elementary School Bernard C. Campbell Middle School Bishop Miege High School Bishop Seabury Academy Blue Springs Freshman Center Blue Springs High School Blue Valley High School Blue Valley Middle School Blue Valley North High School Blue Valley Northwest High School Blue Valley West High School California Trail Jr. High School Calvary Lutheran School Cameron High School Center Place Restoration School Chrisholm Trail Junior High Christ Preparatory Academy Congress Middle School Corinth Elementary School Cure of Ars School DeSoto High School Delta Woods Middle School Eisenhower Middle School English Landing Ervin Middle School Fort Osage High School Free State High School French Middle School Frontier Trail Junior High
Gardener-Edgerton High School Grandview High School Harmony Middle School Harrisonville Middle School Hazel Grove Elementary School Heartland Elementary School Hickman Mills High School Highlands Elementary School Holy Spirit Catholic School Hyman Brand Hebrew Academy Indian Hills Middle School Indian Woods Junior High Indian Woods Middle School IQ Academy Kansas Kearney High School Kearney Junior High School Lakewood Elementary Lakewood Middle School Lansing High School Lawrence High School Lathrop Middle School Leavenworth High School Leawood Middle School Lee’s Summit High School Lee’s Summit North High School Lee’s Summit West High School Liberty High School Liberty Junior High School Lincoln College Prep Academy Longview Community College Longview Farm Elementary School Louisburg High School Manchester Park Elementary School Metropolitan Community College Mission Trail Elementary School
Mission Valley Middle School Monticello Trails Middle School New Mark Middle School Notre Dame de Sion Oak Park High School Olathe East High School Olathe North High School Olathe Northwest High School Olathe South High School Overland Trail Middle School Oxford Middle School Paola High School Park Hill High School Park Hill South High School Paseo Academy Pembroke Hill School Penn Valley Community College Pioneer Ridge Middle School Pioneer Trail Jr. High Piper High School Platte County R III Pleasant Lea Middle School Pleasant Ridge Middle School Prairie Star Middle School Prairie Trail Junior High Raymore-Peculiar High School Raytown High School Raytown Middle School Raytown South High School Robinson Middle School Rockhurst High School Santa Fe Trail Elementary School Santa Fe Trail Jr. High Shawnee Mission East Shawnee Mission North
Shawnee Mission Northwest Shawnee Mission South Shawnee Mission West Smith Hale Middle School South Valley Jr. High St. Agnes School St. Ann Catholic School St. John LaLande School St. Paul’s Episcopal Day School St. Terese North School
St. Thomas Aquinas School Staley High School Stony Point South Elementary School Summit Lakes Middle School Sunrise Point Elementary School Sunset Ridge Elementary School Symington Elementary School Tonganoxie High School Topeka High School Trailridge Middle School
Trailwood Elementary School Truman High School UMKC Valley Park Elementary School Warrensburg High School West Jr. High West Platte R II School Wheatridge Middle School Winnetonka High School Yeokum Middle School
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2009-10 Private Teachers Ho Anthony Ahn Robb Aistrup Rebecca Ashe Charles Bachman Katberine Baeth Heidi Bergman Rebecca Berlin-Doss Paul Bessetti Marianna Birger Kris Bishop Curt Bonewits Phil Brenner Casey Brezovar Greg Briggs Becky Briggs Bill Brower Elaine Brown Katie Bubb Ellen Campbell John Carbin Monty Carter Trilla Ray Carter Lai King Chan Rebecca Caselman Lai Kheng Chan Tina Cho Johnson June Clark Susan Claugbaugh Marie Coleman Ron Cook Carl Cook Marthe Cox Michelle Davis Jean Dexter Paula Dunlap Elisabeth Dunning Alex Duval
Jane Eady Johnny Eager Misty Elfer Steven Elisha Joy Elsworth Lisa England Carter Enyeart Lisa Erickson Tim Esching Vicki Farron Christian Fatu David Fedele Rose Fife Lawrence Figg Rebecca Fillingham James Freise Nell French Brielle Frost Laura Fuller Susan Fuller Amanda Garlich Mark Gibbs Dan Graham Mary Grant Heidi Gunderson Michael Gundrun Sarah Gustafson Bob Hagenbuch James Hall John Hamil Chris Harnden Lee Harrelson Amy Harris Gina Hart-Kemper Kayo Hasegawa Elise Haas Donna Heer
Jamie Heiel Matthew Herren Sara Holmberg Mary Holzhausen Cathy Hougland Tami Lee Hughes Lisa Jackson David James Dorris Dai Janssen Nick Jarrett Judith Jenson Judy Johnson Lindsey Jones Svetla Kalcheva Joshya Kelley Wesley Kelly Jina Kim Tiberius Klausner Karen Klein Kristi Knecht Ronna Koepp Earlene Koons Judy Koster Judy Koster David Kovac Laurie Kroenke Kim Krutz Joshua Kulzer Jackie Kumer Joy Laird Jonathan Lane Manon Lawrence Emily Leach Jackie Lee Susie Leeper Alice Joy Lewis Jodie Lin
Chia Fei Lin Lisa Lister Maria Lopeman Mark Lowry Karla Luba Cheryl Lundberg Ludmilla Lupacheva Jeremy Martin Maria Maxwell LaVonne McDaniel June McDonald Laura McGill Trisha McGovern Mike McKinley Naomi Miller Jan Mills Paige Mitchum Laurel Morgan Corinne Mosher Curtis Mulvenon Ronald Mundt Susan Murphy Vicki Olson Gary Onstad Lubi Paskaleva Kulzer Peter Pirotte Tom Plaster Allen Probus Elizabeth Puyear Stephanie Rathburn Larry Rice Katrinka Riggs Meribeth Risebig James Rivers Dennis Rogers Gail Rowland Vladimir Rykov
Ruth Sadasivan Neil Sader Tracy Sandritter Heather Schneider Kurt Schoenrock Cynthia Scully Jennifer Shyver Marcia Smith Cathy Solsberg Linda Sonnenmoser Mark Stauffer Sam Stricklin Elizabeth Suh Lane Peter Sukonic Cindy Svehla James Swain Mitchell Swinger Mai Tadokoro Tammy Tandy Marty Temschin Ashley Tezon Beth Titterington Joseph Toma Jennifer Tousley Cecelia Trabert Amber Underwood Deana Wagoner Bill Waterman Susanne Wessel Ashley White Bruce Williams Sherry Willoughby Ashley Wood Dana Woolard-Hughlett Pei-In Yang Richard Yeager
Heidi Bergman Marianne Birger Carl Cook Marthe Cox Nell French Heidi Gunderson
John Hamil Cathy Hougland David Kovac Manon Lawrence Jackie Lee Chia-fei Lin
Lisa Lister Ludmilla Lupacheva Laurel Morgan Ruth Sadasavin Cynthia Scully Jenny Shyver
Elizabeth Suh Lane Beth Titterington Dana Woolard Hughlett Pei-in Yang
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The Youth Symphony would like to especially acknowledge several private teachers who continually support and encourage their students to participate in the Youth Symphony. The following teachers have four or more students who were accepted into the Youth Symphony for the 2009-10 Season.
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This program is presented by the Kansas Arts Commission, a state agency and the National Endowment for the Arts, a Federal agency.
Financial Assistance for this program has been provided by the Missouri Arts Council, a state agency. $30,000 + Commerce Bank Trusts: William T. Kemper Foundation Oppenstein Brothers Foundation Richard J. Stern Foundation Muriel McBrien Kauffman Foundation
$5,000 - $29,999 Carter Community Memorial Trust Francis Family Foundation Kansas Arts Commission Sam and Helen Kaplan Charitable Foundation ArtsKC Fund – Arts Council of Metropolitan Kansas City Missouri Arts Council Morgan Family Foundation Sosland Foundation
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$500 - $4,999 Dr. and Mrs. Jonathan D. Chilton Gary Dickinson Family Charitable Foundation Drs. Francisco and Cira Garcia-Ferrer Judge Jon Gray H & R Block Foundation David Woods Kemper Memorial Foundation Mr. and Mrs. James Ketter Martha Lee Cain Tranby Fund Vivian and Hymie J. Sosland Foundation Louis and Frances Swinken Supporting Foundation SCX Acquisition & Franchising
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AAA Insurance Co. Jennifer Adams Mr. and Mrs. Dan Albritton All Star Awards & Ad Specialties, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Armstrong Associated Plastic Surgeons, PC Hilda Awad Brown Mr. and Mrs. Jong Ho Bae Dr. Steven R. Baker, DDS Alan Ballew Mr. and Mrs. Rao Balusu Joseph and Suzanne Bartling Bayer CropScience Jack Bitzenburg Mr. and Mrs. Reuben Blubaugh Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Anthony Brandolino Brengelman Consulting Group Mr. and Mrs. Tim Brewer Mr. and Mrs. Brian Brezovar Mr. and Mrs. Eldon Brown Mr. and Mrs. William Burk Mr. and Mrs. Scott Cantrell Mr. and Mrs. Randal Carlson Robin Carroll Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Chabot Mr. and Mrs. Steven Chen Chesbrough Fitness Center Jung Suk Chun Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Cole Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Colville Mr. and Mrs. Malcolm Cook Copley Plumbing Craig, Inc. DAK Industries Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Danda Daniels Farms, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Dapra Mr. and Mrs. Brian Davis Deffenbaugh Industries, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Bertrand DeMontille Mr. and Mrs. Chengxun Deng Dermadoctor, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Michael Dieker Dr. Gustave & Elinor Eisemann Philanthropic Fund Elhoco MFG, Inc. Emerald Prairie Nursery Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Engert ETC Institute Extreme Limousine Family Medical Group Mr. and Mrs. Don Fitzgerald Mr. and Mrs. Leo Freaney George and Wendy Powell Donor Advisory Fund Mr. and Mrs. Roger Gibson Global Partners Mr. and Mrs. Charles Goodknight Mr. and Mrs. Richard Gray
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Great Wolf Lodge of Kansas City Greatest Grandma & Co. Mr. and Mrs. Dan Gruman Mingcheng Han Mr. Martin Haynes and Dr. Patricia Thomas Henry E. Wurst Family Foundation Jose Hernandez Ricardo Herrera Charles William Hibler, Ph.D. Melissa Higgins Jennifer Highley Hope Cancer Institute Hot Expectations Balloon Rides The Howard Group Mr. and Mrs. John Hu Mr. and Mrs. Orisa Igwe Mr. and Mrs. Greg Immethun iSmilekck J.C. Construction Management Jerry’s Harness Shop Mr. and Mrs. Gregory Jerzyk Mr. Robert Johnson Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Jones Kallsnick & Careswell, DDS, PC Mark Kapfer Mr. and Mrs. Tim Kerfoot Kiene Dental Group Kimball, Kimball, Scott, & Cooper MDs Mr. and Mrs. Dennis King Kleiss, LLC Ko’s Black Belt Academy Mr. and Mrs. Keshava Kote Mr. and Mrs. Mark Lahasky Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Layton Leawood Family Dental, LLC Mr. and Mrs. James Lee Mr. and Mrs. Choong Lee Dr. and Mrs. Terry Lee Mr. and Mrs. Xingong Li Mark Litzler and Barbara Head Mr. and Mrs. Michael Lorenzo A.J. Loscalzo Mr. and Mrs. David Lowe Mr. and Mrs. Chuck Lunney Luyben Music M.V.P Marketing, LLC Made in Heaven Wedding Chapel Mr. and Mrs. V.S. Murty Mangena Alson Martin Martin Family Dentistry McConnell and Associates Corporation Mr. and Mrs. Jim McDaniel Mr. and Mrs. Christopher McFarlin Marly McMillen Mr. and Mrs. Harold McPherson
Mr. and Mrs. Ashwani Mehta Metzler Brothers Insurance Meyer Music Mr. and Mrs. Vincent Miller Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Miller Mission Kitchen & Bath, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Richard Moon Shirley H. Nordhem Trust Dr. Richard M Oakley, DDS Mr. and Mrs. Shaun O’Kelley Padgett Family Foundation Dr. and Mrs. Michael Pagan Parkside Realty Mr. and Mrs. Paresh Patel D’Ann Pennington Peter’s Clothiers Prior Attire Resale Shop Proactive Solutions Mr. and Mrs. Richard Puhr Qin Qu Rational Systems, Inc. Rebar Setters, Inc. Reece & Nichols Realtors- Nancy Doyle Mr. and Mrs. Ken Reine Results Investments, LLC Elizabeth Rich Righteous Properties, LLC Mr. and Mrs. David Roebuck Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Ronan Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Ruhlman Sagduyu Healing Center Mr. and Mrs. Prem Samuel Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Schiffel Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Schwartz Mr. and Mrs. Bill Schwartz Mr. and Mrs. Craig Shaw Mr. and Mrs. Al Simmons Mr. and Mrs. Reynold Simpson Gary Skillett SPX Cooling Technologies, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. David Stice Mr. and Mrs. Louis Swyden Bujan Tammehr Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Tatum Mr. and Mrs. David Terry Lessie and Chester Thompson, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Thompson Tiffany Care Centers, Inc. Toon Shop Mr. and Mrs. Frank Tsay United Medical Group, LLC United Way Donor Choice W.L. Cassell & Associates, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Timothy Walker Alice Wallace
Mr. and Mrs. Hansford Warner Mr. and Mrs. John Wayne John and Doris Weilert Mr. and Mrs. Scott Wetschensky Mr. and Mrs. David Whitfield Wilhite & Frees Equine Hospital Wyandot Center for Community Behavioral Healthcare Mr. and Mrs. Jason Xu Mr. and Mrs. Koji Yahagi Mr. and Mrs. Mu Jen Yang Mr. and Mrs. John Ying Mr. and Mrs. Phillip Young Mr. and Mrs. Feng Zhang Mr. and Mrs. Mingyang Zhao
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In Memoriam In Memory of Michael Spielman: Ms. Ruth A. Spielman In Memory of Emmanuel Boyd: Mary Corneil Mr. and Mrs. David M. Eisenberg In Memory of Charles W. Rakers: Elizabeth Nieters In Memory of Phyllis MacNaughton: Allen Agron Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Beck Boyer and Corporon Wealth Management Nancy Daugherty Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Fairbanks Mr. and Mrs. Alan Ives Mr. and Mrs. James Jones Dolores Loutzenhiser Mr. and Mrs. Jay Soell Dr. and Mrs. Robert T. Stein Mr. and Mrs. James Vaughn
In Honor In Honor of Bryan Busby: Kansas City Christian Schools-Fine Arts Booster Club
Employers Matching Contributions Assurant Employee Benefits Boeing Company Hallmark Corporate Foundation Illinois Tool Works Foundation Qualcomm Wachovia Foundation
Endowment Contributions Russell Berlin Dianne Borth LaTonya Boyd Ellen Chilton Valerie Chow Mary Corneil Steven D. Davis Charles Hibler Mary Lou Jones Joe Keeney Stephen Kort Stephen McGehee Gail Miller Randall Pembrook Gail Rowland Ingrid Stölzel Peter Witte
Scholarship Contributions Mary Elizabeth Martin Scholarship Fund R.A. Long Foundation St. Paul School of Theology
In-Kind Contributions Congregation Kol Ami Friends of Chamber Music Johnson County Community College Community Arts Partnership Kansas City Symphony Kauffman Conference Center Harriman – Jewell Series Park University Schmitt Music Company St. Paul School of Theology St. Louis Symphony University of Missouri – Kansas City Conservatory of Music and Dance University of St. Mary
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50th Anniversary Celebration
2009-2010 concert schedule
Sunday, Oct. 3, 2009 - 9:30 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. Music Exploration Day Kauffman Center Symphonette & String Orchestra
Sunday, Feb. 7, 2010 - 1:00 - 4:00 p.m. Open House John Knox Village All Orchestras
Sunday, Oct. 11, 2009 - 2:30 p.m. Guest Artist Concert UMKC –White Recital Hall Symphony Orchestra & Academy Orchestra with guest artist Cypress String Quartet Oct. 17 & 18, 2009 Music Across the State Festival St. Louis—Powell Hall Symphony Orchestra & St. Louis Youth Orchestra
Thursday, March 4, 2010 - 7:00 p.m. Young Artist Solo & Ensemble Showcase Congregation Kol Ami Symphony & Academy Orchestra Members
Sunday, Oct. 25, 2009 - 3:00 p.m. Fall Concert Shawnee Mission North Auditorium Philharmonic, Symphonette & String Orchestra Tuesday, Dec. 1, 2009 - 3:30-8:00 p.m. Concerto Competition Grant Recital Hall—UMKC Symphony & Academy Orchestra Members
Saturday, Mar. 27, 2009 - 7:00 p.m. 50th Anniversary Celebration Gala Join us for an evening of celebration of our 50th Anniversary. If you’d like to be on our mailing list to get an invitation, please send a note to ysymph@crn.org. Don’t miss out on this wonderful celebration!
Sunday, Dec. 20, 2009 Winter Concerts Park University Chapel String Orchestra & Academy - 2:00 p.m. Symphonette & Philharmonic - 5:00 p.m. Symphony Orchestra 8:00 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 16, 2010 - 6:30 p.m. Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration St. James Church Academy Orchestra
Sunday, March 7, 2010 - 4:00 p.m. Concerto Showcase and Guest Artist Concert Music Hall Symphony & Academy Orchestra with guest artist Greg Foreman
Sunday, April 18, 2010 Spring Concerts Shawnee Mission North Auditorium String Orchestra & Academy - 2:00 p.m. Symphonette & Philharmonic - 5:00 p.m. Sunday, April 25, 2010 - 4:00 p.m. Spring Concert Folly Theater Symphony Orchestra May 10-15, 2010 Youth Symphony of Kansas City Audition Week Rockhurst High School
You Can Support the Youth Symphony of Kansas City Like most activities in life, the Youth Symphony costs more than you might expect. It takes about $1,000 on an average to cover the expenses of one musician for a year, yet tuition ranges from $260 to $390. It’s through generous contributions that the cost can remain reasonable for most families and scholarships are available for all students. You can designate the purpose of your gift for general program support, scholarships, tours or the endowment. You can make your gift in memory or in honor of a special person in your life. And of course your contribution is tax-deductible. Yes, I would like to support the musicians of the Youth Symphony of Kansas City
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