2013-14 California Youth Symphony Season Brochure

OUR NEW SEASON

2013–2014 CYS ORCHESTRA

The California Youth Symphony’s 62nd season will bring to local audiences a variety of outstanding music played by some of the Bay Area’s most talented young performers. We’ll feature American composers such as Gershwin, Bernstein and Copland, along with European masters like Dvorák and Ravel.

Adding excitement to the season will be the anticipation of the Orchestra’s 2014 summer tour to Prague and the Adriatic coast. Join us this season and learn why critics have described CYS as “among the best of the world’s youth orchestras” and its performances as “semi-miraculous.”

VIOLIN I

CALIFORNIA YOUTH SYMPHONY 441 California Avenue #5 Palo Alto, CA 94306 TEL 650.325.6666 EMAIL info@cys.org WEB www.cys.org

Andrew Chang Katherine Chang Alyssa Chen Camille Chen Justin Cheon Daniel Chien Samuel Chien Shannon Chiu Isabella Costanza Linda Doong Eugene Gil Tara Iyer Ben Jackson Justin Lee John Lim Xinge Ren Helen Thio Helen Wu Morgan Wu Emeri Zhang Sharon Zhen

VIOLIN II Nisha Ahluwalia Joseph Chang Tiffany Chen Elvin Hsieh

Joseph Hsiung Alyssa Ilano Catherine Kim Erin Kim Tony Donghui Kim Katie Lam Janel Jihyeon Lee Ryan Roggenkemper Kaitlyn Shih Mark Siano Caleb Tan Kevin Tom Hanlin Wang Melissa Wang Michelle Zhang

VIOLA Emily Gosti Jee-Young Kim Minji Koo Austin Lai Elizabeth Li James Lin Angela So Victor Wei-Chi Su Eileen Thio Emily Wong Elizabeth Geena Woo

CELLO

FLUTE

SAXOPHONE

PERCUSSION

Kevin Chang Yvonne Chen Hannah Choi Kelly Hong Julia Hu Charlie Huang Stephanie Juang Shea Ketsdever Kayla Kim Caitlin Lee Jioo Lee Irene Su Lillian Thio Benjamin Wang Dora Wang Garrett Woodford-Berry Derek DoKyong Yun

Theresa Abalos Tiffany Chang Yulan Chen Amy Huang Irwin Hui Jennifer Kim Krishan Kumar

Katie Lam Allan Zhao

Jennifer Grannen Kyle Jung Chester Leung Antoni Ostrowski Lauren Sheu

BASS Janice Gho Cameron Kao Joseph Lee Brian Ng Melani Shahin Rafael Zepeda

OBOE Arika Britt d’Arezzo Torrey Guan Andrew Kim Chetan Rane Amy Zhao

CLARINET Felix Chow Richard Liu Joshua Lu Kristen Park Tsung-Hsi Tsai

BASSOON Lawrence Chen Margaret Chien Alvin Hu Arielle Ilano Frederick Sun Allan Zhao

HORN Jeffrey Chang Melanie Gee Anna Hu Dora Li Jason Twohy Vishal Vaidya Chloe Wei

PIANO/CELESTA Emeri Zhang

TRUMPET Kai Banks Allen Wan

TROMBONE Angela Chen Tony Jiang Avner Kreps Jeffery Yang Philip Zehnder

TUBA Tavor Baharav Jonathan Lin

California Youth Symphony 2013–2014 62ND SEASON Leo Eylar, Music Director

CONDUCTOR: Leo Eylar SOLOIST: Adrian Lin

WELCOME TO OUR 62ND SEASON!

2013–2014 SEASON SCHEDULE

SUPPORTING CYS

Since its founding in 1952 CYS has grown from a single orchestra to 8 ensembles involving over 500 young musicians from over 100 Bay Area schools. The organization has earned a worldwide reputation for excellence and innovation, including being the first youth orchestra ever to tour overseas, winning prizes at international competitions and helping to initiate and organize numerous collaborations here in the Bay Area involving both local and international ensembles. Our Music Director, Leo Eylar, is beginning his 24th year with CYS. In addition to being an outstanding conductor, Eylar is also a composer of international renown and a highly respected educator—professor of music at California State University, Sacramento.

November 10, 2013 San Mateo Performing Arts Center 2:30PM and November 17, 2013 Flint Center, Cupertino 2:30PM

May 11, 2014 San Mateo Performing Arts Center 2:30PM and May 18, 2014 Flint Center, Cupertino 2:30PM

Less than two thirds of CYS expenses are met by ticket sales and member dues. Please help us to continue our proud tradition of providing musical opportunities for young people by making a contribution in one of these categories:

Copland: Fanfare for the Common Man Bernstein: Three Dances from On the Town Dvorák: Cello Concerto Ila Shon, soloist Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade

Ravel: Rapsodie espagnole Britten: Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra

The California Youth Symphony sponsors these programs, offering training and performance opportunities for young musicians on all symphonic instruments.

THE CALIFORNIA YOUTH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA (“senior orchestra”) is our most advanced ensemble— a professional level symphony orchestra conducted by Leo Eylar.

SOLOIST: Ila Shon

THE CYS ASSOCIATE ORCHESTRA is an advanced/ intermediate level symphony orchestra under the baton of Leo Eylar.

THE CYS STRING PROGRAM offers three ensembles under the direction of Kati Kyme. Ms. Kyme has an M.A. in violin performance from Yale and frequently appears as soloist and concertmaster with the world renowned Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra.

THE CYS WIND PROGRAM offers three ensembles under the direction of Rosita Amador. Ms. Amador has a B.A. in music from San Jose State University and she performs regularly with such groups as the Santa Cruz Symphony and Opera San Jose.

THE CYS PERCUSSION PROGRAM is under the direction of Artie Storch. Mr. Storch has a master’s degree from The Juilliard School and appears regularly with the San Francisco Symphony and other local orchestras. He is also the Percussion Director at California State University East Bay and Chabot College.

December 15, 2013 · HOLIDAY CONCERT Smithwick Theatre, Foothill College, Los Altos Hills 2:30PM Classical and Seasonal Favorites by the CYS Senior and Associate Orchestras

Plus additional works by CYS Senior Soloist Competition Winners

CYS ASSOCIATE ORCHESTRA December 15, 2013 · HOLIDAY CONCERT Smithwick Theatre, Foothill College, Los Altos Hills 2:30PM

March 16, 2014 Flint Center, Cupertino 2:30PM and March 23, 2014 Jackson Theatre, Ohlone College, Fremont 2:30PM

Classical and Seasonal Favorites by the CYS Senior and Associate Orchestras

Harrison: Parade Creston: Marimba Concerto Adrian Lin, soloist Strauss: Don Juan Gershwin/Bennett: Porgy and Bess

June 1, 2014 Smithwick Theatre, Foothill College, Los Altos Hills 2:00PM

March 9, 2014 Smithwick Theatre, Foothill College, Los Altos Hills 2:00PM

MAESTRO’S SOCIETY

FRIENDS OF CYS

The Conductor’s Circle: $5,000 and above The Symphony Circle: $2,500 to $4,999 The Principal’s Circle: $1,000 to $2,499

Sponsoring Supporters: $500 to $999 Sustaining Supporters: $300 to $499 Participating Supporters: $150 to $299 Active Supporters: $60 to $149

VENUE LOCATIONS

Family: Season Pass: $60, Single Concert: $30

Flint Center (on the campus of DeAnza College) 21250 Stevens Creek Blvd., Cupertino, CA 95014

Adult: Single Concert: $15 Senior/Student: Single Concert: $10

CYS Associate Tickets

Beethoven: Coriolan Overture Mozart: Overture to the Abduction from the Seraglio Bizet: Carmen Suites 1 & 2 Tchaikovsky: Capriccio Italien Herbert: Irish Rhapsody As well as pieces by the winners of the 2014 Associate Orchestra Soloist Competition

Please check with your employer to see if they will match your gift to CYS.

Regular Season CYS Tickets

(up to 2 adults and 4 children)

The Associate Orchestra 2013–14 repertoire will include:

You may also donate to CYS through www.justgive.org

Adult: Single Concert: $8 Senior/Student: Single Concert: $4 Send your check (for tickets and contributions) and contact information to: California Youth Symphony 441 California Avenue #5 Palo Alto, CA 94306

Smithwick Theatre (on the campus of Foothill College) 12345 El Monte Road, Los Altos Hills, CA 94022 San Mateo Performing Arts Center 600 N. Delaware St., San Mateo, CA 94401 Smith Center - Jackson Theatre, Ohlone College 43600 Mission Boulevard, Fremont, CA 94539-5847 For more information call 650-325-6666 or visit www.cys.org