20TH CELEBRATION OF MUSIC EDUCATION CONCERTS
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elcome to the 70th season of San Diego Youth Symphony and Conservatory and our annual Celebration of Music Education Concerts. These special concerts bring together hundreds of the region’s most talented musicians to share the joy and accomplishment of outstanding classical music with friends, families, and the San Diego community. Each season, all of us at SDYS aim to provide students of all ages and skill levels with unique music education opportunities. Every week, SDYS’ students come together to combine their talents and develop lifelong friendships through the bond of music. As we at SDYS celebrate our 70th season of outstanding music education, we also celebrate 70 years of partnership and appreciation for music educators from throughout San Diego and Southern California. Just as SDYS has provided seven decades of opportunity for musicians to pursue outstanding classical music, music educators have also provided these same students with decades of inspirational and dedicated instruction.
The students on stage today represent the very best and brightest from throughout San Diego County. In addition to their pursuit of outstanding musical accomplishment, they are leaders in their academic, athletic, and community outreach endeavors. We look forward to seeing them grow in the years ahead, knowing they will join our alumni in orchestras around the world, serve as master teachers, pioneering researchers, entrepreneurs and accomplish their dreams in other important fields. We are honored that so many parents and families have entrusted SDYS with part of their child’s education. Our faculty of professional educators, pedagogues, and musicians provides a comprehensive long term educational experience for all of our students. SDYS’ programs are designed to teach citizenship and responsibility, develop leadership and personal integrity, and to instill personal excellence through the group ensemble experience. This holistic approach to music education is what guides our programs’ focus on student achievement each season. Our entire organization of staff, board and volunteers is committed to providing significant and lasting musical benefits to students as well as bringing the joy of music to our audiences and the community. Today’s concerts are a celebration of that pursuit as well as a tribute to our partners in music education from public and private schools, private studios, and universities. We thank all music educators in attendance, and those unable to join us, for the incredible mentoring and training you provide students. We are equally thankful for the support our fellow music educators continue to show for SDYS. At this year’s concerts, we are proud to recognize Brianna Valeska, Julie Guy and Angela Neve as our 2015 Profiles in Music Education Award recipients. All three have made such a positive difference in the lives of thousands of students across San Diego County. In addition, they have been lifelong champions and advocates for all school arts and music programs in San Diego County. Thank you for joining us today and for your belief in music education. Your support enables SDYS to bring the life-changing power of music to all of our students and to the greater community. We are proud to have you join us for this tribute to music educators as we launch our 70th anniversary season. Enjoy the concerts!
JEFF EDMONS Music Director
San Diego Youth Symphony and Conservatory is proud to present the
2015 PROFILES IN MUSIC EDUCATION AWARDS
BRIANNA VALESKA
JULIE GUY
ANGELA NEVE
“Music education opens doors that help children pass from school into the world around them — a world of work, culture, intellectual activity, and human involvement. The future of our nation depends on providing our children with a complete education that includes music.”
“As a music therapist I am fortunate to be able to see the difference that music makes in people’s lives on a daily basis. No matter the age or ability level of a student, music can improve problem solving, develop executive functioning, improve motor skills and enhance memory. With continued strides in music research and community awareness we can hope that one day music will be an integral part of EVERY student’s education.”
“Music education is vital for our communities, whether it be a young child in a music class or an older learner playing an instrument for the first time. Music connects us to others in a unique way and brings different kinds of people together. Playing music helps enhance learning and development, boosts our immune systems, provides outlets for emotional expression and helps people lead happy and healthy lives. Personally, my life has been transformed by music education!”
Currently teaching at Grant K-8 School in Mission Hills, Brianna Valeska is a passionate and energetic music educator. She is currently in her ninth year of teaching for the San Diego Unified School District (SDUSD). Prior to teaching for the SDUSD, she held teaching positions at Coronado School of the Arts and San Diego Music Studio. One of Mrs. Valeska’s many goals and priorities in her teaching is to prepare her students to participate in SDUSD’s Honor Band and Orchestra each year. Mrs. Valeska received a Bachelor of Music in Violin from SDSU’s School of Music and Dance under the tutelage of San Diego Symphony violinist, Hernan Constantino. Shortly after graduation, Mrs. Valeska realized her passion for teaching and returned to school to obtain a Single Subject Teaching Credential in Music. Along with teaching, Mrs. Valeska has a wide range of performing experience including the Tifireth Israel Orchestra, Grossmont Symphony, SDSU Symphony and San Diego Symphony. Brianna is also an alum of the San Diego Youth Symphony and Conservatory.
Julie Guy is a neurologic music therapist who graduated from Western Michigan University with a Master in Music Therapy. In 2004, Julie co-founded The Music Therapy Center of California, where she is currently Vice-President and Internship Director. In her work with youth with special needs, Julie co-authored the In Harmony: Integrated Learning Program. She is also co-host of “Autism Toolkit Podcast,” a resource for parents, teachers and therapists. Julie is a founding board member of Banding Together, a San Diego non-profit whose mission is to provide music experiences, mentorships, and instruments to youth with special needs. She has been a guest on the KPBS Radio program “These Days,” KUSI “Good Morning San Diego” and Fox 5 News. She has presented nationally for universities and organizations such as the Autism Tree Project Foundation, Kids Included Together, the Autism Education Network, and the American Music Therapy Association.
Angela Neve is a board-certified neurologic music therapist, songwriter and co-founder of The Music Therapy Center of California. She received her Bachelor in Music Education/Music Therapy from Wartburg College, and Master in Neurologic Music Therapy from Colorado State University. She has been working as a music therapist in the San Diego area for over 15 years with children, teenagers and adults with autism. She has published several products including the In Harmony: Integrated Learning Program, an educational product targeting speech and social skills through music. She is the music director of Kibbles Rockin’ Clubhouse and stars as Miss Angela. She currently serves as the Phase 3 Early Intervention Director for the Autism Tree Project Foundation in which she trains pre-school teachers on inclusive music strategies. She has presented nationally for organizations such as Kids Included Together, the Autism Education Network, and the American Music Therapy Association. 20th Annual Celebration of Music Education Concert | 3
20TH ANNUAL CELEBRATION OF MUSIC EDUCATION CONCERTS SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 15TH • 1PM
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 15TH • 6PM
Profiles in Music Education Presentation to Brianna Valeska
Profiles in Music Education Presentation to Julie Guy & Angela Neve
SHOWCASE PROGRAM ENSEMBLES
OVATION PROGRAM ENSEMBLES
CONCERT WINDS
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WIND ORCHESTRA
Americans We
Henry Fillmore
Teaser #2
Adam Pezdek
Bacchanale
Camille Saint-Saëns arr. Andrew Balent
WIND SYMPHONY
The Circus Bee
Henry Fillmore
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Juan Cristóbal Palacios, Conductor Josef Strauss
Norwegian Dance No. 3, Op. 35
Edvard Grieg Leroy Anderson
Radetzky March, Op. 228
SINFONIA
Cossack Dance from Mazeppa
Johann Strauss, Sr.
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Peer Gynt Suite No. 1, Op. 23
Gustav Holst
Intermezzo-Vivace
CHAMBER ORCHESTRA
Leonard Bernstein trans. by Clare Grundman
| Jeff Edmons, Music Director
Overture to Prometheus, Op.43
Ludwig van Beethoven
Symphony No. 1 in c minor, Op. 11
Menuetto
Allegro con fuoco
Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy
The Comedians Suite, Op. 13
Feuerfest! / Polka Français Blue Tango
Nicolai Rimsky Korsakov trans. by Erik Leidzen
First Suite in E Flat Major, Op. 28
Ralph Vaughan Williams
March Intermezzo March
CONCERT ORCHESTRA
Procession of the Nobles from “Mlada”
Overture to Candide
| Juan Cristóbal Palacios, Conductor
English Folk Song Suite
| Jeff Edmons, Music Director
Dimitri Kabalevsky
Finale-Epilogue
SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
| Jeff Edmons, Music Director
Symphony No. 6 in b minor “Pathétique”, Op. 74
Allegro con grazia
Allegro molto vivace
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky Edvard Grieg
Morning Mood
Il Viaggio a Reims Overture
Giacomo Rossini
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CONDUCTORS JEFF EDMONS, Music Director
ADAM PEZDEK, Conductor
Jeff Edmons is now in his twentieth 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 and sets a benchmark for excellence in the United States.
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 throughout the country and 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 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.
San Diego Magazine named Jeff Edmons as one of “50 People to Watch in 1997.” Mr. Edmons has been featured in articles and journals honoring his work and has been the subject of documentaries on CNN, Fox Television, National Public Radio, and more. Mr. Edmons has led youth, collegiate, and professional orchestras in critically acclaimed performances throughout the United States as well as in Mexico, Spain, France, Germany, Austria, Finland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, and Switzerland. He is frequently invited to judge and guest conduct local and regional orchestras and bands. He has received numerous local and national invitations and awards for his achievements in music education. He studied violin performance with Michael Davis, former Concertmaster of the Scottish National Orchestra, string pedagogy with renowned pedagogue Dr. Robert Gillespie, and wind, brass, and 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. Mr. Edmons has dedicated himself to promoting youth music and youth education.
JUAN CRISTÓBAL PALACIOS, Conductor 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 Venezuela he founded, managed, and conducted the Orquesta Sinfónica Juvenil de Chacao. 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 helps organizations create, improve, develop, and implement cultural programs. 6
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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’ Concert Winds, Mr. Pezdek is the Opus Wind Conductor for SDYS’ Community Opus Project in Chula Vista. He also works as a freelance arranger and musician and performs locally as an instrumentalist, arranger, and assistant conductor in the San Diego Concert Band.
Thank you to all the music educators who inspire young musicians throughout the region! John Academia Tyler Adam Erica Adams Juan Aguilar Ramon Aguilar Adam Ainsworth Jennifer Albrent Kara Alcorn Mary Alice Hendricks Amy Allen Issac Allen Jessica Allen Rachel Allen Richard Almanza Andrea Altona D. Anders Nelson Neil Anderson Roger Anderson Dr. Anna Savvas Diane Anshell Steve Armstrong Leah Asher Francisco Astudillo Carolyn Atkins Yulia Atoyan Mary Au Peter August Israel Avila Elena Babayeva Sarah Babini Jean Bailey Franklin Baker Emily Balderrama Mindy Ball Stephen Ball Keith Ballard JeanPaul Balmat Carolyn Banks Sonia Banks Heather Barclay Jeannie Barnes Suzanne Barrett Melissa Barrison Julie Basett Morton Edwin Basilio Paul Batchelor Margaret Batjer Gail Beall Jeff Beck Laralee Beck Michele Beck Von Pecoz Jack Beddows Speedy Beers Michael Beeson Lori Bell Andre Beller Fred Benedetti Vivian Bergova Mr. Bertrand Annette Betts Karina Bezkrovnaia Vadim Bezkrovnij Jelena Bezkrovny Victoria Bietz Gunnar Biggs Kim Bing Brooke Binns Ruslan Biryukov Kenneth Biskie Jeanette Bittar
Thomas Black Cory Blaker Marta Blalock Brandon Blankenship Cathy Blickenstaff Maureen Blinn Chris Block Bill Bobbe Brad Bohn Bill Bonhivert Gary Bonner Judd Bonner Mikhail Borisovsky Ms. Borvitz David Bradley Erin Breene Cheryl Bretsnyder George Bridgewater Betty Britschgi David Brittan Riz Britton John-Michael Brooks Cameron Brown Damon Brown Tiffani Brown Cindy Broz Danielle Bruce Conrad Bruderer Ruslan Bryukai Krzysztof Brzuza Dana Burnett David Burnett Devin Burnworth Robert Bush Gene Button Bill Caballero George Cable Zeping Cai Greg Caldera Al Calderone Spencer Caldwell Kimberly Calloway Glen Campbell Rebecca Campbell Cindy Carrasquillo Jessica Carreon Robert Carter Steven Carter Rachel Casey Lowri Casimiro Mark Catcomb Jennifer Cauzza Jesus Ceja Samuel Chang Wendy Charines Brenda Chase Kara Chavez Christopher Chelpka Che-Yen (Brian) Chen Chi-Yuan Chen Grace Chen Jenny Chen Lillian Chen Molley Chen Pin Chen Shihju Chen Janet Cherif Jennifer Chi Chia-Ling Chien Allison Chilton
Yun Ching Chou Nai Ching Hwong Irina Chirkova Richard Chisholm Mingyu Cho Yumi Cho Enock Choi Jenny Choi Yechan Choi Chong-Kai Yu-ching Chou Jeanne Christensen Eun Chung Peter Clarke Jill Coady Greg Cohen Judy Coker Thomas Cole Meredyth Coleman Lorraine Collard Nancy Collins Tommy Collins Chris Conner Hernan Constantino Karla Contrerras Cindy Cook James Cook Michael Cook Miho Cord Brandon Corenman Esteban Corona Marcus Cortez Tiffany Corvell Charles Covell Laurie Covill-Walker Kyle Covington Marian Crabtree Kerry Craig Nicolette Crawford Juan Cristóbal Palacios Cindy Croff Pauline Crooks Amy Cruz Michael Cummins Charles Curtis Alice Dai-Bell Annaliese Dang Amy Darnell Dennis Davis Erick Davis Jim Davis Denise Day Peter Dayeh Peter De Luke Dani DeAngelo Doris DeChenne Carl Dershem Sara Deskin Divya Devaguptapv Jose Diaz Maya Diaz Raul Diaz Luke Diebolt Joan Diener Stephen Dirtadian Jason Dixon Dieter Dobin Anthony Do-Hoon Kim Jessie Donnelly Dr Doug Knechtel
William Doyle Mirka Drahos Miroslava Dramos Scott Drechsel Alyze Dreiling Cynthia Drexler Chi-Jan Du Brian Duffy Kelly Duley Thomas Duncan Katerine Dvoskin Mikhail Dvoskin Marc Dwyer Steven Dziekonski Robin Earley James Easley Ron Ebel Susan Eckvall Jeff Edmons David Efflandt Susan Ekvall Olando Elias Mary Elledge Michelle Elliott Andrew Elstob Julia Emahiser Kim Empemo Bee Eng Mr. Erb Erica Erenyi Martha Escobosa Marcela Espinosa Florence Espinoza Ramon Espinoza Kevin Esposito Veronica Esquivias Pam Eves Ralph Ewell Kirsten Eyerman Rachel Fabulich Julie Fagan Caitlin Fahey Peter Farrell Betsy Faust Kathy Fawcett Song Fei Fei Fei Fei Soong Fei Fei Soong Guo Michael Fellinger David Fennell Jane Ferguson Michael Fiedler Omar Firestone Glenn Fisher Sam Fisher Tim Fisher Becky Fleming Loie Flood Ron Florentine Reuben Flores Arah Fogel Mark Fogelquist Tim Foley Beth Folsom Joann Ford Marcia Forman Fronius Jeri Forseen Edward Foster Mario Foster Steve Foster
Ted Foster Gracie Fowler Bronwen Fox Irena Fraden Tamara Fraizer David Franklin Michael Freed Annette Fritzsche Eric Fuller Mei Fuyu Svetlana Gaidarov Rachel Galaviz Shleifer Galina Lee Galloway Kenneth Gammie Evelin Garcia Ricardo Garcia Jon Garner Hank Garrett Steve Garrett Stephanie Gauss Andy Geib Mona Geotch Warren Gerf Pavlo Getman Ara Ghukasyan Matt Gill Joel Ginsberg Maya Ginsberg Frank Glasson Lee Glenn Boris Glouzman Catherine Godden Margarget Goetschi Vladimir Goltsman Danielle Gomez Guadalupe Gonzalez Helen Goode Richard Gordon Bill Goss Alexandre Gourevitch Myrna Gowing Jeffrey Grable Beth Grace Mr. Gracia Patricia Graham Tim Gramelle Brian Grams Burton Grant Catherine Gray Michael Gray Laura Green Nanae Green Kirk Green Daniel Greenberg Ann Gref Warren Greg Reiko Gregory Justin Grenel Molly Grieco Justin Grinnell Henry Gronnier John Guernsey Scott Gumbiner Lu Yan Guo Julie Guy Nancy Hackett Eric Hagen Sam Hager Kimberly Hain
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MUSIC EDUCATORS Katrina Hale Dave Hall Doug Hall Erik Hall Marina Hall Ben Halquist Alyze Hammer Goeun Han Susanna Han Ann-Marie Haney Rebecca Hang Grace Hanggi-Noe Karen Hansen Liesl Hansen Douglas Hargis Deborah Harrington Jerri Harrison Kent Hartman William Hatfield Kate Hatmaker Beth Hayes Joyce Hayutin Consuela Healy-King Bobby Hearns Eun Hee Kim Matthew Heinecke Steve Held Martha Heminger Brenda Henderson Healy Henderson Hee Heong Kathleen Herb Katy Heritage Jory Herman
Ruben Hernandez Vince Hernandez Melanie Heyl Catherine Hickman Thomas Higdon Tony Higgins William Hiley Frederick Hilgers Jack Hill Manzo Hill Darby Hinshaw Tracy Hirschfeld Katelyn Hock Kirk Hoffman Mike Holguin Guy Holiday Alex Holland Christopher Holliday Stuart Holmes Jenny Holson Cory Homnick Gary Hoover Gary Horimoto Karen Horn Dee Horton Aaron Hudson Jeremy Hudson Patrick Hudson Domenico Hueso Robert Hughes Eunice Huh Yoonhee Huh Natasha Hui Rosalind Hui
Jason Hutton Chaling Huynh Mercy Hwong Jay Ian De La Cruz Kenneth Igarashi Annette Inouye Stephen Inscoe Rachel Ioseke Jennifer Irlen Mary J Madden Eric J Martinez Christopher Jabot Marvin Jackson Jared Jacobsen Keith Jacobson Brandon Jagow Daniel James Randall James Hoffman Tim Jameson Mickey Janellli Hee Jeong Janet Jeong Ken Jerahian Yoo Jin Cho Judith Johanson John Johnson Sam Johnson Eric Johnston George Johnston Paul Johnston Peggy Johnston Ms. Jolene Riley Stan Jones Kasey Jonesrebandt
MUSIC EDUCATORS Sunah Jong Pierre Joubert Jason Justeson Alia Jyawook Lynn Kahn Chong Kai Ma Daisy Kainer Kobb Amy Kalal Matt Kalal Ross Kallen Hazel Kang Zigmant Kanstul Bezkrovnaia Karina Robin Karnik Ms. Kat Marc Keehmar Charles Keith Davis Judy Kelley Christina Kelton Scott Kent Les Kespics Mark Kilmer HeeJin Kim Jaime Kim Jungmi Kim Sarah Kim Yeon Kim Paul Kimbaro Daisy Kiner Kopp Josephine King Charles King Dimitry Kirchenko Damon Kirk Harrison Kirk
Lorie Kirkell Jennifer Kitelinger Shannon Kitelinger Wayne Kitt Chris Klich Joan Kloor Lisa Klopp Cheryl Knapp Doug Knechtlel Bongshin Ko Ronald Koenig Eva Koh Dirk Koman Lynn Konen Kaitlyn Korogy Eugenia Korotkin Anastasia Kossler David Kozlowski Steven Kramer Marianne Krystmas Zoe Kumagai Elizabeth Kung Timothy Kung Joan Kurland Jiyoung Kwon Nathalka Kytasty Yuri Kytasty Derek L. Cannon Luciano Lacarra Sarah Lambert Ariana Lamon-Anderson Richard Langen Sean LaPerruque Mezo Laszlo
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Charles Lauer Bruce Laurelin Johanna Laurelin Gregory Lawrence Lynn Lazzara Liliana Lazzari Chris Lea Ondrea Leavitt Carolyn Lechusza Alan Lechusza Aquallo Carolyn Lechusza Aquallo Amy Lee Daniel Lee Fred Lee Jungnyeon Lee Paul Lee Tricia Lee Vanessa Lee Hyeseong Lee Kang Morgan Leech April Leslie Michael Leto Ian Lewis Ondrej Lewit Christine Li Daimin Li FangFang Li Cathy Li Naples Qing Liang Shuang Liang Dale Liao Joanne Lichtenberg Abe Liebhaber Sun Lim
Daniel Lindquist Alexander Lipay Inessa Litvin Frank Liu Rinna Livshin James Llamas Alyssa Lockner Wendy Loeb Stephanie Lomax Rachel Lopez Emmons Ruth Lopez-Yanez Steve Lorentz John Lorge Rebecca Lorge Bernard Lotstein Kate Loughrey Leah Lowe Mark Lowery Cesar Lozano Daisy Lu Stephen Luchs Al Luna Joe Luna Brian Lund Kim Lundgren Bing Luu Monica Lynn Pama Lynn Broeckel Matthew Lyons Gerhard M. Betsche Brad M. Pulverenti Eric Mabrey Stacey MacMillan Charles Macpherson
Mary Madden Vern Malec Seth Malmstrom Mary Manaster Raul Mandoza Philip Marcus Mark Margolies Anna Marie Williams Travis Maril Patrick Marion John Mark Harris Pamela Martchev Valentin Martchev Claudio Martin Alfonzo Martinez Angel Martinez Cesar Martinez Eileen Martinez Martha Martinez Charles Martyn Elena Mashkovtseva Jane Masur Julio Mathis Rebecca Matayoshi Erdis Maxhelaku George Maxman Susan Mc Keehan Doreen McCarty Christine McClurg Mike McCoy Charles McGhee Tipton McGill Billy McKay Susan McKeehan
Walter McKnight Tim McMahon Jeffrey McNurlan Gary McPherson Betty Meads Darrel Medeiros David Medine Elizabeth Meeker Nuvi Mehta Mei Mei Wang Melissa Mejia Laszlo Mezo Paul Michael James Miles Curt Miller Melanie Miller Pamilla Miller Philip Miller Nathan Mills Mario Miragliotta Gaiana Mndoian Tiffany Modell Gary Mollenkopf Edward Moller Claude Monteux Susan Montiero Lilly Mooneyham Eric Moore Lara Moore Andrew Moreau Elliott Moreau Russell Moreau Michael Morgan Jordan Morita
George Morris Daphne Moyd Matthew Mulvaney David Murray Mark Nadeau Hamiko Naka Bradley Nash Christine Needham Ramón Negrón Jody Nelson John Nettles Angela Neve Deborah Nevin Jennifer Newcome Julia Newman Quyen Nguyen Eileen Nichols Tim Nichols Tom Nichols Mark Nicholson Tara Nijhowne Wesley Noel Eunjeong Noh Gerard Nolan Mark Nowak Ray Nowak Susana Obando Barquero Bill O’Heily Electra O’mara Deb O’Neill Hugh O’Neill Brian O’Donell Soyoung Oh Andres Olivares
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MUSIC EDUCATORS Felix Olschofka Yoko Onaka Jennifer Opdahl (piano) Mary Opperman Sharon Ormsbee Claire Orona Katherine Ortega Galina Oshay Lisa Oskam Frau Osterman Andrea Overturf Michelle Owen Gary Pack Marisol Padilla Jason Paguio Tamara Paige Alexander Palamedes Morris Palter Fank Palumbo Janet Parish-Whitaker Eunhee Park Hojin Park Lucille Park Randall Parks Will Parsons Maryam Parto Galina Pasternak Scott Paulson Clayton Payne September Payne Cinda Peck Carol Pelkner Rafael Perez Charlie Perkes
Barry Perkins Virginia Perrin Janice Petersen Adam Pezdek Beth Pfauth Mark Phelps Linda Piatt Kim Pigorsch Anna Piland Roger Pine Hu Ping Flavia Pisco Shannon Plymell Nico Pompeo Keith Popejoy William Pordon Jennifer Post Lisa Posteraro James Postersro Arlene Poulos Kate Prestia-Schaub Jim Prindle Linda Prior Josh Prout Adan Provencio Cheryl Pruetting Chad Przymus David Pschaida Patricia Puckett Joseph Purser Christina Querido Matthew Quiroz Ms. Quyen Tracy Rabasco
Sergey Ramenskiy Donna Ransdell Sylvia Re Steve Rea Margo Redford Carl Reed Electra Reed Jim Reed Alicia Regiro Ulli Reiner Brian Reinstice Lindsay Reitzel Minghoan Ren Frank Renk Sheryl Renk Sean Reusch Todd Rewoldt Athena Reyes John Reynolds Karen Reynolds Rosalind Richards Sharletta Richardson Tyler Richardson Brenda Riedler Jason Ries Garnette Riney Kenneth Ritchie Robert Rivera Sharon Rizzo Angie Ro Susan Robboy Sam Roberson Keith Robinson Esther Rocha
MUSIC EDUCATORS Karen Rockwell Gustavo Rodriguez Oscar Rodriguez Ruben Rodriquez Malou Rogers Joe Rolling Jim Romeo Stephanie Romeo Brianna Romero Woan Rong Winterling Paulette Rose Laura Rosky-Santoni Beth Ross-Buckley Diana Roth Robert Rotzler Lisa Roudebush David Rouillard Allison Roush Joe Rowling Michelle Rumley Lissette Ryan Dale Saare Tim Saeger Sean Salehi San San Blain Carlos Sanchez Michael Santos Tatsuo Sasaki David Savage Francesca Savage Barbara Scheidker Marlene Scherk Elly Schimdt Tony Schimtt
Elly Schmidt Stefanie Schmitz Dell Schroeder Drechsel Scott Efren Scott Linda Scott Eun Seo Park James Sepulvado Sondra Shamrell Stacy Sharpe Yvonne Shay Russell Shedd Ethan Shek Viktor Shekhtman Karen Sheldon Sang Shen Sifang Shen Jia Sheng Zhou Vivian Shing Nancy Shirley Stanny Shiu Judy Shriver Kelley Jarrod Sills Paula Simmons Ryan Simmons Anna Skalova Sarah Skuster Cami Smith Nicole Smith Tasha Smith-Godinez Richard Sommer Ivanka Sotirova Emmanuel Soto Jorge Soto
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SDYS Concertmaster 1999-2001 SDYS Concerto Competition Winner 2000 What did you do after SDYS? After SDYS, I majored in violin performance at USC under the guidance of professor Alice Schoenfeld. While I was in school, I worked as a freelance musician in the Los Angeles and San Diego areas ranging from recordings for albums and films to substituting for major opera companies, symphony orchestras, and tour musicians. What are you up to now? For the past 10 years, I have been working mostly in the San Diego area, namely for the San Diego Symphony, San Diego Opera, and the former San Diego Chamber Orchestra. In addition to my regular teaching and performing schedule, I am currently working on a project to combine my love for music with the growing demands of modern technology. What advice can you give to young musicians? Music has taught me that in order to become a good musician, there are no short cuts but hard-work and dedication. When the road gets tough, don’t lose hope or your passion for what you love. The industry has such a diverse range of styles and performers. Along the way, you will meet some incredible talents who will inspire you to become a better musician. You were invited to join SDYS on its 70th Anniversary China Tour. What was your most memorable moment from the China Tour? The China Tour was an incredible experience which I will cherish for many years to come. It was really good to reconnect with the alums and catch up on what they have been up to over the past decade. My favorite moment was hearing the current SDYS for the first time during the rehearsals before the tour. These students are incredibly dedicated and motivated in addition to being a group of amazing talents. The highlight was seeing their parents’ support throughout the rehearsals and the preparation of the tour. Their love and support played a major contributing factor in the success of the tour.
What did you take away from the China Tour? Music has the power to bridge any gap in cultural differences. For instance, at the end of every concert, the orchestra would play a traditional Chinese song “Da Hai” (which means ‘the Sea’) which everyone in China knows. After every concert, the positive feedback from the audience was overwhelming and heartwarming. It reminded me why I chose to become a musician in the first place. What did you learn from your days at SDYS? The most valuable thing I learned was to be respectful and understanding to fellow musicians. Always be wiling to help out fellow musicians because being a good orchestra is a group effort. I was too young to understand when Mr. Edmons said that to us after rehearsal was over. But I am really grateful he taught us that. I have kept in touch with many of the SDYS alums. Many of them hold prestigious positions in major orchestras throughout the world. It’s hard to believe that through music, I have made many friends who will be around for a very long time. I am an only child, but to me, my fellow musicians are my family. Is there anything else you would like to share? SDYS has grown tremendously over the years. I am really proud to say I am an alum. It is an orchestra that truly cares about the future of music and the well-being of its students. The things we have learned from our days at SDYS will always be a part of us.
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BALBOA PARK ENSEMBLES OVATION PROGRAM SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA & CHAMBER ORCHESTRA Violin I *Sofia Hashemi-Asasi — Jeffrey Dan Sollender Concertmistress Chair *Allan Huang — Maurice Kawashima Associate Concertmaster Chair *Yeawon (Erica) Hwang — Assistant Principal *Daniel Rim — Assistant Principal *Ilana Hirschfeld — Assistant Principal *Natalie Chin — Assistant Principal *Frank Lee — Assistant Principal *Michelle Ju — Assistant Principal *Ryan Park — Assistant Principal *Lois Kim — Assistant Principal *George Niu — Assistant Principal *Song Lee — Assistant Principal Lynn Bi Jonathan Kuo Rachel Hsieh Sophia Schafer Julia Zeng Savanna Dunaway Jiashen Lu Cameron Wirtz Violin II Supported in part by the La Jolla Debutante Fund and the Julie E. Brewer Fund *Bryan Kaleta — Dr. Margaret Lake Memorial Scholarship *Christian Gonzales — Assistant Principal Yeonji Chu Valerie Fan Cynthia Qiao Gabrielle Clement Altana Schweitzer David Chen Ana Luisa Diaz de Cossio Mariano Espinosa Lucas Liu Susannah Gallup Stella Chung Elizabeth Guanuna Craig Chen Na Yeon (Nicole) Kim Jihyun Lee Yeonjeong Chu Catherine Sun Viola Supported in part by the Blair & Georgia Sadler Scholarship Fund *Ricardo Reyes — Principal *Nathan Rim — Assistant Principal *Diego Guerra — Assistant Principal Benjamin Baker Aldo Ruiz Alonso Conrad Keller Amy Li
Cello Supported in part by the Eleanor M. Young Cello Fund *Andrew Rim — Principal *Paul Maxwell — Assistant Principal *Stephen Yang — Assistant Principal *Wade Streit — Assistant Principal *Emily Lin — Assistant Principal Russell Chiang Jiayue Li Daniel Sun Henry Helmuth Edward Li Caroline Barker David Zeng Kyle Xiao Andrew Levine Elliot Kim Dustin Shin Angelina Pei Edwin Lim Minha Kim
Trombone Alec Candib
Double Bass *Micayla George — Principal *William Mrdjenovich — Assistant Principal Margot Richter Adrian Holtz Owen Cruise Samuel Fu
Oboe Laura Gilmore — Principal Christine Kwon — Assistant Principal Katrina Yin Lucy Ren
Flute *Christine Kim — Principal *Catherine Jung — Assistant Principal Qihan Yu Robin Kong Kevin Lin Jenny Li Oboe *Laura Gilmore — Principal *Christine Kwon — Assistant Principal Katrina Yin Lucy Ren Clarinet *Jay Shankar — Principal *Ivy Huang — Assistant Principal Maggie Chen Chae Yoon (Gemma) Baek Bassoon *Max Jiang — Inge Manes Principal Bassoonist Chair Alec White French Horn *Jamie Pfauth — Principal & Chelsea King French Horn Chair *Tim Toombs — Assistant Principal Trumpet *Michael Remish — Principal *Minjoon Choi — Assistant Principal Yooka Kim Andrew Pak
Tuba Nick Pickett Percussion *David Meinen — Principal Oscar Tapia Sahrang Han Kirusha Lanski WIND ORCHESTRA Flute Christine Kim — Principal Catherine Jung — Assistant Principal Qihan Yu Robin Kong Kevin Lin Jenny Li
Clarinet Jay Shankar — Principal Ivy Huang — Assistant Principal Maggie Chen Chae Yoon (Gemma) Baek Bassoon Max Jiang — Principal Alec White Alto Saxophone Elizabeth Marshall Joseph Kuo Tenor Saxophone Jay Patwardhan Baritone Saxophone Nicolas Castriotta French Horn Jamie Pfauth — Principal Tim Toombs — Assistant Principal Trumpet Michael Remish — Principal Minjoon Choi — Assistant Principal Yooka Kim Andrew Pak Euphonium/Trombone Alec Candib Tuba Nick Pickett Percussion David Meinen — Principal Oscar Tapia Sahrang Han Kirusha Lanski
BALBOA PARK ENSEMBLES Guest Artists
SHOWCASE PROGRAM SINFONIA Violin I Susan Lee — Principal Amanda Martin — Assistant Principal Chloe Ko Sara Maxman Mia Redelings Eliana Petreikis Haruki Ebina Nabeen Chu Richard Chen Kaiulani Williams Michael Ren Alicia Yang Jacob Factora Henry Ling Kalos Chu Katie Uh Michelle Uh Isabelle Herrera Cherie Um Daniel Jung Jason Nan Yea Ji Park Emma Smith Violin II Esther Jung — Principal Yujin Jeong Eric Zhou Aparna Akella Andrew Lim Tristan Upton Yeonwoo Chu Michelle Wu Julia Situ Angela Chen Nicholas Chin Emma Antoine Jessica Jiang Lilah Behnke-Mehne Morgan Leach Iris Mao HeeJoo Kang Seung Woo Choi Eric Xu Trevor Guo Anmol Seth Hyemin Jeon Yoonseo Choi Aidan Fitzpatrick Luke Huang Kyle Ke Viola Abigail McRea — Principal Camille Ormsby — Assistant Principal Emily Pilkington Jonathan Luo Cynthia Chen Faith Robinson Brenda Roach
Cello Madelynn Bolin — Principal Colette Chiang — Assistant Principal Bryan Pan Bryan Ping Sophia Brittain Peter DeFrancesca Francis Lum Zita Hermann Sierra Dunaway Carla Chehadeh Elias Jinich Jason Tu Sebastian Brumm Isabel Sanchez Hodoyan Christine Cho Isabella Collins Double Bass Jacaranda Ostrie Adrian Chang Angelica Pruitt Louis Demer Flute Athena Tsai — Principal Rebecca Huynh Emily Z. Wang Michelle Liu Joseph Halcumb
Oboe Cara Benner Tiffany Schell Lauryn Chan Sam Hodges Catherine Musinski Troy Appel Clarinet Christopher DeVore Blake Berke Cunxi Huang Jessica Chun Patrick Wildenhain Bassoon Kamryn Cruise — Principal Francesca Hodges Amanda Musinski James Letchinger French Horn Katherine Perrine Trumpet Emily Buckley Noah Pezdek Trombone Varun Bhajekar Trevor King Maxwell Blaine
Percussion Isabel Garcia — Principal Delina Selam FengSong Zhang CONCERT ORCHESTRA Violin I Elliott Park Joan Resubal Natasha Tavares Kayla Brewer Ella Young Michelle Yi Julia Haymaker Julia Ma Rachel Banister Matthew Wirtz Sathvi Seshan Ariel Cha David Diaz Azja Czajkowski Pauline Losay Margaret Liu Jason Lin Wei-Shan Huynh Joanna Hou Junu Song Satvik Nagpal Maxwell Yao Oscar Arnold Grace Yoo Audrey Tsai
SDYS Tour Orchestra on the Great Wall of China June 2015
Violin II Ivan Li Maya Que Maya Strange Sara Chong Andrew Park Daeho Lee Cesar Gonzalez Aurora Czajkowski Pedro Diego Nicole Kellis Matthew Chin Jon White Olivia Sherman Viola Brent Aldrich Bautista Jeffrey Keppler Kaito Robson Brigette Watson Andres Tistoj Alfredo Contreras Cello Timothy Chu Bruno Bello Wendy Yang Grace Thomas Sameeran Das Ethan Tan Kyle Pan Continues on page 17
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Percussion Joshua Lewis Kellen Vance Justin Luo Cameron Redelings Jack Grenda WIND SYMPHONY Flute Ethan Yao Joseph Halcumb Hearyun Chon Alexa Lui Helen Zhu Campbell Barnes Rohith Kodukula Lauren Glevanik Malia Moore Sara Chitlik Sergio Miragliotta Kevin Park Hannah Kinsey Elizabeth Stewart Katherine Liao Oboe Cara Benner Troy Appel Lauryn Chan Catherine Musinski Clarinet Christopher DeVore Cunxi Huang
Blake Berke Grace Lin Gabriel de Andrade Andrew Yoon Brynn Forrester Matthew Elwell Ananya Madabushi Danica Chen Bass Clarinet Baron Huang Gayathri Gunasekaran Bassoon Amanda Musinski Alto Saxophone Madahlia Taylor William Sun Yan-Kai Huang Michael Louis Fabonan Charles Wang Vishnu Doppalapudi Kevin New William Bonitz Newman Tenor Saxophone Martell Irby French Horn Katherine Perrine Trumpet Noah Pezdek Maxwell Kilman Trombone Trevor King Gaurie Gunasekaran Benjamin Wilhelm Percussion Isabel Garcia - Principal Jason Hsu Delina Selam FengSong Zhang CONCERT WINDS Violin I Emma Li Nathan Haghgoo Savannah Colby Yesul Kang Maya Buckley Seyoung Lee Stephen Yun Brin Jaffe Petunia Rizo Hanna Kim Oboe Alexander Kuncz Colin Gazaui Justin Lee Clarinet Jackson VanVooren Alissa Maushardt Noah Hampshire Elea Castiglione Ria Rizo
Oliver Deng Eric Lin Vansh Vermani Faith Lee Alto Saxophone Savannah Frost Robin Shi Ethan Shek Aishwarya Mahesh Lucas Diega Astha Patra Tenor Saxophone Milan Sandhu Alexander (AJ) Lee
French Horn Naomi Liao Trumpet Dylan McCulloch Nina Bonaventure Peter Oh Trombone Samuel Wilhelm Thomas Manley Cameron Redelings Euphonium Amalia Gale Percussion Jack Grenda
THANK YOU! The San Diego Youth Symphony and Conservatory is very grateful to those who have donated musical instruments for our students’ use. Valerie Attisha Linda Johnson Waldir Leal Georgia Sadler Richard Schucman Daniel Shefter The Violin Shop
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 7/2/2015–10/17/2015. We apologize for any errors or omissions.)
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Showcase Program Notes CONCERT WINDS Adam Pezdek, Conductor
Henry Fillmore Americans We Henry Fillmore’s march “Americans We” was composed to delight audiences and lift their spirits. The piece premiered in 1929, the start of the Great Depression, and quickly became a staple of Fillmore’s concerts at the Cincinnati Zoo’s shows. At a time before commercially available recordings and the radio, live performances of uplifting music helped Americans weather the storm of financial instability. Adam Pezdek Teaser #2 (Notes written by Adam Pezdek) “It’s true, all of it. The dark side, the Jedi, they’re real.” This confession comes from Han Solo in the third teaser for the upcoming Star Wars film, The Force Awakens. This December will usher in a new generation of Star Wars fans as the first live-action film in ten years is released. This piece is a transcription of the background music from Teaser #2, featuring one of the iconic themes from the original 1977 Star Wars film, A New Hope. Camille Saint- Saëns, arr. Andrew Balent Bacchanale In the late 19th-century, French opera had come to dominate and influence all composers of the time. Camille Saint-Saëns, unable to escape the influence, indeed to take advantage of the opportunity, composed his opera Samson et Dalila. Referencing the tradition of the first operas to turn towards mythic stories, Saint-Saëns uses the Biblical tale of Samson and Delilah. Paris, the epitome of high society and fashion, was enthralled with wares of other cultures, be they Persian rugs or spices from Asia. These tastes of the time are present in the music. This interest in the “exotic” can be heard as representative of the Middle-Eastern setting of Babylon. This kind of exotic flare found its way into the music of other contemporaries to Saint-Saëns.
WIND SYMPHONY Juan Cristóbal Palacios, Conductor
Ralph Vaughan Williams English Folk Song Suite The “English Folk Song Suite” is a set of three pieces, based on traditional English folk songs. Ralph Vaughan Williams, a contemporary, close friend, and influence of Gustav Holst, would have heard Holst’s First and Second Suites for Military Band in 1911. It wasn’t until Holst’s convincing work for military band that Vaughan Williams ever considered the ensemble. The first movement employs an incredible complication, casting one folk tune counted in groups of two, against another tune counted in groups of six. The second movement contrasts this complexity with its elegant beauty. The third and final movement continues the tension between groupings of two and three, though only ever juxtaposed, not simultaneously used like in the first.
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| 1pm Concert Henry Fillmore The Circus Bee James Henry Fillmore, Jr. was born in Cincinnati on December 3, 1881 into a family of composers and publishers of religious music. A somewhat incorrigible boy, he was bored with church music. He preferred more exciting music such as that used in circuses. Frustrated at being unable to influence the Fillmore Brothers to branch into the publication of band music, he left home. Upon his return after just one season of the Lemon Brother’s Circus, he returned home; his family’s publishing house agreed to publish band music. “The Circus Bee” was composed to celebrate the first publication of band music in the Fillmore Brothers publishing house.
CONCERT ORCHESTRA Juan Cristóbal Palacios, Conductor
Josef Strauss Feuerfest! / Polka Français The influence of Johann Strauss on his son Josef Strauss is unmistakable in his music. Josef Strauss extended the practice of his father through the composition of light concert works based on dance forms. This afternoon’s “Feuerfest! Polka Français” provides an example. Though indebted to his father’s career, Josef’s music also has clear stylistic differences, not least of which can be found in his choice of dance form. In the mid-19th century, the polka overtook the higher-brow waltz in popularity and eventually gave rise to the two-step and the ragtime. Edvard Grieg Norwegian Dance No. 3, Op. 35 Edvard Grieg is easily Norway’s most recognizable composer, both for his use of Norwegian folk tunes and for his sustained popularity. His use and development of Norwegian folk music in his own compositions put the music of Norway in the international spectrum, as well as helped to develop a national identity. Grieg is regarded as simultaneously nationalistic and cosmopolitan in his orientation. Although born in Bergen and buried there, he traveled widely throughout Europe, and considered his music to express both the beauty of Norwegian rural life and the culture of Europe as a whole. Leroy Anderson Blue Tango Leroy Anderson, an American composer, sought many of the same goals in his music as both Grieg and Strauss. His primary focus was on the composition of light concert works based on popular American music. “Blue Tango” was his first hit. In 1952, the piece occupied the Billboard chart’s top spot. Though today Anderson is best known for his piece “Sleigh Ride,” “Blue Tango” was his first major success. The influence of American jazz and ragtime can be heard married with American compositional practices from the time. The simple and straight-forward form of the work foregrounds Anderson’s elevation of jazz elements. Johann Strauss Sr. Radetzky March, Op. 228 The “Radetzky March” by Johann Strauss is a piece steeped in tradition and held particularly dear to the Viennese, even today. The march was composed to celebrate the military victory of the
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Austrian Empire over the Kingdom of Sardinia. Part of the reason for the incredible popularity of the march is due to the use of an Austrian tune in the middle section. Reportedly, this tune was sung by the soldiers who won the battle as they returned home to Vienna. At its first performance for the Austrian military, officers clapped and stomped their feet in delight upon hearing Strauss’ incorporation of their own celebration song.
Edvard Grieg Peer Gynt Suite No. 1, Op. 23 Suite No. 1 features the best-known excerpts from “Peer Gynt Suite No. 1, Op. 23.” “Morning Mood” and “In the Hall of the Mountain King” have both achieved pop-culture identities of their own. The first has been used in countless cartoons while the second has been covered by numerous rock bands from The Who to Metallica, and is the soundtrack to many video games. In a letter, Grieg confessed he loathed “In the Hall of the Mountain King” because “it absolutely reeks of cow pies, exaggerated Juan Cristóbal Palacios, Conductor Norwegian nationalism and trollish self-sufficiency!” It is curious to wonder what Grieg would have made of this “trollish” tune’s Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky enduring popularity. Cossack Dance from Mazeppa Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky had the unique experience as a composer Giacomo Rossini who achieved popularity during his lifetime. His popularity was Il viaggio a Reims Overture owed to the many successful compositions premiered throughout Giacomo Rossini’s method of overture writing has become his lifetime, including many of his symphonies and ballets. Even legendary. Invariably last-minute creations before the premiere, in contemporary popular culture, themes from his ballets have they were full of self-borrowing and usually had little relation to become recognizable tropes, like his love theme from Romeo and the opera itself. But “Il viaggio a Reims” was different—it had no Juliet. Unfortunately, Tchaikovsky’s opera Mazeppa was not one overture. Written specifically for the coronation of French King of his successful works, owed largely to inconsistencies of musical Charles X in 1825 in Reims, Rossini never meant for it to become quality. Though the opera has faded into obscurity, successful a part of the repertoire, and he reused much of the music in portions have been preserved. The “Cossack Dance from another of his comic operas. “Il viaggio” was not heard again Mazeppa” is one of those successes. This incredible piece of music until 1984. The supposed overture heard this afternoon is largely is the shining gem from the first act of the opera. a reworking of the dances heard in the finale of his occasionspecific work.
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Nicolai Rimsky Korsakov Procession of the Nobles from “Mlada” “Procession of the Nobles” from Rimsky-Korsakov’s opera-ballet Mlada, is the most popular surviving piece of this larger four-act work. A master orchestrator, having literally written the book on the subject, he accompanies each musical theme by the perfect setting for the mood and character of the theme. At the opening, a royal brass fanfare pronounces the beginning of the procession; the lushness of the loud chords that follow is an example of his orchestral mastery. The main melody repeats, but the interest of the piece is kept by the constant variation of instrumental sound. While the piece is fairly consistent in its mood, contrast and excitement exist in the orchestration.
Ludwig van Beethoven Overture to Prometheus, Op. 43 The idea for “The Creatures of Prometheus” came from the celebrated Neapolitan choreographer Salvatore Viganò, who normally wrote his own music. For this work, however, which was to be presented for the empress Maria Theresia at the Vienna Court Theater, Viganò picked an unusually serious, “heroic allegorical” subject, and then turned to Beethoven for music of corresponding importance. Although Viganò assumed Beethoven had never written for the dance before—his slight, earlier Ritterballett had intentionally been passed off as the work of Count Waldstein—Beethoven had already proved, in his first two piano concertos, first symphony, and Pathétique Sonata, that he recognized that music was a dramatic language.
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 6 in b minor, “Pathetique,” Op. 74 Symphony No. 6 was the last piece Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky ever heard during his lifetime. Just nine days after the premiere led by Tchaikovsky himself, the composer died. The proximity of these two events, the premiere of the symphony and the composer’s death, has led many to assume a relationship between the two. This assumption was only heightened when the piece was performed on a second occasion in memory of the composer at his funeral. Many mysteries surround both the work and the composer’s death, leaving scholars and audiences to make connections and assumptions of dubious accuracy. Though all the mysteries surrounding the work may never receive sufficient conclusions, it is clear that Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 6 is the result of a lifelong dedication to the craft of composition.
Jeff Edmons, Music Director
Gustav Holst Suite in E-flat Major, Op. 28 The wind ensemble is a relatively young ensemble when compared with other traditional groups like the choir, the string orchestra or the string quartet. Early versions of many wind instruments were unstable, out of tune, and difficult to control. By the time wind instruments had finally been developed to a mature musical state, the orchestra was already established as the preeminent ensemble for true artistic creation and expression. The opposite was true, however, of military use of music. Strings were too fragile and quiet to perform well outside, but wind instruments, always disparaged for their loud nature, found a home in military bands. This piece, Gustav Holst’s “Suite for Military Band in E-Flat,” convinced his contemporaries that serious concert music could be written for the wind ensemble. Bernstein Overture to Candide “Overture to Candide” can be argued as Leonard Bernstein’s most famous piece. The overture has far surpassed the operetta it preceded in popularity soon after the work’s premiere in 1957. Bernstein was among the greatest American composers and conductors during his life.
Jeff Edmons, Music Director
Jeff Edmons, Music Director
Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy Symphony No. 1 in c minor, Op. 11 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 composer’s youth, Mendelssohn’s symphony is innovative and mature in subtle ways. Dmitry Kabalevsky The Comedians Suite, Op. 13 “The Comedians” comes from a set of incidental pieces Dmitri Kabalevsky composed for the play The Inventor and the Comedians by Mark Daniels, a Soviet-Jewish playwright. The play is written as a children’s play about a German inventor traveling with a group of buffoons. The play was performed in Moscow at the Central Children’s Theatre. The second movement of this work, the Comedians Gallop, is among Kabalevsky’s most famous and recognizable, rivaling his contemporary Aram Khachaturian’s “Sabre Dance.” Kabalevsky’s “The Comedians” fits naturally among his work, owing to his lifelong efforts to connect children with music. Kabalevsky is noted for not only composing music specifically geared towards advanced aesthetic pursuits for the young musician, but also for beginning and personally teaching in a pilot program of music education in twenty-five Soviet schools. It is clear from the piece presented this evening, just how Kabalevsky was able to capture the imagination and curiosity of children.
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PATRONS
Anni Lipper & June Shillman, Co-Chairs Angels’ Angels is a membership group that supports many of our young musicians as they follow their dreams of musicianship and strive to achieve their personal best. Angels’ Angels recognizes both the talent and achievement of these musicians and offers them vital support. Angels’ Angels memberships cost $700 (dual membership) and $350 (single membership). Angels’ Angels receive: • Invitations to three Angels’ Angels musicales a year • Preferred seating at SDYS events • Fellowship with others who believe in the importance of music education.
ANGELS’ ANGELS MEMBERS Loretta Adams Dick Ahlborn Nimpa Akana Dr. Louis Alpinieri Augusto & Colleen Angelucci Pat Baker Mark Bennett Linda Blair Stella Bolog Joan Bowes Katherine Chapin Robert Chapman & Myrna Grayson Kathleen G. Charla, Ph.D. Abe Chohan & Farah Rahman Eric Cohen Parvin & Mitch Cohen William Coltellaro Martin Cooper & Arlene Harris Pearl Cutler Richard & Ellen Turnage Doty Marianne Egger Pierrette Featherby Sally Fuller
Rob & Erin Gaan Dr. Irma Gigli Sue Greenway Jessica Hardacre-Gianas Amanda Harris Dr. Ronald & Susan Heller Joan Henkelmann Betty Hiller Nancy James Ursula Kantor Maurice Kawashima Robert Keith Sharon Klein Jessie Knight & Joye Blount Bernie Kulchin & Paula Taylor Leon & Joan Lachman Elizabeth Lancaster & Eli Shefter Diane Law Marvin & Reinette Levine Arthur & Anni Lipper Norma Lyerly Rosalie Mai Bart McCleskey & Archie Palencia
Gary & Carol McElroy Patricia McQuater Peter Manes & Yoko Sakaguchi Diana MarJip-Chuh Patricia Maxwell Robert Nelson & Jean Fujisaki Jack Nottingham Lee Polk William Powell Ole Prahm Robert & Allison Price Sarah Price-Keating Gisela Roha Nina Sagheb & Richard Schulman Hon. Lee & Marjorie Sarokin Joseph & Linda Satz Asa Sheehan Dr. Robert & June Shillman Sylvia Smith William Smith & Carol Harter Bill Snyder Joel & Dorothy Sollender Francy Starr
Jeanette Stevens Barbara Sturgeon Drs. Shankar Subramaniam & Annamaria Calabro Gail Sullivan Gene Summ Miriam Summ Albert & Armi Williams Dick Wright Phyllis E. Yates Diane Young Polly Yu Angels’ Angels welcomes our newest Corporate Member Berkshire Hathaway Home Services Claudia Orsi, Realtor, Mission Hills
Members listed as of 10/30/2015. We apologize for any errors or omissions.
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COMPOSER’S CIRCLE $25,000 and up City of San Diego Commission for Arts & Culture County of San Diego Community Enhancement Program & Neighborhood Reinvestment Program Sidney E. Frank Foundation Catharina H. Graves Trust Clarence E. Heller Foundation Daniel Lewis June D. Moeser Memorial Fund NAMM Foundation National Endowment for the Arts Larry Norquist Trust The Parker Foundation Price Philanthropies Qualcomm Incorporated Walter J. and Betty C. Zable Foundation LEO SCHEER FOUNDER’S CIRCLE $10,000–$24,999 Mark Bennett Chula Vista Public Library Eric Cohen David C. Copley Foundation Dr. Ruth Covell Donald C. & Elizabeth M. Dickinson Foundation Samuel and Katherine French Fund League of American Orchestras/ Getty Grant Mandell Weiss Charitable Trust Marvin & Reinette Levine San Diego Foundation 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 Pat Baker California Arts Council Katherine & Dane Chapin Martin Cooper & Arlene Harris Dr. Irma Gigli Dr. Ronald & Susan Heller Arthur & Anni Lipper JP Martin Foundation Bart McCleskey & Archie Palencia ResMed Foundation Hon. Lee & Marjorie Sarokin Kathleen Stoughton Union Bank Foundation The Violin Shop Christopher Weil and Company Albert & Armi Williams Phyllis E. Yates Polly Yu CONDUCTOR ’S CIRCLE $1,000–$4,999 Ed & Candi Abeyta Dick Ahlborn Jim Algert & Maurine Beinbrink Altrusa Club of Chula Visa Inc. Foundation Augusto & Colleen Angelucci Barney and Barney Foundation Raffaella & John Belanich
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M.A. Beyster Fund II at The San Diego Foundation Stella Bolog Glen & Martha Brechlin Mr. & Mrs. Richard L. Burns Endowment Fund Tommy & Jean Carroll Jeffrey & Carol Chang Weilynn & Kenneth Chiang Abdul Chohan & Farah Rahman Cisco Matching Gifts Program Parvin & Mitch Cohen William Coltellaro Cubic Corporation Richard & Ellen Turnage Doty Judy Duffy Jeff & Kathleen Edmons Anne L. Evans Ron & Angie Fan Michael & Jessica Flippin Mike Forgione Samuel I. & John Henry Fox Foundation Robert & Erin Gaan Jeremy Gilbert Jason Ginter Dr. Allan & Lesia Goetz Cindy & Tom Goodman Sue Greenway Robert Gutenstein Victoria Hamilton & Paul Hobson Chris Hamilton & Elizabeth Tesolin Hamilton Joan Henkelmann Jennifer Henry & Omar Shah Betty Hiller Larry & Karen Hoeksema Ken Jacques Photography Ursula Kantor Maurice Kawashima Kinder Morgan Foundation Jessie Knight & Joye Blount Robert Stephen Kramarz Bernie Kulchin & Paula Taylor Dr. Gustavo & Sonia Kuster The Lauer Fund at The San Diego Foundation Leon & Joan Lachman Diane Law Martha Leche & Ellis Krauss Lawrence & Lois Lewis Sheila & Jeffrey Lipinsky Johnny Lipsey & John Alexander Andrew & Janet Lubetkin Diana MarJip-Chuh Patricia Maxwell Patricia McQuater Gary & Carol McElroy Paul & Maggie Meyer Leslie Miller Musical Merit Foundation of Greater San Diego Scott Musinski & Ja Suh Neil A. Kjos Music Company Opus Community Bank Claudia Orsi & Almis Udrys Allison & Robert Price Sarah Price-Keating & Brian Keating through Allison & Robert Price Family Foundation Qualcomm Matching Gift Fund Garett Redelings & Patricia Lidot The Rim Family Gisela Roha Murray & Patty Rome San Diego Museum of Art
Blair & Georgia Sadler Betty Scalice Foundation at Coastal Community Foundation Sempra Energy Foundation Neal & Margaret Schmale David & Sijia Schrunk Daniel M. Shefter Dalouge Smith & Sue Ann Mead Sylvia Smith Bill Smith & Carol Harter Joel & Dorothy Sollender Bill* & Barbara Sturgeon Shankar Subramaniam & Annamaria Calabro Gail Sullivan Gene Summ Lynn & Elliot Tarson Lisa & David Tarson Robert Wallace The Wallace Foundation Matthew & Svetlana Weil Lauren Wylie Zephyr Partners, LLC
Reo Vista Health Care Centers Michelle & Daniel Rumley Richard Schulman SDG&E Angie Singh Captain Stephen & Ellen Slack Bill Snyder Francy Starr Sunrise Capital Partners Glenn & Judith Thomas John Venekamp & Clifford Schireson
SYMPHONY CIRCLE $250–$499 Loretta Adams Nicole Allyn Linda Blair Wendyce H. & William R. Brody Michael Brooks Crossroads II Corporation Hon. Greg & Cheryl Cox Pearl Cutler & Raymond Mason Margaret & Robert Eddy Marianne & Walter Egger OVATION CIRCLE Ed & Beckie Etess $500–$999 Pierrette Featherby Nimpa Akana Barbara Freeman Darryl & Elizabeth Albertson Dr. Eric & June Furman Marion Allen Jonathan Gallagher Dr. Louis Alpinieri Ron & Gail Grant Valerie Attisha Jessica Hardcare-Gianas Dr. Marie Juriet-Beamish & William Bruce Hamilton & Marianne Woo Beamish Amanda Harris Perla Brownlie Mary Hart & Bill Kohr Robert Chapman & Myrna N. Grayson Pamela Hartwell Covidien Employee Giving Gary & Tracy Hirschfeld Arthur Ecker Andrew Jones Fagen, Friedman and Fulfrost, LLP Moonsung Kang & Jangeun Kim Bradley & Debbie Feldmann Robert Keith Floit Properties Mona Kelley Sally Fuller Sharon Klein Drs. Carol & Lawrence Gartner Dan Kline Dan Gilbreath Steve & Linda Klosterman Dr. Allan & Lesia Goetz Shuyin Ko & George Lin Michael & Margaret Grossman Kohnke-Sunenshine Family Isabel & Robert Hall Miriam Krippl Peggy Hanley & Hamp Atkinson Qing Yun Li & Ming Wa Ambassador Reno & Leslie Harnish Norma Lyerly Marvin Helphrey, D.V.M. Rosalie Mai Paul Henkart & Nancy Zapp Ron & Nikki Mar Larry & Karen Hoeksema Rebecca Matayoshi Dan Hom David McCormick & Jeffrey Victoria Ann & Michael Hix Novo Engineering Nancy B. James Shelley Petraglia Robert Johnson & Sally Linnett Ballard Lee Polk Robert Keith Bill Powell Angela & Matthew Kilman Ole Prahm Taeyeon Kim Eva Prochazka Carol Lam & Mark Burnett Nina Sagheb Luisa Larson Jill Seagren Carol Lazier Francoise & Salim Shah Kathleen Lazzaro Asa Sheehan Marguerita Limwilby Elizabeth A. Snowden Jeffrey Lin Bill Snyder Ruth & Mike Lipper Dan Stanford Paul Lubetkin & Joyce Gordon Miriam Summ Luis & Sally Maizel Stefanie Termini Editha Mason Elizabeth Tommasino Gary & Carol McElroy Harry Triandis Veronica Murphy Dongjie Wang & Michelle Ceng Robert Nelson & Jean Fujisaki Alex & Amanda Wang Jack Nottingham Don Warfield William Powell John & Annasue Wilson Rayne Water Conditioning of Dick Wright North County Diane M. Young 20th Annual Celebration of Music Education Concert | 23
OVERTURE CIRCLE $100–$249 Theresa Acerro Shirley & Lewis Albright Hans Beck Bob & Ginny Black Allison Boles Joann E. Boone Jim Bumpus & Mary Reeber David & Joyce Carlson George & Judy Cave Vyungchon & Jeong Hwa Choe Marilyn Colby Edna Concepcion Dr. Roger Cornell, MD Brenda Buenaflor Dale Peter & Kathie Davis Joy DeGuzman Alan Desroches Debra Discar-Espie Charlotte Doctor Sylvia Echevarria & Bradley Bertrand Larry Edelstein & May-Hung Hung Wilma Engel Richard & Arlene Esgate Paige & Kyle Faulkner Joanne & Bernard Fink Marianne Flettner Delinda Forsythe GE Foundation Christine Golemb Arlene Gilbert Dr. Michael & Brenda Goldbaum Dr. John & Julia Gorman Georgia Hayashi Dennis & Jane Herrick Yao Huang & Robin Cai Linda Johnson The Juden Family Richard & Tina Kullmann Ilia & Alona Lanski Pamela Lawrence & Malcolm Jarvis Mr. & Mrs. Waldir Leal Susan Leonard Delores Lord
John Malugen & Diana VInes Gayle & Mike McDonald Johnny McDonald Kelly & Karin McKerahan Joy & Dan Meyer Daisy Mirador Barbara Moss Elaine & Douglas Muchmore John Nelson, III, Ed.D. Pat & Tom Nickols Gail Orell Yong & Hwajin Pak Jenny Parker & John Mellor The Piedrafita-Ortiz Family Dennis & Kathryn Piper David & Victoria Plettner-Saunders Lon & Glenda Poliner Auguste & Gucci Quaintance Marjorie Quijada Merle & Jesse Quinsaat Linda & Jeff Raymond Mary Reeber & Jim Bumpus Hans & Jennifer Richter Leah Rosenthal & Matthew Gearman Margot Rowley Jane Ryan Amy Saroca Larry & Barbara Schneiderman Lauren Shelton Emily Shen Dominic Skaperdas Herbert Solomon & Elaine Galinson Mazzie Steger Mitsuo Tomita & Patricia Perkovich Larry Schneiderman Rose Tchang Heather Thomas Dr. George & Kathleen Wahab Sheila & Stewart Walker William & Whitney Warner Mary & Michael Waterman Susan Weber Mark & Amber Joy Weber Susan & Allan Wegner Diane Wenman
Terry & Eric Williams Todd & Martine Wilson Jerry & Joey Winter Wei Yang & Anna Wei Haiyan Zhang & Zianping Xu FANFARE CIRCLE $50–$99 AT&T Employee Giving Campaign Carol & William Beeson Ron & Noel Bierman Veronica Carranza Bob & Jennifer Carter David Champion Chances for Children Jay Chu Lauren Comforti Coop & Patti Cooprider Lei Dong & Sherry Zhang Dr. Ronald & Lisa Edelson Omar Firestone David & Joy Fosgett Robert & Gretchen Geib Luisa Gonzalez Karen Larsen Gordon Jerry & Diana Greenspan Nancy & Jim Iannuzzi Mona Kelley Marilyn & Larry Lindberg Gonzalo Lopez & Judy Cascales Sandy Millison David & Marie Oppedisano Harriet & Larry Rader Kim Roffey Diana Rubottom Barbara Saxon & Ronald Kay Michael & Margaret Seidel Evelyn Spilka George & Pat Stahl Staci Urquizo Mary Venn Dr. Kenneth & Heather Yaros Dr. Sidney Yin Lily Zhou
CODA CIRCLE Donations under $50 Mohamed & Karla Alramadan Roberto & Veronica Bello April Blankfort Barbara Cupp Bowser Robert Bucher The Carreon Family Dennis & Doreen Choquette The Delzeit Family Jose Luis Espinosa & Corina Allende David Gaccione & Sara Barbat The Gale Family Angela & Luis Genis Diane Gerkin Roberto Gonzalez & Isabel Garcia Susan & Doug Hurlbert Karl & Cheryl Inchaurregui Becky Ivans & Russell Downer Melissa Jamieson Blanca Carapia The Jimenez Family Guadalupe Arias John Lake Robert Lindez & Guadalupe Nogueron Mark Lovett Rex & Negrina Maxwell Joaquin & Angela Morales Donna Morgan-Boyle Richard & Kristina Mottla Monica Palmer Jill Raines Marina Rodriguez Thomas Romani Sheila Ross Diana Schutz Cassandra & Enrique Sosa Ellen Sumargo The Ulrich Family K. Jill Vander Brag Shannon Yandall Macklin Zepeda & Sandra Cadena Hongbo Zhu & Wenpei Su
Donations listed reflect those received from 10/1/2014–10/19/2015. 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.
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 Dotti 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 Dotti and Joel, their mourning became a commitment to carrying 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, Dotti 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: Sofia Hashemi-Asasi – 2015 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 SDYS’ Symphony Orchestra for their 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:
SAN DIEGO YOUTH SYMPHONY AUDIENCE DEVELOPMENT BOOSTER CLUB 2015-2016 Club Advisor from the Preuss School UCSD: Dr. Mercy Hwong Presidents: Sinai Bardales • Vice Presidents: Ivan Vega, Nathan Nguyen, Andy Lam Secretary: Pablo Anguiano • Treasurer: Alan Dang Vice-Presidents of Audience Development David Lopez Jorge Castaneda Kandice Bradshaw Mandy Lee Yareli Herrera Hyatt Yosef Alma Bucio Victoria Tran Amari Henry A’Brianna Healey Leon Alvarez Karina Nunez 24
Vice-Presidents of Media Relations Oscar Garcia Mandy Lee Oscar Sosa Eric Nguyen Heaven Dawit Andrea Tercero Andres Galvan Raymond Rodriguez Ivan Preciado Mario Rodriguez Demmie Delke
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Vice-Presidents of Music Education/Library Julieta Ornelas Nathan Nguyen David Lopez Carlos Farias Nataly Rodriguez Jorge Castaneda Alejandra Perez Asli Adan Zundus Farah Isabella Fuller Perla Arciniega
Vice- Presidents of Marketing Vice-Presidents of Treasury/ Josue Oros Management Aaron Garcia Julieta Ornelas Jacky Sandoval Jose Gomez Diana Casarrubias Kimberly Gutierrez Alexis Pena Kristopher Garcia Yusuf Hussein Aris Arroyo Jesus Castillo Lynh Chan Arath Sanchez Stephanie Luna Diana Martinez-Lee Jackie Le Arturo Centeno Aaron Duong Leonardo Gonzalez Alex Vo Anthony Garcia Kevin Nguyen
Allan Huang – 2015 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 is memorializing her passion for student music by endowing this scholarship chair in her name. This annual scholarship is awarded to a leading bassoon student in the San Diego Youth Symphony Orchestra. Recipients of the Inge Manes Principal Bassoonist Chair Scholarship: Max Jiang – 2015 Michael Lamar – 2014
Michael Lamar – 2013 Alexander Wells – 2012
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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 San Diego Youth Symphony and Philharmonia. In Carson’s memory, her mother Andrea Schwartz established the Carson Kemp Memorial Fund to provide an annual scholarship 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 who have contributed to Carson’s Fund to preserve her memory. Recipients of the Carson Kemp Memorial Scholarship: Jiayue Li – 2015 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 provides 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 who 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 Chelsea King French Horn Chair Scholarship: Jamie Pfauth – 2015 Jamie Pfauth – 2014 Patrick Chesnut – 2013 Patrick Chesnut – 2012 Andie Waterman – 2011 David Ryan – 2010
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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 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 San Diego Youth Symphony a permanent part 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 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
SAN DIEGO YOUTH SYMPHONY AND CONSERVATORY BOARD OF DIRECTORS Grand Prize Winner: 2012 Prudential Leadership Awards for Exceptional Nonprofit Boards from BoardSource Winner: 2011 Kaleidoscope Award for Exceptional Governance from University of San Diego Mark Bennett, Chair Ernie Smith, Governance Vice Chair Anni Lipper, Strategic Advancement Vice Chair June Shillman, Strategic Advancement Vice Chair Ellen Turnage Doty, Program Vice Chair Ed Abeyta, Community Relations Vice Chair Gene Summ, Corporate Relations Vice Chair Bernie Kulchin, Secretary Gail Sullivan, Treasurer
ADVISORY COUNCIL These community leaders assist the Board of Directors, President & CEO and Music Director with expertise and enthusiasm to advance the organizational mission and vision.
Katherine Chapin Abdul Chohan Eric Cohen Betty Hiller John Lipsey Patricia McQuater Claudia Orsi Archie Palencia Eli Shefter Joel Sollender Jeanette Stevens Shankar Subramaniam
Marvin Levine, Chair Larry Hoeksema, Architects Mosher Drew Maurice Kawashima Peter Manes Larry Scott Matthew Weil, Christopher Weil and Company, Inc.
PRESIDENT & CEO Dalouge Smith
MUSIC DIRECTOR Jeff Edmons
ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF
BALBOA PARK PROGRAM STAFF
COMMUNITY PROGRAM 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
Dr. Sidney Yin, Artistic Administrator FangFang Li, Ensembles Administrator Rebecca Matayoshi, Music Librarian Cecilia Vega, Program Assistant
Annette Fritzsche, Community Program Manager Kaitlyn Korogy, Opus Coodinator Lowri Casimiro, Teaching Artist Deborah Harrington, Teaching Artist Marc Keehmer, Teaching Artist Zoe Kumagai, Teaching Artist Sean LaPerruque, Teaching Artist Shuang Liang, Teaching Artist Mario Miragliotta, Teaching Artist Lara Moore, Teaching Artist Susana Obando Barquero Orlando Elias, Teaching Artist Sharon Ormsbee, Teaching Artist Charlie Perkes, Teaching Artist Adam Pezdek, Teaching Artist Flavia Pisco, Teaching Artist Tyler Richardson, Teaching Artist
Anthony Do-Hoon Kim, Conductor Chris Lea, Conductor Juan Cristóbal Palacios, Conductor Adam Pezdek, Conductor Ulli Reiner, Conductor
PRODUCTION STAFF
Alex Roller, Production & Operations Manager Debbie Peterson, Rehearsal Coordinator Tyler Adam, Instrument Librarian & Production Dirk Koman, Brass Coach Ruben Hernandez, Percussion Coach Assistant Carol Pelkner, Percussion Coach Kyle Blase, Production Assistant Brian Grams, Saxophone Coach Max Carreon, III, Production Assistant Dr. Todd Rewoldt, Saxophone Coach Jackie Valentine, Production Assistant Abe Liebhaber, Strings Coach Ryan Welsh, Production Assistant Lara Moore, Strings Coach Flavia Pisco, Strings Coach Dr. Julie Wagner, Strings Coach Ryan Welsh, Music Theory Instructor
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La Jolla Music Society presents SDYS Chamber Orchestra with Discovery Series Artist Jinjoo Cho MCASD Sherwood Auditorium Sunday, December 13, 2015 • 5pm Inspiration Series Concert Lincoln High School, San Diego Foundation level ensembles Tuesday, January 26, 2016 • 7pm
The Music Institute Recital Mingei International Museum, Balboa Park More information about The Music Institute at www.sdys.org/institute.
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Saturday, February 13, 2016 • 1pm & 7pm Winter Showcase & Ovation Concerts Jacobs Music Center’s Copley Symphony Hall 1pm — Intermediate orchestras and wind ensembles 7pm — Advanced orchestras
Saturday, April 30, 2016 • 5pm to 9pm
Friday, February 26, 2106 • 8pm
Saturday, May 7, 2016 • 1pm to 4pm
La Jolla Music Society presents SDYS Chamber Orchestra with Discovery Series Artist Ning Feng MCASD Sherwood Auditorium
Viva Musica! Annual Community Opus Project Fundraiser At the Chula Vista Memorial Bowl
Sunday, March 6, 2016 • 4pm Artist Series Concert Rancho Bernardo Presbyterian Church Advanced Wind Ensemble Sunday, March 13, 2016 • 5pm Inspiration Series Concert Lincoln High School, San Diego Foundation level ensembles FOLLOW US ON:
Encore! Annual Scholarship Fundraiser Casa del Prado Balboa Park
Tuesday, May 24, 2016 • 7pm
The Music Institute Recital Mingei International Museum, Balboa Park More information about The Music Institute at www.sdys.org/institute.
Honorary Co-Chairs Anni & Arthur Lipper and Armi & Albert Williams Event Chair Katherin Chapin invite you to
Saturday, April 30, 2016, 5 to 9pm Casa del Prado, Balboa Park
ON SALE NOW Visit www.sdys.org/encore or contact Wade Sherman, External Relations Director at wsherman@sdys.org / 619.233.3232 x116. Encore! is SDYS’ premier event to benefit the annual scholarship fund which enables all students to follow their musical dreams. It is an inspiring evening of music, cuisine and friendship in Balboa Park’s Casa del Prado. The event celebrates the achievements of our community’s talented and dedicated musical youth and recognizes SDYS’ dedication to help make music education truly affordable and accessible for all students.
SAVE THE DATE
May 7, 2016 • 1 to 4pm Chula Vista Memorial Bowl Free to the public; food available with additional fee.
Enjoy a community celebration that marks the end of the 2015-16 Community Opus Project year. This event will feature numerous performances by our Opus musicians, orchestras and bands. Join us to celebrate the expansion of music education that has happened both in school and after school with Opus families, patrons and local elected officials. For more information visit www.sdys.org/viva-musica. Become a VIVA MUSICA! sponsor. For more information, please contact Wade Sherman, External Relations Director at wsherman@sdys.org / 619.233.3232 x116.
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