Richmond Symphony Youth Orchestra to Perform Annual Spring Concert, 5/17

April 30, 2015 - Richmond, Virginia Concerts presented by the Richmond Symphony Youth Orchestra Program (YOP) highlight some of the region's top young musicians. Students from grades 2 to 12 make up four ensembles, ranging from beginner to advanced. These FREE educational concerts are great for music-lovers of all ages.

We invite you to join us on Sunday, May 17 at 4:00 p.m. for the final YOP spring concert of the 2014-15 Season. The program features the Richmond Symphony Youth Orchestra under the direction of Associate Conductor, Keitaro Harada. The performance includes selections from West Side Story and will highlight Vincent Hou on trumpet and Zachary King on clarinet, the winners of the RSYO Concerto Competition. Admission is free with no ticket required.

The concert is sponsored by MeadWestvaco Foundation and CODA Urban Bistro CODA for Kids initiative.

Program
Keitaro Harada, conductor

BERNSTEIN / Selections from West Side Story Arr. Mason

STAMITZ

NERUDA

BIZET

BIZET

Concerto No. 3 in B-flat for Clarinet Allegro moderato

Zachary King, clarinet

Concerto in E-flat for Trumpet and Strings Allegro

Vincent Hou, trumpet

Suite No. 1 from L'Arlésienne

1. Prélude

2. Minuetto

3. Adagietto

4. Carillon

Suite No. 2 from L'Arlésienne

1. Pastorale

2. Intermezzo - Agnus Dei

3. Menuetto

4. Farandole

History of the Richmond Symphony Youth Orchestra Program

The Richmond Symphony Youth Orchestra Program was created in the spring of 1962 and is the oldest youth orchestra in Virginia. Leaders of the newly formed Richmond Symphony partnered with Richmond Public Schools to offer music students the opportunity to participate in a full orchestra experience and provide an exemplary orchestral experience for young musicians.

The Richmond Symphony Youth Orchestra Program (YOP) provides quality musical opportunities for student musicians. More than 250 school-aged musicians within a 100-mile radius of Richmond rehearse weekly with one of the Richmond Symphony Youth Orchestra Program's four ensembles. YOP is recognized as central Virginia's premier orchestral training

program and is in the forefront of the local arts community with a busy concert schedule that includes fall, winter and spring concerts for all of its ensembles.

The Richmond Symphony Youth Orchestra Program is committed to training young musicians, nurturing future performers and developing new audiences. We encourage and welcome everyone, whether a first-time listener or a seasoned concert-goer, to experience the magic of our talented young musicians performing together. YOP alumni can be found in major orchestras around the world including the Richmond Symphony! Many of our alumni become professional musicians, many become music teachers, while others pursue careers unrelated to the arts and aspire to major leadership roles in their communities.

About the Richmond Symphony

Founded in 1957, the Richmond Symphony is the largest performing arts organization in Central Virginia. The organization includes an orchestra of more than 70 professional musicians, the 150-voice Richmond Symphony Chorus and more than 260 students in the Richmond Symphony Youth Orchestra programs. Each season, more than 200,000 members of the community enjoy concerts, radio broadcasts, and educational outreach programs. The Richmond Symphony is partially funded by the Virginia Commission for the Arts and the National Endowment for the Arts.