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Sun, Jan. 31, 3pm:
Soaring Sentiments
FREE for 18 & under!
AYP with Music Director Finalist Daniel Spalding
George Mason University Center for the Arts
Tickets available at the door
Tones of Triumph
AYSO with conductor
Carl J. Bianchi
AYCO with conductor
J.D. Anderson
Rachel M. Schlesinger Concert Hall, NVCC Alexandria
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SAVE THE DATE!
The annual AYPO "Rite of Spring" gala will be Saturday, April 10th at Woo Lae Oak in Tyson's Corner. For details or to order tickets, visit the gala table in the GMU lobby at this Sunday's concert! Special Event Website
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Audition applications for the 2010-2011 concert season will be available online in February 2010.
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AYPO Offers Free Tickets to Upcoming Concert
Come one, come all! This Sunday, AYPO will be offering free tickets for all youth ages 18 and under to attend Soaring Sentiments, an American Youth Philharmonic concert conducted by Music Director Finalist Daniel Spalding and featuring acclaimed guest pianist Awadagin Pratt. The concert will take place this Sunday, January 31, 3:00pm at George Mason University Center for the Arts. Every season, AYPO offers free tickets to one concert as part of the "Comps for Kids" campaign, an outreach program that gives young people the opportunity to experience orchestral music as performed by their peers. The program serves to inspire future musicians and to show what they can accomplish muscially.
Admission Prices
Adult: $14
Senior (62+): $10
College Student (with I.D.): $10
*No reservations necessary. Free youth tickets and regular admission tickets will be available at the venue box office approximately 45 minutes prior to the concert. General admission seating. |
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Spotlight on the Guest Artist:
Awadagin Pratt, piano
AYPO is honored to welcome world renowned pianist Awadagin Pratt for the performance of Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 4. Among  his generation of concert artists, pianist Awadagin Pratt is acclaimed for his musical insight and intensely involving performances in recital and with symphony orchestras. Born in Pittsburgh, Awadagin Pratt began studying piano at the age of six. Three years later, having moved to Normal, Illinois with his family, he also began studying violin. At the age of 16 he entered the University of Illinois where he studied piano, violin, and conducting. He subsequently enrolled at the Peabody Conservatory of Music where he became the first student in the school's history to receive diplomas in three performance areas - piano, violin and conducting. In recognition of this achievement and for his work in the field of classical music, Mr. Pratt recently received the Distinguished Alumni Award from Johns Hopkins. Click here to continue reading... |
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Music Director Finalist Takes the Stage
 The second of two finalists for AYPO Music Director, Daniel Spalding, will conduct the American Youth Philharmonic this Sunday, January 31, 3:00pm at George Mason University Center for the Arts. Spalding has been rehearsing with the Philharmonic since November 16th and will lead the orchestra in Nelson's Savannah River Holiday, Beethoven's Piano Concert No. 4 (with guest pianist Awadagin pratt), and Shostakovich's Symphony No. 5.
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