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Daniel Meyer, PYSO Music Director |
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photo by Michael Sahaida |
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"Concerto for Orchestra" on November 23 - 7:30 PM at Heinz Hall
Back from a successful tour to China in June, the Pittsburgh Youth Symphony Orchestra and Music Director Daniel Meyer will again present three free concerts at Heinz Hall during the 2008-09 season.
 The first of these free Heinz Hall concerts will take place on Sunday, November 23 at 7:30 PM and will begin with Smetana's beloved symphonic poem The Moldau.
Our featured soloist will be Hong-Guang Jia, assistant concertmaster with the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra since 1991, who will perform Mozart's Violin Concerto in G Major.
This concert will feature the debut of Lawrence Loh and PYSO's newly appointed Co-Principal Conductor, in Bela Bartok's monumental Concerto for Orchestra, one of his best-known, most popular and most accessible works.
Concert length is approximately one and one half hours without intermission. Appropriate for school age students and older.
General admission and open seating.
Hong-Guang Jia photo courtesy of the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra.
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New! E-Ticketing System
Beginning with the November 23, 2008 concert, tickets for PYSO's free concerts at Heinz Hall will be available via our new e-ticketing system.
All you have to do is visit our Performances and Tickets page on our website and click on the link for ordering tickets. Please note that if you want to order tickets for more than one concert, you will need to place more than one e-ticket order.
If for some reason you are having difficulty with the new system or you are unable to print your tickets, please send an email or call us at 412-392-4872. |
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Standing Ovation in Mt. Lebanon
PYSO was invited to perform on the popular Music for Mount Lebanon series on November 1. The concert featured 4 PYSO alumni as soloists who were also winners of the Keynotes Scholarship Competition. Edward Merritt (bass) performed the rarely heard virtuoso Bottesini Concerto, followed by Anne Jackovic playing an effervescent rendition of Mozart's Violin Concerto in A. Colin Brookes created a totally new mood with the more contemporary Walton Viola Concerto and T.J. Wible came to center stage with a sparkling performance of Mozart's Flute Concerto in G.
Daniel Meyer conducted the concert which also included The Moldau by Smetana, Intermezzo from Carmen by Bizet, and selections from Bartok's Concerto for Orchestra.
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PYSO Apparel & Chinese Auction
The PYSO Parents Association is hard at work on two fundraising projects this year. Clothing and other apparel can be ordered with PYSO logo, including shirts, sweatshirts, jackets, and aprons.
Also, a Chinese Auction comprised of "treasures" from the China Tour will be displayed at the November and February concerts, with the drawing to be held at the February concert. |
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KUDOS
Recognizing the Awards and Accomplishments of Current PYSO Members
Jeffrey Yeh (violin) was concertmaster at 2008 PMEA Western Region Orchestra...Eleanor Lee (cello) won the Principal Cello seat in the 2008 District I Pennsylvania Music Educators Association's Honors High School String Orchestra...Grace Callahan (violin) took First Place Medal at The Anne Arundel Scottish Games in Crownsville, Maryland in October 2008. She was also awarded Fiddler of the Day and a $100 prize...Matthew Pfeuffer (bass) won the Principal seat in the District I Pennsylvania Music Educators Association's Honors High School String Orchestra...Elise Charters (bass) will be participating in PMEA Honors Orchestra at Fox Chapel on Nov. 15 and 16th...William Delelles (percussion) was selected for the Ohio All-State Orchestra...Ben Brodie (violin) was selected to be Concert Master of the Mt. Lebanon High school orchestra. Lana Greenawald (harp) received a $5,000 Vira I. Heinz Scholarship through Duquesne University for 2008 Summer study abroad in Courchevel, France where she studied with Isabelle Moretti, Isabelle Perrin, and Marie-Pierre Langlamet...Catherine Schilling (viola) attended Quartet Program West in Boulder, CO this past summer where she studied with Erika Eckert, Paula Majerfeld, and the Takacs Quartet... Evan Harger (trombone) was accepted as principle trombonist in the 2008 District 1 PMEA Orchestra.
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PYSO welcomes new Co-Principal Conductor Lawrence Loh who will share the podium at Heinz Hall with Music Director Daniel Meyer.
We also congratulate and WELCOME NEW MEMBERS who successfully auditioned in May 2008:
Mahsa Ahmadi - Cello - Norwin HS...Mana Aliabadi- Cello- Mt. Lebanon HS...Ben Brodie - Violin - Mt. Lebanon HS...Julia Brooks - Horn - Duquesne U...Jeffrey Chmay - Trombone...Brett Freithaler - Bassoon - N. Allegheny Sr. HS...Caleb Griffith - Trumpet - CAPA...Evan Harger - Trombone - Ringgold HS...Elise Henkelman - Cello - CMU...Jad Hilal - Violin 1 - Dorseyville MS...Salem Hilal - Cello - Fox Chapel HS...Jeremy Hois - Oboe - Mt. Lebanon HS...Abi Hoyt - Violin...Donald Huang - Horn - Baldwin HS...Jamison Ignatius - Horn- Peters Township HS...Adam Janssen - Violin - Pine-Richland HS...James Johnson - Trumpet - IUP...Michael Kemp - percussion - Duquesne U....Lauren Kiggins - Violin - Butler Int. HS...Matthew Kingsbury - Trombone - WVU...Tim Lewis - Cello...Sarah Lyle - Viola - Warren Area HS...Paul Melmeyer - Violin - Upper St. Clair HS...Joseph Merchant - Bassoon - Upper St. Clair HS...Daniel Orsen - Viola - Linton MS...Alexander Pape - Violin - Thomas Jefferson HS...Matthew Pfeuffer - Bass - E. Allegheny HS...Leigh Poulton - Flute - Duquesne U...Kaitlyn Reho - Clarinet - Connellsville Area HS...Grace Stokan - Viola - Mt. Lebanon HS...Cecilia Tregelles - Oboe - Kiski Area HS...Pooja Tripathi - Violin - Shady Side Academy...Michael Tsang- Piano - N. Allegheny Int. HS...Brendan Yeh - Violin - Chartiers Valley HS
  Also, the newest members of the PYSO coaching staff are Stephen Kostyniak (horn) and Meng Wang (viola), both members of the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra.
Welcome to all!
Lawarence Loh photo by Shawn Northcutt.
Meng Wang and Stephen Kostyniak photos by Alicia dal Lago. |
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Congratulations to 2008 Grads!
Following PYSO's very successfuol tour to China in June 2008, a number of Orchestra members "graduated" from our program, and we bid them a fond farewell with best wishes for a successful future:
Shundeena Beard - Viola...Lucy Bender - Violin - Allegheny College, Education...Julie Biskup - Viola - Nursing...John Bistline - Horn - Stanford University - Engineering...Caley Bowen - Horn - Vienna...Mackenzie Brown - Trombone - University of Richmond, Biology/Music...Anne Caruso - Cello - University of Pittsburgh...Lauren Cirrincione - Violin - University of Pittsburgh, Biology...Laura Czarnek - Violin - University of Pittsburgh...Nicholas Czarnek - Piano - University of Pittsburgh, Mechanical & Electrical Enginerring...Richard Dannenberg - Cello - CMU - Science...Michael DePasquale - Cello - Duquesne University - Performance...Michael DiBarry - Violin - University of Pittsburgh - Major...Noah Dresser - Viola - Wooster College...Joshua Falk - clarinet - Stanford University...Amanda Fischer - Trumpet - Temple University - Performance...Paul Golubic - Violin...Kevin Halenda - trumpet - Princeton University, Pre-Med...Anna Hereth - Cello...Steven Kang - Violin - CMU...Robert Kotcher - Violin - CMU - Composition...Ben Lauffer - Percussion - WVU - Music/Philosophy...Peter Levine - Cello - Duquesne University - Performance...Michael McCarthy - Violin - Case Western/CIM - Physics/Music...Kelly Mozeik - Oboe - CIM, Performance...Kelly Myers - Horn...Aaron Pisula -Trombone...Bryan Powell - Trombone - Penn State - Performance...Elizabeth Reeder - Oboe...Naomi Sarchet - Bass - Duquesne University - Performance...Julian Seltzer - Percussion - CMU - Performance...Natalie Somerville - Viola - Penn State - Bio Engineerin...Maria Xu - Violin - Harvard...Byron Zajdel - Violin - West Point...Yilu Zhang - Flute
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PYSO in the Community
PYSO's Montgomery Fellowship String Quartet performed in the lobby of Carnegie Hall prior to the Emerson Quartet performance on October 27...the Harp & Flute Duo will serenade guests as they arrive for the Lighting of the Christmas Trees at Carnegie Museum on December 4...Daniel Meyer and Craig Johnson spoke about PYSO's China Tour to an audience of over 100 at "Friends of the PSO" on October 23...our PYSO Brass Quintet performed at the opening festivities of Pittsburgh 250 on October 4.
Small ensembles (string, brass, woodwinds, harp & flute) are available to play for community gatherings or events. Please contact the PYSO office for more information. |
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Pittsburgh's Junior Ambassadors to China
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T his newsletter was sent to you by the staff
of the Pittsburgh Youth Symphony Orchestra.
Craig Johnson, Executive Director
Daniel Meyer, Music Director
Lawrence Loh, Co-Principal Conductor
Eve Goodman, Program Manager
Georgina Gutierrez, Tour Manager
Craig Johnson photo by Regina Callahan
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