2013–2014 CYS ORCHESTRAOUR NEW SEASON

2013–2014 62ND SEASONLeo Eylar, Music Director

California Youth Symphony

VIOLIN IAndrew ChangKatherine ChangAlyssa ChenCamille Chen Justin CheonDaniel ChienSamuel ChienShannon ChiuIsabella CostanzaLinda Doong Eugene GilTara IyerBen JacksonJustin LeeJohn LimXinge RenHelen ThioHelen WuMorgan WuEmeri ZhangSharon Zhen

VIOLIN IINisha AhluwaliaJoseph ChangTiffany ChenElvin Hsieh

Joseph HsiungAlyssa IlanoCatherine Kim Erin KimTony Donghui KimKatie LamJanel Jihyeon LeeRyan RoggenkemperKaitlyn ShihMark Siano Caleb TanKevin TomHanlin WangMelissa WangMichelle Zhang

VIOLAEmily GostiJee-Young Kim Minji KooAustin Lai Elizabeth LiJames LinAngela SoVictor Wei-Chi SuEileen ThioEmily WongElizabeth Geena Woo

CELLOKevin ChangYvonne ChenHannah ChoiKelly HongJulia Hu Charlie HuangStephanie Juang Shea Ketsdever Kayla KimCaitlin LeeJioo LeeIrene SuLillian ThioBenjamin WangDora WangGarrett Woodford-BerryDerek DoKyong Yun

BASSJanice GhoCameron KaoJoseph LeeBrian Ng Melani ShahinRafael Zepeda

FLUTETheresa AbalosTiffany ChangYulan ChenAmy HuangIrwin HuiJennifer KimKrishan Kumar

OBOEArika Britt d’ArezzoTorrey GuanAndrew KimChetan RaneAmy Zhao

CLARINETFelix ChowRichard Liu Joshua LuKristen ParkTsung-Hsi Tsai

BASSOONLawrence ChenMargaret ChienAlvin HuArielle IlanoFrederick SunAllan Zhao

SAXOPHONEKatie LamAllan Zhao

HORNJeffrey ChangMelanie GeeAnna HuDora LiJason TwohyVishal VaidyaChloe Wei

TRUMPETKai BanksAllen Wan

TROMBONEAngela ChenTony JiangAvner KrepsJeffery YangPhilip Zehnder

TUBATavor BaharavJonathan Lin

PERCUSSIONJennifer GrannenKyle JungChester LeungAntoni OstrowskiLauren Sheu

PIANO/CELESTAEmeri Zhang

CALIFORNIA YOUTH SYMPHONY 441 California Avenue #5 Palo Alto, CA 94306

TEL 650.325.6666EMAIL info@cys.org WEB www.cys.org

The California Youth Symphony’s 62nd season will bring to local audiences a variety of outstanding music played by some of the Bay Area’s most talented young performers. We’ll feature American composers such as Gershwin, Bernstein and Copland, along with European masters like Dvorák and Ravel. Adding excitement to the season will be the anticipation of the Orchestra’s 2014 summer tour to Prague and the Adriatic coast. Join us this season and learn why critics have described CYS as “among the best of the world’s youth orchestras” and its performances as “semi-miraculous.”

2013–2014 SEASON SCHEDULE SUPPORTING CYSNovember 10, 2013San Mateo Performing Arts Center2:30PMand November 17, 2013Flint Center, Cupertino2:30PMCopland: Fanfare for the Common ManBernstein: Three Dances from On the TownDvorák: Cello Concerto Ila Shon, soloistRimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade

December 15, 2013 · HOLIDAY CONCERTSmithwick Theatre, Foothill College, Los Altos Hills2:30PMClassical and Seasonal Favorites by the CYS Senior and Associate Orchestras

March 16, 2014Flint Center, Cupertino2:30PMand March 23, 2014Jackson Theatre, Ohlone College, Fremont2:30PMHarrison: ParadeCreston: Marimba Concerto Adrian Lin, soloistStrauss: Don JuanGershwin/Bennett: Porgy and Bess

May 11, 2014San Mateo Performing Arts Center2:30PMand May 18, 2014Flint Center, Cupertino2:30PMRavel: Rapsodie espagnole Britten: Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra

Plus additional works by CYS Senior Soloist Competition Winners

CYS ASSOCIATE ORCHESTRADecember 15, 2013 · HOLIDAY CONCERTSmithwick Theatre, Foothill College, Los Altos Hills2:30PMClassical and Seasonal Favorites by the CYS Senior and Associate Orchestras

March 9, 2014Smithwick Theatre, Foothill College, Los Altos Hills2:00PM

June 1, 2014Smithwick Theatre, Foothill College, Los Altos Hills2:00PM

The Associate Orchestra 2013–14 repertoire will include:Beethoven: Coriolan OvertureMozart: Overture to the Abduction from the SeraglioBizet: Carmen Suites 1 & 2Tchaikovsky: Capriccio ItalienHerbert: Irish Rhapsody

As well as pieces by the winners of the 2014 Associate Orchestra Soloist Competition

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

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

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

Smithwick Theatre (on the campus of Foothill College) 12345 El Monte Road, Los Altos Hills, CA 94022

San Mateo Performing Arts Center600 N. Delaware St., San Mateo, CA 94401

Smith Center - Jackson Theatre, Ohlone College43600 Mission Boulevard, Fremont, CA 94539-5847

For more information call 650-325-6666 or visit www.cys.org

Regular Season CYS Tickets

Family: Season Pass: $60, Single Concert: $30 (up to 2 adults and 4 children)

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

CYS Associate TicketsAdult: Single Concert: $8Senior/Student: Single Concert: $4

Send your check (for tickets and contributions) and contact information to: California Youth Symphony 441 California Avenue #5 Palo Alto, CA 94306

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

FRIENDS OF CYSSponsoring Supporters: $500 to $999Sustaining Supporters: $300 to $499Participating Supporters: $150 to $299Active Supporters: $60 to $149

You may also donate to CYS through www.justgive.orgPlease check with your employer to see if they will match your gift to CYS.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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WELCOME TO OUR 62ND SEASON!