Online Newsletter of Maryland Classic Youth Orchestras

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Volume XI Spring ‘12

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Audition Dates for 2012-13 Season!!

• AuditionRegistrations start mid-June

(audition requirements and excerpts will be updated at this time)

• AuditionClinic/Workshop will be on August 1st. (sign-up during audition regis-tration)

• AuditionWeek is August 20 - 25.• FirstRehearsalwillbeSeptember5th!

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MCYO Staff and Board of Directors Staff

Executive Director...............Cheryl Jukes Operations Manager.................John Park Artistic Adviser....................Jonathan Carney Associate Executive Director...Christine Cox Director of Music Ed...........David Levin Accountant.................................Julie Hamre

ConductorsDavid Levin, Jason Love, Jorge Orozco, MaryAnn Poling, Pablo Saelzer, Kristofer Sanz

ChamberEnsembleDirectorsAlbert Hunt, Carolyn Oh, Janese Sampson, Monika Vasey

ManagersLinda Fong, Ben Kepler, Elizabeth Peterson, Ashleigh Townsend, Holley Trittipoe, Paula Wheeland

BoardofDirectors Chair......................................Bill Ford Vice Chair..................................David Phillips Secretary................................Nan Cooper Treasurer....................................Denise Miller

Directors-at-LargeJerry Breslow, Bette Eberly-Hill, Dianne Felton, Erickson Foster, Michael Lemov, Jamie Schneider

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Contents | MCYO

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Table of Contents

2 Letter From the Executive

3 Frequently Asked Questions

4 Busy MCYO Musicians

5 Choir Happenings

6 Conductors’ Musings

8 Upcoming Events

9 Relive the Spring Semester

10 MCYO Financial News

MCYO | Letter From the Executive

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The final performances of MCYO’s 66th season are fast approaching! Spread the word and share the joy of hearing beautiful music! Invite neighbors, teachers, prospective auditioners and friends to at-tend the final performances.

Now is the time to become a Friend of MCYO and make a donation for the final concert of the year. Make it in honor of your student, a music teacher, a conductor, someone special and have your dona-tion acknowledged in the May 20 concert program.

Takenoteofafewspecialhighlightsofthecomingconcerts:Sunday afternoon May 13, our Chamber Choir groups conclude their season with a lovely perfor-mance in the CityDance Theater at Strathmore. The TWO MCYO flute Choirs (junior and Senior) and the Clarinet Choir present a challenging and inspiring program to showcase their ensembles.

At Strathmore on Sunday May 20, the Chamber Strings will present the season Concerto Competi-tion winners, Clair Hu and Ryan Cho in the Bach Concerto for Two Violins. A special encore ar-ranged by Maestro Orozco will surprise and delight! Young Artists premier a new arrangement by Sandra Dackow of Tchaikovsky’s Cossack Dance. This 3PM concert also features the presentation of MCYO’s annual Chester J. Petranek Community Award for Outstanding Community Service. MCYO is pleased and proud to name the National Philharmonic as this year’s winner, to be accepted by NP Board members and President Ken Oldham.

At 7PM, enjoy the Chamber Orchestra’s collaboration with the Georgetown Visitation Madrigal Sing-ers plus a Brahms Serenade and Mendelssohn Octet.Philharmonic highlights its concertmaster, Rhea Chung, winner of the concerto competition in a thrilling performance of the Khachaturian Violin concerto while also fondly recognizing our gradu-ating seniors and the college scholarship award winners.

Our maestros, managers, coaches, staff and students have all worked happily and hard to make pos-sible these quality concert experiences.

Help us celebrate the end of another wonderful MCYO season!

CherylJukes ExecutiveDirector,MCYO

Board News!

MCYO is delighted to nominate 4 new candidate-elects for board director positions:Lucile Freeman, Helene Granof, Boyce Thompson and Doris Margolis. We look forward to the contribution of these community leaders will make to MCYO when they come aboard after May elections.

Frequently Asked Questions | MCYO

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MCYO FAQs: AuditionsQ:Whatarerequiredforauditions?A: Here is a quick checklist for auditions: • Scales- check the requirement website for the exact scale requirements for the orchestra you are auditioning for. • Solo - MMEA levels are specified on the requirement list, but musicians should speak with their private teacher and find a piece which will best show the musicians’ skill level. • Sight-reading - required for all instruments. Musicians will be given a minute to review the music before playing, so don’t start playing immediately. • OrchestralExcerpt - only required for strings and other select instruments. Will be posted on our website when audition registrations go online.

Q:Whatisrequiredforauditionday?A: Here is a quick checklist for audition day: • Music- bring a copy of your music! Also a copy (good to have multiple copies) for the judge. • Reporting-in - Please arrive atleast 30minute before the audition time. Check in at the sign desk FIRST and take audition sheet and info sheet then enter the warm-up room. • Misc.items - bring extra strings/reeds, rosin, tuner, rockstop, and anything which will make the audition go smoothly. • Noparents - Of course parents can accompany musicians to Strathmore, BUT parents will not be allowed in the warm-up room or auditioning area. Parents, please wait in the lobby or the cafe of Strathmore! Thank you!

Q:Whenareauditions?A: Auditions for 2012-13 season will be held August20tothe25. Audition registrations will start mid-June! If you sign-up for our mailing list, you will receive an email once registration is online.

Q:Howdowepracticefortheauditions?A: First of all, you should print the audition requirement chart and take it to your private teachers. Your private teacher will know your level the best and will be able to recommend the best solo piece and methods on practicing for the auditions. MCYO also offers a special AUDITIONCLINIC/WORKSHOP to provide audition tips and other suggestions. BSO musicians and MCYO conductors run this clinic, which is free for audition registrants. The clinic will be held August 1, 2012 in the evening, here at Strathmore. We will be sending an invite to all the audition registrants during the summer.

MCYO Financial Aid/Tuition Scholarships! by Bette Eberly-Hil l, Chair of Financial Aid/Scholarship Committee MCYO is committed to providing need-based assistance for tuition and lessons to eligible students selected for the orchestras each fall after auditions. Approximately 7-8% of the budget is set aside for this purpose, plus special funder contributions for additional tuition scholarships. There is a long-standing process in place by which the MCYO Fi-nancial Aid/scholarship committee grants financial assistance. Each fall, a financial aid application may be requested by those who have been accepted and enrolled in the program. This application must be returned with prior year tax forms by a posted deadline (usually the third week of the new season). Completed forms are reviewed by the commit-tee and aid is determined based on financial need in early October. Tuition, lesson assistance and work scholarships are granted. Among criteria used to determine aid in recent years has been taxable income of $25,000 or less for full tuition aid, and $50,000 for half tuition aid. Beyond taxable income, extenuating circumstances are considered, such as childcare costs, family health issues/costs, sudden/unusual family hardships. Other tuition scholarships awarded early in the season are: the Jim Walters Scholarship for a student in Chamber Strings (also need-based) and the Eberly Endowed Chair for the principal clari-netist in Philharmonic. Please do not hesitate to contact me or the MCYO office if you have any questions.

MCYO | Busy MCYO Musicians!

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Take a look at what MCYO musicians have been doing in the fall/winter semester:

March11 – ChoirConcertatVillageatRockville: This concert featured MCYO’sJuniorandSeniorFluteChoirsandClarinetChoir lead by our wonderful Choir Directors: Carolyn Oh, Janese Sampson and Albert Hunt. This concert had a full house with many of the Village residence coming to watch. This was a great kick-off concert to our March Concert Series!

March17 – OutreachConcertatLutheranChurchofSt.Andrew:PreparatoryStrings,ChamberStringsandChamberOrchestras had a great concert performance at our annual Outreach concert at Lutheran Church of St. Andrew. Great supportive audience and amazing experience for our musicians. Thanks to St. Andrew for giving us the opportunity for this wonderful concert.

March22 – MCYO/BSOMasterClassforViolin with BSO’s MadelineAdkins: 3 terrific MCYO senior violists from the Philharmonic performed: Zoe Loversky, Emilio Carlo & Maggie Dixon. Ms. Brown was duly impressed with the level of talent and provided useful and precise critique for our students. Well done, Phil violists!

March23 – Great performances by JenniferChen,EricaKocherandSarahPlumleyofPhilharmonic at the NPMasterClassforHorn with NP guest artist, WilliamVerMuelen. For those who attended this class, you know what a treat it was: Mr. VerMuelen (Rice University, Houston Symphony) is a consummate teacher--one of the best in the nation, and proved an engaging master musician. A memorable experience for both our musicians and audience! Thank you to National Philharmonic for providing a wonderful opportunity to our musicians!

March25– ChamberMusicConcertattheCityDanceTheaterinStrathmore: The series of March concerts ended in with an awesome Wind and Percussion Recital in the new blackbox-style theater, which proved a great space to showcase chamber music. Thanks to SymphonyandPhilhar-monicWoodwindQuintet;PhilharmonicBrassQuintet;MCYOTrumpetChoir;andSymphonyandPhilharmonicPercussionEnsemble on a wonderful series of music. Also thanks to all the coaches for all their hard work!

April14 – MCYO/BSOMasterClassforViolin with BSO’s MadelineAdkins: CS’s Claire Hu and Ryan Cho, worked on the Bach concerto for 2 violins, to be performed in the May 20 concert, while representatives of the other 4 orchestras performed superb solos for Ms. Adkins in this high level class. Congrats to Jan Vourelakis (YA), Brian Ko (SYM), Daniel Bogacheck (CHA) and Samantha Cody (PHIL).

April20 – BlackRock/MCYOMasterClassforWoodwindQuintet with the ImaniWinds: In a dynamic master class, MCYO musicians and audience learned much about musicianship and other stylistic aspects of performing in a small ensemble. Impressed with the talent, Imani had the Phil Woodwind Quintet open their concert at Blackrock-a truly memorable experience! Kudos to the 2 quintets: Cathy Xue, Sarah Wu, Meghan Hu, Marin Williams, Grace Chan, Janet Kim, Emma Poe-Yamagata, Ellen Hong, Thomas Li and Sarah Plumley!

Pictures are on Page 9

Onourwebsite,wealwayspostMCYOmusicians’achievementsfortheseason(Competitions,All-State,etc.).Clickheretocheckitout!

Choir Happenings | MCYO

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From Junior Flute Choir, It was a great pleasure and privilege to work with fifteen talented young musicians (consisting of 5th to 8th graders) in the MCYO Junior Flute Choir this year. Although the members are quite young, I was extremely impressed by the level of artistry that they exhibited through their performances; their fresh ap-proach to music and enthusiasm made up for any lack of experience. It was wonderful to have the students become immersed in the stylistic demands of particular compos-ers, periods and genres, while improving their skills as ensemble players. Now in our second season, we had a great deal of fun exploring a richly varied repertoire this year. We per-formed several challenging pieces borrowed from the symphonic literature, including Farandole from Bizet’s L’Arlesienne Suite II and Allegro from Schubert’s Sym-phony No. 5. We also explored Jazz with Claude Bolling’s Suite for Flute and Jazz Piano Trio and featured soloists in J.S. Bach’s Orchestral Suite No. 2 and Fauré’s Sicilenne from Peléas e t Melisande. Our most challenging piece was called La Princesse et le Perroquet Ensorcelé (The Princess and the enchanted parakeet), a modern French piece by André Telman, written originally for 9 independ-ent flute parts. With intricately woven melodic lines, mixed meter, tricky entrances and dissonant harmonies, this enchanting piece sure did keep us on our toes! Since we do not have lower flutes (alto and bass flutes), we collaborated with guest musicians on the piano, cello, double bass and percussion, which added a great deal of depth, texture, color and the much needed bass sound. We are currently preparing a wonderful program for our upcoming concert on May 13. We will present 2 concertos (featuring soloists from the group) and delight-ful selections from the orchestral, operatic and chamber music repertoire by Delibes, Haydn, Dubois, Schubert and Smetana. We hope to see everyone at the concert!

From Senior Flute Choir, In contrast to the orchestral experience, my last two years in the MCYO Senior Flute choir have given me a new perspective on music. The choir is made up of 16 flute players from eighth to twelfth grade. We are led by the marvelous Janese Sampson who goes above and beyond as a conductor; she teaches us how to master the flute and

create music, not just play notes. We play a variety of music from Mozart to jazz to playful pieces like Saint-Saëns’ Carnival of the Animals on a whole family of flutes. Besides C flutes we also have piccolos, alto flutes, and bass flutes that add texture to the music we make. Playing on the alto and bass flute gave me the unique experience of playing in the lowest section of the ensemble rather than the highest, where the flute lies in most ensembles. This complements our parts rotation where we switch parts for each piece so that everyone gets a chance to play in different sections of the choir. What’s fascinating is that we create a whole new ensemble every time we switch parts by highlighting different strengths and creating dif-ferent sounds. In a group full of strong players, the multi-plicity of sound creates an experience like no other. Mrs. Sampson also teaches us how to work as an ensemble, pulsing together and listening for tone and har-monies. Her attention to detail brings us from an ordinary to an extraordinary group. This year we have three performances: one in the fall at Strathmore Mansion, one in March at the Lutheran Home, and the last one coming up soon May 13th at 3 PM at the Strathmore Blackbox Theater. I hope you join us there and get know the MCYO Senior Flute Choir!

From Clarinet Choir, What I appreciate the most about the Clarinet Choir is the ability of these young musi-cians to apply their youthful energy and enthusiasm to bring fresh insights to mas-terworks of music. This was very apparent in our March 11 concert when we performed a variety of musical styles spanning three centuries with sensitivity and passion. I was especially impressed by the work of the MCYO Clarinet Quartet, an auditioned group of clarinetist who performed Handel’s “Arrival of the Queen of Sheeba.” They were able to bring out the inner voices to balance the theme with a subtlety that belies their youth. I hope that these young musicians’ involvement in the MCYO Clarinet Choir has increased their technical and interpretative skills so that they will be more prepared for future musical challenges and opportunities. I am certain you will be able to hear our growth in our next concert as we continue to explore the traditions of the classical and romantic periods along with more contempo-rary American and Latin music.

The Russian Flair:Maryland Classic Youth Orchestras

Season Finale Concerts

Sunday, May 20 3 pm and 7 pm

3 pm: Chamber Strings, Young Artists, SymphonyFeaturing Chamber Strings Concerto Competition winners, Claire Hu and Ryan Cho,

and Young Artists premiere of Tchaikovsky’s Mazeppa, commissioned by MCYO—Sandra Dackow, arranger

Music of Bach, Bartok, Holst, Smetana, Wagner, Stravinsky, and Beethoven

7 pm: Chamber Orchestra, PhilharmonicFeaturing Georgetown Visitation’s Madrigals and

winner of the MCYO Violin Concerto Competition, Rhea Chung, in Khachaturian’s Violin Concerto, Movement 3

Music of Brahms, Mendelssohn, Dukas, Tchaikovsky, and Williams

TICKETS: $15/adults, $10/students and seniors, $10 special music teacher rateStrathmore Ticket Office: 301-581-5100 • www.strathmore.org • Special group rates: 301-581-5199

Maryland Classic Youth Orchestras is a resident partner at The Music Center at Strathmore, and is supported by the Arts & Humanities Council of Montgomery County and the Maryland State Arts Council.

www.mcyo.org

The Russian Flair:Maryland Classic Youth Orchestras

Season Finale Concerts

Sunday, May 20 3 pm and 7 pm

3 pm: Chamber Strings, Young Artists, SymphonyFeaturing Chamber Strings Concerto Competition winners, Claire Hu and Ryan Cho,

and Young Artists premiere of Tchaikovsky’s Mazeppa, commissioned by MCYO—Sandra Dackow, arranger

Music of Bach, Bartok, Holst, Smetana, Wagner, Stravinsky, and Beethoven

7 pm: Chamber Orchestra, PhilharmonicFeaturing Georgetown Visitation’s Madrigals and

winner of the MCYO Violin Concerto Competition, Rhea Chung, in Khachaturian’s Violin Concerto, Movement 3

Music of Brahms, Mendelssohn, Dukas, Tchaikovsky, and Williams

TICKETS: $15/adults, $10/students and seniors, $10 special music teacher rateStrathmore Ticket Office: 301-581-5100 • www.strathmore.org • Special group rates: 301-581-5199

Maryland Classic Youth Orchestras is a resident partner at The Music Center at Strathmore, and is supported by the Arts & Humanities Council of Montgomery County and the Maryland State Arts Council.

www.mcyo.org

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MCYO | Conductors ’ Musings

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From Jorge Orozco, Conductor of Preparatory Strings and Chamber Strings

Preparatory Strings and Chamber Strings shared the March concert with MCYO Chamber Orchestra and conductor David Levin. This was a great oppor-tunity to show the community the work that we are doing. The program was musically challenging with a variety of styles. Both orchestras showed a high level of preparation and musicianship. We are now looking forward to our May concerts. Preparatory Strings will perform the entire year’s repertoire on May 23. Cham-ber Strings will showcase the winners of this year’s concerto competition: Ryan Cho and Claire Hu, per-forming the Bach concerto for two violins on May 20 at Strathmore. The program will also include Handel, Bartok, and Piazzolla. Invite everyone!

From David Levin, Conductor of Philharmonic

May is almost upon us and preparations for the Final concert of the year are well under way. Before I share with you our plans for the May concert I wish to congratulate all the members of the Chamber Or-chestra for doing such a fine job at the March Con-cert. You played musically and with artistic flair. The blend of sounds was exactly as any chamber orchestra should be. You worked very hard each Wednesday night on some tremendously challenging music and I appreciate having had the opportunity to get to know you during our brief time together. I truly enjoyed working with you and I would be proud to have your artistry, energy, and dedication contributing to the

Philharmonic Orchestra in the not-too-distant future. This year the Philharmonic will present the final movement of the Khachaturian Violin Concerto fea-turing this year’s concerto competition winner, Rhea Chung. This is a fabulous work that not only high-lights our magnificent concertmaster, but each section of the orchestra, as well. Our major work will be the Fantasy Overture from Romeo and Juliet. This is one of Tchaikovsky’s most well known and highly successful programmatic works. Tchaikovsky succeeded in capturing every important facet of the play’s spirit: its turbulence, its romance, and its pathos. Romeo and Juliet opens with a solemn chorale theme characterizing the lovers’ friend Friar Laurence. The Fantasy Overture proper contrasts two themes. The first is a nervous, often violent subject depicting the conflict between the rival families (the clash of cymbals could well represent dueling swords). The second is the passionate, soaring love theme for Romeo and Juliet, truly one of Tchai-kovsky’s most inspired lyrical creations. Included in the program is also a John Williams Overture from a Western film that starred the late, great, John Wayne. The audience can also expect a few other musical surprises throughout the evening. Please encourage friends, neighbors, and other family members come and support our wonderfully gifted musicians performing May 20th. We are also looking forward to the Petranek schol-arship auditions at the end of April. It is always excit-ing and rewarding to hear solo selections prepared by our MCYO seniors planning to pursue a career in music. Award winners will be announced, as always, at the May concert. Finally, we will be bidding farewell to our Sen-ior musicians. This is always a bittersweet time for MCYO because many of these musicians have been with us for many years. They will be missed and we hate to lose them from our organization. However, we are comforted by the fact that they have grown so much in part from having been a part of MCYO. Ad-ditionally, our seniors have enriched MCYO by have been a contributing member of our orchestras for as many as 9 years! Once again, I hope see every one of you (and your friends and relatives) on May 20th, at the Grand Fi-nale Concert of the 2011-12 MCYO Concert Season. Please show your support for MCYO and especially for your gifted and talented musicians by cheering and clapping loudly as we close out the season!

Chamber Strings Concerto Competition Winners!

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From Pablo Saelzer, Conductor of Chamber Orchestra

The Chamber Orchestra and I are preparing works by two young composers; a young-adult and a teen-ager! A third piece is by the mature Michael Haydn (the brother of Franz Joseph). The teenager is Felix Mendelssohn. He wrote his Octet for Strings at 16. We will close our presentation with an orchestrated version of the first movement. We will open with two movements of the Serenade No. 1 by the 26 year old Johannes Brahms. Between these two romantic works we are going to present Mi-cheal Haydn’s Laudate pueri Dominum featuring the Georgetown Visitation Madrigals. This is perfect music to welcome the Spring! Enjoy!

From Kristofer Sanz, Conductor of Symphony

Symphony is very excited to present our final concert for the 2011-2012 MCYO season. Our final repertoire will consist of pieces that will display all of the hard work, musicality, and technical skills that Symphony has developed this year. For this concert we will be performing Bizet’s charming and fiery Suite from Carmen, Elgar’s poignant and reflective Nimrod for Enigma Variations, and the last three bombastic and serene movements from Stravinsky’s ballet The Firebird. This repertoire has presented the musicians with a very big challenge and I can truly say that they are progressing quite nicely and attacking wholeheart-edly all of the special technical and musical demands of these modern works. I feel very blessed to have had the opportunity to work with these special musicians this year and am very proud of the orchestra that I have seen mature in front of my eyes over the past seven months. Music is a very special part of my life and I am so happy that I get to spend every Wednes-day night sharing what I love with some of the most talented middle and high school students in the area.

It is nothing short of amazing what these young stu-dents can do and this is just the beginning for them. One thing I can honestly say is that Symphony now truly understands what it means to be a true musician and to go beyond the printed notes. After this year, Symphony understands what it means to totally em-brace and to feel the true nature of the music they are creating. In my opinion…that is what it is all about!

From MaryAnn Poling, Conductor of Young Artists

When we think of great music we usually think of the composer. If we attended a particularly stunning performance we might think of a soloist, or perhaps even a conductor. But how often do we think about an arranger? Arrangers are the unsung heroes of the youth or-chestra. As you may have noticed, most of the pieces we play are arrangements. Whenever possible, we play pieces as the conductor wrote them. But most of the time orchestration and the limitations of develop-ing students make it necessary for YA to use arrange-ments. A well-arranged piece is like a well-seasoned dish: you know it’s good, but you can’t exactly put your finger on why. A good arranger will be as unobtrusive as possible, making only those changes to the original composition that are necessary and that will detract the least from its original force. If an arranger has done her job well, the audience won’t even know she was there. For this concert MCYO has commissioned Sandra Dackow to produce an arrangement of Tchaikovsky’s Cossack Dance from the opera Mazeppa. Dackow, a graduate of the Eastman School of Music, is among the most prolific and accomplished arrangers for today’s younger youth orchestra. In fact, we will have Ms. Dackow conduct a rehearsal in May, as part of the process of refining the arrangement. It is a privilege for us to work with her, and MCYO has an oppor-tunity few orchestras have to be part of her creative process. As musicians grow they may find themselves play-ing original works that they played as arrangements earlier in their development. They may notice subtle differences in their part, and appreciate the ways in which the arranger worked to bring out the compos-er’s artistic vision within the limitations of younger players. Or they may simply think, “Hey, I’ve already played this!”

MCYO | Upcoming Events

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MayConcertsSeries……ASeasonFinale!

Sunday,May13 ChoirConcert at CityDance Theater at Strathmore 2PM: Featuring Flute Choirs and Clarinet Choir $5 Admission! Please contact the office for more information.

Sunday,May20 FinalConcerts at the Music Center at Strathmore The Russian Flair... 3:00PM: Chamber Strings, Young Artists and Symphony Orchestras

Featuring Chamber Strings Concerto Competition winners, Claire Hu and Ryan Cho, and Young Artists premiere of Tchaikovsky’s Mazeppa commissioned by MCYO – Sandra Dackow, arranger

7:00PM: Chamber Orchestra and Philharmonic OrchestraFeaturing Georgetown Visitation’s Madrigals and winner of the MCYO Violin Concerto Compe-tition, Rhea Chung, in Khachaturian’s Violin Concert, Movement 3

Tickets are $15-20 for adults and $10 for students/seniors! TICKETS ARE AVAILABLE HERE.

Wednesday,May23 PreparatoryStringsConcert - Room 402, Music Center at Strathmore 6:30PM: Join MCYO’s youngest musicians on their final performance of the season! $5 Admission! Details are subject to change. Please contact the office for more information.

Pleaseinviteneighbors,friends,teachersandrelativesforawondrousseriesofmusic!Whatbetterwaytoshowappreciationforandprideinourmusician’stalentandhardworkthantofill

theconcerthall!

Friday,May4 NationalPhilharmonicClarinetMasterClass with guest artist Richard Stoltzman 5:00PM at the Music Center at Strathmore (room 402) $5/person. Call National Phil to reserve a seat 301-493-9283

For any questions, contact us via email or phone: john@mcyo.org or 301-581-5209

Alumni News - Jonathan Kock

I played violin in the Sinfonia under Maestro Chris Allen. I attended Springbrook High School (‘06) I am attending the Manhattan School of Music, and majoring in Composi-tion. My teacher is Richard Danielpour. I am an undergrad, and I will receive my degree this May. I don’t play violin too much any more, since composing takes up so much time, but I do try to keep in practice. One of my fondest memories of MCYO was playing Bartok at the Hungarian embassy. As for advice to MCYOers, don’t forget to have fun with your music!

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Spring Choir Concert of the Maryland Classic Youth Orchestras2:00 PM - Sunday, May 13 CityDance Theater at Strathmore4th floor of the Strathmore Education Center

Performances by MCYO’sJunior and Senior Flute Choirs and Clarinet Choir!

$5 Admission / Free for Students

For more informationCall 301-581-5209 or

Visit www.mcyo.org

Happy Mother’s Day!

MCYO | Relive the Spring Semester

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MCYO PHOTOS Here are some of the photos from Spring 11-2012.

We always add pictures to our Flickr page, click HERE to view.

Choir Concert at Village at Rockville Levine/MCYO Harp Master Class with Sarah Fuller

BSO / MCYO Viola Master Class with Karin Brown

Chamber Music Concert at CityDance Studio Theater at Strathmore

BSO / MCYO Violin Master Class with Madeline Adkins BlackRock / MCYO Woodwind Quintet Master Classwith Imani Winds

NP Horn Master Class with William VerMeulen

MCYO Financial News | MCYO

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End of the Year! By Denise Miller, Treasurer, MCYO Board of Director

It’s that time again! The end of the year, when we all start thinking about vacations, afternoons on the beach and the final concert of the year. What better time to also think about honoring your child, favorite conductor or teacher with a special donation to MCYO? Your donation will not only help MCYO continue to be the premier youth orchestra in the area, but will also open up new opportunities for next year’s orchestras. All donations will be featured in the “Friends of MCYO” section of the concert program. Donate today! Send in a check payable to MCYO & list your honoree in the check memo section. For any other questions, please contact mcyoinfo@mcyo.org.

MCYOproudlyacknowledgesfinancialsponsorshipbythefollowingcontributors. • Individual Contributors • Board of Directors • Strathmore Hall Foundation • Maryland State Arts Council • Arts and Humanities Council of Montgomery County • The Trawick Foundation • Joseph & Ligia Wiegand Family Foundation • Lockheed Martin Corporation • Washington Gas & Light Company • Washington Post Company • Montgomery Alliance for Community Giving • The United Way and America’s Charities • Carolyn and Jeffrey Leonard Tuition Scholarship Fund • The Joseph and Rosalind Shifrin Guest Artists Fund • Andreas and Margaret Makris Scholarship Fund • AT&T • IBM • COSTCO

Founded in 1946, Maryland Classic Youth Orchestras is the oldest, largest and most established youth orchestra program in the Washington, DC metropolitan area.

MCYO not only enriches the community with quality orchestra experiences but “nurtures and develops young talented musicians” by offering three full orchestras, one chamber orchestra, two string orchestras and additional chamber ensembles. Ranging in grades 3-12, over 450 talented musicians from around

the region participate each season.

For additional information, contact the MCYO administrative offices (301) 501-5208 or 5209

CONCERT TICKETS! SPECIAL BSO OFFER!

BSO will offer $10RUSHtickets to MCYO students AND their parents on the concert dates listed below, based on availability. (RUSH means available one hour prior to concert start). To purchase, parents need to show the student’s ID and identify themselves as a MCYO parent.

Good for just ONE MORE CONCERT: May26. ComeseetheMCYOStringQuartetperformpre-concert.May26thattheOrchestraLobby!

MCYO gratefully acknowledges our major funders: