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Smithwick Theatre

Foothill College
June 4, 2017
1:30pm - String Ensembles
3:00pm - Wind Ensembles

FREE EVENT


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CYS String & Wind Ensembles

Season Finale Concert

The California Youth Symphony closes its 2016-17 season with performances by the String and Wind Ensembles under the batons of Kati Kyme and Rosita Amador. Enjoy the talents of these young musicians-in-training, between the ages of 5-18, as they perform classical works by Bach, Mozart, Beethoven, and more. 

Kati Kyme, String Ensemble Director
Rosita Amador, Wind Ensemble Director

This is a free event!

String Ensemble Highlights


JUNIOR STRINGS
Mozart: "Allegro" from String Quartet in C Major, K.157
Smetana: Themes from The Moldau
Beethoven: "Scherzo" from Symphony No. 7, "The Chase" 
Holst: "Vivace" from St. Paul's Suite

INTERMEDIATE STRINGS
Mozart: Overture to "Thamos"
Bizet: Suite from "Carmen" 
Copland: "Hoe-Down" from "Rodeo"

Wind Ensemble Highlights


INTRODUCTORY WIND ENSEMBLE
Beethoven / Arr. Bearden: Rage over a Lost Penny.              
F.W. Meacham / Arr. Bill Holcombe Jr.: American Patrol
Adapted by Aaron Copland / Arr. Quincy C. Hilliard: I Bought Me a Cat

WIND ENSEMBLE
Mozart / Arr. Earl Slocum: The Marriage of Figaro Overture
Luigi Denza/ Arr. Alfred Reed: Funiculi, Funicula
Rimsky-Korsakov / Arr. Terry Vosbein: Dance of the Tumblers
Gershwin / Arr. James Curnow: An American in Paris

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