CYS String & Wind Ensembles
The California Youth Symphony lights up the holiday 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 Mendelssohn, Beethoven, Ponchielli, Bizet, and more.
Kati Kyme, String Ensemble Director
Rosita Amador, Wind Ensemble Director
This is a free event - our gift to you!
String Ensemble Highlights
Junior Strings
Mendelssohn: “Allegro” from Sinfonie No. 1 in C
Bach: "Schafe können sicher weiden” from Cantata BWV 208
Vivaldi: "Allegro" from Concerto in A Minor
Intermediate Strings
Haydn: "Vivace" from String Quartet in E-flat, Op. 71, No. 3
Dvořák:“Finale” from the American Quartet
Mendelssohn: "Presto con brio" from String Quartet in D, Op. 44, No. 1
Wind Ensemble Highlights
Introductory Winds
Haydn/Arr. Ostling: Allegro Giocoso
Beethoven/Arr. Morris: “Rondo” from Sonatina in F
Hague/Arr. Story: You’re a Mean One, Mr Grinch
Traditional/Arr. Holcombe: Deck the Halls
Traditional/Arr. Holcombe: Up on the Rooftop
Wind Ensemble
Traditional/Arr. Holcombe: We Wish You a Merry Christmas
Traditional/Arr. Holcombe: O Tannenbaum
Bizet/Arr. Bocook: Farandole
Ponchielli/Arr. Daehn: “Galop” from Dance of the Hours
Hardiman/Arr. Saucedo: The Lord of the Dance