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New Plans for 60th Anniversary Alumni Reunion

There has been a change of plans for our upcoming 60th anniversary alumni reunion. Rather than have a separate alumni orchestra concert on May 19, Leo Eylar has come with an exciting alternative - we are inviting the alumni musicians who’ve indicated they’d like to play to join with the current CYS Orchestra on stage at the Flint Center in Cupertino on Sunday afternoon, May 20 at 2:30pm. The combined piece that current and former CYSers will collaborate on will be Tchaikovsky's “Romeo and Juliet Overture” (and perhaps a special encore). It will be terrific fun for both the orchestra and the audience. Please join us at the Flint Center in Cupertino on Sunday afternoon, May 20 at 2:30pm to celebrate 60 years of music making.

Click on the Eventbrite link to add the event to your calendar. We look forward to celebrating with you!

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Audition results for the 2012-2013 Season were mailed out on Tuesday, May 1st. Our congratulations to all new and returning musicians. When you receive your offer letter, please click on the 2012-2013 Member Registration button above. You will need to log-in with the Username and Password provided in your offer letter.

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CYS at the Flint Center on May 20th

Christopher Rouse – Infernal Machine
Sergei Prokofiev – Symphony No. 5
Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky – Romeo & Juliet Fantasy Overture

Plus additional works by CYS Senior Soloist Competition Winners:

Benjamin Luo is one of two winners of the annual CYS Senior Soloist Competition. He will perform the Victor Herbert Cello Concerto No. 2 with the Orchestra on Sunday, May 20 at 2:30pm at the Flint Center in Cupertino. Benjamin is an accomplished musician who has won awards from the Burlingame Music Club Young Musicians Competition and in the 2011 VOCE Finals. He is a senior honor student at Saint Francis High School where he is a National Merit Finalist and an AP Scholar with Distinction. His many activities in the community have included service with Our Daily Bread, Save the Bay, the Mountain View Arts and Wine Festival, the City of Los Altos Senior Center, and the New World CDC. He plans to attend UC Berkeley and pursue a career in medicine.

Ryan Luo is one of two winners of the CYS Senior Soloist Competition. He will perform a movement of the Brahms Violin Concerto with the Orchestra on Sunday, May 20 at 2:30pm at the Flint Center in Cupertino. Ryan’s numerous musical awards include finalist in the Oakland East Bay Young Artist Competition, finalist in theUS Open Music Competition, and two time laureate of the Junior Bach Festival in Berkeley. He was selected by the American Fine Arts Festival for a performance in Carnegie Hall. Ryan began his studies with Andy Liu at the age of four and continued with Cindy Chen. he currently studies with Li Lin. He is a senior at Mission San Jose High School, where he is president of the music club among his many other activities. He plans to major in bio-engineering at Pomona College.

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Young Artist Competition
Each Spring, the Bay Area's talented young instrumental soloists are invited to compete for the opportunity to perform with the California Youth Symphony Orchestra during the coming season. The CYS Young Artist Competition for the 2012-2013 Season will be held on Sunday, May 6, 2012 at Stanford University. Auditions now closed. Application deadline was April 13th.

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CYS is 60 Years Young!

Read the inspiring article about this CYS milestone on Classical Voice, the go-to place for classical music in the Bay Area.

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