Season 11

1962-1963

Roster

Seniors

October 1962 Concert

Concert Program Overview

The concert features a diverse repertoire, spanning from the Baroque and Romantic eras to 20th-century American music.

• Symphony in E Minor, No. 95 (From the New World), Op. 95
  • Composer: Anton Dvorak (1841–1904)
  • Description: A celebrated work blending Dvorak's Bohemian heritage with elements of American Negro songs and melodies he encountered during his time in the United States.
• Overture to "Der Freischutz"
  • Composer: Carl Maria von Weber (1786–1826)
  • Description: A romantic-era piece that vividly tells the story of a hunter who makes a pact with the devil.
• Concerto in G Major for Flute and Orchestra
  • Composer: Johann Joachim Quantz (1697–1773)
  • Soloist: LINDA HUBBARD
  • Description: A Baroque concerto by the composer and flutist to Frederick the Great, written for the flute, his favorite instrument.
• American Salute
  • Composer: Morton Gould (1913– )
  • Description: Gould, a composer known for blending popular and musical comedy styles with concert music, uses familiar American tunes, such as "When Johnny Comes Marching Home," in this lively piece.

Featured Soloist 

LINDA HUBBARD (Flute)：

Linda Hubbard began her musical studies with piano and clarinet at the age of 11, ultimately choosing the flute as her favorite instrument.

She became a member of the California Youth Symphony when she was 13. She has been a student of Raymond Fabrizzio and Lloyd Gowen. At present, she is studying with Paul Renzi, who is the first flutist of the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra.

Linda is currently a junior at Homestead High School in Los Altos. She plans to travel to Paris in June to apply for study at the Conservatoire National de Musique de Paris. 

March 1963 Concert

CYS March 1963 concert features a blend of Romantic-era orchestral music, a piano concerto, a suite from a famous opera, and a special performance by the Pacific Ballet.

Part I 

• Overture to "Der Freischutz"
  • Composer: Carl Maria von Weber (1786–1826)
  • Description: This overture tells the story of a shooting match where a marksman must strike a bargain with the Devil. The music ends triumphantly, celebrating the victory of good over evil.
• Fourth Piano Concerto, Op. 70 in D Minor: First movement
  • Composer: Anton Rubinstein (1830–1894)
  • Soloist: Albert Cottrell III
  • Description: Rubinstein, a Russian pianist and composer, was considered a rival only to Franz Liszt in his prime. The concerto begins with a main theme presented by the French horn and woodwinds, leading to a piano entrance and a grand, sustained, and highly chromatic musical sequence.
• Suite from CARMEN
  • Composer: Georges Bizet (1838–1875)
  • Description: A selection of five short pieces from Bizet's famous opera. The music illustrates the dramatic story of Carmen, the cigarette factory girl, the corporal Don Jose, and the toreador Escamillo, with a gradual increase in tempo and intensity.

Part II: PACIFIC BALLET Performance

• Two Concert Waltzes
  • Composer: Alexander Glazounov (1865–1936)
  • Choreography: Alan Howard (Waltz No. 2, Op. 51) and Marc Wilde (Waltz No. 1, Op. 47)
  • Description: Glazounov was a Russian composer known for his mastery of instrumental composition and orchestration, ranking with Rimsky-Korsakov. These works highlight the quality of Brahms with the brilliance of Russian orchestral sound.
• Capriccio Espagnol, Op. 34
  • Composer: Nicolai Rimsky-Korsakov (1844–1908)
  • Description: This piece is a famous demonstration of Rimsky-Korsakov's masterful orchestration, originally intended as a fantasy on Spanish themes. It was arranged for a concert orchestra but was later adapted for ballet to utilize its wealth of tonal possibilities.
  • Ballet Cast Highlights:
    • Leaders of the Festival: Dona Owens and Ed Rumberger
    • Spanish Ladies: Marilyn Knowles, Sharon Lewis, Mela Rumberger, and others.
    • The Woman: Kathy Gold
    • The Man: Ted Pejkovich

May 1963 Concert

Program Overview

The May concert featured a diverse selection of works ranging from the Classical to the modern era, including two major concertos featuring the evening's soloists.

• Overture to "Semiramide" - Rossini
  • Described as an excellent example of Rossini's gift for melody and fast-paced excitement.
• Concerto No. 1 for Clarinet and Orchestra, Third Movement (Rondo Allegro) - von Weber
  • Featured Charles Jensen as the soloist, performing a movement from one of Weber's two concertos for the clarinet, highlighting the brilliance of Weber's writing and the soloist's technique.
• Symphony No. 4 - Walter Piston
  • A piece written for the centennial celebration of the University of Minnesota in 1951, divided into four movements: Pacevole, Ballando, Contemplativo, and Energico. The description highlights the changes in theme and orchestration throughout.
• Adagio for Strings - Barber
  • Dedicated in fond memorial to Lani Huston. Originally written in 1936 as the Adagio movement of a string quartet, it was later scored for orchestra and gained popularity in its current form.
• Concerto in B Minor for Cello and Orchestra, First Movement (Allegro) - Dvorak
  • Featured Teressa Bramel as the soloist, performing a movement from the Concerto, which the notes state was written while Dvorak was in the United States, and contains recollections of Negro melodies in the introduction.
• Finlandia - Sibelius
  • A powerful and descriptive piece of Finland, often considered the country's national song. The piece builds from powerful brass chords, followed by a prayerful passage, and concludes with an exultant section.

Featured Soloists

Teressa Bramel (Cello):

Teressa Bramel has been a member of the California Youth Symphony since 1956 and has served as principal cellist since 1959. An eighteen-year-old senior at Cubberley High School, she began her musical journey with the piano, but later dedicated five years to studying cello with Charles Frisbie of Los Altos, and has been a pupil of Margaret Avery Rowell of Berkeley since 1962. She also spent six years as a member of a trio directed by Mrs. Elizabeth Peirce Kincade. Teressa has extensive experience performing with the Peninsula Symphony, the Stanford Symphony, and the Palo Alto Chamber Players. In the summer of 1962, she attended the Music Academy of the West in Santa Barbara, where she studied privately with Gabor Rejto, with whom she plans to continue her studies while attending the University of Southern California the following year.

Charles Jensen (Clarinet)：

Charles Jensen was born in North Dakota but moved to Seattle, Washington as a small child, where he began his clarinet studies with Josephine Bereiter of the Shoreline Schools. He came to the Peninsula as a high school freshman and is currently an eighteen-year-old senior at Woodside High School, having continued his clarinet studies under Dana Morgan of Palo Alto. Charles has been a member of the California Youth Symphony for two years and also plays with the Peninsula Symphony. He has been accepted to Centre College in Danville, Kentucky, where he will carry on his further musical studies following his admission next September.