Symphony! Stage! Cinema! Do NOT miss the CYS Spring Showcase concert on April 25!
Maestros Leo Eylar and Pete Nowlen and more than 400 young musicians in the seven CYS orchestras and ensembles offer a fantastic virtual concert experience featuring a broad and eclectic range of musical favorites from the Classical canon as well as music from the Broadway sensation Hamilton and musical highlights from John Williams’ ever popular scores for the Harry Potter films. Director Kati Kyme’s ensembles will treat you to Haydn and Beethoven, while Rosita Amador’s Wind Ensembles will offer favorites of Mozart, Puccini, Abreu, and Daken. A truly fascinating highlight of the concert will be the CYS percussionists performing two pieces by Nathan Daughtrey, under the direction of CYS Percussion Director Artie Storch. The CYS Wind Symphony will perform the Suite from Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Hamilton and the wonderfully evocative Alegre by Tania León, with its Latin groove and snappy rhythms, while the Associate Orchestra will capture the wide open sound of America’s west with Aaron Copland’s Outdoor Overture and the magic of John Williams’ mesmerizing “Harry’s Wondrous World”. The Senior Orchestra closes the performance with two finales: the rousing March from Paul Hindemith’s Symphonic Metamorphosis on themes of Weber, and 4th movement of Shostakovich’s profoundly moving Symphony no. 5, one of the most important and controversial works of the 20th century.
Be sure to join us on Sunday, April 25 at 5:00pm on our YouTube channel!
This concert broadcast will be free for all to enjoy on April 25, 2021, at 5:00pm Pacific | 8:00pm Eastern
Access your copy of our Spring Showcase program book for information on all the pieces that will debut this afternoon, orchestra rosters, and more!
We sorely miss performing for audiences in-person, but we still want to help make your CYS concert at home a day to remember. Attending a virtual concert at home has many perks, including lounging on a comfy couch or enjoying a picnic outdoors! Here are a few things we recommend to make your virtual concert at home fun:
See below to review our audio and video recommendations before streaming on this afternoon.
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