HOLIDAY CONCERT: WIND SYMPHONY, ASSOCIATE ORCHESTRA, SENIOR ORCHESTRA
The Associate and Senior Orchestras, conducted by Leo Eylar, and the CYS Wind Symphony, conducted by Pete Nowlen, will present the annual Holiday Concert at San Mateo Performing Arts Center on December 7, 2025. Once again the orchestras and Wind Symphony will offer the audience a pleasing mix of classical and holiday favorites.
The Wind Symphony will feature Timothy Mahr's Suite for Band, Nubia Jaime-Donjuan's Tundra, A Vaughan Williams Christmas, and Alan Silvestri's Concert Suite from the Polar Express. A special treat features our combined Wind Symphony and Associate Orchestra percussion sections in a performance of Andrew Balent's A Dance on Three Legs and the Senior Orchestra percussion section performance of Eric Rath's Escape Artist all conducted by CYS Percussion Director Artie Storch.
Highlights from the orchestras include selections from Bernstein's West Side Story, Smetana's The Moldau, Borodin's Polovetsian Dances, and a collection of holiday favorites!
You will also hear flutist Yongrong Chen, Graduating Senior Concerto Competition winner, perform the opening movement of Ibert's Flute Concerto!
Admission is free, and no advanced ticket reservations are required!
Concert Information
December 7, 2025 | 2:30 PM
San Mateo Performing Arts Center | 600 N Delaware St, San Mateo, CA 94401
FREE ADMISSION
Wind Symphony
Timothy Mahr: Suite for Band
Nubia Jaime-Donjuan: Tundra
Ralph Vaughan Williams, arr. Douglas Wagner: A Vaughan Williams Christmas
Alan Silvestri, arr. Glen Ballard: Concert Suite from The Polar Express
Percussion Ensembles
Andrew Balent: A Dance on Three Legs
Eric Rath: Escape Artist
Associate Orchestra
Leonard Bernstein: West Side Story Selections
Bedrich Smetana: The Moldau
Alexander Borodin: Polovetsian Dances
Senior Orchestra
Jacques Ibert: Flute Concerto, I. Allegro
Yongrong Chen, flute
Plus Classical and Seasonal Favorites!
Maps & Directions
CONDUCTORS
Leo Eylar - Senior and Associate Orchestras
Pete Nowlen - Wind Symphony
Artie Storch - Percussion
