LIVE / MSYO Virtual Season Finale Concert

Modesto Symphony Youth Orchestra Virtual Season Finale Concert

HOSTED BY RYAN MURRAY

Tune in live and watch the Modesto Symphony Youth Orchestra’s virtual Season Finale Concert! This virtual concert will feature both MSYO orchestras performing pieces by Bizet, Grieg, Puccini, and Rossini as well as two MSYO student soloists!

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PROGRAM

MSYO CONCERT ORCHESTRA

• Edvard Grieg, arr. Merle J. Isaac
  Norwegian Dances Nos. 2 & 3

• Georges Bizet, arr. Merle J. Isaac
  “Farandole” from L'Arlesienne Suite No. 2

MSYO SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

• Gioachino Rossini 
  Overture to The Barber of Seville

• Giacomo Puccini
  “Intermezzo” from Manon Lescaut

• Edvard Grieg
  “In the Hall of the Mountain King” from Peer Gynt Suite

STUDENT SOLOISTS

FRANCISCO ORTIZ, TRUMPET

• Remo Giazotto & Tomaso Albinoni, transcribed by Giovanni Orsomando
  Adagio in G Minor

RYAN GURULE, CELLO

• Sergei Prokofiev
  Cello Sonata in C Major, Op. 119

  • II. Moderato - Andante dolce - Moderato primo

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We’d love to hear what you thought about this program. Your feedback will help us plan future events!

Thank you to our generous MSYO donors whose gifts made the 2020-21 MSYO season possible. Click here for further information on how you can support MSYO, or contact Carole Richard, Director of Development, at crichard@modestosymphony.org, or call 209-523-4156. Dates, program, and artists subject to change. E&OE.

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LIVE / Chamber Music at Home with the MSO

Chamber Music at Home with the MSO

HOSTED BY RYAN MURRAY

Tune in for a chamber music concert featuring the MSO Chamber String Ensemble, principal flute Johanna Borenstein, and principal bassoon David Granger. The program will include pieces by J.S. Bach, Florence Price, Gustav Holst, and a segment honoring the MSO’s 90th Anniversary.

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PROGRAM

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Divertimento in F Major, K. 138 in F major, I. Allegro 

Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach
Flute Sonata in A Minor, H.562, I. Poco adagio 

Johann Sebastian Bach
Cello Suite No. 2, BWV 1008, I. Prélude 

Florence Price arr. Elaine Fine
Adoration

Niccolò Paganini
Caprice No. 13 in Bb Major “Devil’s Laughter”

Wilson Osborne
Rhapsody for Bassoon

Gustav Holst
St. Paul’s Suite, Op. 29 No. 2, IV. Finale (“The Dargason”) 

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We’d love to hear what you thought about this program. Your feedback will help us plan future events!

This concert is dedicated to the memory of Anthony “Tony” Collins, MSO second trombone.

This virtual performance is free to all and supported in part by Judy and Mike Herrero. Dates, program, and artists subject to change. E&OE.

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LIVE / MSYO Virtual Spring Concert

Modesto Symphony Youth Orchestra Virtual Spring Concert

HOSTED BY RYAN MURRAY

Tune in live and watch the Modesto Symphony Youth Orchestra’s virtual Spring Concert! This concert will feature both MSYO orchestras performing movements from Beethoven’s Symphony No. 5 and Dvořák’s “New World” Symphony as well as three MSYO student soloists!

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PROGRAM

MSYO CONCERT ORCHESTRA

• Rimsky-Korsakov, arr. Sandra Dackow:
  Dance of the Tumblers from “Snow Maiden”

• Beethoven, arranged by Charles Woodhouse:
  “Finale” from 5th Symphony

MSYO SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

• Mascagni:
  “Intermezzo” from Cavalleria rusticana  

• Dvořák:
  Symphony No. 9, op. 95 (“New World”), IV. Allegro con fuoco 
  

MSYO STUDENT SOLOISTS

RYLAN POST, VIOLIN

• Bériot:
  Concerto No. 9 in A Minor, Op. 104, I. Allegro maestoso 

BELLA DAVILA, CELLO

• Marcello:
  Sonata No. 2 in E Minor, Op. 1 No. 2, I. Adagio & II. Allegro 

MIKE CHEN, FLUTE

• Telemann:
  Ouverture Suite in A Minor, TWV 55:a2, V. Réjouissance

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We’d love to hear what you thought about this program. Your feedback will help us plan future events!

This series is free to all and supported in part by Ceres Pipe & Metal, by Doug & Susan Highiet, and Freda & Rod Motto. Dates, program, and artists subject to change. E&OE.

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LIVE / Holidays at Home with the MSO

Holidays at Home with the MSO

HOSTED BY RYAN MURRAY

Get in the holiday spirit with the MSO! We’ve created a festive virtual concert for you to enjoy at home that features the MSO Brass Quintet and members of the MSO Chorus! You’ll hear some of your favorite holiday music along with a special performance by the Central West Ballet!

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PROGRAM

MSO BRASS QUINTET

• Chanukkah Latkes by Traditional, arr. Forrest Byram

• Sleigh Ride by Leroy Anderson, arr. Keith Snell

• Canzona per Sonare No. 2 by Giovanni Gabrieli, arr. Robert King

MSO CHORUS

Daniel R. Afonso Jr., chorus director

• The First Noel by John Stainer

• Joy to the World by Lowell Mason & Isaac Watts

Violin Solo

• Passacaglia in G minor (“The Guardian Angel”) from Rosary Sonatas by Heinrich Ignaz Franz Biber

  • performed by MSO Associate Concertmaster, Ilana Blumberg Thomas

Central West Ballet

• The Nutcracker, op. 71, Pas de Deux & Coda by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

  • Performed by Noelle Im & Mario Vitale Laborador
    

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We’d love to hear what you thought about this program. Your feedback will help us plan future events!

This virtual performance is free to all and supported in part by Morgan Stanley, Kelly McMurray, Senior Vice President. Dates, program, and artists subject to change. E&OE.

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