MODESTO SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
Contact:
Caroline Nickel
cnickel@modestosymphony.org
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE / April 29, 2021
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Modesto Symphony Youth Orchestra To Present Virtual Season Finale Concert May 20
MODESTO, CA - The Modesto Symphony Youth Orchestra (MSYO), led by Music Director Ryan Murray, will stream their virtual Season Finale Concert on Thursday, May 20 at 7:00 pm on the Modesto Symphony YouTube channel. The virtual concert will feature both MSYO orchestras performing pieces by Bizet, Grieg, Puccini, and Rossini. The program will also feature two student soloists.
This virtual concert will be the MSYO’s final of a three-concert season. The concert will stream live on the Modesto Symphony’s YouTube channel. Recordings of this concert and other past MSO events will be available to watch at ModestoSymphony.org. All MSYO virtual concerts are free of charge to help bring music to the community.
“We are so proud of our MSYO students and all they’ve accomplished this season,” said Caroline Nickel, President and CEO of the Modesto Symphony Orchestra. “The MSYO students and staff worked very hard to continue to learn and make music together during this challenging year. I think everyone will be rather impressed when listening to their performance. We were also excited to bring them together for an outdoor rehearsal recently and give the students the opportunity to perform together in-person at least once this season. I think we are all looking forward to when we can be fully back in-person but still marvel at their growth and accomplishments through virtual rehearsals.”
The MSYO program provides a full orchestral experience for young musicians from around the region and is made up of two full orchestras (strings, winds, and percussion). The MSYO Concert Orchestra (Grades 5-9) is conducted by Don Grishaw and the MSYO Symphony Orchestra (Grades 9-12) is conducted by Ryan Murray. Both ensembles typically perform a three-concert series at the Gallo Center for the Arts. This year, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the MSYO currently meet and rehearse weekly via Zoom and each musician recorded their individual part at home to produce this concert. More information about the MSYO can be found at ModestoSymphony.org/About-MSYO.
MODESTO SYMPHONY YOUTH ORCHESTRA, Virtual Season Finale Concert
Wednesday, May 20, 2021 at 7:00 pm
on the Modesto Symphony’s YouTube channel
Ryan Murray,
MSYO Music Director and conductor
Don Grishaw, conductor
PROGRAM
MSYO Concert Orchestra
Georges Bizet, arr. Merle J. Isaac: “Farandole” from L'Arlesienne Suite No. 2
Edvard Grieg, arr. Merle J. Isaac: Norwegian DancesNos. 2 & 3
MSYO Symphony Orchestra
Giacomo Puccini: “Intermezzo” from Manon Lescaut
Edvard Grieg: “In the Hall of the Mountain King” from Peer Gynt Suite
Gioachino Rossini: Overture to The Barber of Seville
Full concert details are available on the MSO website
Artist Biographies
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The Modesto Symphony Orchestra is a resident company of the Gallo Center for the Arts
The Modesto Symphony Orchestra’s 90th season is generously supported by
E. & J. Gallo Winery
John & June Rogers
Porges Family Foundation
Boyett Petroleum
Beard Land and Investment Co.
Atticus, LLP
