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San Jose Youth Symphony's Philharmonic Orchestra Presents Its 2015 Spring Concert!
The San Jose Youth Symphony's Philharmonic Orchestra, under the artistic leadership of Music Director and Conductor Yair Samet, presents its 2015 Spring Concert to be held on Saturday, March 21, 2015, at 7:30 pm at the California Theatre, 345 S. 1st Street, San Jose, CA 95113.
The program will open with Brahms' Academic Festival Overture and will conclude with the exciting showpiece, Liszt's Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2. This concert will also showcase winners from the 2014 Young Artists' Competition, proudly sponsored by the San Jose Symphony Foundation. Four outstanding young soloists will be featured: Sonia Ruiz, flutist, performing Devienne's Flute Concerto No. 7; Michael Song, cellist, performing Haydn's Cello Concerto in D Major; Lucy Kim, flutist, performing Fauré's Fantaisie for Flute and Orchestra; and Sungwan Scott Ji, violinist, performing Sarasate's Ziguenerweisen for Violin and Orchestra.
Sonia Ruiz is a senior at Leland High School and has been playing flute since age 10. She has been a member of the San Jose Youth Symphony's Philharmonic Orchestra for two years.
Michael Song is a freshman at Los Gatos High School, and has studied cello since he was 10. He is now in his second year with the Philharmonic Orchestra.
Lucy Kim is a junior at Lynbrook High School and has studied flute since age 7. She has been with the Philharmonic Orchestra since 7th grade.
Sungwan Scott Ji is a junior at Monta Vista High School, and has studied violin since 3rd grade. He is now in his third season with the Philharmonic Orchestra.
The San Jose Youth Symphony (SJYS) is one of the oldest and finest youth orchestras on the West Coast of the U.S. Founded six decades ago as part of the former San Jose Symphony, SJYS has a rich tradition of musical performance and education.
The mission of SJYS is to provide the youth of our culturally diverse community with exceptional orchestral music education and performance experiences that foster and encourage the study, appreciation and love of music throughout the entire community.
The musicians of SJYS, ranging in age from 8 to 21, are chosen from more than 500 applicants through our annual auditions. The SJYS comprises eight distinct performing ensembles: two full orchestras, a Chamber orchestra, a flute choir, two string ensembles, a wind and a percussion ensemble.
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LocationCalifornia Theatre (View)
345 South First Street
San Jose, CA 95113
United States
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