Youth symphony to perform June 7 on campus

Western Today staff

June 1, 2010

The North Sound Youth Symphony's Spring Benefit Concert will take place at 7:30 p.m. Monday, June 7, at Western Washington University.

To raise additional money for the symphony, the annual spring concert will be a benefit concert, and several groups and individuals will be on hand to complement the symphony's regular ensembles.

Performers:

  • Anna Schaad and David MacVittie will be playing selections of Celtic-Blues fusion.
  • North Sound Youth Symphony conductors will be joining together with a Mozart quintet.
  • Student members will be performing as part of chamber groups.
  • NSYS regular ensembles will perform symphony, philharmonia, and wind ensemble.

Requested donations at the door are $10 for adults and $5 for children. Limited free parking available in lots 11G and 14G. Donations and sponsorships go to support NSYS scholarships and programs.

For more information, visit http://www.wwu.edu/nsys/ or call (360) 676-6446.

This concert will feature performances by the following ensembles:

  • Anna Schaad and David MacVittie, celtic-blues fusion
  • Symphony, conducted by Grant Donnellan
    • New World Symphony in E Minor – Anton Dvorak
  • Philharmonia, conducted by Morgan Schwab
    • Symphony No. 88 – Finale – Franz Joseph Hayden
  • Combined Orchestras, conducted by Morgan Schwab
    • The Lord of the Dance - – Ronan Hardiman
  • Wind Ensemble, conducted by Kim Fay
    • Petite Symphonie for Winds – Charles Gounod
  • Faculty Quintet
    • Quintet for Clarinet & Strings, K581– W.A. Mozart
      • Walter Schwede – 1st violin
      • Grant Donnellan – 2nd violin
      • Morgan Schwab – viola
      • Coral Marchant – cello
      • Kim Fay – clarinet
  • Student Quintet
    • Piano quintet Opus 57 – Dmitry Shostakovich
      • Annie Campbell Vohs – 1st violin
      • Greg Fisher – 2nd violin
      • Maritza Soto – viola
      • Chip Bergeron – cello (coach)
      • Emily Allaway - piano
  • Student Duet
    • Sonata for Violin and Cello – Maurice Ravel
      • Roman Yearian – violin
      • Ivan Murphy-Dlouhy - cello