2004-2005 Concert Season Announced
Philadelphia - November 15, 2004
Music Director Joseph Primavera has announced the 2004-2005 season of the world renowned Philadelphia Youth Orchestra, its companion ensembles, the Philadelphia Young Artists Orchestra and Bravo Brass, and the Sundays@Seven chamber music series. The new season features 21 concerts. (Program changes and/or additional performances may be announced later in the season.)
Now in its 65th season, the Philadelphia Youth Orchestra (PYO) is one of the oldest youth orchestras in a major U.S. city. Maestro Primavera has served as Music Director and Conductor since 1954, the longest continuous tenure of any active conductor in the world. He has introduced upwards of 3,000 PYO musicians to the works of over 150 composers, led 35 premiere performances, and guided the overseas concert tours that have taken the PYO to 21 countries on five continents, most recently Europe in June and July 2004.
The Philadelphia Young Artists Orchestra was established in 1995 under a two-year grant from the Pew Charitable Trusts. Louis Scaglione is the Conductor.
The 190 musicians of the two orchestras were selected by competitive audition and range in age from 10 through 21. They attend schools and colleges in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Delaware in a radius that extends more than 100 miles from the center of Philadelphia.
Paul Bryan conducts Bravo Brass, and this season is its second as a member of the PYO family.
Thursday, November 18, 2004. Special Invitation Concert honoring Justice Sandra Day O'Connor. Joseph Primavera conducts the Philadelphia Youth Orchestra. Repertoire includes Brahms's Academic Festival Overture, "Hoe Down" from Copland's Rodeo, and Sousa's Stars and Stripes Forever. The Union League of Philadelphia, 140 S. Broad Street, Philadelphia. Invitation Only.
Saturday, December 4, 2004. Paul Bryan conducts the Bravo Brass. Program to include music by Handel, Gabrieli, Altenburg, Grainger, Mendelssohn, Novy, Wilcox and Anderson. Saint Stephen's Church, 19 South 10th Street, Philadelphia. 8:00 p.m. ADMISSION FREE. 215-435-1698.
Saturday, December 11, 2004. Holiday Concert. Louis Scaglione conducts the Philadelphia Young Artists Orchestra, the Choral Society of Montgomery County, and In Young Lee, soprano. Repertoire includes Part I of Handel's Messiah. Also on the program are songs and carols of the season. Montgomery County Community College, Science Center Auditorium, Route 202 and Morris Roads, Blue Bell, PA. 8:00 p.m. $15 Reserved Seating; $10 Seniors and Students; $7 Children Under 12. 215-641-6505.
Saturday, December 18, 2004. Holiday Benefit Concert Reach Out and Read at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. Louis Scaglione conducts the Philadelphia Young Artists Orchestra, the Choral Society of Montgomery County, the Upper Darby High School Encore Singers, and In Young Lee, soprano. Repertoire includes Part I of Handel's Messiah. Also on the program are songs and carols of the season. Saint Mark's Church, 1625 Locust Street, Philadelphia. 8:00 p.m. ADMISSION FREE (Goodwill Offering). 215-563-7308.
Sunday, January 23, 2005. Sundays@Seven. Chamber music by musicians of the Philadelphia Youth Orchestra, Philadelphia Young Artists Orchestra and Settlement Music School. Philadelphia Ethical Society, 1906 South Rittenhouse Square, Philadelphia. 7:00 p.m. ADMISSION FREE. 215-563-7308.
Sunday, January 30, 2005. Joseph Primavera conducts the Philadelphia Youth Orchestra in "Prelude" to Humperdinck's Hansel and Gretel, Beethoven's Symphony No. 8, Brahms's Academic Festival Overture, and Mussorgsky's Pictures at an Exhibition. Upper Darby Performing Arts Center, 601 N. Lansdowne Avenue, Drexel Hill. 3:00 p.m. $10 General Admission; $5 Seniors and Students. 610-622-1189.
Saturday, February 12, 2005. Joseph Primavera conducts the Philadelphia Youth Orchestra in "Prelude" to Humperdinck's Hansel and Gretel, Beethoven's Symphony No. 8, Brahms's Academic Festival Overture, and Mussorgsky's Pictures at an Exhibition. Philadelphia Cathedral, 3723 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia. 7:30 p.m. Tickets at the door: $10 General Admission; $5 Seniors and Students. 215-592-4010
Saturday, February 19, 2005. MCCC Lively Arts Series. Louis Scaglione conducts the Philadelphia Young Artists Orchestra in Beethoven's Symphony No. 4, Dvorák's Carnival Overture, "The Moldau" from Smetana's Ma Vlast, and Sousa's Liberty Bell March and Stars and Stripes Forever. Montgomery County Community College, Science Center Auditorium, Route 202 and Morris Roads, Blue Bell, PA. 7:30 p.m. ADMISSION FREE. 215-641-6505.
Sunday, February 20, 2005. Sundays@Seven. Chamber music by musicians of the Philadelphia Youth Orchestra, Philadelphia Young Artists Orchestra and Settlement Music School. Philadelphia Ethical Society, 1906 South Rittenhouse Square, Philadelphia. 7:00 p.m. ADMISSION FREE. 215-563-7308.
Sunday, February 27, 2005. Benefit Concert for Youth Work Foundation of The Union League of Philadelphia. Louis Scaglione conducts the Philadelphia Young Artists Orchestra in Beethoven's Symphony No. 4, Dvorák's Carnival Overture, "The Moldau" from Smetana's Ma Vlast, and Sousa's Liberty Bell March and Stars and Stripes Forever. The Union League of Philadelphia, 140 S. Broad Street, Philadelphia. Call 215-563-7308 for more information.
Sunday, March 13, 2005. Joseph Primavera conducts the Philadelphia Youth Orchestra, Marian Stieber, soprano, Russell Patterson, organ, the Germantown Oratorio Choir, and Choral Society of Montgomery County. Program includes Poulenc's Gloria and Saint-Saëns's Symphony No. 3 "Organ." First Presbyterian Church in Germantown, 35 West Chelten Avenue, Philadelphia. 3:00 p.m. ADMISSION FREE. 215-843-8811
Sunday, March 20, 2005. Paul Bryan conducts the Bravo Brass. Program to include music by Bach, Janacek, Schutz and Purcell. Saint Mark's Church, Philadelphia, 1625 Locust Street, Philadelphia. 7:00 p.m. ADMISSION FREE. 215-435-1698.
Friday, April 8, 2005. Philadelphia Youth Orchestra 2005 Gala. Joseph Primavera conducts the Philadelphia Youth Orchestra, and is joined by Philadelphia Orchestra Co-Concertmaster William de Pasquale. Repertoire includes the "Prelude" to Humperdinck's Hansel and Gretel, Dvorak's Romance, Stravinsky's Firebird Suite (1919 version), and Bach's Concerto for Two Violins with Mr. de Pasquale's daughter and PYO violinist, Francesca de Pasquale. The Union League of Philadelphia, 140 S. Broad Street, Philadelphia. Call 215-563-7308 for more information and an invitation.
Sunday, April 17, 2005. Sundays@Seven. Chamber music by musicians of the Philadelphia Youth Orchestra, Philadelphia Young Artists Orchestra and Settlement Music School. Philadelphia Ethical Society, 1906 South Rittenhouse Square, Philadelphia. 7:00 p.m. ADMISSION FREE. 215-563-7308.
Friday, May 6, 2005. Louis Scaglione conducts the Philadelphia Young Artists Orchestra, featuring the Choral Society of Montgomery County, soprano Monica Ziglar, mezzo-soprano Sandra Carney, tenor James Longacre, and bass Richard Zuch. An all Mozart program includes Dixit et Magnificat, KV 193, Regina coeli, KV 127, and the Requiem. Saint Mark's Church, Philadelphia, 1625 Locust Street, Philadelphia. 8:00 p.m. $10 General Admission. 215-641-6505.
Saturday, May 7, 2005. Louis Scaglione conducts the Philadelphia Young Artists Orchestra, featuring the Choral Society of Montgomery County, soprano Monica Ziglar, mezzo-soprano Sandra Carney, tenor James Longacre, and bass Richard Zuch. An all Mozart program includes Dixit et Magnificat, KV 193, Regina coeli, KV 127, and the Requiem. Montgomery County Community College, Route 202 and Morris Roads, Blue Bell, PA. 8:00 p.m. $15 Reserved Seating, $10 Seniors and Students, $7 Children Under 12. 215-641-6505.
Sunday, May 8, 2005. 65th Annual Festival Concert. Joseph Primavera conducts the Philadelphia Youth Orchestra in Brahms's Academic Festival Overture, Debussy's Nocturnes and La Mer, and Stravinsky's Firebird Suite (1919 version). Verizon Hall at The Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts, Broad and Spruce Streets, Philadelphia. 3:00 p.m. Tickets: $25 - $10. 215-893-1999.
Sunday, May 15, 2005. 10th Annual Festival Concert. Louis Scaglione conducts the Philadelphia Young Artists Orchestra, featuring pianist Pauline Yang and PYO trumpet section leader Matthew Kitzen-Abelson. Repertoire includes Mozart's Piano Concerto No. 20 in D Minor, Hummel's Concerto for Trumpet in E-flat Major, and Beethoven's Symphony No. 4. Perelman Theater, Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts, Broad and Spruce Streets, Philadelphia. 3:00 p.m. Tickets: $20 - $10. 215-893-1999.
Sunday, May 22, 2005. Sundays@Seven. Chamber music by musicians of the Philadelphia Youth Orchestra, Philadelphia Young Artists Orchestra and Settlement Music School. Philadelphia Ethical Society, 1906 South Rittenhouse Square, Philadelphia. 7:00 p.m. ADMISSION FREE. 215-563-7308.
Friday, June 3, 2005. Paul Bryan conducts the Bravo Brass, with soloist Karen McCommon, French horn. Program to include music by Rimsky-Korsakov, Bach, Strauss, Handel, Blatter and Carmichael. Saint Stephen's Church, 19 South 10th Street, Philadelphia. 8:00 p.m. ADMISSION FREE. 215-435-1698
Saturday, June 4, 2005 or Sunday, June 5, 2005 (rain date). Arts at Andalusia, Voices of Spring. Louis Scaglione conducts the Philadelphia Young Artists Orchestra in Beethoven's Symphony No. 4, Dvorák's Carnival Overture, "The Moldau" from Smetana's Ma Vlast, and Sousa's Liberty Bell March and Stars and Stripes Forever. Andalusia Estate, 1237 State Road, Bensalem, PA. 6:00 p.m. $10 General Admission at gate; $5 Children under 12. Gates open at 4:00 p.m. 215-563-7308
The Philadelphia Youth Orchestra receives support from the Philadelphia Cultural Fund, Pennsylvania Council on the Arts, a State agency funded by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the National Endowment for the Arts, and the U.S. Department of Education.