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The Philadelphia Youth Orchestra to Perform as PIFA Collaborator on April 10
More than 100 young, gifted, classical music students from the Tri-State region will perform under the direction of Maestro Louis Scaglione.
Philadelphia, PA – April 4, 2011. (Download PDF) Maestro Louis Scaglione, President and Music Director of the Philadelphia Youth Orchestra organization (PYO) today announced that more than 100 young, gifted musicians in the Philadelphia Youth Orchestra will perform on Sunday, April 10 as part of the Philadelphia International Festival of the Arts (PIFA). The musicians involved in the 71st season of one of the nation's oldest youth orchestras will perform Beethoven’s Symphony No. 5, Respighi’s Fountains of Rome and Stravinsky’s Firebird Suite at 7:30 p.m. at The Temple Performing Arts Center.
“The Philadelphia International Festival of the Arts will be an innovative and creative three-week celebration of the arts and the Philadelphia Youth Orchestra is excited to join more than 140 partners to offer performances to the region,” said Maestro Louis Scaglione, President and Music Director of PYO. “It is important to support artists and musicians of all ages as arts and culture are vitally important to the Greater Philadelphia area.”
PIFA takes place April 7 through May 1, 2011 and will launch the city’s art and cultural scene onto the world stage by offering exciting new performances and exhibits. PIFA’s events will represent every arts discipline and was made possible by a grant from Philadelphia philanthropist Leonore Annenberg, whose vision for a city-wide celebration of the arts shaped its philosophy and programming.
The Temple Performing Arts Center is located at Broad and Berks Streets in Philadelphia, Pa. Tickets are $20 and $25 and can be purchased by calling the Liacouras Box Office at 800-298-4200.
About the Philadelphia Youth Orchestra: Founded in 1939, the Philadelphia Youth Orchestra is one of the nation’s oldest classical music training and orchestra performance programs for gifted and talented students from the Tri-State region. Lead by Maestro Louis Scaglione, PYO’s companion ensembles include the Philadelphia Young Artists Orchestra (PYAO), formed in 1996; Bravo Brass, added to the program in 2003; Philadelphia Region Youth String Music (PRYSM) created in 2007; and the Musicopia String Orchestra partnership, which began in 2008. Young musicians from ages six through 21 are selected by competition audition and have represented the United States on five continents. The Philadelphia Youth Orchestra (PYO) offers classical musical performances to the Greater Philadelphia region each year and supports musical education to children from Philadelphia’s more challenging neighborhoods through its newest after-school program launched in 2010, Tune Up Philly.
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