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The Philadelphia Youth Orchestra Announces 4th Annual PRYSM Festival Concert
PRYSM (Philadelphia Region Youth String Music) of the Philadelphia Youth Orchestra will perform on May 21 in Bryn Mawr, Pa.
Philadelphia, PA – May 13, 2011 (Download PDF). The Philadelphia Youth Orchestra (PYO) today announced the 4th Annual Festival Concert for the students in the Philadelphia Region Youth String Music (PRYSM) ensemble on Saturday, May 21 at 2:00 p.m. at Our Mother of Good Counsel Church in Bryn Mawr, Pa. William dePasquale will conduct over 50 elementary and middle school-aged students in PRYSM, and Sarah Sutton will conduct dozens of students in PRYSM Young Artists as they perform classical music pieces for string orchestra.
“Special thanks are due to William dePasquale, Gloria dePasquale, Sarah Sutton and everyone who works with and supports the PRYSM program. Because of their dedication it has been a wonderful, productive year for the students,” said Maestro Louis Scaglione, President and Music Director of the Philadelphia Youth Orchestra (PYO). “The students involved in PYO’s PRYSM and PRYSM Young Artists ensembles have been rehearsing weekly since September and I look forward to applauding them on a job well done on May 21.”
Tickets are $15 for adults; $10 for students and seniors; and children 13 and under are admitted free. For more information or to purchase tickets in advance, please call 215-545-0502. Our Mother of Good Counsel Church is located at 31 Pennswood Road in Bryn Mawr, Pa.
About the Philadelphia Youth Orchestra: Founded in 1939, the Philadelphia Youth Orchestra (PYO) 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 organization 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.###