A Festival Afternoon
Leo Eylar, Music Director, Associate Orchestra Conductor
Pete Nowlen, Wind Symphony Conductor
Kati Kyme, String Ensembles Conductor
Matthew Kim, Clarinet
Benjamin Arnett, Marimba
Concert Highlights
Intermediate Strings
Mendelssohn: “Allegro Assai” from String Quartet No. 6 in F minor, Op. 80
Copland: “Hoe-Down” from Rodeo
Haydn: “Allegro di Molto” from Symphony No. 49 “La Passione”
Wind Symphony
Shostakovich/Curnow: Folk Dances
Sparke: Sunrise at Angel’s Gate
Hisaishi: Princess Mononoke
Silvestri/Mortimer: Super Mario Bros.
Associate Orchestra
Glière: Russian Sailor’s Dance
Mozart: Clarinet Concerto, “Rondo” (Matthew Kim, soloist)
Rosauro: Marimba Concerto, “Despedida” (“Farewell”) (Benjamin Arnett, soloist)
Ahn: Ongheya
Williams: Suite from Star Wars
Associate Orchestra Concerto Competition Winners
Matthew Kim, clarinet, age 15, is in 11th grade at Sacred Heart Preparatory, Atherton. He started clarinet at the age of nine. Matthew has been playing with the California Youth Symphony since 2015, currently as first clarinet in the Associate Orchestra...
Benjamin Arnett, age 14, is a percussionist from Fremont, California. Benjamin’s musical journey started when he was five years old at U Music Educational Foundation. He debuted his solo marimba performance in 2017 at Percussive Art Society International Convention (PASIC) in Fresno, California.
Associate Orchestra Concerto Competition
California Youth Symphony's annual CONCERTO COMPETITION for the Associate Orchestra offers its current students a special challenge and an opportunity for public recognition. All students in the Associate Orchestra are encouraged to compete. One of two winners will debut in this Festival Afternoon concert.
