HOLIDAY CONCERT
STRING ENSEMBLES - ORCHESTRAS
The California Youth Symphony will present its annual Holiday Concert on December 10. The CYS String Ensembles, under the direction of Kati Kyme, and CYS Associate and Senior Orchestras, conducted by Leo Eylar, will present the annual Holiday Concert in the Smithwick Theatre on the campus of Foothill College in Los Altos Hills. Once again the orchestras will offer the audience a pleasing mix of classical and holiday favorites and will welcome Senior Orchestra flutist Eric Miao, who will perform Carl Reinecke’s Flute Concerto in D Major. Admission is free, and no advanced ticket reservations are required!
STRING ENSEMBLE HIGHLIGHTS
Intermezzi Strings
Vivaldi: “Allegro molto” from Sinfonia Nr. 1 in C major
Haydn: “Allegro con spirito” from Quartet in F major, op. 76 no. 1
Dvořák: Themes from Dvořák’s Cello Concerto
Virtuosi Strings
Beethoven: Overture to The Creatures of Prometheus, op. 43
Debussy: “Animé et très décidé” from String Quartet in G minor, op.10
Mozart: “Allegro” from Divertimento in D major, K. 136
ORCHESTRA HIGHLIGHTS
Associate Orchestra
Sibelius: Finlandia
Grieg: Peer Gynt Suite No. 1
Britten: Matinées musicales
Tchaikovsky: “Allegro con fuoco” Symphony No. 4 in F minor, Op. 36
Senior Orchestra
Reinecke: Flute Concerto in D major (Eric Miao, Flute)
Plus Classical and Seasonal Favorites!
SOLOIST PROFILE
Eric Miao, 17, began playing the flute at the age of 11. He began private lessons at age 13...
