HOLIDAY CONCERT - WIND SYMPHONY AND ORCHESTRAS
The California Youth Symphony will present its annual Holiday Concert on December 1st, 2024. The Associate and Senior Orchestras, conducted by Leo Eylar, and the CYS Wind Symphony, conducted by Pete Nowlen, will present the annual Holiday Concert at San Mateo Performing Arts Center. Once again the orchestras and Wind Symphony will offer the audience a pleasing mix of classical and holiday favorites. Highlights include selections from Aaron Copland’s 1942 ballet Rodeo, known for its lively, folk-inspired music of the American Wild West, as well as orchestral works by Wagner, Vaughan-Williams, and Mozart’s beloved Magic Flute Overture. The Wind Symphony will feature works by Travassos, Mackey, Molookpour, and Michael Brown’s Pixar Movie Magic. A special treat features our combined percussion sections in a performance of Nathan Daughtrey’s mesmerizing Sea of Tranquility, conducted by CYS Percussion Director Artie Storch. Admission is free, and no advanced ticket reservations are required!
Nathan Daughtrey
Aaron Copland's ballet, Rodeo
Aaron Copland
Concert Information
December 1, 2024 | 2:30 PM
San Mateo Performing Arts Center | 600 N Delaware St, San Mateo, CA 94401
FREE ADMISSION
Wind Symphony
Travassos: Rapsódia Sefaradi
Molookpour: Persian Dance No. 2
Mackey: Sheltering Sky
Arr. Brown: Pixar Movie Magic
Percussion Ensemble
Daughtrey: Sea of Tranquility
Associate Orchestra
Vaughan-Williams: English Folk Song Suite
Wagner: Overture to Das Liebesverbot
Copland: "Hoe-down" from Rodeo
Mozart: Overture to The Magic Flute
Senior Orchestra
Copland: "Buckaroo Holiday" from Rodeo
Plus Classical and Seasonal Favorites!
Maps & Directions
CONDUCTORS
Leo Eylar - Senior and Associate Orchestras
Pete Nowlen - Wind Symphony
Artie Storch - Percussion
