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Sheboygan Area Youth Symphony To Perform At The Stefanie H. Weill Center

on 02/01/2008 07:33 AM

On Saturday evening, February 9th, the patrons of the Sheboygan Symphony Orchestra will have the opportunity to experience the tremendous talents of the young musicians of Sheboygan County. The Sheboygan Area Youth Symphony, under the direction of Philip Scales, is invited to perform with the Sheboygan Symphony once each season in addition to performing three concerts on their own each year. This year, the Youth Symphony has chosen to perform Sibelius’ Second Symphony (Fourth Movement).

On Sunday afternoon, February 10^th, at 2:00 P.M. the Sheboygan Area Youth Symphony will return to the Stefanie H. Weill Center to perform their second full concert of the season.  The music selections will feature pieces by classical as well as contemporary composers.  The concert will feature the full orchestra performing Verdi’s Overture to Nabucco, Borodin’s On The Steppes of Central Asia, Dvorak’s Slavonic Dance No. 8, Barry’s Dances With Wolves, Ippolitov-Ivanov’s Procession of The Sardar, and Sibelius’ Second Symphony, Fourth Movement.

An accomplished orchestra, The Sheboygan Area Youth Symphony has 75 musicians, representing 14 different communities from around Sheboygan County and 17 different public, private and parochial schools.  Membership in the orchestra is by audition only. The Sheboygan Area Youth Symphony is co-sponsored by the Sheboygan Symphony and the Sheboygan Area School District. 

Scales commented, “My goal for this year was to have the students form a relationship as an orchestra. The building of camaraderie is also why I worked hard to plan our Bahamas music festival experience. I feel it is important that everyone grow together, and therefore, they take a great deal of pride in our performances. I am extremely pleased to see how this group of young adults has come together as an excellent student orchestra. In addition, they have been inviting friends to join us and share their positive experience. The orchestra has grown from 60 to 75 students.”

“I am also excited that the Youth Symphony will perform Saturday night at the Sheboygan Symphony concert,” added Scales. “It will expose the students to the Symphony’s more mature audience. If we perform to the best of our abilities, we will have the opportunity to increase the size of our audience at our concert the next day at the Weill Center.”

For more information or if you are interested in auditioning for the Youth Symphony, please contact the Sheboygan Symphony office at 920-452-1985 or access the Sheboygan Symphony website at www.sheboygansymphony.org

 

Eighth Notes

1. The Sheboygan Area Youth Symphony is performing one number at the Sheboygan Symphony concert Saturday, February 9^th at 7:30 pm at the Stefanie H. Weill Center for the Performing Arts.

2. Tickets are available for the February 9^th Sheboygan Symphony concert. Ticket prices are $38, $33, $28, $20 and $15 for students. Please call the Symphony Office at (920) 452-1985. Tickets are also available in the box office two hours prior to concert.

3. The Sheboygan Area Youth Symphony is performing Sunday, February 10^th at 2:00 pm at the Stefanie H. Weill Center for the Performing Arts.

4.  Tickets are available for the February 10^th Youth Symphony concert. Ticket prices are $8 for adults and $5 for students and seniors. Tickets are available at the door.

5. The February concert is sponsored by the Matthew Foundation.