2012 ~ 2013 Symphony members Blade Chapman, Byron Fan & Michael Chung A N N I V E R S A R Y El Camino Youth Symphony Association 4055 Fabian Way Palo Alto, CA 94303
2012~2013
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Dr.Camilla Kolchinsky
Cover: Joshua Oh,
Symphony Holiday Concert
DR. CAMILLA KOLCHINSKY,ECYS Music Director and conductor of the Symphony,Sinfonietta and GalbraithHonor Strings, received a Master of Music Degree withdistinction from the State MusicConservatory of Moscow andcompleted the doctoral levelprogram in conducting at theState Music Conservatory ofLeningrad (St. Petersburg). She appeared regularly with theBolshoi Theater, the NationalUSSR State Orchestra, and theMoscow Philharmonic. Sincecoming to the West in 1976, she has conducted the Philhar-monic Orchestra in London, theIsrael Philharmonic, the SwedishRadio Orchestra in Stockholm,the Oslo Philharmonic, theBrussels Radio Symphony Orchestra and many others. She was featured in a documen-tary film, “Women Conductors: Biography, Working Rehearsalsand Concert,” made in Swedenin 1986. Before arriving in theBay Area, she served as Music Director and Principal Conduc-tor of the University Symphony Orchestra and Opera of the University of California, SantaBarbara.
Welcome to the 50th Anniversary Season of El Camino Youth Symphony, featuring the “Best of ECYS!”
The Senior Symphony concert programs will feature
favorite works from throughout the years, beginning
in October at the Season Opener Concert with Dvorak’s
Symphony “From the New World,” last performed by
ECYS in 2007 on the stage of St. Petersburg’s famed
Glinka Capella. Other beloved works to look forward
to include Bernstein’s Candide Overture, Tchaikovsky’s
Symphony No. 4 (performed in Prague, in 2005, to an
audience of 1000!), Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue, and
Shostakovich’s Symphony No. 1.
Mark your calendars now for MARCH 9, when the
50TH ANNIVERSARY ANNUAL BENEFIT CONCERT
features not one, but three brilliant solo artists who
will awe you with their fierce virtuosity and blazing
passion!
The festivities continue at an after-party gala reception
with our soloists, with delicious food and toasts to
celebrate the occasion! Proceeds benefit the Camilla
Kolchinsky Scholarship Fund. Details inside!
Whether you are savoring the tremendous achievements
of the Senior Symphony, or enchanted by our first-year
musicians in the Chamber Players Orchestra, we
welcome you to enjoy and support a great music
education program that has
reached its first half-century
of spectacular concerts!
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October27 Senior Symphony Season Opener, FLINT CENTER AT DE ANZA COLLEGE
November17 Sinfonietta Orchestra Fall Classic
SPANGENBERG THEATRE AT GUNN HIGH SCHOOL
December2 Fall Concert: Chamber Players & Camerata Orchestras,
Galbraith Honor Strings, El Camino Wind OrchestraMENLO ATHERTON PERFORMING ARTS CENTER
9 Senior Symphony Holiday Concert, CALIFORNIA THEATRE
February2 Lunar New Year Concert, Sinfonietta & Symphony
FLINT CENTER AT DE ANZA COLLEGE
March6 Master Class with Naomi Kudo & Brandon Ridenour
DETAILS AT WWW.ECYS.ORG
9 Senior Symphony Annual Benefit ConcertPhilippe Quint, Naomi Kudo, Brandon Ridenour, soloistsFLINT CENTER AT DE ANZA COLLEGE
17 Winter Concert, Chamber Players & Camerata Orchestras, Galbraith Honors Strings, El Camino Wind OrchestraALBERT & JANET SCHULTZ CULTURAL ARTS HALL
30 Sinfonietta March FestivalMENLO ATHERTON PERFORMING ARTS CENTER
April14 Divisa Ensemble and ECYS Honor Ensembles, CSMA AT FINN CENTER
May4 Ice Cream Social Concert: Chamber Players & Camerata Orchestras,
Galbraith Honor Strings, El Camino Wind OrchestraALBERT & JANET SCHULTZ CULTURAL ARTS HALL
18 Sinfonietta Spring DanceMENLO ATHERTON PERFORMING ARTS CENTER
June2 Senior Symphony Season Finale, FLINT CENTER AT DE ANZA COLLEGE
22 Senior Symphony Bon Voyage ConcertMENLO ATHERTON PERFORMING ARTS CENTER
July26 Summer Workshops Concert, FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, PALO ALTO
Blade Chapman Symphony Season Finale
Naomi Kudo
Brandon Ridenour
Philippe Quint
Enjoy Three Superb Soloists and the After-Party!
The enormously charismatic and talented, two-time
Grammy-nominated violinist Philippe Quint first
performed with ECYS in 1996, when he was a rising-star
at Juilliard. This year he returns as an internationally
renowned performer who will astound audiences on
Bruch’s Violin Concerto No. 1!
The stunning and virtuosic pianist Naomi Kudo, and
the principal trumpet of the acclaimed Canadian Brass
Brandon Ridenour, will perform Shostakovich’s Concerto
for Piano, Trumpet and String Orchestra.
It could be argued that Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 4
is the most beloved work ever performed by ECYS.
Be there to witness this epic “Best of ECYS” performance
by Dr. Camilla Kolchinsky and the Senior Symphony!
SHOSTAKOVICH Piano Concerto No. 1
Naomi Kudo and Brandon Ridenour, soloists
BRUCH Violin Concerto No. 1, Philippe Quint, soloist
TCHAIKOVSKY Symphony No. 4
Coming to the After-Party? Celebrate after the concert
with your friends, alumni and family. Reserve your ticket
package today at www.ecys.org!
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MARCH 9, 2013, 7:30 PM
FLINT CENTER AT DE ANZA COLLEGE
Tickets $38/28: In advance at www.ticketmaster.com (Service fees may apply)
Also available through the Flint Center Box Office and the ECYS office
Details for March 6, 2013 Master Classwith Naomi Kudo and Brandon Ridenourat www.ecys.org
Sergey SmirnovSymphony Season Finale
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SEASON OPENERSATURDAY, OCTOBER 27, 2012, 7:30 PM
FLINT CENTER AT DE ANZA COLLEGE21250 Stevens Creek Blvd, Cupertino
Featuring Special Guest SANDRA WRIGHT SHEN, piano1st Prize Winner of the 2012 International Piano Competition of France and Young Artist Miles Chan, violinBERNSTEIN Candide OverturePAGANINI Violin Concerto No. 1, Mvt. I, Miles Chan, soloistMENDELSSOHN Capriccio brillant, Sandra Wright Shen, soloistDVORAK Symphony No. 9 “From the New World”
HOLIDAY CONCERTSUNDAY, DECEMBER 9, 2012, 2:30 PM
CALIFORNIA THEATRE345 South First St, San Jose ALUMNI FREE!
Featuring Young Artists Khanh Nguyen, alto saxophone, Young Hye Lee, violin, Joshua Oh, clarinet and Michael Chung, celloPlease visit www.ecys.org for the complete program.
LUNAR NEW YEAR CELEBRATIONSATURDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 2013, 4:00 PM
FLINT CENTER AT DE ANZA COLLEGETickets: $25/15. For program details, see pages 12–13!
ANNUAL BENEFITSATURDAY, MARCH 9, 2013, 7:30 PM
FLINT CENTER AT DE ANZA COLLEGE Tickets: $38/28
Featuring Special Guests PHILIPPE QUINT, violin, NAOMI KUDO, piano and BRANDON RIDENOUR, trumpetFor program details, see pages 6–7!
SEASON FINALESUNDAY, JUNE 2, 2013, 7:30 PM
FLINT CENTER AT DE ANZA COLLEGEFeaturing Young Artists Blade Chapman, violin and Sergey Smirnov, pianoBROSSINI La gazza ladra “The Thieving Magpie” OvertureBARBER Violin Concerto, Blade Chapman, soloistGERSHWIN Rhapsody in Blue, Sergey Smirnov, soloist (Class of 2013)SHOSTAKOVICH Symphony No. 1
BON VOYAGE CONCERTSATURDAY, JUNE 22, 2013, 7:30 PM
MENLO ATHERTONPERFORMING ARTS CENTER555 Middlefield, AthertonFor program details, see pages 10–11!
Miles Chan
Sandra Wright Shen
Michael Chung
Tickets to all performances are available at the door. Flint Center tickets are
available at Ticketmaster.com. (Service fees may apply).
All tickets are $15/8 unlessotherwise noted.
Dr. Camilla Kolchinsky, Music Director & Conductor
Yujin ArizaSymphony Bon Voyage
The Symphony at Dvorak Hall in Prague, 2005
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A Preview of the 50th Anniversary International Tour to Central EuropeIn the summer of 2013, the Senior Symphony will
embark on a phenomenal tour to Europe with stops
at Prague’s Dvorak Hall, Salzburg’s Grosse Saal of
the Mozarteum, Bratislava’s Slovak Radio Hall, and
Budapest’s Bela Bartok National Concert Hall.
ECYS will spotlight a fabulous young artist—
Yujin Ariza, ECYS alum, former Concertmaster of
the San Francisco Youth Orchestra, now studying
at Juilliard and Columbia. He will perform the
Sibelius Violin Concerto in D minor.
BON VOYAGE CONCERTSATURDAY, JUNE 22, 2013, 7:30 PM
MENLO ATHERTON PERFORMING ARTS CENTER555 Middlefield Rd, Atherton
Tickets available at the box office: $15/8
ROSSINI La gazza ladra“The Thieving Magpie” Overture
SIBELIUS Violin Concerto, Yujin Ariza, soloist
SHOSTAKOVICH Symphony No. 1
ECYS Celebrates the Year of the Snakewith a spectacular East meets Westperformance, featuring both the ECYS Senior Symphony and the Sinfonietta Orchestra, Dr. Camilla Kolchinsky, Conductor
Featuring SPECIAL GUESTS the Firebird YouthOrchestra, and Artistic Director Gordon Lee.The festivities will include dancers and drummers and will also feature young artists Byron Fan, violin, Sophia (Chin-Li) Lo,marimba, and Mindy Cheng, piano, with works by Chen Gang, He Zhanhao, Li Huanzhi, Chen Yi and Gordon Lee!
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 2013, 4:00 PM
FLINT CENTER, DE ANZA COLLEGE21250 Stevens Creek Blvd, Cupertino
Arrive early! Fun Lunar New Year activities and crafts for kids beginning at 2:30 pm!
Tickets $25/15: In advance at www.ticketmaster.com (Service fees may apply).Also available through the Flint Center Box Office and the ECYS office
Byron Fan, Soloist for
“The Butterfly Lovers Violin Concerto”
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Gordon Lee and the Firebird Youth Orchestra
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Dr. Michail GelfandbeinSinfonietta Spring Dance14 15
FALL CLASSICSATURDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 2012, 7:30 PM
SPANGENBERG THEATREAT GUNN HIGH SCHOOL780 Arastradero Rd, Palo Alto
HAYDN Symphony No. 95HAYDN Cello Concerto in C Major, Mvt. I, Bennet Huang, soloistWEBER Clarinet Concerto No. 1, Mvt. III, Alex Chang, soloistSCHUBERT Rosamunde Overture
LUNAR NEW YEAR CELEBRATIONSATURDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 2013, 4:00 PM
FLINT CENTER, DE ANZA COLLEGE21250 Stevens Creek Blvd, CupertinoFeaturing young artists Byron Fan, violin, Sophia (Chin-Li) Lo, marimba, and Mindy Cheng, piano
For details, see pages 12–13!
MARCH FESTIVALSATURDAY, MARCH 30, 2013, 7:30 PM
MENLO ATHERTONPERFORMING ARTS CENTER555 Middlefield Rd, Atherton
WEBER Invitation to the Dance OvertureMOZART Piano Concerto No. 23, Mvt. III, Sarah Tuan, soloistWEBER Clarinet Concerto No. 2, Mvt. III, Adi Zimmerman, soloistROSSINI Il signor Bruschino OvertureTCHAIKOVSKY Selections from Swan Lake Suite
SPRING DANCESATURDAY, MAY 18, 2013, 7:30 PM
MENLO ATHERTONPERFORMING ARTS CENTER
HANDEL Prelude & Fugue in D minorBEETHOVEN Symphony No. 8, Mvt. IWIENIAWSKI Polonaise Brillante No. 1, Jonathan Lin, soloistSAINT SAENS Cello Concerto No. 1, Michail Gelfandbein, soloistTCHAIKOVSKY “Waltz” from Sleeping Beauty Suite
Tickets to Fall Classic, March Festival and Spring Dance: $15/8
See pages 12-13 for Lunar New Year Information
Dr.Camilla Kolchinsky, Conductor
Bennet Huang
Alex Chang
Sophia (Chin-Li) Lo
Adi Zimmerman
Mindy Cheng
Jonathan Lin
FALL CONCERTSUNDAY, DECEMBER 2, 2012
MENLO ATHERTONPERFORMING ARTS CENTER555 Middlefield Rd, Atherton
1:30 pm El Camino Wind Orchestra, Galbraith Honor StringsFeaturing soloist Ashley Chon, flute
3:15 pm Chamber Players & Camerata OrchestrasFeaturing soloists Julie Kim & Kira Lober, cellos
WINTER CONCERTSUNDAY, MARCH 17, 2013
ALBERT AND JANET SCHULTZCULTURAL ARTS HALL3921 Fabian Way, Palo Alto
1:30 pm El Camino Wind Orchestra, Galbraith Honor StringsFeaturing soloist Andromeda Kepecs, violin
3:15 pm Chamber Players & Camerata OrchestrasFeaturing soloists Kristina Lee, flute
TALENT “A LA MODE” ICE CREAM SOCIAL CONCERT!SATURDAY, MAY 4, 2013, 6:15 PM
ALBERT AND JANET SCHULTZCULTURAL ARTS HALL
Tickets Dec. & Mar: $15/8; May $15/no passes For expanded conductor bios please see www.ecys.org
Galbraith Honor StringsConducted by Dr. Camilla Kolchinsky
Chamber Players & Camerata OrchestrasConducted by Dr. Michail Gelfandbein
El Camino Wind OrchestraConducted by Christopher Florio
MICHAIL GELFANDBEIN received his PhD at the Leningrad Conservatory of Music under M. Rostropovich, withpost-graduatestudy in conduct-ing with I. Musin,and served asPrincipal Cellistof the LeningradPhilharmonic for 25 years.
CHRISTOPHER FLORIO received his graduate degree in conductingfrom UCLA, where he studiedconducting withDr. Thomas Leeand was AssociateConductor of the UCLA Wind Ensemble. Since2005, Mr. Floriohas directed theinstrumentalprogram at theHarker School in San Jose.
Summer Workshops I, II & III, Open to Non-Members & MembersStay tuned-up over the summer!PERFECT FOR AGES 6–14JULY 15–26 WEEKDAYS ONLY, PALO ALTO
WORKSHOP I—BEGINNING ORCHESTRA (ALL INSTRUMENTS)WORKSHOP II —INTERMEDIATE STRING ORCHESTRA
WORKSHOP III—INTERMEDIATE WIND ENSEMBLE
The Workshops conclude with a festive performance on the evening of July 26.
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Young Hye LeeSymphony Holiday Concert18 19
Divisa Ensemble: Adrienne Malley,Quelani Penland,
Sara Styles, Stephanie Ng, Tomiko Tsai
Debra Gardner
HONORS CHAMBER MUSIC PROGRAM
The Divisa Ensemble, ECYS Ensemble-In-Residence,
oversees the Divisa Honors Program, which is offered
to select ECYS musicians
in the Chamber Music
Program. The selected
students will be invited to
study and perform with the
ensemble.
OPPORTUNITIES TO
PARTICIPATE IN CHAMBER
MUSIC
In addition to the presti-
gious Divisa Honors Pro-
gram, ECYS Chamber Music
is open to students of the
Senior Symphony, Sinfonietta, and Galbraith Honor
Strings who play: violin, viola, cello, oboe, flute, clarinet,
bassoon, or French horn.
ECYS DIRECTOR OF WINDS DEBRA GARDNER and
members of the Divisa Ensemble will serve as faculty for
the student ensembles. Each ensemble is coached weekly
by ECYS faculty and closely studies a work of the major
repertoire. Interested members may apply through the
ECYS office.
PERFORM ANCES AND DIVISA MASTER CLASSES
In addition to regular community outreach performances,
students will also participate in master classes presented by
ECYS in the winter and spring. Details will be posted on
Facebook and at www.ecys.org.
ON SATURDAY, APRIL 14, 2013, 8:00 PM, ECYS will
present the Divisa Ensemble and Divisa Honors Ensembles
in recital at the Community School of Music and Arts
(CSMA) at Finn Center, 230 San Antonio Circle, Mountain
View. Admission is free.
Khanh NguyenSymphony Holiday Concert 21
For five decades, the El Camino Youth Symphony has been an exemplary arts education organization. As the Bay Area’s foremost non-profit instrumental trainingand education program, ECYS has given nearly 10,000 youths at all levels ofmusical training the opportunity to develop both socially and artistically.
At a time when opportunities for music education are being extinguished,while the power of musical education to make a profound difference in thelives of youth has never been more universally understood, ECYS invites you to reach out and to fill a critical gap in public funding of the arts.
We welcome you to join us as advocates of young artists and their place in the grand tradition of musical education and excellence. We depend upongenerous friends to fund our program, as tuition and ticket sales cover only a portion of our expenses.
On behalf of the ECYS Board of Directors, thank you for your interest in music education, and thank you for considering supporting the El Camino Youth Symphony Association. We would be honored for you to join our familyof supporters.
Cathy Spieth, Executive Director
El Camino Youth Symphony Association
Thank you for your support!
ECYS Board Vice-PresidentPeter Farmer and
2011 Ad Team Leader Ann Shen
2012 Gala Chair Rebecca Colman, Gala Honoree for Cisco Systems Ru Wang, and Board member Adele Chen
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Sarah TuanSinfonietta March Festival
Musician Portraits: Terri Loewenthal PhotographyOther Photos: Chiung-Chi Chen, Daniel Lee, Alla Shtein, Cathy Spieth, Mel Tsai
Design: Nancy Singer
Sponsors
El Camino Youth Symphony4055 Fabian Way • Palo Alto, CA 94303PH: (650) 213-7111 • FAX: (650) 493-1525
email: [email protected]
For more information, please visit the ECYS website www.ecys.org
Follow us on Twitter.com/ElCaminoYouth.Like us on Facebook.
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Musicians ages 6 to 20 are invited to make an audition appointment with ECYS. Contact the ECYS office or visit www.ecys.org for more information and an online application form.
Learn more about ECYS by visiting our website and finding us on Facebook atwww.facebook.com/El.Camino.Youth.Symphony!
The El Camino Youth Symphony Association provides
the financial and administrative support necessary to
maintain the ECYS music education and performance
programs. The Association’s Board of Directors is
composed of parents and interested community members
who volunteer their time and effort. Funding comes from
a variety of sources, including membership dues, concert
ticket sales, benefit concerts, and donations by individuals,
foundations, and corporations.
We invite you to become an ECYS patron and contribute
to the music education of our young musicians.
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