2019-2020 NYS Concert Season
November 24, 2019
3:00 pm - 5:15 pm
Season Opener | Fall Concert
Prelude:
Meyer, Richard, Momentum
Rimsky-Korsakov/Dackow – Snow Maiden, The Dance of the Tumblers
Tchaikovsky/Gruselle – Themes from The Nutcracker
Philharmonia Winds:
Bach/Lake – Sixteen Chorales
O Morning Star! How fair and bright
O God, my Life, in mercy shine on me
Thou Prince of Life, O Christ our Lord
Erickson, Frank – Air for Band
O’Loughlin, Sean - Visigoths
Philharmonia Strings:
Haydn/Dackow – Symphony No. 25
Barber/Hoffman – Adagio for Strings
Liszt/Gruselle – Hungarian Rhapsody No. 9
Concert Orchestra:
Schubert – Symphony No. 8 Mvt 1
Sibelius - Finlandia
Principal Orchestra:
Berlioz – Symphonie Fantastique Mvts 2-5
Brass ensemble:
Bach/Canadian Brass - Fugue in G Minor
Ewald – Quintet
Handel/Mills Hallelujah Chorus
Norwalk Concert Hall at City Hall, 125 East Ave., Norwalk, CT
Tickets available at Norwalk City Hall on the day of the concert. $15 adult /$10 student & senior
December 15, 2019
5:00 pm
FREE COMMUNITY EVENT | Concerto Competition
Norwalk Concert Hall at City Hall, 125 East Ave., Norwalk, CT
The NYS sponsors a Concerto Competition every year for members of the Principal Orchestra. The winner of the competition is invited to perform a movement of a concerto with the Principal Orchestra at the Winter Concert. Come listen to the students hoping to win this coveted spot.
EVENT IS FREE TO THE PUBLIC
January 05, 2020
1:00 pm to 4:00 pm
FREE COMMUNITY EVENT | Summer Music Fair
Norwalk Concert Hall at City Hall, 125 East Ave., Norwalk, CT
The Norwalk Youth Symphony hosts an annual Summer Music Showcase in the lobby of Norwalk City Hall. The fair is geared toward families who want to learn more about summer music opportunities. The fair features many local, regional, and national summer programs for young musicians. Camps range from local, part-time summer experiences, to sleep away camps, and conservatory programs.
EVENT IS FREE TO THE PUBLIC
March 01, 2020
3:00pm
Winter Concert
Norwalk Concert Hall at City Hall, 125 East Ave., Norwalk, CT
The Winter Concert features a performance by the winner of the NYS Concerto Competition.
Prelude:
Holst/Monday - March from Suite no. 1
Dvorak/Palmer - Slavonic Dance
Balmages - Creatures
Philharmonia Winds:
Grainger/Seeney - The Lost Lady Found
Huckeby - Abington Ridge Overture
Neeck - Under an Irish Sky
Philharmonia Strings:
Tchaikovsky/Longfield - Andante from Symphony no. 6
Pleyel/McCashin - Symphony in D
Atwell - Drifen
Concert Orchestra:
Dvorak - Symphony No. 9 mvt 4
Berlioz - Hungarian March
Principal Orchestra:
Weber - Clarinet Concerto mvt 1, soloist Woongki Hong
Berlioz – Symphonie Fantastique Mvt 1
Dukas - Sorcerer's Apprentice
Norwalk Concert Hall at City Hall, 125 East Ave., Norwalk, CT
Tickets available at Norwalk City Hall on the day of the concert. $15 adult /$10 student & senior
March 22, 2020
3:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Side by Side Concert with the Norwalk Symphony Orchestra
NYS musicians from the Principal Orchestra perform with the Norwalk Symphony Orchestra
Norwalk Concert Hall at City Hall, 125 East Ave., Norwalk, CT
Tickets available at norwalksymphony.org, or at Norwalk City Hall on the day of the concert.
March 28, 2020
Concert Orchestra performs with INTEMPO
NYS musicians from the Concert Orchestra perform at a fundraiser to benefit the INTEMPO Organization. Find out more about INTEMPO and how they provide music education using classical and cross-cultural instruments and repertoire here.
Norwalk Concert Hall at City Hall, 125 East Ave., Norwalk, CT
April 26, 2020
2:00 pm to 4:00 pm
Spring Open House
Twice a year we open our rehearsals to interested students, parents and teachers to observe first hand the enriching experience NYS offers the young musician. Please join us at a typical Sunday rehearsal on April 26th from 2 to 4 pm. A special Question and Answer session will take place at 3 pm.
May 09, 2020
time to be announced
Spring Concert with Midori!
Norwalk Concert Hall at City Hall, 125 East Ave., Norwalk, CT
The Spring Concert marks the end of the Norwalk Youth Symphony's concert season at Norwalk Concert Hall. This concert period we are honored to have Midori working with our ensembles and performing at the Spring Concert.
The concert traditionally includes the presentation of our graduating seniors and awarding of the Ramer Memorial Scholarship, which is granted to a deserving senior as chosen by their peers on the basis of leadership, commitment, preparation, and attendance.
June 21, 2020
Italy Performance Tour
Every two years members of Principal and Concert Orchestra have the opportunity to travel and perform on an International Tour. In 2020 NYS musicians will tour Italy - visiting Montecantini, Florence and Rome.