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Listen to the Future!
Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestras Celebrates Ravinia's 101st Birthday Celebration!Saturday, August 20, 2006 – 3:00 p.m. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: When you hear the Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestras you Listen to the Futuretm. As part of their 60th Anniversary Season the internationally renowned Symphony Orchestra will perform at the Ravinia Festival in Highland Park as part of their 101st Birthday Celebration. The program will feature: Mozart, Piano Concerto no. 1, K. 37; Marquez, Danzon No.4; Manuel de Falla, El amor brujo;. The concert will be approximately 60 minutes. The Ravinia Festival is located at Lake Cook and Green Bay Roads, Highland Park , Illinois Tickets are $0.25 with a non-perishable food item donation and will grant entrance to the park for the entire day (limit 4 per person). Pavilion tickets are available at the Ravinia Box Office on the day of the concert at 12:00 p.m. For more information or the complete schedule of events visit www.ravinia.org About the Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestras Founded in 1946 by parents and volunteers who wished to provide a quality orchestral music experience for children, the Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestras (CYSO) has grown from a single orchestra to a comprehensive family of musical programs designed to provide outstanding opportunities in classical music and resources to all Chicagoland youth. CYSO now directly serves more than 350 musicians ages 7 to 18, over 5,000 Chicago public school students, and over 40,000 audience members each season. Today's CYSO includes four core orchestras; enrichment through chamber music, theory, and a select chamber orchestra; performance opportunities for young adults who are pursuing professional careers in music; extensive work with Chicago Public Schools and collaborations with a wide range of the top music and education organizations, representing a broad spectrum of city life and entertainment. The CYSO is a long-time resident in the historic Fine Arts Building, just blocks from its primary performance venue— Symphony Center 's world renowned Orchestra Hall. The CYSO is internationally recognized for producing the next generation of professional musicians. Notably, 100% of CYSO students pursue college studies, with approximately 75% of each year's graduating class continuing their music training at some of the nation's finest conservatories, colleges and universities. Many go on to play professionally in the top orchestras in the nation and abroad. The CYSO continues to be acknowledged as one of the premier institutions of its kind in the United States . Recently, the organization received its 6th award for adventurous programming from the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP); the CYSO performed at the 2005 Chicago Humanities Festival, was featured on Public Radio International's syndicated From the Top radio show; and was the only Illinois orchestra invited to perform at the prestigious Midwest Band and Orchestra Clinic, an international conference of instrumental music educators. The CYSO has given students the best performance opportunities available. The Symphony Orchestra performs at Symphony Center 's Orchestra Hall twice per season and has delighted audiences at Grant Park Music Festival, Ravinia Festival, the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam , The National Hall in the Palace of the Arts in Budapest, The Rudofinium in Prague and Carnegie Hall.
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