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Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestras (CYSO) Announces Spring Orchestra Hall Concert: Invigorating Tradition

Saturday, May 20, 2006 – 2pm
Symphony Center – Orchestra Hall

Contact: Amanda Goedde
Development and Marketing Coordinator
Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestras
312.939.2207 ext 31
agoedde@cyso.org

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
April 11, 2006

Internationally recognized for producing the next generation of musicians, the CYSO Symphony Orchestra and Concert Orchestra will present works by Mussorgsky, Liszt, Bach, and Shostakovich on Saturday, May 20 at 2:00 p.m. at Symphony Center .

Under the guidance of Music Director, Allen Tinkham the Symphony Orchestra is Chicagoland's premier youth orchestra offering exceptional performance opportunities and intensive coaching from many of the area's leading professional musicians, including members of the CSO, Lyric Opera and local universities. Its annual season includes a fall and spring concert in Orchestra Hall, performances in various Chicagoland venues and education concerts.

In addition, in December 2005 the Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestra (CYSO) was the only Illinois orchestra to perform at the 59 th annual Midwest Band and Orchestra Clinic in Chicago and will be performing in 2007 as the only orchestra of its kind at Leipzig 's world-famous Gewandhaus, as part of the venue's season. The Concert Orchestra is a 90+ member full orchestra which provides students with a similar high-level introduction to advanced orchestral playing and is conducted by Associate Conductor Terrance Gray.

The program will feature: Mussorgsky (arr. Rimsky-Korsakov): Night on Bald Mountain , Liszt: Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2 in D minor, Bach (arr. Stokowski ): Toccata and Fugue in D minor, Shostakovich: Symphony No. 5

Symphony Center 's Orchestra Hall is located at 220 South Michigan Avenue , Chicago, IL 60604

To purchase tickets or for more information, call 312-939-2207, extension 31. Tickets are $12-$35.

About the Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestras:

Founded in 1946, the Chicago Youth Sy mp hony Orchestras is a diverse family of musical programs designed to provide outstanding music opportunities and resources to all Chicagoland youth. CYSO directly serves more than 350 musicians ages 7 to 18, over 5,000 Chicagoland public school students, and over 40,000 audience members each season.

Named the “2004 Youth Orchestra of the Year” by the Illinois Council of Orchestras and awarded the First Place 2005 ASCAP award for Adventurous Programming, CYSO has achieved international recognition for its excellence and innovation, while gaining a reputation for producing the next generation of professional musicians.