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Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestras (CYSO) Concert Orchestra Performs World Premiere of John Uth’s Dance #1 for Orchestra

Sunday, April 30, 2006 – 3 pm
University of Chicago at Mandel 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

Winner of five ASCAP Awards for Adventurous Programming, the CYSO Concert Orchestra under the direction of Terrance Gray will perform the world premiere of John Uth's Dance #1 for Orchestra on Sunday, April 30, 2006 at 3:00 p.m.

In addition to Uth's piece, the concert will feature 16 year old flautist Masha Popova of Oak Park , winner of the Concert Orchestra 2005 Concerto Competition on Chaminade's Concertino. Mendelssohn's 5 th Symphony and Mussorgsky's well known Night on Bald Mountain are also on the program

Masha Popova is currently the co-principal of the Concert Orchestra and in her third year with CYSO. Her recent awards include the first place Collins Scholarship from the American opera Society in Chicago . She is a former memer of the Merit School of Music, and we recently accepted into the Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia .

“John Uth's Dance #1 for Orchestra is a 21 st century composition grounded in tonality yet using the full compliment of the percussion section to lend the piece its uniquely modern sound.” Terrance Gray

University of Chicago Mandel Hall is located at 1311 East 56 th Street , Chicago , IL 60637

To purchase tickets or for more information, call 312-939-2207, extension 31.

Tickets are $6 Students, $12 Adults

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.