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Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestras Newsletter
May 2006
Greetings from the CYSO!
As we begin the month of May, we anticipate an exhilarating end to the current season while also planning for 2006-2007. Spring time is always very exciting at the CYSO as we gear up for our final concerts and hold auditions for ensembles for the next year.
On the subject of auditions, we'd like to thank the 450 young musicians who participated in auditions for next season. Our deep appreciation also extends to their silent partners: the parents who spend countless hours supporting the process of musical development. The thoughtful time spent seeking out the best teachers and musical experiences, scheduling lessons and rehearsals, providing transportation back and forth, attending musical events and cheering on their students in all kinds of “weather” provides a critical foundation for the growth of musical talent.
Musical talent will be in great abundance as we close the season with performances by the Symphony and Concert Orchestras at Orchestra Hall at 2:00 on Saturday afternoon, May 20th. We hope you are able to attend this outstanding program featuring works by Mussorgsky, Liszt, Bach and Shostakovich. All of our musicians and staff have worked extremely hard to make this a fabulous season, and the concert offers the opportunity to celebrate these endeavors. Congratulations to all involved!
Holly H. Hudak
Executive Director
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Patron Tour
CYSO TOUR 2007!
Show your support and celebrate the 60th Anniversary Season by participating in the CYSO European Tour 2007!
We are thrilled to announce that the Symphony Orchestra will tour to Poland, Czech Republic and Germany June 13 – June 24, 2007. The CYSO is honored to be the only youth orchestra presented by Leipzig Germany's world famous Gewandhaus as part of their season.
In addition to the student tour, the CYSO is organizing a Friends Tour that will travel alongside the Symphony Orchestra and attend their performances in prestigious and historic music houses, embark on exciting sight-seeing excursions as well as participate in other special activities in Prague, Leipzig, Warsaw and Wroclaw.
If interested or for more information please call R. Scott Dodson, Director of Development at 312-939- 2207 x20 or sdodson@cyso.org.
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Music Pathways
This season Music Pathways, our community engagement program, was again a huge success as we partnered with four Chicago Public Schools (CPS): Alexander Graham, Kinzie, Lafayette and Pulaski Fine Arts Academy.
Over the course of several weeks this spring, an ensemble from each of the instrument families – the three Principal Players ensembles composed of Concert Orchestra musicians – a string quartet, woodwind quartet and brass quintet – and the Symphony Orchestra's percussion ensemble visited each school. In these performances our young musicians demonstrated their instruments and taught various musical concepts. The program culminated on April 5th with 500 enthusiastic 3rd-5th grade students from participating schools taking a field trip to the South Shore Cultural Center to see all of the instrument families together in a performance of the Concert Orchestra. Once Music Pathways is completed each year, the CPS students come away with a greater understanding of music and, we hope, a greater desire to learn an instrument and attend concerts in the future.
“I learned the sounds that the instruments make. I learned the names too. I will never forget about the melody, harmony and rhythm. Now that's a lot of knowledge.” – A third grade student from Pulaski Fine Arts Academy
We are sincerely thankful for the outstanding support we received from the classroom teachers, music specialists, principals and students from each of the participating schools in addition to all of our musicians who performed and funders who make this program possible each year. Without their strong commitment to this work, the program could not be a success year after year.
Lizzy Sustar
Operations and Education Coordinator
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Artistic Notes Dear Friends,
Each year at this time our Symphony Orchestra prepares to give what is not just a concert, but the culmination of an entire year of work. This year I have seen amazing growth in our ensembles resulting in: a constantly increasing composite skill, a higher level of artistry, and a more inspiring experience for our members and our audiences. For me this is the real beauty of an organization such as ours. It is why no matter how surprised you may be by the skills these young people exhibit you can be certain that the level is going nowhere but up.
As always, you can expect to enjoy playing of both sophistication and depth at Orchestra Hall on May 20 as both the Concert Orchestra and Symphony Orchestra perform. You'll hear music made with the ferocity of a Chicago winter and with the delicacy of a single snowflake. You will see well over 100 of the most talented and dedicated young people in the region devour some of the greatest work of western art. And while each spring I am saddened by the coming of season's end and the graduation of so many of our wonderfully talented members, I am inspired anew by the future stars I've heard in our record breaking 450 auditions for the 2006-2007 season...those still unknown to you, our audience. It's like a secret I can't wait to tell.
...and just wait ‘till next year
Allen Tinkham
Music Director
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Get to know the CYSO Board
William E. Moeller
President and Chief Executive Officer
UnitedHealthcare in Illinois
Bill Moeller is president and chief executive officer of UnitedHealthcare in Illinois, a subsidiary of UnitedHealth Group. In Illinois, UnitedHealthcare serves over 900,000 individuals from large and small group employers and the Medicaid-eligible population. Bill joined UnitedHealthcare in 2001.
His career began at Citicorp, followed by over six years at First Chicago, where he was executive vice president of the North American Banking Group. Subsequently, Bill served as executive vice president and president and chief operating officer in other financial services companies. He was also president and chief executive officer of Sanwa Business Credit Corporation in Chicago.
He has been a business and civic leader in Chicago for over 20 years. He is a Director of the National Center for Healthcare Leadership and a Board Member of the Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestras. Bill earned an MBA in Finance and Accounting from The Amos Tuck School of Business Administration and a BA in Economics from Yale University. He resides in Northbrook, Illinois with his wife and has three children.
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Congratulations CYSO Seniors 2006
Amherst College
Katherine Black - Cello - Undecided
Ball State
Annabeth Simon - Bassoon - Performance
Gabby Dvorsak - Viola - Performance
Boston Conservatory
John McGuire - Bassoon - Performance
Boston University
Elizabeth Park - Flute - Medical Education/Liberal Arts
Rebecca Celebuski - Percussion - Performance
Nicholas White - Percussion -Performance
Alexander Ing - Violin - Biology
Cleveland Institute of Music
Joshua Zajac - Cello - Performance
Curtis Institute
Masha Popova - Flute - Performance
DePaul University
Eric Jancsovics - Trumpet - Performance
Brian Gordon - Trombone - Performance
Kirk Bond - Violin - Performance
Rachel LaPorte - Violin - Performance
Duquesne
Kristen Predl - Flute - Performance
Eastern Illinois University
Matthew Meehan - Trombone - Performance
Eastman School of Music
Andre Washington - Flute - Performance
Alexander McCrory - Bassoon - Performance
Cora Swenson - Cello - Performance
Grand Valley State University
Sarah Sheber - Viola - English
Indiana University
Vanessa Davies - Bassoon - Performance
Daniel Morrison - Trumpet - Performance
Lauren Toosevich - Trombone - Performance
Chris Maxwell - Bass - Performance
Julliard
Matt Wolford - Trombone - Performance
Hanah Stuart - Violin - Performance
Loyola University - Chicago
Daniella Zuccheri - Violin - Pre-Physical Therapy
New England Conservatory
Michael Jacobson - Bassoon - Performance
Northern Illinois University
Kevin Watson - French Horn - Performance
Northwestern University
Anna Spina - French Horn - Performance
Joshua Ramseyer - Trombone - Performance
Yoshihiko Nakano - Violin - Performance and Cognitive Science
Natalyn Wong - Violin - Chemistry
Scott Dickinson - Bass - Performance and Engineering
Notre Dame
Tom Kenny - Cello - Aerospace Engineering
Oberlin
Agnes Likos - Violin - Performance
Peabody
Eva Mondragon - Viola - Performance
Roosevelt University
Julia Coronelli - Harp - Performance
St. Louis University
Justin Dalisan - Violin - Medicine
Stanford
Eric Whitney - Cello - Undecided
Truman State University
Molly Bender - Bassoon - Accounting
University of Chicago
Marguerite Brown - Clarinet - Undecided
University of Illinois
Jordon Bloom - Flute - Performance
Natalie Lorch - Oboe - Performance
Lucy Abrams - Clarinet - Performance and Liberal Arts
Graham Miller-Gaines - Violin - Mechanical Engineering
Luis Bellorin - Violin - Performance
Kristi Ditsch - Viola - Music Education
Anthony Mistrata - Trombone - Music Education
University of Kentucky
David Hutter - Percussion - Performance
University of Michigan
Christia Bieda - Viola - Performance
University of Wisconsin - Madison
Dana Sherman - French Horn - Performance and Math
Wake Forest University
Melissa Donaldson - Bass - Chemistry
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Upcoming Events
Symphony Orchestra in Glen Ellyn
CYSO at Orchestra Hall
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