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Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestras Newsletter
October 2006
Greetings Friends and Family of the CYSO!
On Sunday, November 12, 2006 at 7:30 p.m. CYSO Music Director Allen Tinkham will conduct the Symphony Orchestra in the first of two 60th anniversary concerts at Orchestra Hall. I want to invite you to come and see first hand how wonderful our young musicians are. This concert features a performance of Brahms Symphony No. 1 and a contemporary work by Michael Daugherty entitled Route 66. As a special part of this performance, Mr. Daugherty will be saying a few words about the piece. Below is special preview about Route 66 from the composer.
“Musical ideas come to me when I drive my car down an empty American highway. There is freedom of movement and space to reflect. I meditate on my experiences as a composer of contemporary concert music, a keyboard player in jazz, funk, and rock bands, a percussionist in drum and bugle corps, an improviser on synthesizers for silent film, an organist for county and state fairs, a pianist in cocktail bars. Route 66 is a musical reflection on America, as seen through my rear view mirror. Warning--objects in mirror are closer than they appear.
Also on the program is the Symphony Orchestra Concerto Competition winner, Emma Steele performing Alexander Glazunov's Concerto for Violin, op.82, A major. Emma is a tremendously gifted young violinist and I know you will greatly enjoy her performance of this challenging work. All of us at the CYSO hope that you will join us for this concert and in celebrating our 60 years as the one of America's premiere youth orchestras. I look forward to seeing you on November 12th.
All the best,
Holly
In this issue
CYSO's 60th Anniversary Gala Celebration
60 Years of Movie Music!
Westin Chicago River North
Saturday, February 3, 2007
Chicago, Illinois
Dear Parents,
We need your help obtaining items for the CYSO Gala Auction. We are searching for gift certificates or tickets for the following:
- Restaurants
- Clothing and Retail Stores
(larger chains with numerous locations to local boutiques)
- Local Activities
(museums, theatres and concerts)
Please pick-up an auction donor form and letter in the CYSO office, or contact Amanda Goedde at 312-939-2207 x31.
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Composer Michael Daugherty at Orchestra Hall November 12, 2006
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Route 66
Musical ideas come to me when I drive my car down an empty American highway. There is freedom of movement and space to reflect. I meditate on my experiences as a composer of contemporary concert music, a keyboard player in jazz, funk, and rock bands, a percussionist in drum and bugle corps, an improviser on synthesizers for silent film, an organist for county and state fairs, a pianist in cocktail bars. Route 66 is a musical reflection on America, as seen through my rear view mirror. Warning--objects in mirror are closer than they appear. From my perspective, icons are fascinating because they seem close, but are meaningful only by means of temporal and spatial distance. They create emotion because they are always in motion, never in the same place; their meanings shift to create multiple points of view. Icons can be people, places, or things: Elvis Presley, James Cagney, Jackie O, Liberace, Barbie dolls, Motown, pink flamingo lawn ornaments, Route 66. Such icons have personal meanings for me, and a wide range of associations within contemporary American culture. As a composer, I am inspired by these and other icons to imagine exciting new sounds with traditional orchestral instruments. Drawing on a wide range of musical traditions, I bring the excitement and energy of American popular culture to the concert hall. In Route 66 I create an intricate structure that is dramatic and memorable, using a wide palette of timbres, lively rhythms, and contrapuntal complexity. Whether I am playing jazz piano or composing concert music, I like to deviate from the middle of the road. Through an unconventional use of American icons, I open a door to listeners, inviting them to bring their own emotions and associations into the musical experience.
Michael Daugherty is one of the most performed and commissioned American composers of his generation. Daugherty came to international attention when his Metropolis Symphony (1988-93), a tribute to the Superman comics, was performed in 1995 at Carnegie Hall by conductor David Zinman and the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, and subsequently recorded for Argo/Decca. Other large orchestral works include UFO (1999), a percussion concerto commissioned and premiered by Evelyn Glennie and the National Symphony Orchestra conducted by Leonard Slatkin, and Fire and Blood (2003), a violin concerto commissioned and premiered by the Detroit Symphony Orchestra conducted by conductor Neeme Järvi. The Detroit Symphony also commissioned and premiered Daugherty's second symphony, MotorCity Triptych (2000). His third symphony, Philadelphia Stories (2001), was commissioned and premiered by the Philadelphia Orchestra conducted by David Zinman.
Purchase tickets now to see Route 66 performed at Orchestra Hall
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Orchestra Hall Program
Sunday, November, 12 2006 at 7:30 P.M.
Symphony Center – Orchestra Hall
Allen Tinkham, Music Director
Michael Daugherty - Route 66
Alexander Glazunov - Concerto for Violin, op.82, A major
I. Moderato
II. Andante sostenuto
III. Allegro
Emma Steele, violin
Symphony Orchestra 2006 Concerto Competition Winner
Intermission
Johannes Brahms - Symphony No.1, op.68, C minor
I. Un poco sostenuto - Allegro
II. Andante sostenuto
III. Un poco Allegretto e grazioso
IV. Adagio - Piu Andante, Allegro non troppo ma con brio
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Get to know the CYSO Board
J. Laurence Costin
CCC Information Services, Inc.
A founding member of CCC Information Services, Larry joined the company in 1983. As vice chairman, Larry is the senior CCC representative with home- office management responsibility for several major clients. In addition to representing CCC on the boards of various industry organizations, he advises the young CCC management team and is a frequent speaker at industry events. In his initial role as executive vice president at CCC, he oversaw sales, marketing and client services.
Before joining CCC, Larry was senior vice president at Seligman & Latz Inc., a New York-based Fortune 500 company that managed concessions in department- store chains across the United States, Canada and Europe. Prior to that he was division manager of Marshall Fields. Larry is a graduate of the University of Chicago.
More information...
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Upcoming Events
Symphony Orchestra at Orchestra Hall
Debut Orchestra and Preparatory Strings Fall Concert
Concert Orchestra Fall Concert
The Nutcracker - CYSO with The Salt Creek Ballet
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