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Listen to the Future!
Hear what CYSO coaches, students, parents and friends have to say about CYSO.
Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestras Newsletter
November 2007
In this issue
Dear Friends,
As the weather changes and we encounter our first experience with the "daylight savings" change in early November, I am aware of how quickly each season moves forward. In the 10 weeks since the season began, critical changes and growth have taken place in the musical lives of our students. In the Symphony Orchestra, each week has brought new and challenging encounters with the music of Berlioz, Barber, Respighi, R. Strauss and a distinguished composer of our time, Daron Hagen.
At 7:30 p.m. on November 11th at Orchestra Hall, you will be able to hear the Symphony Orchestra perform this music which has been practiced and rehearsed with intense focus and a commitment to excellence. The program has as its centerpiece, the world premiere of a new composition by Mr. Hagen. The work is a triple concerto for Violin, 'Cello, Piano and Symphony Orchestra entitled "Orpheus and Eurydice, op. 94. The program will be conducted by Music Director, Allen Tinkham, and will feature the Amelia Piano Trio: Anthea Kreston, violin; Jason Duckles, 'Cello; and Rieko Aizawa, Piano. Many of you may know that Anthea Kreston is an alumna of CYSO and the daughter of CYSO's President Emeritus, Jeannette Kreston. We are delighted and thrilled to collaborate with one our CYSO family members in this first-ever performance. What a wonderful opportunity for our students, past and present, to be a part of history in the making.
I hope you will be able to join us at Orchestra Hall on Sunday, November 11th for a fabulous orchestral program. We have much to be grateful for in this month of Thanksgiving!
Warmly,
Holly
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Special Features
Daron Hagen's, composer
Daron Hagen's orchestral compositions have been performed by the New York Philharmonic, Philadelphia Orchestra, the National Symphony, American Composers Orchestra, American Symphony, Orpheus Chamber Orchestra, the Milwaukee, St. Louis, Dallas, Nashville, Houston, Denver, Knoxville, Florida, Oakland, Brooklyn and New Mexico Symphonies, among dozens of others. His five operas (Shining Brow, Bandanna, Vera of Las Vegas, Broken Pieces, and The Antient Concert) have received multiple performances internationally. The composer of over two hundred published art songs and cycles, his catalogue continues to grow dramatically as major orchestras, ensembles and soloists commission and record new works.
Orpheus and Eurydice
The first movement, Orpheus and Eurydice, introduces us to our characters and celebrates different aspects of their happy life together. The piano plays the role of Orpheus; the solo violin and solo cello together play the role of Eurydice. The narrative is comprised of a theme and ten variations. The "theme" is really a sequence of chords, timbres, and melodic motives rather than a traditional melody. Much like an overture to an opera, this movement provides the harmonic and motivic language for the concerto / opera to follow.
The first two variations feature rolled chords in the piano - Orpheus strumming his lyre. The third variation introduces a melody over the chords; this melody is associated with Eurydice. The fourth variation places Orpheus in the piano and Eurydice in the violin and cello soloists. Variation five fragments the theme, while the sixth variation introduces "added tones" to the chords before the seventh variation blossoms with a clearly-recognizable statement of "Eurydice's Song" in the solo trio. The good-natured sparring of the couple in variation eight settles into a cozily domestic ninth variation. The movement ends with the trio alone, recapitulating in their purest form the chords presented at the beginning by the orchestra.
Formed in 1999, the AMELIA PIANO TRIO has already established a glowing international reputation. Called "remarkable" by Strings and "exemplary" by The Strad, the group has quickly become one of its generation's most sought-after ensembles. In its short history the Amelia has been Grand Prize-winner at the Yellow Springs National Competition and recipient of the prestigious ASCAP Award for Adventurous Programming.
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The Noteworthy Night
February 2, 2008
6:30 pm
The Westin Chicago River North
320 North Dearborn Street, Chicago
Join us for our annual gala celebration featuring cocktails, dinner, silent & live auctions, and a performance by our internationally acclaimed Symphony Orchestra.
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