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Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestras (CYSO) Announces Performance at University of Chicago, Mandel Hall

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
March 22, 2007

Contact:
Amanda Goedde
312-939-2207 ext. 31 (phone)
312-939-2015 (fax)
agoedde@cyso.org

The CYSO Concert Orchestra will be performing works by Shostakovich, Rimsky-Korsakov, Elgar and Gershwin on Sunday, April 22, 2007 at 3:00 pm at the University of Chicago, Mandel Hall. The orchestra is under the direction on CYSO Associate Conductor, Terrance Oliveras Gray. Also included on the program is soloist Paul Whitley, piano. A graduate of Wheaton College and New England Conservatory of Music, his past teachers include Mary Ellen Mahoney, Morris Borenstein, William Phemister and Gabriel Chodos. He was winner of the MTNA Illinois Collegiate Piano Competition, the Illinois Federation of Music Clubs Piano Competition, and the Union League Civic & Arts Foundation Piano Competition.

Led by Associate Conductor Terrance Oliveras Gray, the CONCERT ORCHESTRA is a 90+ member full-orchestra which provides students with a high-level introduction to advanced orchestral playing. The schedule includes weekly rehearsals, sectionals, a concerto competition, and several concerts at major venues like University of Chicago 's Mandel Hall and the Chicago Cultural Center. The Concert Orchestra participates in the Civic Orchestra's innovative mentoring program, MusiCorps sm which includes several visits by Civic Orchestra members who coach sectionals and sit in on full rehearsals.

University of Chicago, Mandel Hall is located at 1131 E 57 th Street, Chicago

Tickets: Adults $15, Students/Seniors $10; children 7 and under free

For more information visit www.cyso.org or call 312.939.2207 x31

About the Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestras

Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestras (CYSO) is internationally recognized as one of the premier youth orchestras in the United States. For over 60 years, its programs have provided music education and instrumental training of the highest quality to Chicago metropolitan area youth. CYSO musicians experience intense orchestral and chamber music instruction from Chicago 's most respected professional musicians, perform in the world's greatest concert halls and gain the self-confidence and discipline that prepare them for a successful future. The organization directly serves more than 350 gifted musicians ages 7 to 18 through four core orchestras and a chamber music program, over 5,000 Chicago Public School students through its Music Pathways program, and over 40,000 audience members each season.