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Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestras (CYSO) Announces World Premiere Performance at The Chicago Cultural CenterFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: The CYSO Concert Orchestra will be performing the world premiere of D.J. Sparr's Larghetto cum Loco at the Chicago Cultural Center on Tuesday, December 5, 2006 at 7:30 p.m. under the direction of conductor Terrance Oliveras Gray. Larghetto cum Loco, completed in August 2006, was written for the Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestras Concert Orchestra and features a combination of baroque form with modern orchestration techniques and harmonies. Composer D.J. Sparr states, “I hope to have provided the young musicians of CYCO with a piece that they would enjoy and an experience working with a living composer that will endear them to perform premieres for the rest of their lives.” Also included on the program are the CYSO 2006 Concert Orchestra Concerto Competition Winners Sang-Joon Won, clarinet and Carmen Abelson, violin. Soloist Sang-Joon Won will be performing the first movement of Mozart's Clarinet Concerto, K.622, A Major. A native of Seoul, Korea he is a participant in a high school foreign exchange program and will complete his senior year at the Latin School of Chicago this May. He has been playing clarinet since age ten. Carmen Abelson is the soloist for Haydn's Violin Concerto, Hob. VIIa:4, G major first movement. Carmen is a sophomore at Northside College Preparatory High School in Chicago, where she runs varsity cross-country and track. Miss Abelson has been playing violin since age five, and has been performing with CYCO since age eight. She has participated in Music Pathways, CYSO's education engagement program.. 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. The Chicago Cultural Center is located at the corner of 78 East Washington Street, Chicago For more information visit www.cyso.org or call 312.939.2207 x31 Free and open to the public About the Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestras Founded in 1946 by parents and volunteers who wished to provide a quality orchestral music experience for children, the Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestras (CYSO) has grown from a single orchestra to a comprehensive family of musical programs designed to provide outstanding opportunities in classical music and resources to all Chicago area youth. CYSO now directly serves more than 350 musicians ages 7 to 18, over 5,000 Chicago Public School students, and over 40,000 audience members each season. Today's CYSO includes four core orchestras; enrichment through chamber music, theory, and a select chamber orchestra; performance opportunities for young adults who are pursuing professional careers in music; extensive work with Chicago Public Schools and collaborations with a wide range of the top music and education organizations, representing a broad spectrum of city life and entertainment. The CYSO is a long-time resident in the historic Fine Arts Building, just blocks from its primary performance venue— Symphony Center 's world renowned Orchestra Hall. The CYSO is internationally recognized for producing the next generation of professional musicians. Notably, 100% of CYSO students pursue college studies, with approximately 75% of each year's graduating class continuing their music training at some of the nation's finest conservatories, colleges and universities. Many go on to play professionally in the top orchestras in the nation and abroad. The CYSO continues to be acknowledged as one of the premier institutions of its kind in the United States. Recently, the organization received its 6th award for adventurous programming from the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP); the CYSO performed at the 2005 Chicago Humanities Festival, was featured on Public Radio International's syndicated From the Top radio show; and was the only Illinois orchestra invited to perform at the prestigious 2005 Midwest Band and Orchestra Clinic, an international conference of instrumental music educators. The CYSO gives students the best performance opportunities available. The Symphony Orchestra performs at Symphony Center 's Orchestra Hall twice per season and has delighted audiences at Grant Park Music Festival, Ravinia Festival, the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam, The National Hall in the Palace of the Arts in Budapest, The Rudofinium in Prague and Carnegie Hall. |
