EYSO to present 'America We' concert
On Sunday, Nov. 9, the Elgin Youth Symphony Orchestra will perform the first two concerts of its 33rd season: "Sinfónica". The theme of the 2008-09 season is "Americans We" with the first concert exploring the music of Latin America.
Two performances are scheduled: 4 p.m. and 7 p.m. at the Blizzard Theatre in the Elgin Community College Arts Center located at 1700 Spartan Drive.
Tickets can be purchased at the ECC box office in the Arts Center, by phone (847) 622-0300, or online at elgin.edu/arts: $21, $16 for seniors, and $12for students. Tickets can be purchased in advance or on the day of the event.
• Prelude Orchestra with the Youth Symphony Strings and the Philharmonia. The 4 p.m. concert will open with the Prelude Orchestra and the Youth Symphony strings playing The Star Spangled Banner arranged by Elgin Symphony Orchestra's Music Director Robert Hanson.
They also will perform one movement of Vivaldi's Autumn from "The Four Seasons" featuring former Prelude Orchestra Conductor and EYSO alum Beth Mazur Wood as soloist.
Wood is in her fourth season as a conductor with the EYSO having conducted the preparatory orchestra, the Prelude Orchestra for four years and now the conductor of the EYSO Primo ensemble. An active professional violinist and private teacher of both violin and viola. Wood is passionate about her work with young string players. She has served the last four years as Orchestra Director at Carpentersville Middle School.
The Philharmonia will perform "Danzón" by Márquez and the first three movements from the famous "Capricio espagnol" by Rimsky-Korsakov.
• Brass Choir, Youth Symphony and the Elgin based Ballet Foklorico Huehuecoytl. The 7 p.m. concert will open with the Brass Choir performing The Star Spangled Banner arranged for brass by Elgin Symphony Orchestra's Music Director Robert Hanson. They will also play three movements from "Dances from Estancia" by Ginastera.
The Youth Symphony will perform "Sinfonia India" by the well known Carlos Chávez, Mexican composer, conductor, author, and lecturer 1899-1978; "Sensemaya" by Revueltas; and "Milonga Del Angel" by Piazzola which has been arranged by Richard DeLaney, a member of the Mambo Kings.
Members of the Elgin based Ballet Foklorico Huehuecoytl, an In Residence Ensemble at the Elgin Community College Arts Center, will close the concert. They will perform Huapango, a traditional Mexican folk dance, to the music "Huapango" by Moncayo performed by the Youth Symphony. Visit www.bfh.org to learn more about this unique ballet ensemble.
Tickets can be purchased at the ECC box office located in the Arts Center, by phone (847) 622-0300, or online at www.elgin.edu/arts: $21, $16 for seniors, and $12 for students. Tickets can be purchased in advance or on the day of the event. Box office hours are noon to 7 p.m., Monday through Thursday; and noon to 5 p.m., Friday and Saturday.