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Wisconsin Youth Symphony Orchestras to present the Bolz Family Spring Concerts
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Wisconsin Youth Symphony Orchestras to present the Bolz Family Spring Concerts
MADISON, WI—Wisconsin Youth Symphony Orchestras (WYSO) will present the Eugenie Mayer Bolz Family Spring Concerts series on Saturday, May 4 and Saturday, May 18 in Mills Concert Hall, 455 N. Park Street, Madison.
Winners of the annual Youth Orchestra and Philharmonia Orchestra Concerto Competitions will perform a concerto with their orchestra.
Youth Orchestra cellist Grace Kim of Waunakee will perform the Saint-Saëns Cello Concerto No. 1; Youth Orchestra violinist Ellen Zhou of Middleton will perform the Mendelssohn Violin Concerto; and Philharmonia Orchestra percussionist Anais Griffith-Oh of Madison will perform the Mayuzumi Concertino for Xylophone and Orchestra.
WYSO orchestras will also perform pieces from Mussorgsky, Boulanger, Sibelius, Dvořák, and more. Visit wysomusic.org to view concert repertoire and learn more about the WYSO program.
Tickets are available at the door 45 minutes prior to each concert, and are $10 for adults and $5 for youth 18 and under.
WYSO students travel from communities throughout southern Wisconsin and northern Illinois during the concert season to rehearse on the UW-Madison campus. Each orchestra performs three concerts per season, with additional performance opportunities available to students.
Eugenie Mayer Bolz Family Spring Concerts
Saturday, May 4, 2019, Mills Hall 4:00 pm
Youth Orchestra
Saturday, May 18, 2019, Mills Hall
1:00 pm Opus One & Sinfonietta
4:00 pm Harp Ensemble & Concert Orchestra
7:00 pm Percussion Ensemble & Philharmonia Orchestra
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Grace Kim Ellen Zhou Anais Griffith-Oh