LIVE / MSYO Virtual Season Finale Concert
Modesto Symphony Youth Orchestra Virtual Season Finale Concert
HOSTED BY RYAN MURRAY
Tune in live and watch the Modesto Symphony Youth Orchestra’s virtual Season Finale Concert! This virtual concert will feature both MSYO orchestras performing pieces by Bizet, Grieg, Puccini, and Rossini as well as two MSYO student soloists!
PROGRAM
MSYO CONCERT ORCHESTRA
Edvard Grieg, arr. Merle J. Isaac
Norwegian Dances Nos. 2 & 3Georges Bizet, arr. Merle J. Isaac
“Farandole” from L'Arlesienne Suite No. 2
MSYO SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
Gioachino Rossini
Overture to The Barber of SevilleGiacomo Puccini
“Intermezzo” from Manon LescautEdvard Grieg
“In the Hall of the Mountain King” from Peer Gynt Suite
STUDENT SOLOISTS
FRANCISCO ORTIZ, TRUMPET
Remo Giazotto & Tomaso Albinoni, transcribed by Giovanni Orsomando
Adagio in G Minor
RYAN GURULE, CELLO
Sergei Prokofiev
Cello Sonata in C Major, Op. 119II. Moderato - Andante dolce - Moderato primo
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Thank you to our generous MSYO donors whose gifts made the 2020-21 MSYO season possible. Click here for further information on how you can support MSYO, or contact Carole Richard, Director of Development, at crichard@modestosymphony.org, or call 209-523-4156. Dates, program, and artists subject to change. E&OE.
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LIVE / Chamber Music at Home with the MSO
Chamber Music at Home with the MSO
HOSTED BY RYAN MURRAY
Tune in for a chamber music concert featuring the MSO Chamber String Ensemble, principal flute Johanna Borenstein, and principal bassoon David Granger. The program will include pieces by J.S. Bach, Florence Price, Gustav Holst, and a segment honoring the MSO’s 90th Anniversary.
PROGRAM
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Divertimento in F Major, K. 138 in F major, I. Allegro
Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach
Flute Sonata in A Minor, H.562, I. Poco adagio
Johann Sebastian Bach
Cello Suite No. 2, BWV 1008, I. Prélude
Florence Price arr. Elaine Fine
Adoration
Niccolò Paganini
Caprice No. 13 in Bb Major “Devil’s Laughter”
Wilson Osborne
Rhapsody for Bassoon
Gustav Holst
St. Paul’s Suite, Op. 29 No. 2, IV. Finale (“The Dargason”)
Featuring
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This concert is dedicated to the memory of Anthony “Tony” Collins, MSO second trombone.
This virtual performance is free to all and supported in part by Judy and Mike Herrero. Dates, program, and artists subject to change. E&OE.
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LIVE / MSYO Virtual Spring Concert
Modesto Symphony Youth Orchestra Virtual Spring Concert
HOSTED BY RYAN MURRAY
Tune in live and watch the Modesto Symphony Youth Orchestra’s virtual Spring Concert! This concert will feature both MSYO orchestras performing movements from Beethoven’s Symphony No. 5 and Dvořák’s “New World” Symphony as well as three MSYO student soloists!
PROGRAM
MSYO CONCERT ORCHESTRA
Rimsky-Korsakov, arr. Sandra Dackow:
Dance of the Tumblers from “Snow Maiden”Beethoven, arranged by Charles Woodhouse:
“Finale” from 5th Symphony
MSYO SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
Mascagni:
“Intermezzo” from Cavalleria rusticanaDvořák:
Symphony No. 9, op. 95 (“New World”), IV. Allegro con fuoco
MSYO STUDENT SOLOISTS
RYLAN POST, VIOLIN
Bériot:
Concerto No. 9 in A Minor, Op. 104, I. Allegro maestoso
BELLA DAVILA, CELLO
Marcello:
Sonata No. 2 in E Minor, Op. 1 No. 2, I. Adagio & II. Allegro
MIKE CHEN, FLUTE
Telemann:
Ouverture Suite in A Minor, TWV 55:a2, V. Réjouissance
We’d love to hear what you thought about this program. Your feedback will help us plan future events!
This series is free to all and supported in part by Ceres Pipe & Metal, by Doug & Susan Highiet, and Freda & Rod Motto. Dates, program, and artists subject to change. E&OE.
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LIVE / Holidays at Home with the MSO
Holidays at Home with the MSO
HOSTED BY RYAN MURRAY
Get in the holiday spirit with the MSO! We’ve created a festive virtual concert for you to enjoy at home that features the MSO Brass Quintet and members of the MSO Chorus! You’ll hear some of your favorite holiday music along with a special performance by the Central West Ballet!
PROGRAM
MSO BRASS QUINTET
Chanukkah Latkes by Traditional, arr. Forrest Byram
Sleigh Ride by Leroy Anderson, arr. Keith Snell
Canzona per Sonare No. 2 by Giovanni Gabrieli, arr. Robert King
MSO CHORUS
Daniel R. Afonso Jr., chorus director
The First Noel by John Stainer
Joy to the World by Lowell Mason & Isaac Watts
Violin Solo
Passacaglia in G minor (“The Guardian Angel”) from Rosary Sonatas by Heinrich Ignaz Franz Biber
performed by MSO Associate Concertmaster, Ilana Blumberg Thomas
Central West Ballet
The Nutcracker, op. 71, Pas de Deux & Coda by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Performed by Noelle Im & Mario Vitale Laborador
Featuring
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This virtual performance is free to all and supported in part by Morgan Stanley, Kelly McMurray, Senior Vice President. Dates, program, and artists subject to change. E&OE.
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LIVE / MSO at Home: Julian Schwarz in Recital
MSO at Home: Julian Schwarz in Recital
Featuring
Julian Schwarz, cello
Marika Bournaki, piano
HOSTED BY RYAN MURRAY
The Modesto Symphony Orchestra (MSO) presents MSO at Home: Julian Schwarz in Recital, featuring Julian Schwarz, cello and Marika Bournaki, piano! Hosted live by Associate Conductor Ryan Murray on Wednesday, October 21 at 7:00 pm. The virtual performance features a variety of works for cello by Beethoven, Brahms, Korngold and more.
PROGRAM
Cello Sonata in D Major, Op. 102, No. 2
I. Allegro con brio
Ludwig van Beethoven
Suite for Violin & Piano after Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing, Op. 11
III. Scene in the Garden, IV. Masquerade: Hornpipe
Erich Wolfgang Korngold, arr. J. Schwarz
Méditation Hébraïque
Ernest Bloch
Scherzo from FAE Sonata for Violin & Piano
Johannes Brahms, arr. J. Schwarz
Sonata for Cello & Piano in D Minor
II. Sérénade, III. Finale
Claude Debussy
4 African Dances, Op. 58
II. Andantino
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor. arr. J. Schwarz
Featuring
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This virtual performance is free to all.
Dates, program, and artists subject to change. E&OE
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LIVE / MSO at Home: Spotlight on the MSYO
MSO at Home: Spotlight on the MSYO
FEATURING RYAN MURRAY & DON GRISHAW
HOSTED BY RYAN MURRAY
Tune in and catch performances by MSYO Music Director Ryan Murray on bassoon, conductor Don Grishaw will be joined by his son (an MSYO alum) for a viola duet, and a virtual string quartet performance by some of our MSYO students and alumni!
PROGRAM to Include:
Ryan Murray on bassoon
Don and Andrew Grishaw performing a viola duet
The MSYO String Quartet performing a piece by Vivaldi
Selections from past MSYO concerts
Featuring
We’d love to hear what you thought about this program. Your feedback will help us plan future events!
This virtual performance is free to all and supported in part by H. Dieter and Hanna Renning.
Dates, program, and artists subject to change. E&OE
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LIVE / MSO at Home: John Hillebrandt in Recital
John Hillebrandt in Recital
HOSTED BY RYAN MURRAY
The MSO's first virtual recital! Tune in and reconnect with Ryan Murray and MSO pianist John Hillebrandt as he performs live from his home.
PROGRAM
Maurice Ravel
Jeux d'eau (Fountains)
Frederic Chopin
Ballade No.4 in F Minor, Op. 52
John Hillebrandt
Nocturne
Featuring
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This virtual performance is free for all and supported in part by Caroline Nickel & Tony Vlcek
MSO at Home: Johanna Borenstein performs Debussy
Modesto Symphony's principal flute, Johanna Borenstein, blends storytelling and song in her performance of Debussy's Syrinx.
MSO at Home: Don & Andrew Grishaw perform Hans Gál
Music making at the Grishaw house in Turlock, CA. Don Grishaw, on the piano, is a longtime member of the violin section of the Modesto Symphony. He also conducts Modesto Symphony Youth Concert Orchestra. Don and his son, Andrew Grishaw, perform the Impromptu for Viola and Piano by Hans Gál. Be safe and stay well!
MSO at Home: Associate Conductor Ryan Murray plays Puccini's La bohème
Modesto Symphony's Associate Conductor and MSYO Music Director, Ryan Murray offers some insights on what he's working on while at home, and shares a piano and bassoon duet of himself performing the aria "Che gelida manina" from Puccini's La bohème.
MSO at Home: Trombonist Tony Collins plays Castérède
Modesto Symphony's Tony Collins, trombone, plays Castérède's Sonatine for Trombone and Piano: II. Andante sostenuto for our audiences at home.
MSO at Home: Violist Katy Juneau's Practice Space
"Keep well, be healthy, take good care of yourselves." ❤️🎻 Violist Katy Juneau sends her well wishes and gives a tour of her home studio.
