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Past PYCO Performances

Hooray for the Holidays!
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​Sunday, December 11, 2022 - 4pm
St. Richard Church

3841 Dickey Rd, Gibsonia, PA 15044

With Performances By:

Junior Wind Ensemble
​
Junior Strings
​Chamber Strings
Concert Winds
Concert Strings
PYCO Symphony Orchestra
PROGRAM

PYCO JUNIOR STRING ORCHESTRA
Variant on an Old English Carol - Traditional, arr. Robert W. Smith
Intrada (“Pas de Deux” from the Nutcracker Ballet) - Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky,
arr. Andrew H. Dabczysnki
Secret Agent Sugar Plum - Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, arr. Scott Watson

PYCO CHAMBER STRING ORCHESTRA
Jupiter (from The Planets) - Gustav Holst, arr. John Caponegro
Carol of the Bells - arr. Michael Hopkins

PYCO JUNIOR WIND ENSEMBLE
En natus est Emmanuel - Michael Praetorius, arr. Joshua Branstetter
And to All a Good Night (A Holiday Encore for Band) - arr. Robert W. Smith
​& Michael Story

PYCO CONCERT WINDS
Fanfare for the Festival of Lights - setting by Evan VanDoren
Inspired by traditional Hanukkah melodies “Ma’oz Tzur" and “The Dreidel Song”
God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen - Traditional, arr. Roger Cichy

PYCO CONCERT STRINGS
Traditions of Christmas - Chip Davis, arr. Robert Longfield,
Recorded by Mannheim Steamroller
We Need a Little Christmas from Mame - Jerry Herman, arr. Ted Ricketts

PYCO SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
Tempo di Valse from Suite No. 1 from the Ballet Coppélia - Léo Delibes
German Carol Festival - arr. James Christensen
O How Joyfully; Good Christian Men Rejoice; Silent Night;
While By My Sheep (The Echo Carol); O Come, Little Children;
O Christmas Tree (O Tannenbaum)
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The Firebird

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Sunday, November 6, 2022
North Hills Middle School
​55 Rochester Rd, Pittsburgh, PA 15229

2:30 pm Concert
Junior Strings
Junior Wind Ensemble
Chamber Strings

6:00 pm Concert
Junior Strings
Junior Wind Ensemble
Chamber Strings
PROGRAM

PYCO JUNIOR STRINGS
Fantasy on March of the Women- Smyth, arr. Dee
Bits of Brandenburg- Bach, arr. Gruselle
Call of Heroes- Williams

PYCO JUNIOR WIND ENSEMBLE
Violet Evergarden: Automemories, A Simple Mission- Call
Waltz No. 2- Shostakovich, arr. Brown


 PYCO CHAMBER STRINGS
Brandenburg Concerto No. 3, I. Moderatore- Bach, arr. Isaac
Evermore from Beauty & the Beast- Menken & Rice, arr. Kazik
As It Was- Harry Styles, arr. Janssen

PYCO CONCERT STRINGS
Concerto for 4 Violins in B Minor, I. Allegro- Vivaldi
Andante Festivo- Sibelius
Capriol Suite- Warlock


PYCO CONCERT WINDS
Serenade for Wind Band- Bourgeois
Harry Potter Symphonic Suite- Williams, arr. Smith

PYCO SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
Egmont Overture- Beethoven
Berceuse & Finale from The Firebird- Stravinsky, ed. Rodenhaus
Salute to the Cinema- arr. Strommen

Suite Sixteen

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Sunday, May 8, 2022 - 4 pm
​Carnegie Music Hall - Oakland

4400 Forbes Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15213
With Performances by All PYCO Ensembles:
Junior Wind Ensemble
Junior Strings - Chamber Strings
Concert Strings - Concert Winds
PYCO Symphony Orchestra
PROGRAM

PYCO JUNIOR STRINGS
Danza Española - Bob Phillips
Moonlight Odyssey - Matt Turner
Montego Bay - Susan H. Day

PYCO JUNIOR WIND ENSEMBLE
Suite from The BFG - John Williams

 PYCO CHAMBER STRINGS
Symphony No. 8 in G Major, 4th Movement - Antonin Dvořák,
​arr. Todd Parrish
B Rosette - Sujin Kim

PYCO CONCERT STRINGS
Concerto in A minor, 3rd & 4th Movements - George Frideric Handel
Plink, Plank, Plunk! - Leroy Anderson

PYCO CONCERT WINDS
William Byrd Suite - Gordon Jacob
1. The Earle of Oxford’s Marche  3. Jhon Come Kisse Me Now  5. Wolsey’s Wilde

PYCO SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
Fanfare for the Common Man - Aaron Copland
Symphony No. 5, Movement IV - Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Mambo from Symphonic Dances - Leonard Bernstein

PYCO SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA,
CONCERT WINDS, CONCERT STRINGS, CHAMBER STRINGS,
JUNIOR STRINGS & JUNIOR WIND ENSEMBLE

Crocodile Rock - Elton John, arr. Daniel May

In The Limelight

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​Sunday, February 20, 2022
Memorial Park Church
8800 Peebles Road, Allison Park, PA 15101
3 PM CONCERT
Junior Wind Ensemble
Junior Strings
Chamber Strings
6 PM CONCERT
Concert Strings
Concert Winds
​PYCO Symphony Orchestra
Featuring PYCO Concerto Competition Winners:
Darren Wang, Cello
​Aidan Frick, Trombone
K
aren Shamir, Violin
PROGRAM

3 PM CONCERT

PYCO JUNIOR WIND ENSEMBLE
Themes from The Planets - Gustav Holst
Mission: Impossible Theme - Lalo Schifrin

PYCO JUNIOR STRINGS
Sinfonietta for Strings - Anthony Granata
Minuet - Franz Joseph Haydn
Waving Through A Window - Benj Pasek & Justin Paul

 PYCO CHAMBER STRINGS
Sarabande for String Orchestra - Carl Bohm
Concerto in C minor - Johann Christian Bach
Cello Soloists: Abigail Ney & Michael Stefanko
All My Love by Led Zeppelin - John Paul & Robert Plant


6 PM CONCERT

PYCO CONCERT STRINGS
Concerto in C Major, 1st mov. - Antonio Vivaldi
Violin Soloist: John Griffith
Polonaise de Concert - David Popper
Cello Soloist: Darren Wang (PYCO Concerto Competition Winner)

PYCO CONCERT WINDS
A Percy Grainger Suite - Percy Grainger
Concerto for Trombone & Band - Launy Grøndahl
Trombone Soloist: Aidan Frick (PYCO Concerto Competition Winner)
Rampage! - Todd Stalter

PYCO SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
Romanze - Johan Svendsen
Violin Soloist: Karen Shamir (PYCO Concerto Competition Winner)
Nabucco Overture - Guiseppe Verdi
Andalucia Suite - Ernesto Lecuona
Danza Final from Estancia - Alberto Ginastera

Sounds of the Season

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Sunday, December 12, 2021 - 4 pm
​St. Teresa of Avila Church

1000 Avila Court, Pittsburgh, PA 15237

With Performances by All PYCO Ensembles:
Junior Wind Ensemble
Junior Strings - Chamber Strings
Concert Strings - Concert Winds
PYCO Symphony Orchestra
PROGRAM
 
PYCO JUNIOR WIND ENSEMBLE
Silent Wonder - Pamela Verrall
At the Feast of Stephen - arr. Scott Watson
  
PYCO JUNIOR STRINGS 
Sleigh Ride - Leopold Mozart, arr. Jan Farrar-Royce
 Snowfall at Dusk - Aaron Fryklund
 A Fiddlin’ Christmas - Traditional & James Lord Pierpont, arr. Bob Phillips
 
 PYCO CHAMBER STRINGS
“For unto us a child is born” from Messiah - George Frideric Handel,
arr. William Zinn & Younga Reitz 
Air from Orchestra Suite No. 3 - Johann Sebastian Bach
Deck the Halls - Welsh Traditional, arr. Daniel Kelley & Emily Tarantino

PYCO CONCERT WINDS
A Christmas Carol - Alan Silvestri, arr. Robert Longfield
Overture to a Winter Celebration - arr. James M. Stephenson

PYCO CONCERT STRINGS
Won’t You Be My Neighbor? - Fred Rogers, arr. Larry Moore
The Polar Express Medley - Glen Ballard & Alan Silvestri,
arr. Paul Lavender, adpt. Larry Moore

PYCO SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
Emperor Waltzes - Johann Strauss, Jr., ed. Clark McAlister
A Christmas Festival - Leroy Anderson

Back on Stage!

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​Sunday, November 7, 2021
Carson Middle School
200 Hillvue Lane, Pittsburgh, PA 15237

3 PM CONCERT
Junior Wind Ensemble
Junior Strings
Chamber Strings
6 PM CONCERT
Concert Strings
Concert Winds
​PYCO Symphony Orchestra
PROGRAM

3 PM CONCERT

PYCO JUNIOR WIND ENSEMBLE
Allegretto - Ludwig van Beethoven
Frolic - John Williams

PYCO JUNIOR STRINGS
Riders in the Night (Life of a Cowboy) - Soon Hee Newbold
Songs for Slumber - Welsh Folk Song & Engelbert Humperdinck
Dance Suite from Raymonda - Alexander Glazunov

PYCO CHAMBER STRINGS
Gigue from Suite #3 in D Major - Johann Sebastian Bach
10,000 Hours - Dan + Shay & Justin Bieber
Finale from Symphony #5 in C minor - Ludwig van Beethoven


6 PM CONCERT

PYCO CONCERT STRINGS
Suite for Strings - John Rutter
Highlights from An American in Paris - George Gershwin

PYCO CONCERT WINDS
Havana Nights - Randall D. Standridge
Night on Bald Mountain - Modest Mussorgsky

PYCO SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
La Belle Hélène Overture - Jacques Offenbach
Finale from Symphony No. 5 - Dmitri Shostakovich
A Salute to the Big Apple - arr. Calvin Custer

Showtime!

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Sunday, February 16, 2020

Memorial Park Church
8800 Peebles Road, Allison Park, PA 15101

3 PM CONCERT
​Junior Strings - Chamber Strings - Junior Wind Ensemble

6 PM CONCERT
PYCO Orchestra

​With Guest Conductors
Adam Gillespie & Anthony Watson

And Special Guests Cello Fury
& Lauren Corcoran Emrich, Soprano!
​
Featuring PYCO Concerto Competition Winners:
​Helayna Baer, Cello & Alyssa Lucente, Violin

Saturday, February 15, 2020

​PYCO School of Music Recital Hall
150 Lake Drive, Wexford, PA 15090

​5 PM CONCERT
Chamber Woodwinds & Chamber Brass
​PROGRAM

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 15th - 5 PM CONCERT

PYCO CHAMBER WOODWINDS
Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring - J.S. Bach, arr. D. Bussick
Turkish March - Beethoven, arr. A. Balent
Menuet Op. 12 - Antonin Reicha
Hungarian Dance No. 5 - Brahms
I Know Whom I Have Believed - Traditional, arr. R. Heffler

PYCO CHAMBER BRASS
Trumpet Banter - Mike Walton
The Trumpet Shall Sound - G.F. Handel, arr. Neil Mueller
Three and Three Quarters, a Trivial Trifle - Kevin Kaisershot
Fanfares (interspersed throughout program) - Kevin Kaisershot


SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 16th - 3 PM CONCERT

PYCO JUNIOR STRINGS
Echelon - Kathryn Griesinger
Allegretto from Symphony No. 7 - Beethoven, arr. Robert Longfield
The Incredibles (Main Theme) - Michael Giacchino, arr. John Moss

PYCO CHAMBER STRINGS
Viola Concerto in G Major, movement II Allegro - G. P. Telemann
Viola Soloist: Valerio Gomez-Frittelli 
Libertango - Astor Piazzolla, arr. Tim Heavner & Norbert Gerl
Piano Solo: Tim Heavner
Symphony No. 8, Finale - Antonín Dvořák, arr. Todd Parrish

 PYCO JUNIOR WIND ENSEMBLE
Sanjuanito (sanjuanero) - Victoriano Francisco Valencia Rincón
Fantasy on an Early American Marching Tune - Robert Sheldon
Bohemian Rhapsody - Freddie Mercury, arr. Paul Murtha


SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 16th - 6 PM CONCERT

PITTSBURGH YOUTH CONCERT ORCHESTRA
Concerto No. 1 for Cello and Orchestra in A minor, Op 33 - Saint-Saëns
Cello Soloist: Helayna Baer
Concerto No. 5 for Violin and Orchestra in A major, 1st mov. - Mozart
Violin Soloist: Alyssa Lucente
O Mio Babbino Caro from Gianni Schicchi - Puccini
Soprano Soloist: Lauren Corcoran Emrich
Musetta’s Waltz from La Bohème - Puccini
Soprano Soloist: Lauren Corcoran Emrich

CELLO FURY & PITTSBURGH YOUTH CONCERT ORCHESTRA
Alchemy - Simon J.C. Cummings
Chronicle - Simon J.C. Cummings
Warpath - Simon J.C. Cummings / Benjamin D. Muñoz

PITTSBURGH YOUTH CONCERT ORCHESTRA
American Salute - Morton Gould
The Cowboys Overture - John Williams
Cole Porter Classics - arr. Douglas Wagner

Holiday Concerts 2019

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​Sunday, December 8, 2019 - 3 pm

Saints John & Paul Church
2586 Wexford Bayne Road, Sewickley, PA 15143

Junior Strings, Chamber Strings,
​Junior Wind Ensemble & PYCO Orchestra
Featuring the Saints John & Paul Choir

​Saturday, December 7, 2019 - 5 pm

PYCO School of Music Recital Hall
​150 Lake Drive, Wexford, PA 15090

​Chamber Woodwinds & Chamber Brass
PROGRAM
​
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 7th - 5 PM CONCERT

PYCO CHAMBER WOODWINDS
Break Forth O Beauteous Heavenly Light - J.S. Bach
O Come All Ye Faithful/For Unto Us A Child Is Born - arr. Lloyd Larson
Dance of the Reed Flutes from The Nutcracker - Tchaikovsky, arr. Ostling
Song of Chanukah - Traditional
Noel Nouvelet/Il est Ne - Traditional French Carols, arr. Barbara Boertje
Away in a Manger - Traditional/J.R. Murray, arr. Ed Hogan
Greensleeves - Traditional, arr. Ed Hogan
We Three Kings - John H. Hopkins, arr. Mizzy McCaskill & Donna Gilliam
Gloria - Traditional French, arr. Barbara Boertje
On Christmas Night - Traditional English, arr. Lloyd Larsen
Umoja – The First Day of Kwanza - Valeria Coleman

PYCO CHAMBER BRASS
It’s Beginning to Look A Lot Like Christmas - Meredith Wilson
Carol of the Bells - N. Leontovitch
Christmas Time is Here - Vince Guaraldi
Santa Claus is Coming to Town - Gillespie & Coots
Silent Night - Franz Gruber
We Wish You A Merry Christmas - Traditional


SUNDAY, DECEMBER 8th - 3 PM CONCERT

PYCO JUNIOR STRINGS
Intrada from The Nutcracker - Tchaikovsky, arr. Dabczynski
Reggae Jingle Bells - Brian Torff

 PYCO CHAMBER STRINGS
Concerto Grosso Op. 6, No. 8 in G minor - Corelli
Fantasia on Christmas Carols* - arr. Adam Janssen
* World Premiere!

PYCO JUNIOR WIND ENSEMBLE
Cancion de Navidad - Larry Neeck
Jingle Bells! Samba Bells! - James Pierpont, arr. William Owens

PITTSBURGH YOUTH CONCERT ORCHESTRA
The Christmas Song - Torme/Wells/Lowden
The Bells of Christmas - arr. Krogstad

PITTSBURGH YOUTH CONCERT ORCHESTRA
& SAINTS JOHN & PAUL CHOIR

Christmas Sanctus - Susan Naus Dengler/Lee Dengler
Were You There on That Christmas Night? - Natalie Sleeth, arr. Don Hart
Hallelujah Chorus from The Messiah - Handel

Mission Spain

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Sunday, November 3, 2019

​Quaker Valley Middle School
618 Harbaugh Street, Sewickley, PA 15143
3 PM Concert
​Chamber Strings, Junior Strings, & Junior Wind Ensemble
6 PM Concert
​The PYCO Orchestra

Saturday, November 2, 2019

PYCO School of Music Recital Hall
​150 Lake Drive, Wexford, PA 15090
5 PM Concert
Chamber Woodwinds & Chamber Brass
PROGRAM

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 2nd

5 PM CONCERT

PYCO CHAMBER WOODWINDS
Two Easy Fanfares --- Thomas Antoni
Entr’acte from Carmen, Act III --- Georges Bizet
Canonic Sonata No. 1 in Bb --- George Philip Telemann
Troubadours --- Quinto Maganini
Open My Eyes --- Brahms, arr. Heffler
Tambourin --- Francois Joseph Gossec, arr. Larry Clark

PYCO CHAMBER BRASS
Sinfonia – Gavotte – Sinfonia --- G.F. Handel
Entrance of the Gladiators --- Julius Fucik
Coral Reef --- Christopher Thompson
Triplet Trove --- Kevin Kaisershot
Toe Tappin’ Trumpets --- Mike Walton


SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 3rd

3 PM CONCERT

PYCO JUNIOR STRINGS
Danse Macabre --- Saint-Saens, arr. Gruselle
Serenade --- Norman Leyden
A-Flat --- arr. Moore

 PYCO CHAMBER STRINGS
Holberg Suite, Mov. 1 Praeludium (Allegro vivace) --- Grieg
Hobgoblin --- Philip Clark
Hungarian Rhapsody No. 9 --- Franz Liszt, arr. Gruselle

PYCO JUNIOR WIND ENSEMBLE
Ask Not, A Musical Tribute to the Life of JFK --- Swearingen
Danny Elfman: Music in the Dark --- Elfman, arr. Vinson

6 PM CONCERT
​

PITTSBURGH YOUTH CONCERT ORCHESTRA
The Magic Flute Overture --- Mozart
La Forza Del Destino --- Verdi
Mars, The Bringer of War from “The Planets” --- Holst
Capriccio Espagnol --- Rimsky-Korsakov
Hoe-Down from Rodeo --- Copland
Curtain Up! A Broadway Medley --- arr. Krogstad

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​Legends & Tales

Sunday, April 28, 2019 - 5 pm
Carson Middle School
200 Hillvue Lane, Pittsburgh, PA 15237
Jr. Strings, Chamber Strings,
​Jr. Wind Ensemble & PYCO Orchestra
Saturday, April 27, 2019 - 5 pm
PYCO School of Music Recital Hall
​150 Lake Drive, Wexford, PA 15090
Chamber Woodwinds & Chamber Brass

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Center Stage​

Sunday, February 17, 2019

​Memorial Park Church
​8800 Peebles Rd, Allison Park, PA 15101

3 PM CONCERT
Junior Strings, Chamber Strings, Junior Wind Ensemble

6 PM CONCERT
​PYCO Orchestra


​Saturday, February 16, 2019
​PYCO School of Music Recital Hall

​5 PM CONCERT
Chamber Woodwinds & Chamber Brass

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Holiday Concerts 2018

Sunday, December 9, 2018 - 5 pm
Saints John & Paul Church
2586 Wexford Bayne Road, Sewickley, PA 15143
Junior Strings, Chamber Strings,
Junior Wind Ensemble & The PYCO Orchestra
Featuring the Saints John & Paul Choir
​Program Includes:
Selections from Tchaikovsky’s Nutcracker Suite ● Rock of Ages
Around the World at Christmas Time ● Handel’s Hallelujah Chorus

Saturday, December 8, 2018 - 5 pm
PYCO School of Music Recital Hall
150 Lake Drive, Wexford, PA 15090
Chamber Woodwinds & Chamber Brass

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​In Jupiter's Orbit

Saturday, November 3, 2018
PYCO School of Music Recital Hall
​150 Lake Drive, Wexford, PA 15090
5 PM CONCERT
​Chamber Woodwinds & Chamber Brass

Sunday, November 4, 2018
North Hills Middle School
55 Rochester Road, Pittsburgh, PA 15229
3 PM CONCERT
Chamber Strings, Jr. Strings, & Jr. Wind Ensemble
6 PM CONCERT
​The PYCO Orchestra
Program Includes:
Mozart’s Marriage of Figaro Overture ● Bizet’s Carmen Suite

Dvořák's Symphony No. 9 in E minor ● Holst’s The Planets – Jupiter
Pirates of the Caribbean “At World’s End ● A Salute to the Big Bands

Season Finale Concerts

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​Sunday, April 29, 2018 - 5 pm

Jr. Strings, Jr. Wind Ensemble,
Chamber Strings & the PYCO Orchestra

Program Includes:
Introduction to Act III from Wagner’s Lohengrin
Polovetsian Dances from Borodin’s Prince Igor
Tchaikovsky’s Marche Slav

Carson Middle School
200 Hillvue Lane
​Pittsburgh, PA 15237
Saturday, May 5, 2018 - 6:30 pm

Chamber Brass & Chamber Woodwinds

​PYCO School of Music Recital Hall
150 Lake Drive
Wexford, PA 15090

Winter Rhapsody

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Saturday, February 10, 2018

Chamber Brass & Chamber Woodwinds - 5 pm

​PYCO School of Music Recital Hall
150 Lake Drive
Wexford, PA 15090
​Sunday, February 11, 2018

Jr. Strings, Jr. Wind Ensemble, & Chamber Strings - 3 pm
PYCO Orchestra - 6 pm

​Memorial Park Church
 8800 Peebles Rd
​Allison Park, PA 15101
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TUESDAY, DECEMBER 26, 2017
7:00 PM


PYCO Chamber Woodwinds
performed in the lobby at
Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre's The Nutcracker
​


Holiday Concerts 2017

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SATURDAY, DECEMBER 9, 2017
​
5:00 PM

Chamber Woodwinds
& Chamber Brass

​PYCO School of Music Recital Hall, Wexford

​SUNDAY, DECEMBER 10, 2017
​
5:00 PM

Jr. Strings, Jr. Wind Ensemble,
Chamber Strings, & PYCO Orchestra
​
Sts. John & Paul Church, Sewickley/Franklin Park

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PYCO Chamber Music Concert
​
Saturday,
November 4, 2017
5 PM


Chamber Woodwinds
& Chamber Brass

​
​PYCO School of Music Recital Hall
150 Lake Drive, Wexford, PA 15090

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Ludwig
Meets Louis


Sunday,
November 5, 2017


3 PM Concert
Chamber Strings,
​Jr. Strings 
& Jr. Wind Ensemble
​6 PM Concert
The PYCO Orchestra


​North Hills Middle School
55 Rochester Road, Pittsburgh, PA 15229 
​


2016-2017 Performances

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The Italian Connection
Sunday, February 19, 2017

St. Paul's United Methodist Church

3:00 PM - PYCO Ensembles
6:00 PM - PYCO Orchestra
​PROGRAM
3:00 PM CONCERT
PYCO JUNIOR STRINGS
Stephen Ehrlich, Conductor

Two Hornpipes ................. Skip Anderson, arr. Larry Moore
Gabriel’s Oboe ......... Ennio Morricone, arr. Robert Longfield
The Magic of Harry Potter ..................... arr. Michael Story
PYCO CHAMBER STRINGS
Younga Reitz, Conductor

Overture to Ruslan and Lyudmila ................ Mikhail Glinka
Blue-Fire Fiddler ................................ Soon Hee Newbold
Pomp & Circumstance, Military March No. 1 ... Edward Elgar
PYCO CHAMBER BRASS
Rick Murrell, Conductor
Fanfare for the Victorious Woman ........... Catherine Connor
Danny Boy ........................... Traditional, arr. Ray Rosario
Fanfare for Brass and Percussion ..... Armando Luis Ramirez
PYCO JUNIOR WIND ENSEMBLE
Linda Granite, Conductor
Three Celtic Dances ............................... Brian Balmages
I. Reel     II. Air     III. Jig                                 
Superheroes R Us ............................... arr. Michael Story
Theme from "Superman," The James Bond Theme,
Batman Theme, Soul Bossa Nova                        

JUNIOR STRINGS, CHAMBER STRINGS,
JUNIOR WIND ENSEMBLE, and CHAMBER BRASS

Linda Granite, Conductor
Radetsky March ...... Johann Strauss, Sr., arr. Richard Meyer

6:00 PM CONCERT
PITTSBURGH YOUTH CONCERT ORCHESTRA
Pablo Ardiles, Conductor
Oberon Overture ............................ Carl Maria von Weber
Mein Vaterland - Moldau ........................ Bedřich Smetana
Romeo and Juliet Suite No. 2 .................. Sergei Prokofiev
I. The Montagues and the Capulets                      
Crown Imperial ............... William Walton, arr. David Stone
Sabre Dance ..................................... Aram Khachaturian
Capriccio Italien ......................... Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky


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Winter Creations
Sunday, February 19, 2017
St. Paul's United Methodist Church

3:00 PM - PYCO Ensembles
6:00 PM - PYCO Orchestra
​PROGRAM
3:00 PM CONCERT
PYCO JUNIOR STRINGS
Joyce Wohlgemuth, Conductor
The Steam Boat ........... Traditional Scottish, arr. Tony Kime
River Flows In You ...................... Yiruma, arr. Larry Moore

PYCO JUNIOR and CHAMBER STRINGS
Joyce Wohlgemuth, Conductor
Shenandoah ........... American Folk Song, arr. Bob Krogstad
Violin Soloist: Karen Shamir

PYCO CHAMBER STRINGS
Younga Reitz, Conductor
Concerto for Violin in A minor ............................ J.S. Bach
Violin Soloist: Jeongwoo Cheon
Cinema Paradiso .... Ennio & Andrea Morricone, arr. Krogstad
Three Celtic Folk Songs ........................... arr. Larry Moore
PYCO CHAMBER BRASS
Rick Murrell, Conductor
Ihr Musici, Frisch Auf! ............................ Hans Leo Hassler
Onward ......... Joshua Branstetter (PYCO Student Composer)
Appalachian Folk Hymns ....................... arr. Michael Brown
PYCO JUNIOR WIND ENSEMBLE
Linda Granite, Conductor
Amen! ...................................................... Frank Ticheli
Winter Rhapsody ........................................... Ralph Ford
Kinetic Dances ............................... Randall D. Standridge

6:00 PM CONCERT
PITTSBURGH YOUTH CONCERT ORCHESTRA
Philip VanOuse, Conductor
Finlandia .................................................. Jean Sibelius
Symphony No. 4 "The Cold Symphony" ........ Tomer Shamir
II. Liquid Nitrogen        (PYCO Student Composition Winner)
Violin Concerto No. 3 in G major, 1st Mov. .............. Mozart
Violin Soloist: Carolyn Carr
Court Festival ..................................... William P. Latham

Symphony Zero ................................. Joshua Branstetter
                                (PYCO Student Composition Winner)
Selections from My Fair Lady .............. Loewe, arr. Bennett

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Holiday Concert 2016
Sunday, December 11, 2016
Saints John and Paul Church

Lobby Performance - Chamber Brass
6:00 PM Concert - Junior Strings, Chamber Strings,
Junior Wind Ensemble, PYCO Orchestra
PROGRAM
LOBBY PERFORMANCE

PYCO CHAMBER BRASS
Rick Murrell, Conductor
Jingle Bells ................... James Pierpont, arr. Sammy Nestico
O Christmas Tree ............ Ernst Anschütz, arr. Sammy Nestico
The Wassail Song ................. Traditional, arr. Sammy Nestico
God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen ................ arr. Sammy Nestico
Joy to the World ................... Traditional, arr. Sammy Nestico

6:00 PM CONCERT
PYCO JUNIOR STRINGS
Joyce Wohlgemuth, Conductor
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer .............. Marks, arr. Conley
Somewhere In My Memory ............ John Williams, arr. Moore
The Polar Express (Medley) ........ Alan Silvestri, arr. Lavender
PYCO CHAMBER STRINGS
Younga Reitz, Conductor
“O thou that tellest good tidings” ............... Handel, arr. Zinn
Brazilian Sleigh Bells ................ Percy Faith, arr. Lloyd Conley
Carol of the Bells ............... Ukrainian Folk Song, arr. Hopkins
PYCO JUNIOR WIND ENSEMBLE
Linda Granite and Philip VanOuse, Conductors
Two Christmas Chorales ..................................... Traditional
God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen; In the Bleak Midwinter
The 3-Minute Nutcracker ......... Tchaikovsky, arr. Lloyd Conley
Sleigh Ride .................... Leroy Anderson, arr. James Ployhar
PITTSBURGH YOUTH CONCERT ORCHESTRA
Pablo Ardiles, Conductor
English Folk Songs Suite ......... R. Vaughn Williams, arr. Jacob
I. “Seventeen Come Sunday”; III. “Folk Songs from Somerset”
Les Patineurs (The Skaters' Waltz) ... Waldteufel, arr. McAlister
PITTSBURGH YOUTH CONCERT ORCHESTRA &
STS. JOHN & PAUL ADULT & CHILDREN CHOIRS

Pablo Ardiles, Conductor - Adele Scherer, Choir Director
Christmas Lullaby ........................................... John Rutter
Sing-Along Carols ............................................ Traditional
Hark! The Herald Angels Sing; Oh, Come, All Ye Faithful;
​Angels We Have Heard on High

Hallelujah Chorus from “The Messiah” ......... George F. Handel

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 Cinema Nostalgia
Sunday, November 13, 2016
Cardinal Wuerl North Catholic High School

3:00 PM - PYCO Ensembles
6:00 PM - PYCO Orchestra

​PROGRAM
3:00 PM CONCERT
PYCO JUNIOR STRINGS
Joyce Wohlgemuth, Conductor
Danse Macabre ........................................... Saint-Saens
Colors of the Wind from Disney's Pocahontas ......... Menken
Theme from Game of Thrones ................... Ramin Dhawadi
PYCO CHAMBER STRINGS
Younga Reitz, Conductor
Eine Kleine Nachtmusik, Allegro .................... W. A. Mozart
Libertango ................................................ Astor Piazolla
The Avengers ............................................. Alan Silvestri
The Magical World of Pixar ................. arr. Robert Longfield
PYCO CHAMBER BRASS
Rick Murrell, Conductor
Rienzi Prayer and March ................ Wagner, arr. Lotzenhiser
Panel in Oil Color .......................................... F. H. McKay
Dimensions in Brass ......................... arr. Jeremy Kempton
Coronation Music from "Boris Godunoff" ............ Mussorgsky
PYCO JUNIOR WIND ENSEMBLE
Linda Granite, Conductor
Flourish for Wind Band ...................... R. Vaughan Williams
Rhythm Machine ..................................... Timothy Broege
Variations on Russian Sailor's Dance ........... Reinhold Gliere

6:00 PM CONCERT
PITTSBURGH YOUTH CONCERT ORCHESTRA
Pablo Ardiles, Conductor
Symphony No. 8 in G, IV Movement ........... Antonín Dvořák
Selections from Pictures at and Exhibition ........ Mussorgsky
American Salute ........................................ Morton Gould
An American in Paris Suite ....... Gershwin, arr. John Whitney
Salute to the Cinema .......................... arr. Carl Strommen

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