Past PYCO Performances
Sunday, February 16, 2025 - 4:00 pm
With Performances By:
PYCO Wind Symphony PYCO Symphony Strings PYCO Symphony Orchestra Ingomar Church
1501 W Ingomar Rd, Pittsburgh, PA 15237 |
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Tinsel Tunes
PYCO Holiday Concert 2024
Sunday, December 15, 2024 - 4:00 pm
With Performances By:
Junior String Orchestra - Chamber String Orchestra Junior Wind Symphony - PYCO Symphony Strings PYCO Wind Symphony - PYCO Symphony Orchestra Saint Richard Church
3841 Dickey Rd, Gibsonia, PA 15044 |
PROGRAM
PYCO JUNIOR STRING ORCHESTRA
Dance of the Tumblers from Snow Maiden - Nikolay Rimsky-Korsakoff, arr. Sandra Dackow Last Christmas - George Michael, arr. Chris M. Bernotas PYCO CHAMBER STRING ORCHESTRA
Concerto Grosso No. 8, Op. 6, “Christmas Concerto” - Arcangelo Corelli Vivace, Allegro, Adagio, Allegro Let the Bells Ring, Based on “Ukrainian Bell Carol” - Traditional, arr. Robert Buckley PYCO JUNIOR WIND SYMPHONY
Lo, How a Rose E’er Blooming - Traditional, arr. Laura Lynn Crytzer Krysmystery - Joshua Branstetter PYCO WIND SYMPHONY
Mary, Did You Know? - Mark Lowry & Buddy Greene, arr. Thomas H. Graf Three Wise Guys - Anonymous, John Henry Hopkins, Jr., arr. Julie Giroux PYCO SYMPHONY STRINGS
Deck the Halls - Traditional Welsh Carol, arr. Chip Davis & Robert Longfield, recorded by Mannheim Steamroller Merry Christmas, Darling - Richard Carpenter & Frank Pooler, arr. Larry Moore, recorded by The Carpenters Celtic Carol - Lindsey Stirling, adpt. Sean O’Loughlin PYCO SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
Selections from Swan Lake - Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky, ed. William Ryden, ed. Carl Simpson Scène, Waltz Christmas at the Movies - arr. Bob Krogstad Miracle on 34th Street, The Polar Express, Somewhere in My Memory, Making Christmas, Where Are You Christmas? |
Suite Stories
Sunday, November 10th, 20242:30 PM CONCERT
Junior Wind Symphony Junior String Orchestra Chamber String Orchestra 6:00 PM CONCERT
Wind Symphony Symphony Strings PYCO Symphony Orchestra North Hills Middle School
55 Rochester Road, Pittsburgh, PA 15217 Click here to download an 8.5x11 posterClick here to download an 11x17 poster |
PROGRAM
2:30 PM CONCERT PYCO JUNIOR WIND SYMPHONY Laura Lynn Crytzer, Conductor Saratoga March - Russell Holland The Devonian- Russell Holland Get Loud! - Chris Clark PYCO JUNIOR STRING ORCHESTRA Stephen Ehrlich, Conductor Basile's Galop, Op. 9 - Basile Barès, arr. Jeffrey S. Bishop the Haunted Carousel - Soon He Newbold Legend of the Knight - Chris Thomas PYCO CHAMBER STRING ORCHESTRA Younga Reitz, Conductor Concerto in D minor, RV 565, Op. 3, No. 11 - Antonio Vivaldi, arr. Ossan Quartet Wielding Nature's Breath - Mattea Williams Anti-Hero - Taylor Swift & Jack Antonoff, arr. Adam M. Janssen 6 PM CONCERT PYCO WIND SYMPHONY Nolan Petote, Conductor English Folk Song Suite - Ralph Vaughan Williams 1. March - "Seventeen Come Sunday" 2. Intermezzo - "My Bonny Boy" 3. March - "Folk Songs from Somerset" Vesuvius - Frank Ticheli PYCO SYMPHONY STRINGS Pablo Ardiles, Conductor Holberg Suite, Op. 40 - Edvard Grieg 1. Praelude 2. Sarabande 3. Gavotte 4. Air 5. Rigaudon PYCO SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA Pablo Ardiles, Conductor Overture from The Magic Flute - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, ed. Stephen L. Hosenhaus Intermezzo Sinfonico from Cavalleria Rusticana - Pietro Mascagni, ed. Carl Simpson Carmen Suite - Georges Bizet, ed. tom Kennedy Prelude to Act I, La Garde Montante, Intermezzo (From Suite No. 1), Seguidille, Habañera, Les Toréadors Hoe-Down from Rodeo - Aaron Copland |
Festive Finale
Sunday, April 28, 2024New Hazlett Theater
6 Allegheny Square E, Pittsburgh, PA 15212 2:30 PM CONCERT
Junior String Orchestra Junior Wind Ensemble Chamber String Orchestra Including a special collaboration of these ensembles performing as the PYCO Junior Symphony!
6:00 PM CONCERT
Concert Strings Concert Winds PYCO Symphony Orchestra Featuring Special Guests
Confluence Ballet Company and Cello Fury PYCO 2024 Senior Awards
Aaron Briercheck Valerio Gomez-Frittelli Gabby Schwartz Darren Wang Sidney Young PYCO 2024 Director's Award
Aaron Briercheck |
2:30 PM CONCERT
PYCO JUNIOR WIND ENSEMBLE
Tara Yaney & Joshua Branstetter, Conductors Promenade from Pictures at an Exhibition - Modest Mussorgsky, arr. Joshua Branstetter New Wade’n Water - Adolphus Hailstork PYCO JUNIOR STRING ORCHESTRA
Sean Radermacher, Guest Conductor Symphony No. 1 (First Movement) - Joseph Bologne “Chevalier de Saint-Georges”, arr. Todd Parrish Ode to a Joyride - Brian Balmages PYCO CHAMBER STRING ORCHESTRA
Younga Reitz, Conductor Concerto for Two Violins in D minor, BWV 1043 - Johann Sebastian Bach 1. Vivace Violin I Soloists: Alon Shamir, Ysabelle Smith, Irene Wang, Olivia Codol Violin II Soloists: Katt Neill, Lucy Zuo, Elena Pucevich, Kara Luy, Olive Cramer Marriage of Figaro Overture - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, arr. Jamin Hoffman PYCO JUNIOR SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
Younga Reitz, Conductor A Special Collaboration Featuring the Musicians of Junior Wind Ensemble, Junior String Orchestra & Chamber String Orchestra Selections from Indiana Jones and The Kingdom of the Crystal Skull - John Williams, arr. Victor López Raiders March, Marion’s Theme, Journey to Akator, Irina’s Theme 6:00 PM CONCERT
PYCO CONCERT WINDS
Nolan Petote, Conductor Greek Folk Song Suite - Traditional Greek Melodies, arr. Barry E. Kopetz 1. Servikus 2. Aya Marina 3. Exomologhisis Spain - Chick Corea, arr. Paul Murtha Opa! - Julie Giroux PYCO SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA & CONFLUENCE BALLET COMPANY
Pablo Ardiles, Conductor Adoration - Florence B. Price, arr. Steve Olson “Adoration” Choreography by Léa Havas – World Premiere! Dancers: Elena Cvetkovich, Shelby Walsh, Grace Wellmon Petite Suite - Claude Debussy, arr. Henri Büsser Movement IV. Ballet “Camaraderie” Choreography by Rebecca Levin Dancers: Emma Brannen, Kaila Carter, Kinsey Love, Jaden Murphy, Kassi Tiedjens CELLO FURY & PYCO SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
Pablo Ardiles, Conductor Cello Fury: Cecilia Caughman, Simon Cummings, Nicole Myers, Ryan Socrates (drums) Alchemy - Simon J. C. Cummings Nocturnal - Simon J. C. Cummings - World Premiere! PYCO CONCERT STRINGS
Pablo Ardiles, Conductor Concerto Grosso in D Major, Op. 6 No.4 - Arcangelo Corelli Adagio-Allegro, Vivace, Allegro-Allegro Violin Concertato I: Ethan Zhang; Violin Concertato II: Sidney Young; Cello Concertato: Caitlin Cross Libertango- Astor Piazzola, arr. James Kazik PYCO SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
Pablo Ardiles, Conductor Crown Imperial Coronation March - William Walton, arr. David Stone Marche Slav Op. 31 - Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky |
With Performances By:
PYCO Symphony Orchestra Concert Strings - Concert Winds Featuring Guest Conductor, Sean Radermacher
and PYCO Concerto Competition Winners: Caitlin Cross, Cello - Ryan Noir, Clarinet - Bailey Nolan, Violin |
MosaicSunday, February 18, 2024 - 4 pm
Ingomar Church
1501 W Ingomar Rd, Pittsburgh, PA 15237 PROGRAM
PYCO CONCERT WINDS
The River at First Light - Robert Traugh Concerto for Clarinet (Rondo) - W. A. Mozart, ed. Donald McCathren, arr. Dale Casteel Clarinet Soloist: Ryan Noir (PYCO Concerto Competition Winner) Ave Maria - Franz Biebl, arr. Dr. Robert C. Cameron The Fairest of the Fair - John Philip Sousa PYCO CONCERT STRINGS
Suite for String Orchestra - Arcangelo Corelli, arr. Ettore Pinelli I. Sarabanda II. Giga Violin Concerto No. 4 in G Major, I. Allegro moderato - Franz Joseph Haydn Violin Soloist: Bailey Nolan (PYCO Concerto Competition Winner) PYCO SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
Grand March from Tannhäuser - Richard Wagner, arr. Vernon F. Leidig Cello Concerto in E minor, Op. 85, I. Adagio-Moderato - Edward Elgar Cello Soloist: Caitlin Cross (PYCO Concerto Competition Winner) The Typewriter - Leroy Anderson Typewriter Soloists: Natalie Chapman, Allison Gillett, Camille Howard Selections from L’Arlésienne Suites Nos. 1 & 2 - Georges Bizet, arr. Carl Simpson I. Pastorale II. Carillon III. Adagietto IV. Farandole |
Caroling We Go
Sunday, December 10, 2023 - 4 pm
St. Teresa of Avila Church
1000 Avila Ct, Pittsburgh, PA 15237 With Performances By:
Junior String Orchestra - Chamber String Orchestra Junior Wind Ensemble - Concert Winds Concert Strings - PYCO Symphony Orchestra |
PROGRAM
PYCO JUNIOR STRING ORCHESTRA Thundersnow - Katie O’Hara LaBrie A Forest Snowfall - David Bobrowitz, ed. J. Cameron Law PYCO CHAMBER STRING ORCHESTRA For unto us a child is born, from Messiah - George Frideric Handel, arr. William Zinn All I Want For Christmas Is You - Mariah Carey & Walter Afanasieff, arr. Larry Moore PYCO JUNIOR WIND ENSEMBLE Fantasy on O Come, O Come, Emmanuel - Traditional, arr. Joshua Branstetter Faeries (Dance Of The Sugar Plum Fairies) - Peter I. Tchaikovsky, arr. Chip Davis & Robert Longfield, Recorded by Mannheim Steamroller PYCO CONCERT WINDS Carol of the Bells - Mykola Leontovych, arr. Thomas H. Graf 2019, Recorded by Pentatonix Minor Alterations, Christmas Through the Looking Glass - David Lovrien PYCO CONCERT STRINGS Cinema Paradiso - Ennio Morricone & Andrea Morricone, arr. Bob Krogstad Miracle on 34th Street - Bruce Broughton, arr. Larry Moore CHRISTMAS CAROL SING-ALONG PYCO Symphony Orchestra, Our Lady of Mount Carmel Parish Choir, and YOU! Oh, Come, All Ye Faithful - John Reading, arr. Tom Kennedy Angels We Have Heard on High - French Carol, arr. Tom Kennedy Hark! The Herald Angels Sing - Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, arr. Tom Kennedy PYCO SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA Les Patineurs, Valses, Op. 183 (The Skaters’ Waltz) - Emile Waldteufel, ed. Clark McAlister Around The World At Christmas Time - arr. Bruce Chase O Tannenbaum - Infant Holy, Infant Lowly - What Child Is This? - O Sanctissima The Hanukkah Song - Whence Comes This Rush of Wings? - Go Tell It on the Mountain |
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Violins of Hope Performance
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Dance On!
Sunday, November 5, 2023
North Hills Middle School
55 Rochester Rd, Pittsburgh, PA 15229 |
PROGRAM
2:30 PM CONCERT PYCO JUNIOR STRING ORCHESTRA Ancient Aires and Dances (Suite No. 1, “Baletto”) - Ottorino Respighi, arr. Jerry Brubaker Fantasy on Aloha ’Oe - Queen Lili’uokalani, arr. Brian Balmages Ride the Wind - Mark Wood PYCO JUNIOR WIND ENSEMBLE Letter From Sado - Jodie Blackshaw New Wade’n Water - Adolphus Hailstork PYCO CHAMBER STRING ORCHESTRA Concerto for 2 Cellos & Strings in G minor - Antonio Vivaldi Solo 1: Isabelle Tang, Preston Gibbons Solo 2: Riley Ehan, Madeleine Jablonski Golliwog’s Cake-walk - Claude Debussy La Forza Del Destino Overture - Giuseppe Verdi, arr. Michael Hopkins 6 PM CONCERT PYCO CONCERT WINDS Dancing Through Time, Movement One - Nancy Galbraith World Premiere Arrangement for Wind Ensemble Bayou Breakdown - Brant Karrick Soaring With John Williams - John Williams, arr. Robert W. Smith Superman March, Cadillac of the Skies, Star Wars (Main Title) PYCO CONCERT STRINGS Orchestral Suite No. 1 in C Major, Ouverture - Johann Sebastian Bach The Best of ABBA - arr. Ted Ricketts Overture/Prologue, Mamma Mia, I Have A Dream, Dancing Queen PYCO SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA Finlandia, Tone Poem for Orchestra, Op. 26 - Jean Sibelius Duke Ellington! - arr. Calvin Custer Don’t Get Around Much Anymore, Do Nothin’ ’Till You Hear From Me, Sophisticated Lady, It Don’t Mean A Thing (If It Ain’t Got That Swing) Danzón No. 2 - Arturo Márquez |
Fantastic Fourth
Sunday, April 30, 2023
Bellefield Hall Auditorium
315 S Bellefield Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15213
PYCO 2023 Senior Awards
PYCO 2023 Director's Awards
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PROGRAM
2:30 PM CONCERT
PYCO JUNIOR WIND ENSEMBLE
Tara Yaney & Joshua Branstetter, Conductors Selections from Also Sprach Zarathustra - Richard Strauss, arr. Joshua Branstetter Dragonspine: Spin of Ice Crystals - Yu-Peng Chen, arr. Tara Yaney PYCO JUNIOR STRING ORCHESTRA
Stephen Ehrlich, Conductor Echelon - Kathryn Griesinger Minuet from the Jupiter Symphony - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, arr. John Caponegro Music from Brave - arr. Robert Longfield PYCO CHAMBER STRING ORCHESTRA
Younga Reitz, Conductor Symphony No. 5, Op. 67, Allegro - Ludwig Van Beethoven, arr. Jamin Hoffman The Odyssey (Journey of Odysseus) - Soon Hee Newbold A Town With Ocean View - Joe Hisaishi, arr. Hai Mai PYCO JUNIOR SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
A Special Collaboration Featuring the Musicians of Junior Wind Ensemble, Junior String Orchestra & Chamber String Orchestra Younga Reitz, Conductor Suite from Hamilton - Lin-Manuel Miranda, arr. Jerry Brubaker & Stephen Ehrlich You’ll Be Back, Helpless, My Shot, Dear Theodosia, It’s Quiet Uptown & One Last Time 6 PM CONCERT
PYCO CONCERT WINDS
Nolan Petote & Joshua Branstetter, Conductors Albanian Dance - Shelley Hanson In Forty Days: A Folk Suite, Movement IV - Joshua Branstetter Strange Humors - John Mackey PYCO CONCERT STRINGS
Pablo Ardiles, Conductor Concerto Grosso in F Major, Op. 6, No. 9 - George Friedrich Handel I. Largo, II. Allegro, III. Larghetto, IV. Allegro, V. Menuet, VI. Gigue Blues For Oaktown - Darol Anger PYCO SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
Pablo Ardiles, Conductor Prelude to Die Meistersinger - Richard Wagner Symphony No. 4 in F Minor, Op. 36 - Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky Movements III & IV The Irish Washerwoman (from the Irish Suite) - Leroy Anderson |
Sunday, February 19, 2023 - 4 pm
Memorial Park Church
8800 Peebles Road, Allison Park, PA 15101 With Performances By:
Concert Winds Concert Strings PYCO Symphony Orchestra |
Songs of AmericaFeaturing:
Sean Radermacher, Guest Conductor Alex Sayette, Clarinet, PYCO Concerto Competition Winner Ryan Noir, Concert Winds Conducting Competition Winner PROGRAM
PYCO CONCERT WINDS Nolan Petote, Conductor Roaring Run - Robert Traugh Concerto for Clarinet - Artie Shaw, arr. Steve Rhodes Clarinet Soloist: Alex Sayette (PYCO Concerto Competition Winner) Set Me As A Seal from “A New Creation” - René Clausen, arr. Dr. Robert Cameron Americans We - Henry Fillmore, ed. Robert E. Foster Conductor: Ryan Noir (Concert Winds Conducting Competition Winner) PYCO CONCERT STRINGS Sean Radermacher, Guest Conductor Adagio for Strings - Samuel Barber Signs of Life II, Allegro - Russell Peck PYCO SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA Sean Radermacher, Guest Conductor Appalachian String (Orchestral Suite) - Aaron Copland West Side Story (Selections for Orchestra) - Leonard Bernstein & Stephen Sondheim, arr. Jack Mason I Feel Pretty; Maria; Something’s Coming; Tonight; One Hand, One Heart; Cool; America |
Hooray for the Holidays!
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) |
The Firebird
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
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
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 Karen 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
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!
Sunday, November 7, 2021
Carson Middle School 200 Hillvue Lane, Pittsburgh, PA 15237
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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!
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
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
Sunday, November 3, 2019Quaker 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, 2019PYCO 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 & TalesSunday, 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 2018Sunday, 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 OrbitSaturday, 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 |
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 26, 2017
7:00 PM
PYCO Chamber Woodwinds
performed in the lobby at
Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre's The Nutcracker
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 |
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 |
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
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
Concert Highlights
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