Past PYCO Performances
Back on Stage!
Sunday, November 7, 2021
Carson Middle School 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!
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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