Oct. 18: Boston Youth Symphony Orchestras Open 2009-10 Season

Boston Youth Symphony Orchestras (BYSO), one of the finest youth orchestras in the U.S., announced its 2009-10 season: 6 BYSO ensembles with 437 talented students will present 14 performances in prestigious venues including Symphony Hall.

Boston Youth Symphony Orchestras (BYSO), one of the finest youth orchestras in the country, announced programming for the 52nd season. In addition to the advanced orchestral repertoire scheduled, BYSO will present the Mozart opera Don Giovanni.

The 6 BYSO ensembles featuring 437 talented students will present 14 performances in such prestigious venues as Symphony Hall, Sanders Theatre, Tsai Performance Center, and Faneuil Hall.

"This is going to be - not surprisingly - another musically very intense and rich season," said BYSO Music Director Federico Cortese. "The students will be performing significant repertoire I am quite sure will give them a great sense of pride in their musical achievements. I am confident we will continue to inspire our valued listeners with extraordinary performances," he concluded.

The premier orchestra, Boston Youth Symphony (BYS), will open the season on Oct. 18, 2009, at Symphony Hall, with a performance of Beethoven's Symphony No. 5 and Bart's Concerto for Orchestra. Led by BYSO Music Director Federico Cortese, this 118-member full symphonic orchestra includes talented young musicians from all 6 New England states.

On Jan. 24, 2010, BYS will present Mozart's opera Don Giovanni at Sanders Theatre. The BYS is acclaimed as the only U.S. youth orchestra to perform a complete semi-staged opera for three consecutive seasons.

On March 14, 2010, BYS will perform Verdi's Overture to I Vespri Siciliani and Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 5 at Symphony Hall.

The season will conclude June 13, 2010, with Stravinsky's Suite No. 1 for Small Orchestra and Brahms' Symphony No. 2 presented at Sanders Theatre.

Tickets are available at BYSOWeb.org "> or by calling (617) 353-5353.

Boston Youth Symphony Orchestras

Boston Youth Symphony Orchestras is regarded as one of finest youth orchestras in the U.S. and a national model for music and arts education. Its 6 orchestras and Intensive Community Program serve 437 students from 8 to 18 years old across 6 New England states.

Appointed in 1999, Music Director Federico Cortese oversees an artistic staff of 50 in support of 14 annual orchestral performances and an annual semi-staged opera production.

Since its founding at Boston University in 1958, BYSO continues to achieve the highest artistic standards. BYSO receives generous support from Boston University's College of Fine Arts, Massachusetts Cultural Council, and National Endowment for the Arts.
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   Sarah Leaf-Herrmann
   Boston Youth Symphony Orchestras
   Bostion,    MA,    02215
   USA
   617-358-6015 (phone)
   sarah.byso@gmail.com
   www.BYSOWeb.org