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2016-11-15 12:46:14
Competition: Enter the ROH Grand Draw 2016/17 for the chance to win luxury breaks and tickets
[…] brought some welcome French sparkle to my corner of Islington.' The prizes: A week’s fully-inclusive stay for two at Hermitage Bay, Antigua . Two nights at The Savoy with tickets in the Royal Box for The Royal Ballet’s The Sleeping Beauty Two tickets for the Ladies’ Singles Semi-Finals at Wimbledon 2017. A pair of tickets to The Royal Ballet’s The Sleeping Beauty and a night’s stay at The Bloomsbury Two-night stay at Borgo Egnazia , Italy. A unique Covent Garden experience with opera or ballet, dining at Cafe Murano and accommodation at Radisson Blu Edwardian . A bottle of Penfolds Grange 2011 (RRP £450). A case of Chapel Down Rose Brut. Dinner for four with a cocktail on arrival at Polpetto . A meal for two to the value of £150 at Clos Maggiore . A meal for two at any Hawksmoor steak restaurant. Weekend brunch for […]
2016-02-17 07:00:03
Classical music education: Let us now praise WYSO — the Wisconsin Youth Symphony Orchestras (WYSO) as they celebrate their 50th anniversary this Saturday night. The concert is SOLD OUT, which is both good news and bad news
[…] of Vicki Jenks will perform Credo by Ben Whalund. Mark Leiser, conductor of Sinfonietta, will lead his young string orchestra in Sonata for Sinfonietta by Olivia Zeuske, Haydn’s La Chasse, and Duke Ellington ’s Don’t Get Around Much Anymore. The Brass Choir, under the direction of Brett Keating will then take the stage. “Following the Brass Choir, Concert Orchestra, under the baton of Christine Mata-Eckel, will perform Biciclette by Reynard Burns, and Del Borgo’s Romany Dances. One of WYSO’s chamber ensembles will perform next. Michelle Kaebisch, conductor of the Philharmonia Orchestra, will lead her ensemble as they perform In Time by Donald Fraser and Throne Room Scene from Star Wars by John Williams. The Youth Orchestra, led by music director James Smith, will give the penultimate performance of the evening by performing A Radiant Spirit by Andrew Kinney a and Symphony No. 2, Finale: Moderato assai-Allegro […]
2015-05-08 07:00:55
Classical music education: Spring concerts by the Wisconsin Youth Symphony Orchestras (WYSO) start this Saturday and continue on Saturday and Sunday, May 16 and 17.
[…] and the first movement of the Piano Concerto No. 19 in F Major, K. 459. The piano concerto will feature concerto competition winner, Moqiu Cheng. Moqiu (below) is a seventh-grader at Hamilton Middle School and is also a violinist with WYSO. At the 1:30 p.m. concert, the Concert Orchestra will take the stage with Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov ’s Simpson Dance of the Tumblers from ‘The Snow Maiden’. Hatikvah, a traditional tune arranged by Del Borgo is next followed by Richard Meyer’s, Tales of Vandosar. They will end their set with Robert Sheldon’s Triumph of the Argonauts. Following the Concert Orchestra, WYSO’s string orchestra, Sinfonietta will end the day’s performances with several pieces including The Abduction from the Seraglio: Overture by Mozart, Richard Meyer’s, Carpe Diem!, and the Allegro from Sinfonia No. 6 in G minor by Johann Christian Bach. On Sunday, May 17, at 4 p.m., the […]
2014-11-13 07:00:20
Classical music: The Wisconsin Youth Symphony Orchestras (WYSO) starts its current concert season this Saturday. Plus, Madison violinist Kangwon Kim performs a FREE recital of music by J.S. Bach, Dvorak, Chopin, Debussy, Kreisler and Rachmaninoff this Friday at noon.
[…] the three concerts, which are dedicated to private and school music teachers. These young musicians, who get into WYSO through competitive auditions, are really good. They also play to some of the liveliest and most responsive and enthusiastic audiences in the city. THIS SATURDAY WYSO’s string orchestra, Sinfonietta (below), will kick off the concert series at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday afternoon with “Highland Cathedral” by Korb and Roever; the “Danse Infernal” by Del Borgo; Eureka! by Sharp; “Fantasia on Theme from Thailand” by Meyer; the “Haunted Carousel” by Newbold; and “Tuxedo Junction” by Hawkins, Feyne, Johnson and Dash. The Concert Orchestra (below) will then take over with Washburn’s “St. Lawrence” Overture, Del Borgo’s “Meditation,” “A Pirate’s Legend” by Newbold and Slavonic Dances by Antonin Dvorak. At 4 p.m. on Saturday, the popular Percussion Ensemble will perform “Spanish Point” by Ben Wahlund and the “Danse […]
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