You are invited to attend the 2023 Bolz Family Concert Series: Youth Orchestra concert. This concert will be a special end-of-year event with the Youth Orchestra playing side-by-side with Madison Symphony Orchestra musicians. The concert will be conducted by Maestro Kyle Knox and will feature the 2023 Youth Orchestra Concerto Competition winner, Katarina Kenney, on cello.The concert will take place at the beautiful Hamel Music Center on the UW campus.
This concert is open to the public with tickets on sale through Campus Arts Ticketing, $10 for children and $20 for adults.
Youth Orchestra & Madison Symphony Orchestra Side-by-Side Concert
Kyle Knox, Conductor
Overture to Candide by Leonard Bernstein (1918-1990)
Concerto for Violoncello in E minor, Op. 85 by Edward Elgar (1857-1934)
Ed. by Nancy M. Bradburd, 1. Adagio – Moderato, 2. Lento – Allegro molto, with soloist and Youth Orchestra concerto competition winner, Katarina Kenney, violoncello.
15 minute intermission
Symphony No. 5 in D minor, Op. 47 by Dmitri Shostakovich (1906-1975), 1.Moderato, 2.Allegretto, 3.Largo, 4. Allegro non troppo
About Youth Orchestra
Youth Orchestra was founded in 1966 and is WYSO’s premier orchestra, performing advanced orchestral literature. Members generally have several years of ensemble experience and perform individually at a pre-college or college level. Youth Orchestra is under the direction of Music Director Kyle Knox.