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Evelyn Steenbock Fall Concerts: Youth Orchestra
November 16 @ 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Date & Time: Sunday, November 16, 2025 · 7:30 PM
Location: Mitby Theater, 1701 Wright St. at Madison College
Admission: $15 Adults · $5 Students · Free for children 4 and under
Tickets: Purchase here
Event Description
The evening culminates with the WYSO Youth Orchestra under the baton of Kyle Knox, performing a sweeping program of orchestral showpieces. Featuring trumpet soloist Grace O’Connell, this concert promises to thrill with energy, emotion, and artistry.
Program
Youth Orchestra
Kyle Knox, Conductor
- Night on the Bare Mountain – Modeste Mussorgsky, orch. Nicolai Rimsky-Korsakov, ed. Clinton F. Nieweg
- Trumpet Concerto in A-flat Major – Alexander Arutiunian
- Grace O’Connell, trumpet
- Firebird Suite (1919) – Igor Stravinsky
- I. Introduction
- II. The Dance of the Firebird
- III. Firebird Variations
- IV. The Princesses’ Khorovod (Round Dance)
- V. Infernal Dance of King Kastcheï
- VI. Berceuse
- VII. Finale
What to Expect
- WYSO’s most advanced young musicians in concert
- A virtuosic trumpet solo performance
- An unforgettable finale to the Fall Concert series
Sponsored by: Marriott Daughters Foundation · Forest Foundation · Edith Olsen · MG&E · Wisconsin Arts Board · Steinhauer Charitable Foundation · Pleasant Rowland · Jerome and John Frautschi · Madison Community Foundation · Downtown Kiwanis · Capital Times Kids Fund · US Bank Foundation · Kiwanis of Westside Madison