A PROJECT OF THE McLEAN ORCHESTRA

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McLean

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Orchestra

John Devlin, Music Director and Conductor Tina Anderson, Repertory Conductor

Dr. Deborah Volker, Assistant Conductor, MYO Rep

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Dear MYO Families: I am thrilled that the second concert of our 2014-2015 season has arrived! Our ensembles are very excited about this concert and the special projects that you will hear this afternoon. Today’s performance features both of our outstanding orchestras: the MYO-Rep ensemble, under the leadership of Ms. Tina Anderson, and the MYO, under my own direction. Both groups have wonderful repertoire to share with you today, and I’m excited to tell you a little bit about Seamless Symphony, the project that you will hear performed today by the MYO. Seamless Symphony serves to blend together the new and the old in an innovative way. The second half of today’s concert will not begin in a way that is typical. I won’t spoil the surprise, but make sure you’re paying close attention after intermission. Composer Evan Meier has composed incredibly interesting music that actual ties together every part of the concert experience. From the tuning, through Brahms and Beethoven, Dr. Meier has created a completely cohesive concert that will leave you thinking about the essence of works that we consider among our greatest masterpieces. Please join us next month as MYO students team up with players from The McLean Orchestra to present Mozart’s Symphony no. 25. This will serve as an outstanding opportunity for our students as they play “side-by-side” with the pros! I am also very excited to announce that our final concert of the year, in May, will feature a talented cast of local professional opera singers, as MYO presents “A Night at the Opera!” You’ll be able to hear many of the most beloved numbers from Mozart’s Marriage of Figaro, accompanied by our students! This will certainly be a truly memorable event. Thank you for being a part of the MYO family. As I navigate my first year, I would love to hear feedback with any ideas you have about how to make MYO a better experience for our members. If you should ever want to contact me, please send me a message at JohnGennaroDevlin@gmail.com. I look forward to an exciting concert today and a wonderful second half of our season.

Yours Musically-

John Devlin

Music Director McLean Youth Orchestra

Concert Program

Saturday, February 21, 2015 at 3:00 p.m. McLean Baptist Church, McLean, Virginia

MYO Repertory Orchestra conducted by Tina Anderson Dr. Deborah Volker

Seamless Symphony Assemblages, Evan Meier Symphony No. 4, 1st Mvt., Brahms Pastiche, Meier Symphony No. 7, 2nd Mvt., Beethoven

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

♪♪ Intermission ♪♪

Symphony No. 25 in G minor, K183 I. Allegro con brio IV. Allegro

Molly on the Shore Ella Hartsoe, Violin Lia Chiflemariam, Violin Timothy Vales, Viola Robert Collie, Cello

John Devlin, Evan Meier,

creators

Percy Grainger

McLean Youth Orchestra conducted by John Devlin

MYO Members

Violin I Stephanie Su, Concertmaster Kayla Shim Emma Duelm Lucinda Zhu Minjae Kwon Esther Park Melanie Pincus Aneesh Susaria Johnny Chen Violin II Andrew Visocan, Principal Nathan Bala Brian Zheng LeAn Vo Nina Jacobs Shreya Chappidi Ashleigh Flaherty Henry Stockton Viola Emily Hartman, Principal Caroline Merkel Cello Ian Champney, Principal Arnold Leigh Annika Lee Sarah Lettau Robert Collie Brent Davis

Flute Laura Chu, Principal Hannah Purnell Alix Ehlers Oboe Katariina Alanko, Principal Clarinet Catherine George, Principal Ryan Dodd Christopher Niu Timothy Lou Bassoon Katherine Taylor, Principal Megan Grieco Ben Kelly Horn Kevin Robinson, Principal Brian Claeys

MYO Repertory Orchestra Members

Cello Chazmin Elliott, Co-principal Parker Novak, Co-principal Sean Azami Milo Hartsoe Skye Hartsoe Graham Skrtic Bass Michael Vojvodich, Principal Randy Sharp, Coach Flute Kelsey Pack, Principal Lindsay Park Oboe Micah Hoernig

Violin I Lia Chiflermariam, Co-concertmaster Ella Hartsoe, Co-concertmaster Elizabeth Hur, Assistant Concertmaster Audrey Brown Sophia Cheung James Katz Emily Lu Amelia Malone Stella Mouries William Park Violin II Vernon Andrade Principal Rishon Elliott Blaise Hartsoe Maria Meara Shalomi Nimesh Cameron Sabet Kian Sharifi Avishe Su Tracy Waagner Viola Timothy Vales, Principal Tyler Lefave Katherine Jia Samantha Peng Katie Tam

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, 1756-1791 Symphony No. 25 in G minor, K183 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was an Austrian composer, widely recognized as one of the greatest composers in the history of Western music. The Symphony No. 25 in G minor was com-posed in October 1773, when Mozart was seventeen years old. It was supposedly completed on October 5th, a mere two days after the completion of his Symphony No. 24, although this remains unsubstantiated. Symphony No. 25, sometimes known as “the little G minor symphony,” is one of the only two symphonies Mozart wrote in a minor key (both are in G minor). With its wide-leap melodic lines and brisk musical subjects, the piece is characteristic of the Sturm und Drang style. It shares certain features with other Sturm und Drang symphonies of this time, and is likely inspired from Joseph Hayden’s Symphony No. 39 which is also in G mi-nor. The opening Mannheim rocket (a rising arpeggiated se-quence) in this piece was quoted by Beethoven in his first Piano Sonata as the principal subject of the first movement. This move-ment is widely known as the opening music in Miloš Froman’s film Amadeus. Percy Grainger, 1882-1961 Molly on the Shore George Percy Grainger was an Australian born composer and pianist who worked under the stage name of Percy Aldridge Grainger. Percy Grainger was known during his lifetime as a brilliant and eccentric pianist and arranger of popular English folk song. Grainger’s early years were spent in Melbourne. He attended Hoch Conservatory in Frankfurt, Germany, and then settled in

Program Notes

London in 1901. The next ten years were devoted to a combina-tion of concert touring and folk song collection. In 1914, Grain-ger moved to New York, beginning a long career as a composer, arranger, collector of folk music, and educator; he became an American citizen in 1918. Molly on the Shore is actually an arrangement of two con-trasting Irish reels, “Temple Hill” and “Molly on the Shore.” The arrangement presents the melodies in a variety of textures and orchestrations, giving each section of the orchestra long stretches of thematic and counter melodic material. Molly on the Shore was presented in 1907 as a birthday gift for Grainger’s mother. The dedication reads: “For my darling mother, united with her in loving adoration of Walt Whitman.” Evan Meier, 1985- Seamless Symphony, (notes written by the composer) Seamless Symphony is a challenge to the increasingly preva-lent attitude that classical music is old and irrelevant, that sym-phony orchestras are mausoleums for the display of sonic reli-quaries, and that classical-music performances are dull and life-less—stifled by ridiculous, rigid traditions. It can seem at times that there is this vast historical distance between the music of the “great” composers and ourselves; while we might recognize and appreciate the mastery, the music fails to “speak” to us directly. I suspect this attitude partly exits because of the tremendous amount of respect we afford these composers. Program notes are bloated with efforts to locate the “true inten-tions of the composer” and to place the music in an “authentic historical and cultural context.” The formalized posturing of the average symphony concert (the tuning and clapping rituals, the silence) also stems from this desire to frame the composer’s work in the best possible context. Yet often enough, the end result is that our musical experience is filtered through a historical lens that privileges academic knowledge, shuttering other potential experiences. John Devlin and I first developed Seamless Symphony as a response to these concerns. The program is conceived around two symphonic movements: Brahms’ Symphony No. 4, 1st Move-ment, and Beethoven’s Symphony No. 7, 2nd Movement. Origi-

nally, the Capital City Symphony commissioned three living composers—Tomek Regulski, Alexandra T Bryant, and myself— to write four new pieces around this musical backbone, and to-night you hear the first half of the original project. We encour-aged these composers to use the classical works as source materi-al, to play with themes and harmonies, modulate between styles, and discover connections along the way. The result is a continu-ous musical dialog of past and present, a dialog that, if it doesn’t remove the historical lens, at least widens it a bit. Seamless Symphony begins with my composition, Assemblag-es. The conceit behind this piece is somewhat a surprise, one that I don’t wish to spoil. It is safe to tell you that the music assembles elements of the themes and harmony of Brahms. Assemblages transitions directly into the Brahms; all the music of the program is attaca, or without breaks or interruptions, from this point. Later, you will hear my Pastiche, which draws its themes and harmonies almost entirely from Brahms and Beethoven. At times I stay close to the style of these composers, while at others I have invented a number of fantastical musical constructions. Evan Meier’s music has been performed throughout America and abroad. A native of Long Beach, California, his work has been featured in performances by the Aspen Contemporary Ensemble, the Great Noise Ensemble, Capital City Symphony, Nimbus Ensemble, Nicholas Photinos of eighth blackbird,

Calyx Quartet, Youth Orchestra of Prince William County, University of Maryland Percussion Ensem-ble, and Chapman University Wind New Music En-sembles. Meier’s Fire Music was selected for the Minnesota Orchestra’s 2015 Composers Institute, and performed as part of the Future Classic Program with Osmo Vänskä conducting. His one-act chamber opera, The Last Act of Revolution, was presented by New York City Opera’s VOX Festival in the fall of 2012; it was premiered earlier that year by the Uni-versity of Maryland Opera Studio. The New York Times described the opera as having “a very polished feel...the music firmly rooted in the drama.” He

holds degrees from Chapman University, California State University Northridge, and the University of Maryland (D.M.A.). While studying at the University of Maryland, Meier served as the artistic director of TEMPO, the university’s new music ensemble. In 2013, with pianist Thomas Hunter and composer Geoff Sheil, he founded The Radical Sound, a Maryland-based new music ensemble. For the 2014-15 season, Meier will serve in his second year of residency with the American Lyric Theater in New York, as part of the Composer/Librettist Development Program.

London in 1901. The next ten years were devoted to a combina-tion of concert touring and folk song collection. In 1914, Grain-ger moved to New York, beginning a long career as a composer, arranger, collector of folk music, and educator; he became an American citizen in 1918. Molly on the Shore is actually an arrangement of two con-trasting Irish reels, “Temple Hill” and “Molly on the Shore.” The arrangement presents the melodies in a variety of textures and orchestrations, giving each section of the orchestra long stretches of thematic and counter melodic material. Molly on the Shore was presented in 1907 as a birthday gift for Grainger’s mother. The dedication reads: “For my darling mother, united with her in loving adoration of Walt Whitman.” Evan Meier, 1985- Seamless Symphony, (notes written by the composer) Seamless Symphony is a challenge to the increasingly preva-lent attitude that classical music is old and irrelevant, that sym-phony orchestras are mausoleums for the display of sonic reli-quaries, and that classical-music performances are dull and life-less—stifled by ridiculous, rigid traditions. It can seem at times that there is this vast historical distance between the music of the “great” composers and ourselves; while we might recognize and appreciate the mastery, the music fails to “speak” to us directly. I suspect this attitude partly exits because of the tremendous amount of respect we afford these composers. Program notes are bloated with efforts to locate the “true inten-tions of the composer” and to place the music in an “authentic historical and cultural context.” The formalized posturing of the average symphony concert (the tuning and clapping rituals, the silence) also stems from this desire to frame the composer’s work in the best possible context. Yet often enough, the end result is that our musical experience is filtered through a historical lens that privileges academic knowledge, shuttering other potential experiences. John Devlin and I first developed Seamless Symphony as a response to these concerns. The program is conceived around two symphonic movements: Brahms’ Symphony No. 4, 1st Move-ment, and Beethoven’s Symphony No. 7, 2nd Movement. Origi-

nally, the Capital City Symphony commissioned three living composers—Tomek Regulski, Alexandra T Bryant, and myself— to write four new pieces around this musical backbone, and to-night you hear the first half of the original project. We encour-aged these composers to use the classical works as source materi-al, to play with themes and harmonies, modulate between styles, and discover connections along the way. The result is a continu-ous musical dialog of past and present, a dialog that, if it doesn’t remove the historical lens, at least widens it a bit. Seamless Symphony begins with my composition, Assemblag-es. The conceit behind this piece is somewhat a surprise, one that I don’t wish to spoil. It is safe to tell you that the music assembles elements of the themes and harmony of Brahms. Assemblages transitions directly into the Brahms; all the music of the program is attaca, or without breaks or interruptions, from this point. Later, you will hear my Pastiche, which draws its themes and harmonies almost entirely from Brahms and Beethoven. At times I stay close to the style of these composers, while at others I have invented a number of fantastical musical constructions. Evan Meier’s music has been performed throughout America and abroad. A native of Long Beach, California, his work has been featured in performances by the Aspen Contemporary Ensemble, the Great Noise Ensemble, Capital City Symphony, Nimbus Ensemble, Nicholas Photinos of eighth blackbird,

Calyx Quartet, Youth Orchestra of Prince William County, University of Maryland Percussion Ensem-ble, and Chapman University Wind New Music En-sembles. Meier’s Fire Music was selected for the Minnesota Orchestra’s 2015 Composers Institute, and performed as part of the Future Classic Program with Osmo Vänskä conducting. His one-act chamber opera, The Last Act of Revolution, was presented by New York City Opera’s VOX Festival in the fall of 2012; it was premiered earlier that year by the Uni-versity of Maryland Opera Studio. The New York Times described the opera as having “a very polished feel...the music firmly rooted in the drama.” He

holds degrees from Chapman University, California State University Northridge, and the University of Maryland (D.M.A.). While studying at the University of Maryland, Meier served as the artistic director of TEMPO, the university’s new music ensemble. In 2013, with pianist Thomas Hunter and composer Geoff Sheil, he founded The Radical Sound, a Maryland-based new music ensemble. For the 2014-15 season, Meier will serve in his second year of residency with the American Lyric Theater in New York, as part of the Composer/Librettist Development Program.

John Devlin is an established conductor in the Wash-ington, DC area. He is Music Director and Conductor of both the McLean Youth Orchestra and the Youth Orchestra of Prince William, VA. He is also the As-sociate Conductor of the Capital City Symphony and the Assistant Conductor of the Apollo Symphony. In addition, he is a technical director of IMAG at the National Symphony. With these orchestras, Devlin has conducted at Carnegie Hall, the Kennedy Center and at Strathmore. Recently, Devlin has worked with the National Symphony Orchestra, serving as the offstage conduc-tor for a world-premiere performance of a work by

composer Chris Brubeck. He also conducted a recording session at Capitol Records in Los Angeles. The orchestra, made up of musicians from the Los Angeles Philharmonic and the Los Angeles Opera Orchestra, recorded the soundtrack to “Life is Love.” a new film by director Halfdan Hussey, with score by Christopher Caliendo. Devlin is also an active conductor of outstanding high school and colle-giate ensembles. Over the past two sessions, Devlin made his Carnegie Hall debut, leading the Youth Orchestra of Prince William at the National Orchestra Festival. At the University of Maryland, Devlin conducted the world premiere of La Saulaie, written by Claude Debussy, and completed by scholar Robert Orledge. He was also selected to conduct numerous honor ensembles, includ-ing the Pennsylvania, North Dakota, and Maine All-State Orchestras. A strong advocate for new music, Devlin has, over the last four years, commissioned fifteen new works that span from traditional orchestral works to collaborations with new music groups, amplified chamber ensembles, rock bands, and rap artists. His New Retro, Go-Go Symphony, and Seamless Sym-phony projects were all recently premiered by the Capital City Symphony and earned high praise from critics as performances that “stand out and are excit-ing, ambitious and, dare we say — funky?” Devlin is also active as an opera conductor. His performances of Daniel Catan’s Florencia en al Amazonas with the Maryland Opera Studio earned praise from Anne Midgette of the Washington Post as events that “spoke will for studio opera.” Devlin has also gained attention on the airwaves; recordings of his work have been features on New York’s WQXR and on various public radio broadcasts. Devlin is currently finishing a doctoral degree in Orchestral Conducting with James Ross at the University of Maryland School of Music. Devlin also earned his Master of Music degree at Maryland and has served as the Assistant Conductor of the University Symphony for the past six years. In 2008, he graduated summa cum laude from Emory University with a double major in Music and Latin. Devlin has studied at the Pierre Monteau School, the Cabrillo Festival of Contemporary Music, the Conductors Guild/Baltimore Symphony Conducting Workshop, and the Conductors Institute at Bard College. For more information on Devlin, please visit www.JohnDevlinMusic.com.

Pauline (Tina) Anderson is in her thirty-second season with the McLean Youth Orchestra (MYO). She has con-sistently produced outstanding musical performances while exhibiting a caring interest in each musician in the youth orchestra. Her high artistic goals and dedication to the musicians have enhanced the reputation for excel-lence that the MYO enjoys today. Ms. Anderson was educated at the Catholic Uni-versity of America, Rice University, Shenandoah of Music, George Mason University, and a master class for Leonard Slatkin of the National Symphony Orchestra.

She has recorded for the Williamsburg Collection, and is the founding mem-ber of the professional Musikfest Players. Ms. Anderson studies music lit-urgy at Virginia Theological Seminary, and is a professor at Northern Vir-ginia Community College. She served on the Board of the American Sym-phony Orchestra League. She received the 2003-2004 Kennedy Center Award for the People to People Project and was recognized for organizing orchestra programs in Peru, Colombia, Haiti, and Honduras. Ms. Anderson holds the German Order of the Grande Crox, and was awarded the Order of the Thistle by the Knights of the Garter for her community service. She re-ceived the Master Teacher Award from the Potomac School. She was ap-pointed Virginia State String Chairman for the National Federation of Music Clubs, and in October 2013, was awarded the Distinguished Alumni Award for Professional Achievement from Shenandoah University. In addition to her many other activities, Ms. Anderson maintains a private string studio at the McLean School of Music.

Dr. Deborah R. Volker, violinist/conductor, is a na-tive of Lansdale, Pennsylvania. She received a Bachelor of Music degree, Professional Studies Cer-tificate, and the Teacher Certification from Temple University, Master of Music degree from Northwest-ern University; and Doctor of Musical Arts degree from the Catholic University of America. She also received an Associates of Applied Science Degree in Emergency Services from Northern Virginia Commu-nity College. Her teachers have included Helen Kwal- Wasser and Myron Kartman, Luis Biava and Robert

Gerle. She has studied conducting with Piotr Gajewski. Dr. Volker is a Chief Master Sergeant in The United States Air Force Band where she performs as violinist and serves as Flight Chief of the USAF Strings. In addition , she also serves as Self-Aide Buddy Care Instructor for the USAF Band. Dr.Volker is a member of Sigma Alpha Iota, International Music Fraternity and currently serves as the National Vice President, Ritual and Fraternity Education. She volunteers as a paramedic with the Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department and currently holds the position of President and Rescue Captain of the Franconia Volunteer Fire Department.

MYO Extends Its Heartfelt

Thanks to Its Supporters

St. Dunstan’s Episcopal Church, McLean Old Firehouse Teen Center, McLean Virginia Federation of Music Clubs National Federation of Music Clubs

Springfield Music Clubs Crusade for Strings Arts Council of Fairfax County

Virginia Commission for the Arts Peggy and Steve Family Foundation

Randy Sharp, rehearsal conductor and lower strings coach, has been involved with MYO for twenty years. He was previously an area music educator in Fairfax County Public Schools and is founder and conductor of the Arlington United Methodist Church Orchestra. He is principal bass of the Rappahannock Pops Orchestra. Mr. Sharp is bass coach for the NVCC Annandale Symphony Orchestra.

Jean Schiro-Zavela and Vance Zavela

MYO Extends Its Heartfelt

Thanks to Its Supporters

St. Dunstan’s Episcopal Church, McLean Old Firehouse Teen Center, McLean Virginia Federation of Music Clubs National Federation of Music Clubs

Springfield Music Clubs Crusade for Strings Arts Council of Fairfax County

Virginia Commission for the Arts Peggy and Steve Family Foundation

Randy Sharp, rehearsal conductor and lower strings coach, has been involved with MYO for twenty years. He was previously an area music educator in Fairfax County Public Schools and is founder and conductor of the Arlington United Methodist Church Orchestra. He is principal bass of the Rappahannock Pops Orchestra. Mr. Sharp is bass coach for the NVCC Annandale Symphony Orchestra.

MYO Repertory Orchestra Members

Cello Chazmin Elliott, Co-principal Parker Novak, Co-principal Sean Azami Milo Hartsoe Skye Hartsoe Graham Skrtic Bass Michael Vojvodich, Principal Randy Sharp, Coach Flute Kelsey Pack, Principal Lindsay Park Oboe Micah Hoernig

Violin I Lia Chiflermariam, Co-concertmaster Ella Hartsoe, Co-concertmaster Elizabeth Hur, Assistant Concertmaster Audrey Brown Sophia Cheung James Katz Emily Lu Amelia Malone Stella Mouries William Park Violin II Vernon Andrade Principal Rishon Elliott Blaise Hartsoe Maria Meara Shalomi Nimesh Cameron Sabet Kian Sharifi Avishe Su Tracy Waagner Viola Timothy Vales, Principal Tyler Lefave Katherine Jia Samantha Peng Katie Tam

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, 1756-1791 Symphony No. 25 in G minor, K183 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was an Austrian composer, widely recognized as one of the greatest composers in the history of Western music. The Symphony No. 25 in G minor was com-posed in October 1773, when Mozart was seventeen years old. It was supposedly completed on October 5th, a mere two days after the completion of his Symphony No. 24, although this remains unsubstantiated. Symphony No. 25, sometimes known as “the little G minor symphony,” is one of the only two symphonies Mozart wrote in a minor key (both are in G minor). With its wide-leap melodic lines and brisk musical subjects, the piece is characteristic of the Sturm und Drang style. It shares certain features with other Sturm und Drang symphonies of this time, and is likely inspired from Joseph Hayden’s Symphony No. 39 which is also in G mi-nor. The opening Mannheim rocket (a rising arpeggiated se-quence) in this piece was quoted by Beethoven in his first Piano Sonata as the principal subject of the first movement. This move-ment is widely known as the opening music in Miloš Froman’s film Amadeus. Percy Grainger, 1882-1961 Molly on the Shore George Percy Grainger was an Australian born composer and pianist who worked under the stage name of Percy Aldridge Grainger. Percy Grainger was known during his lifetime as a brilliant and eccentric pianist and arranger of popular English folk song. Grainger’s early years were spent in Melbourne. He attended Hoch Conservatory in Frankfurt, Germany, and then settled in

Program Notes

Concert Program

Saturday, February 21, 2015 at 3:00 p.m. McLean Baptist Church, McLean, Virginia

MYO Repertory Orchestra conducted by Tina Anderson Dr. Deborah Volker

Seamless Symphony Assemblages, Evan Meier Symphony No. 4, 1st Mvt., Brahms Pastiche, Meier Symphony No. 7, 2nd Mvt., Beethoven

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

♪♪ Intermission ♪♪

Symphony No. 25 in G minor, K183 I. Allegro con brio IV. Allegro

Molly on the Shore Ella Hartsoe, Violin Lia Chiflemariam, Violin Timothy Vales, Viola Robert Collie, Cello

John Devlin, Evan Meier,

creators

Percy Grainger

McLean Youth Orchestra conducted by John Devlin

MYO Members

Violin I Stephanie Su, Concertmaster Kayla Shim Emma Duelm Lucinda Zhu Minjae Kwon Esther Park Melanie Pincus Aneesh Susaria Johnny Chen Violin II Andrew Visocan, Principal Nathan Bala Brian Zheng LeAn Vo Nina Jacobs Shreya Chappidi Ashleigh Flaherty Henry Stockton Viola Emily Hartman, Principal Caroline Merkel Cello Ian Champney, Principal Arnold Leigh Annika Lee Sarah Lettau Robert Collie Brent Davis

Flute Laura Chu, Principal Hannah Purnell Alix Ehlers Oboe Katariina Alanko, Principal Clarinet Catherine George, Principal Ryan Dodd Christopher Niu Timothy Lou Bassoon Katherine Taylor, Principal Megan Grieco Ben Kelly Horn Kevin Robinson, Principal Brian Claeys

MYO 2014 - 2015 Season

Saturday, February 7th, 2015 3:00 pm Chamber Concert Vinson Hall, McLean, Virginia

Saturday, February 21st, 2015 3:00 pm Joint performance of the MYO Repertory and MYO McLean Baptist Church, McLean, Virginia

Sunday, March 15th, 2015 3:00 pm MYO and the McLean Orchestra Side-by-Side Oakcrest School, McLean, Virginia

Sunday, April 26th, 2015 3:00 pm Chamber Concert Vinson Hall, McLean, Virginia

Saturday, May 16,th, 2015 7:30 pm Joint performance of MYO Repertory and MYO Oakcrest School, McLean, Virginia

Admission is Free, Donations Accepted

Parent/Member Volunteers

A special thanks to the MYO families whose generosity, dedication, and hard work allow us to provide a re-warding musical experience for our young musicians.

Lisa Campbell, Parent Coordinator MYO

Lauri Snider, Parent Coordinator MYO Rep Mike Grieco, Webmaster

Donna Visocan, Marketing Ellen Robinson, Librarian for MYO Sara Flavell, Librarian for MYO Rep

Andrew Visocan, Programs Lily Su, Merchandise

Chi Wai, Henrietta Anderson Concerto Competition Coordinator Veera Andrade, MYO Rep Attendance

Annie Klockner, MYO Snack Coordinator Ruth He, MYO Rep Snack Coordinator

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CAMP ENCORE/CODAA great summer of music, sports and friends!

Come join us for a wonderful summer of music and fun in our unique musical community on beautiful Stearns Pond in Sweden, Maine, about 3.5 hours northwest of Boston.

We feature diverse musical activities and styles—classical, jazz, rock, pop and Broadway, both instrumental and vocal—private lessons, small and large ensembles, musical theater, camper and staff concerts. Add the great fun of waterfront, land sports, arts and crafts, cookouts, campfires, trips and special events and you’ve got the makings of a truly great summer!

Please visit our website for dates, fees, video and much more.

For more information contact James Saltman, Director617-325-1541 • jamie@encore-coda.com

www.encore-coda.com

Summer 2015 – Our 66th Season!

Celebrating Sixty Years ofService to the DC Metro Area:

Here at Foxes, we’re devoted to the best possiblecustomer service. Since Dorothy and Curly Fox openedthe original store on S. Washington St in 1953, Foxeshas been a centerpiece in the local music community.

Still independently owned and operated, Foxes hasexpanded to meet all of your student and professionalmusic needs.

Violins, Violas, Cellos and Basses by:Eastman Strings • Jurgen Klier • Michael GerlachHeinrich Gill • Rudoulf Doetsch • Hiroshi KonoArcos Brasil • Martin Besser • Johann EddlerFederico Fiora Cremona • Kolstein & Sonsand many great modern and vintage instrumentsfrom the best European and American makers.

Band Instruments and Accessories from:Conn-Selmer • Buffet Crampon • YanigasawaP. Mauriat • Selmer Paris • Bach StradivariusGemeinhardt • Armstrong • King • Hanes AmadeusLudwig • Jupiter • Zildjian & many more

30,000 titles of Sheet Music in stock and one of thelargest choral collections on the east coast.

FOXES MUSIC CO.416 S. Washington St., Falls Church, VA 22046

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A PROJECT OF THE McLEAN ORCHESTRA

mcleanyouthorchestra.org

McLean

Youth

Orchestra

John Devlin, Music Director and Conductor Tina Anderson, Repertory Conductor

Dr. Deborah Volker, Assistant Conductor, MYO Rep

BrobstViolin Shop

Fine Violins,Violas, Cellos, Basses and Bows

www.brobstviolins.com703-256-0566

5584 General Washington DriveAlexandria, VA 22312

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