Metropolitan Youth Symphony: Music in Motion

• Concert Orchestra – Metropolitan Youth Symphony
• Interlude Orchestra – Metropolitan Youth Symphony

Modest Mussorgsky — Night on Bald Mountain
Paul Dukas — The Sorcerer's Apprentice
Joe Hisaishi — My Neighbor Totoro
Alan Menken — Beauty and the Beast
Alan Menken — The Little Mermaid
Alan Menken — "Poor Unfortunate Souls" from The Little Mermaid

Symphony Orchestra will present iconic pieces from beloved animations, including Modest Mussorgsky’s Night on Bald Mountain and Paul Dukas' The Sorcerer’s Apprentice from Fantasia, Joe Hisaishi's enchanting My Neighbor Totoro, as well as three pieces from Alan Menken's illustrious body of work: Beauty and The Beast Orchestral Suite, and The Little Mermaid Orchestral Suite, and "Poor Unfortunate Souls."

About Metropolitan Youth Symphony

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About Concert Orchestra – Metropolitan Youth Symphony

This full orchestra performs challenging unabridged pieces from the standard orchestral repertoire. All Concert Orchestra members must show a high proficiency in their playing and be able to demonstrate the full range of abilities for their instrument. Appropriate instruments should be comfortable transposing and playing in multiple clefs (see below). Woodwinds and brass must perform at Symphonic Band level. Concert Orchestra performs three concerts a year plus an outreach concert.

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About Interlude Orchestra – Metropolitan Youth Symphony

Musicians in this full orchestra (strings, woodwinds, brass and percussion) will be reading music in the keys up to three sharps. They should play with a nice tone, accurate intonation and have good rhythm skills. Musicians should be able to respond to changes in dynamics, tempo and meter. Rhythms will include triplets, 16th notes, and dotted rhythms. Interlude performs three concerts a year and takes a day tour in the spring.

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