ASYO: Crescendo Concert
Free (RSVP Required)
- Sasha Tarassenko, flute
- Sam Vaillancourt, violin
- William R. Langley, conductor
Sergei Rachmaninoff — Symphonic Dances, Op. 45 (Mvt. I)
Camille Saint-Saëns — Violin Concerto No. 3 in B minor, Op. 61 (Mvt. 1)
Jean Sibelius — Symphony No. 1 in E minor, Op. 39
Join the Atlanta Symphony Youth Orchestra for their second concert of the season, led by Associate Conductor William R. Langley. Featuring ASYO student soloists Sasha Tarassenko, flute and Sam Vaillancourt, violin.
About Atlanta Symphony Youth Orchestra (ASYO)
Established in 1974, the Atlanta Symphony Youth Orchestra provides Atlanta’s most talented and dedicated students an outlet to perform masterworks.
Each year, more than three hundred rising 8th to 12th-grade instrumentalists audition for seats in the ASYO. The ASYO presents a three-concert series each year and members have exclusive invitations to participate in readings and master classes with the top artists in the instrumental music industry.
https://www.aso.org/education-community/atlanta-symphony-youth-orchestraAbout William R. Langley, conductor
Founding Music Director of the Memphis Repertory Orchestra, William R. Langley began his career as an orchestral conductor at age sixteen. In 2009 he founded the Wolf River Chamber Orchestra and in 2011 the MRO. The MRO served as the Orchestra in Residence at the Buckman Performing Arts Center where he has given over forty- five performances in the Memphis area. Langley also serves as Associate Conductor and Music Director of the Atlanta Youth Symphony Orchestra (ASYO), conductor of the Blueshift Ensemble and frequent guest conductor with All of the Above Ensemble, contemporary ensembles dedicated to programming and promoting new and existing chamber works while incorporating multi-genre collaborations.
http://www.williamrlangley.com/