SYSO: Academic Year Orchestras Winter Series Evening Concert
$20
- Amy Stevenson, conductor
- Bryan Kolk, conductor
- Kim Roy, conductor
- Esther Lee (WA), viola
- Yuchi Chou, conductor
Percy Grainger — Irish Tune from County Derry (ed. Dana P. Perna)
Ludwig Göransson — The Mandalorian (arr. Blaire Ziegenhagel)
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov — Russian Easter Festival Overture, Op. 36 (arr. Henry Sopkin)
Richard Strauss — Introduction to Also sprach Zarathustra, Op. 30
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart — Symphony No. 41 in C major, K. 551 "Jupiter" ("IV. Molto allegro"; arr. Carrie Gruselle)
Ludwig van Beethoven / Deborah Baker Monday — Moonlighting
Jeffrey Bishop — Orange Jam
Jessie Montgomery — Starburst
Rebecca Clarke — Viola Sonata ("I. Impetuoso"; arr. Ruth Lomon for orchestra; Esther Lee, viola)
Johannes Brahms — Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 73 ("IV. Allegro con spirito")
Presenting SYSO's Winter Series, with performances by four of our Academic Year Orchestras: Symphonette Orchestra, conducted by Amy Stevenson; Debut Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Bryan Kolk; Music Youth Southeast, conducted by Kim Roy; and Junior Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Yuchi Chou.
Works by Jessie Montgomery, Ludwig Goransson, Rimsky-Korsakov, Brahms, and David Bowie decorate an evening of performances with works inspired by the grandiosity of the galaxies.
Featuring 2023-24 Concerto Competition Winner Esther Lee, viola, soloing with Junior Symphony Orchestra.
About Amy Stevenson, conductor
About Bryan Kolk, conductor
About Kim Roy, conductor
Kim Roy, versatile conductor and violist, is a native of Western Washington. Kim is the Music Director of Seattle Rock Orchestra, Fauntleroy Chamber Orchestra, and SYSO's newest ensemble, Music Youth Southeast. As an enthusiastic educator, Kim has directed orchestra programs at Garfield High School, Renton High School, and Dimmitt Middle School, and continues to serve as a strings specialist with SYSO's Musical Pathways Project. Kim earned her Bachelors degree in Viola Performance from Central Washington University in 2007 and her Masters in Orchestral Conducting from Central in 2009. Through inspired classical performances and the fusion of the rock and classical genres, Kim brings a high level of energy and excitement to the orchestral music scene. Kim is currently listening to Harry Nilsson and Chopin.
https://syso.org/staff/roy-kim/About Esther Lee (WA), viola
Violist Esther Lee is a winner of the Seattle Youth Symphony Orchestra's 2023-24 Concerto Competition Winner.
About Yuchi Chou, conductor
Dr. Yuchi Chou, born in Taiwan, enjoys an international career as a conductor and pianist, as well as being a passionate educator and performer. Dr. Chou has been the winner of 2021 International Conductors Competition and Workshop in Atlanta, finalist of International Erno Lanyi Competition, Ansbacher Fellowship with Vienna Philharmonic at the Salzburg Festival, Conducting Fellow of Allentown (PA) Symphony, Aspen Music Festival, Conducting Fellow and at Peninsula Music Festival and San Francisco Shenson Fellowship. Dr. Chou has performed at Carnegie Hall, Chicago Symphony Hall, San Francisco Davies Symphony Hall, and Cleveland Severance Hall. Currently Dr. Chou serves as assistant conductor to Seattle Collaborative Orchestra and President of the Bellevue Federated Music Club. Past positions include Guest Conductor of Philharmonia Northwest, Guest Conductor of Western Washington University; Assistant Conductor of Peninsula Music Festival, Community Women's Orchestra (Oakland, CA); Coaching Conductor of San Francisco Symphony Youth Orchestra. Yuchi concluded her academic journey at Northwestern University after San Francisco Conservatory and Oberlin Conservatory. As a Mercer Island resident, Yuchi loves watching her honeybees buzzing in the backyard.
https://syso.org/staff/yuchi-chou/Benaroya Hall – S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium
200 University StreetSeattle, WA 98101
United States