Maestro Luis Haza American Youth Philharmonic® Music Director, AYP Orchestras Carl J. Bianchi American Youth Symphonic Orchestra American Youth Concert Orchestra American Youth String Ensemble Adel Sanchez Assistant to the Music Director, AYP Winds Coach Bette J. Gawinski, Executive Director Meredith Magwire, General Manager Tomoko Azuma, Coordinator of Education and Outreach Steve Jensen, Operations Manager BOARD OF DIRECTORS William Delphos AYP Orchestras President Delphos International Marie C. Canny AYP Orchestras Vice President Operations Fairfax County Public Schools Michael Blakeslee AYP Orchestras Vice President Education National Association for Music Education (MENC) Skye Schell, Sr. Volume 39 Issue 1 Winter/ Spring 2004 A PUBLICATION FOR THE FRIENDS OF THE AMERICAN YOUTH PHILHARMONIC COMMUNITY Rena Kimura and Rachelle Hunt after a sizzling performance of Sarasate’s Vivace! Winter/Spring 2004 “Winter Magic” Concert a Success On December 7, 2003 the American Youth Symphonic Orchestra, American Youth Concert Orchestra, and American Youth String Ensemble performed their opening concert at Fairfax High School to an audience of over 500. The first group to take the stage was the String Ensemble, a 65-piece ensemble of students ranging in age from 6 to 13. Led under the masterful hand of Cheri Collins, who made her debut as conductor of the ensemble that afternoon, the String Ensemble took off with exuberant energy. Delving first into Leyden’s Serenade for String Orchestra they next glided into Handel’s And He shall Purify , trounced through Meyer’s Fiddler’s Stew , and dazzled audience members with the shimmering colors of Rimsky Korsakov’s Capriccio Espagnol , an arrangement by Sandra Dackow. The ensemble’s strong sound and confident playing underscored the hard work and effort that went into preparing for their first concert. Next on stage was the Concert Orchestra, directed by J.D. Anderson. Beginning with the first movement of Borodin’s Symphony No. 2 , the Concert Orchestra showed its command of the music through careful and thoughtful playing. After Barnes’ melodic Yorkshire Ballad came Cruft’s Traditional Hornpipe Suite Painting Pictures through Music Fun Fact: Vivace! Winter/Spring 2004 Making a Difference in the Community AYSO violinist Katie Heffelmire (left) points out a finger- ing change to her student Bridget Drain. AYP violinist Ting Waid (left) looks on proudly as her stu- dent Samuel Griffis quickly picks up on her instruction. AYSO violinist Roxana Anvari (right) helps student Jennie Patterson correct a rhythm by clapping along. Building Relationships This season our chamber ensembles have been hard at work rehearsing, performing, and Education and Outreach Efforts This season AYP Orchestras members have been appearing in the public eye at a number of occasions—chamber groups have been sent to perform at the prestigious Cosmos Club in Washington to the National Museum of Women in the Arts in D.C. Recently, members were invited to participate in an AYP Principal cellist Alicia Ward helps a student at an Instrument Petting Zoo (above), and receives media attention (right) in an impromptu performance at the event. Fall 2002 United Way/ Combined Federal Campaign Donors Vivace! Winter/Spring 2004 The American Youth Philharmonic Orchestras gratefully acknowledges the generosity of all of its donors. Listed below are those who pledged or contributed $50 or more July 1, 2003 through February 25, 2004, or made a gift through the Fall 2001 United Way or Combined Federal Campaigns. Bronze Corporate Partner ($1,000+) continued City of Fairfax Commission on the Arts Delphos International Dominion Foundation Washington Forrest Foundation Corporate Donor ($500+) Mervis Diamond Corporation Verizon Foundation Benefactor ($1,000+) Mr. and Mrs. Filiberto Agusti Mr. and Mrs. William A. Delphos Patti and Steve Eckert Mr. Francis Fukuyama and Ms. Laura Holmgren Jan and Merle Mulvaney Ms. Dana O. Pavey Mr. and Mrs. William R. Richardson, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. James Walters Dr. and Mrs. Br ian J. West Reeves and Robin Westbrook Supporter ($500-999) Mr. Seth P. Salmon and Mrs. Lee M. Brown Marie and Joseph Canny Ms. Leslie Danoff and Mr. Larry Robbins Mr. and Mrs. John D. Hillis Mr. Ki Pal Kwon Mr. and Mrs. Marco Mike Mr. and Mrs. Ilryong Moon Mr. and Mrs. David Piazza Mr. and Mrs. Howard L. Bregman, Ph.D. Kathleen and Paul Browning Mr. Fredric D. Chanania Mr. Luis F. Chaves and Ms. Joyce H. Marino Mr. Jianhua Chen and Ms. Nian Zhang Mr. Saekewn Chung and Ms. Heesun Lt. Col. and Mrs. Mark A. Coffey Mr. and Mrs. Charles Collyns Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Dorfler Mr. and Mrs. Robert C. Eckert Mr. and Mrs. Edward Faggen Mr. and Mrs. John A. Farris Mr. Robert Gerle Mr. and Mrs. Roland Goss Mr. and Mrs. Robert Grady Ms. Iva Gresko Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Hall Mr. and Mrs. Stephen L. Harris Mr. and Mrs. David Ho Mr. and Mrs. Yi-Jen Hsu Ms. Jean Appleby Jackson Mr. and Mrs. John Jacquemin Cmdr. Edward W. Jewell Mr. John Kehoe and Ms. Beth Blazek Mr. and Mrs. Gil U. Kim Mr. and Mrs. Hisao Kimura Ms. Melanie J. Leopold Mr. and Mrs. Allan K. Long Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Louie Mr. and Mrs. Charles Menickelly Mr. and Mrs. Edward Morris Mr. and Mrs. Hector Munk Mr. and Mrs. Takeo Osawa Mr. and Mrs. Vaughn Paddock Dr. and Mrs. Yong S. Park Ms. Suzanne T. Perry Mr. and Mrs. Thomas A. Pfeiffer Mr. Pramod Ramprasad Mr. and Mrs. George W. Riesz Mr. and Mrs. Bentley Roberts Mr. and Mrs. John E. Roberts, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Michael Slack Mr. and Mrs. Sop Song Mr. and Mrs. Richard Stilwell Mr. and Mrs. Theodore J. Velkoff Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Yim Member ($50-99) Mr. and Mrs. Keith Anderson Ms. Pamela S. Atkins Mr. and Mrs. James E. Bonhivert Ms. Ellen S. Clarkin Ms. Marianne Freeman Mr. and Mrs. Charles Gholz Mr. and Mrs. George Greenfield Mr. and Mrs. John D. Hansen Mr. and Mrs. Howard Hayghe Mr. Cheng-Cheng Huang Rev. and Mrs. Ivan G. Ives Mr. and Mrs. Jin K. Kim Mr. Baiyang Liu and Ms. Yanmin Lu Mr. Terence McCormally and Ms. Katherine Cole Mr. and Mrs. Keisuke Nakamura Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Nicastro Ms. Yeon O. Oh Mr. and Mrs. Kwang Heon Park Ms. Jenny Park Mr. Genyong Peng Mr. and Mrs. Prakash Rao Mr. and Mrs. William E. Richardson Mr. and Mrs. Max Rosenberg Mr. and Mrs. John K. Scroggs Mr. and Mrs. Michael Siviy Ms. Judy Michele Thomas Mr. and Mrs. John M. Vockley Mr. and Mrs. Ruilin Wang Mr. Mark S. Ward and Ms. Maryruth Vollstedt Ms. Sharon A. Watkin Mr. Xiaoping Xu John R. Adams Michael W. Albin Sylvia Auton Naba Barkakati Sylvia J. Bazala James E. Bernhardt Patricia A. Bianchi Jessica A. Botsford Scott T. Brawley Gerald P. Cantor John M. Farenish Steven V. Fowkes Philip D. Franke James D. Gardner Joseph M. Gigliotti Thomas A. Harrell Philemon W. Johnson Walter W. Kovalick Shirley Kye Earthtones Congratulations to members of the American Youth Concert Orchestra and American Youth Symphonic Orchestra for stellar performances on Vivace! Winter/Spring 2004 RCHESTRAS INANCIAL EVIEW HOWS UITION OVERS ONLY MUSICIANS COSTS In preparing AYP Orchestras budget for fiscal year 04-05, the Board of Directors reviewed revenue and expenses from last fiscal year. This data shows that the orchestr as must raise almost 50 percent of the money needed to support our young musicians. The AYPO obje Tuition 54% Fees and Businesses Advertising Fundraisers AYP Orchestras 2002-03 INCOME Program General & Administrative AYP Orchestras 2002-03 EXPENSES Your contribution helps the American Youth Philharmonic Orchestras give 370 of the area’s finest young musicians the opportunit y to develop their skills and perform under the direction of outstanding conductors and coaches. AYP Orchestras sponsors four ensembles: American Youth Phi lharmonic®, American Youth Symphonic Orchestra, American Youth Concert Orchestra, and American Youth String Ensemble. For more information call AYP Orchestras at 703- 642-8051 or visit our website www.ayporchestras.org. Here is how your gift can help AYP Orchestras: $ 75 Pays for one coaching session $ 125 Purchases music for Mozart’s Clarinet Concerto $ 250 Rents a contrabassoon for one concert $ 610 Underwrites tuition for one Concert Orchestra musician $1900 Covers the cost of using a pu blic school auditorium for a concert Contributors of $50 or more will be acknowledged in the concert pr ograms. All contributions are ta x-deductible to the extent p rovided by law. AYP Orchestras, incorporated as the Northern Virginia Youth Symphony Association, is a 501(c)(3) corporation under the Internal Rev enue Code Please make checks payable to AYP Orchestras YES, I want to help support the young musicians of the American Youth Philharmonic Orchestras! Enclosed is my tax-deductible contribution of: $1,000 Benefactor $250 Circle $50 Member $500 Supporter $100 Donor Other $___________ ________________________________________________________________________ Name ________________________________________________________________________ Address City State Zip ___________________________ __________________ _____ Daytime Phone Ev ening Phone Please add me to the AYP Orchestras e-mail list: _________________________ E-mail address My employer will match my gift. Please charge my gift of $_________ to Visa Mastercard Card Number_______________________________________Expiration date_________ Signature_________________________________________________________________ Sunday, April 18, 2004 2:00 pm Fairfax Old Town Hall Chamber Ensemble Sunday, May 16, 2004 3:00 pm Fairfax High School Spring Fling Sunday, June 13, 2004 6:00 pm George Mason University Center for the Arts Symphony Spectacular Purchase tickets online! http://www.ayporchestras. org/tickets.html Vivace! Winter/Spring 2004 For more information Visit us at www.ayporchestras.org AUDITION SCHEDULE PRELIMINARY ROUND Preparatory & Advanced Levels Violin Saturday, April 24 9:00am -6:00pm Viola/Cello/Bass Saturday, April 24 9:00am -4:00pm Flute & Clarinet Saturday, April 24 9:00am -5:00pm FINAL ROUND Preparatory Level Violin Saturday, June 19 9:00am -7:00pm Viola, Cello & Bass Monday, June 21 1:00pm -8:00pm Harp Tuesday, June 15 3:00pm-5:30pm Advanced Level Violin Saturday, June 5 8:30am -5:30pm Viola Wednesday, June 9 5:00pm -9:00pm Cello & Bass Sunday, June 6 1:00pm -7:00pm Woodwind Tuesday, June 8 5:00pm -9:30pm Brass Thursday, May 27 3:30pm -7:30pm Percussion Monday, June 14 6:30pm-9:30pm Harp Tuesday, June 15 3:00pm-5:30pm Musicians are scheduled according to their instrument and must adhere to the audition time assigned by AYP Orchestras. Please note on an attached sheet any specific, unavoidable conflicts with the audition schedule. Audition dates are subject to change based on the number of applications and instrumentation received. Youth Orchestras in Residence at George Mason University. 4026 Hummer Road Annandale, Virginia 22003 (703) 642-8051 Our Mission The American Youth Philharmonic Orchestras is a not-for- profit organization whose purpose is to foster, promote, and increase the music knowledge and appreciation of the gen- eral public, primarily by establishing, maintaining, and op- erating one or more symphony orchestras, concert groups and ensembles of young performe rs of instrumental music by organizing and presenting performances by such orchestras, groups and ensembles. The Orchestras are dependent on the generosity and support of givers who share in its mission and purpose. Non Profit Org. U.S. Postage PAID Merrifield, VA Permit No. 6467 Studying music and the arts elevat es children’s education, expands students’ horizons, and teaches them to appreciate the wonder of life.”