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2006 –2007 Season

El CaminoYouth Symphony

El CaminoYouth Symphony

CelebratingOur 44th Season

wo core principles

underlie the ECYS

mission: Music Education,

to nurture, train and develop

young musicians from culturally

diverse backgrounds and encourage

a lasting appreciation of music;

and Musical Excellence, to provide

high-quality performance opportu-

nities for young people and outstanding musical

events for the wider community.

ECYS is distinguished by its unusually large and

diverse number of ensembles, a creative structure that

enables the ECYS faculty to offer an enriching musi-

cal education to the widest possible range of youth.

The young musicians of ECYS range from those at

the beginning of their musical training to those ready

to establish their creative careers as performing

artists. A vibrant repertoire challenges them to excel

as ensemble and solo players, and to discover their

own talents and leadership abilities.

ECYS performances meet critical acclaim and inspire

local, national and international audiences. ECYS

musicians have opportunities to perform with soloists

of international stature, and receive mentoring and

coaching from a distinguished roster of professional

musicians and conductors dedicated to opening the

world of orchestral music to the next generation.

Special Guest ArtistDavid Kim

Concertmaster, Philadelphia Orchestra

Violinist David Kim was namedConcertmaster of the Philadelphia

Orchestra in 1999. He started playingthe violin at the age of three, beganstudies with the famed pedagogue

Dorothy DeLay at the age of eight,and later received his Bachelor's

and Master's degrees from The Juilliard School. In 1986 he

was the only American violinist towin a prize at the International

Tchaikovsky Competition in Moscow.

Mr. Kim performs the Bruch Scottish Fantasy with the ECYS

Symphony on October 21 & 22, 2006,and will conduct a master class on

October 20.Cover: ECYS Symphony Orchestra, California Theatre 2006

The ECYS Tradition

Dr. Camilla Kolchinsky, Music DirectorDR. CAMILLA KOLCHINSKY enters her thirteenth season as ECYS Music Director andconductor of the Symphony, Sinfonietta and Galbraith Honor Strings. She received a Master of Music Degree with distinction from the State Music Conservatory ofMoscow and completed the doctoral level program in conducting at the State MusicConservatory of Leningrad. She appeared regularly with the Bolshoi Theater, theNational USSR State Orchestra, and the Moscow Philharmonic. She has conducted the Philharmonic Orchestra in London, the Israel Philharmonic, theSwedish Radio Orchestra in Stockholm, the Oslo Philharmonic,the Brussels Radio Symphony Orchestra and many others.

“Camilla Kolchinsky earned herself a strong positionamongst the most talented conductors... she does notonly possess a remarkable technique as a conductor, butshe makes the very best use of her technique to reveal herinterpreting intentions and great musical talent.”

MSTISLAV ROSTROPOVICH

TExcellence in Music Education

and Performance

ECYS at Flint CenterFeaturing special guest artist Chloe Pang, piano (“astonishing...a natural musician right to the ends of her eloquent finger tips.”—International Piano Magazine),and soloist Alexi Kenney, violin

SATURDAY, MARCH 24, 7:30 PM

Flint Center, De Anza College21250 Stevens Creek Blvd, Cupertino

TCHAIKOVSKY Symphony No. 5SAINT-SAENS Introduction and

Rondo Capriccioso, Alexi Kenney, soloistGERSHWIN Rhapsody in Blue,

Chloe Pang, soloist

Tickets at the door, or in advance at:Ticketmaster.com

Jennifer Choi

David Woo

SaranyaSethuraman

Chloe Pang

Timothy Yu

StephanieTsai

Lily Tsai

Season FinaleFeaturing the ECYS PERCUSSION ENSEMBLEand soloists Jennifer Choi, cello and David Woo, clarinet

SUNDAY, JUNE 3, 2:30 PM

California Theatre, 345 South First St, San Jose

RIMSKY-KORSAKOV Tsar’s Bride: OvertureSAINT-SAENS Cello Concerto No. 1, Mvt. I, Jennifer Choi, soloistSPOHR Clarinet Concerto No. 1, Mvt. I, David Woo, soloistDE FALLA Selections from Three Cornered HatSHOSTAKOVICH Selections from Gadfly Suite

Bon Voyage ConcertsTour Preview PerformancesChloe Pang, piano

JUNE 23 & 24, 7:30 PM BOTH EVENINGS

Spangenberg Theatre, 780 Arastradero Rd, Palo Alto

BARBER Overture to School for ScandalDVORAK Symphony No. 9 “From the New World”GERSHWIN Rhapsody in Blue, Chloe Pang, soloist

Except as noted all performances:Tickets $10/5

Alexi KenneyAnnual Benefit Concerts

Featuring Special Guest Artist

David KimConcertmaster of the Philadelphia OrchestraTickets in advance at www.ecys.org: $30/20

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 21, 2006, 8:00 PM

California Theatre, 345 South First St, San Jose

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 22, 8:00 PM

Spangenberg Theatre, 780 Arastradero Rd, Palo Alto

BARBER Overture to School for ScandalDVORAK Symphony No. 9 “From the New World”BRUCH Scottish Fantasy, David Kim, violin

Special Event—Master class with David KimFRIDAY, OCTOBER 20, 7:30 PM

Unitarian Universalist Church, 505 East Charleston Rd, Palo Alto Tickets at the door: $5 general, music teachers free

Holiday ConcertFeaturing the ECYS PERCUSSION ENSEMBLEand soloists Timothy Yu, violin, Stephanie Tsai, cello,Lily Tsai, piano and Saranya Sethuraman, trombone

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 17, 2:30 PM

Spangenberg Theatre, 780 Arastradero Rd, Palo Alto

SARASATE Ziguenerweisen “Gypsy Airs”,Timothy Yu, soloistKABALEVSKY Cello Concerto No. 1, Mvt. I, Stephanie Tsai, soloistBEETHOVEN Piano Concerto No. I, Mvt. I, Lily Tsai, soloistJACOB Trombone Concerto, Mvt. I, Saranya Sethuraman, soloistWAGNER Lohengrin, Prelude to Act IIISTRAUSS Fruhlingsstimmen “Voices of Spring”OFFENBACH Overture to Orpheus in the UnderworldANDERSON Sleigh Ride

he award-winning Senior Symphony Orchestra is comprised of talented high school musicians from throughout the San

Francisco Bay Area.The orchestra studies under the baton of Dr. Camilla Kolchinsky, a conductor and master teacher dedicated toinstilling a true understanding of musicianship in the members of herorchestra. In addition to outstanding opportunities for student soloists,professionals of international renown regularly perform with the ECYSSymphony.The Symphony has a long tradition of international tours. Recenttours have included England, Scotland,Austria, France, Italy, Hungary,Germany and the Czech Republic.This June the Symphony will travel tothe Baltics, with performances in Finland, Estonia and Russia.

SUNDAY REHEARSALS, 3–6 PM

CUBBERLEY COMMUNITY CENTER, PALO ALTO

Senior Symphony

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David Kim

Concerto FestivalFeaturing Daniel Hsu, piano, Roshan Sukumar, bassoon,Christine Concepcion, viola, Natalie Ng, violinand special guests from theSOUTH BAY COMMUNITY ORCHESTRA

SATURDAY, MARCH 31, 8:00 PM

BEETHOVEN Piano Concerto No. 2, Mvt. I, Daniel Hsu, soloist

MOZART Concerto for Bassoon, K. 191, Mvt. I,Roshan Sukumar, soloist

FORSYTH Viola Concerto in g minor, Mvt, III,Christine Concepcion, soloist

KABALEVSKY Violin Concerto, Mvt. III, Natalie Ng, soloist

RODGERS & HAMMERSTEIN Medley from The Sound of Music

Spring DanceFeaturing Sunli Kim, violin and Jeremy Hsia, clarinet

SATURDAY, MAY 19, 8:00 PM

BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 4

MOZART Concerto for Clarinet, Mvt. III, Jeremy Hsia, soloist

BRUCH Violin Concerto No. 1, Mvt. III, Sunli Kim, soloist

GLINKA Valse Fantaisie and A Life for the Tsar

Eric Jiang

Daniel Hsu RoshanSukumar

ChristineConcepcion

Natalie Ng

Sunli Kim

Tiffany Shen

Sinfonietta Orchestrahe Sinfonietta Orchestra, conducted

by Dr. Camilla Kolchinsky, is an

advanced level orchestra for middle and

high school students. Sinfonietta students receive

intensive training as preparation for their member-

ship in the ECYS Symphony.The orchestra

performs classical repertoire and features special

guest artists and student soloists.

TUESDAY REHEARSALS, 6–8:45 PM

TERMAN MIDDLE SCHOOL, PALO ALTO

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Fall ClassicFeaturing Lidia Park, flute,and Tiffany Shen, violin

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 2:00 PM

HAYDN Symphony No. 95

DOPPLER Hungarian Pastoral Fantasy,Lidia Park, soloist

BEETHOVEN Romance in F major,Tiffany Shen, soloist

BIZET Selections from Carmen Suites Nos. 1 & 2

Winter SpiritFeaturing Eric Jiang, violinAnd special guest to be announced

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 7:30 PM

ARRIAGA Symphony

TCHAIKOVSKY Meditation, Eric Jiang, soloist

WEBER Overture from Oberon

Jeremy Hsia

All Sinfonietta Performances:Cubberley Theatre, 4000 Middlefield Road, Palo AltoTickets $10/5 at the door

2005–06Yearbook

Right: Robert Chen, Concertmaster of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra andMusic Director Dr. Camilla Kolchinsky relax after his performance with ECYS

at the California Theatre.

Below: The Senior Class of 2006.

GALBRAITH HONOR STRINGS,CHAMBER PLAYERS ORCHESTRA,

CAMERATA ORCHESTRA,EL CAMINO WIND ORCHESTRA

All performances at Cubberley Community CenterDecember and March ticket prices: $10/5

May ticket price: $10

El CaminoWind Orchestra

DR. MICHAIL GELFANDBEIN, conductor of the Chamber Players andCamerata orchestras, received his Ph.D. at the Leningrad Conservatoryof Music in cello performance as a student of Mstislav Rostropovich,with post graduate study in conducting with I. Musin. He served asPrincipal Cellist of the Leningrad Philharmonic Orchestra for 25years, and served as faculty at the Leningrad Conservatory and theLeningrad State Music School for Conductors. Mr. Gelfandbein wasfounder and Conductor of the Rishon-Le-Zion Chamber Group andCo-Principal Cellist of the Israel Opera Orchestra in Tel Aviv.

TONY CLEMENTS became Principal Tubist with the San Jose Symphonyin 1981. He has performed with the San Francisco Ballet, OaklandSymphony, San Diego Pops, Sacramento Symphony and the San LuisObispo Mozart Festival Orchestra. Recently, Mr. Clements has pursued a second career as a conductor. In 2000, he was appointed Director ofthe prestigious Ohlone Wind Orchestra and later that year became the

conductor of the El Camino Wind Orchestra. In addi-tion to his performing and conducting duties, Mr.Clements is the Instructor of Tuba & Euphoniumat Stanford University, Cal State Hayward and San Jose State University. In 2001, he started the

Ohlone Tuba Ensemble, a reemergence of theTuba Union of the Bay Area (T.U.B.A.).

Chamber Playersenowned cellist Dr. Michail Gelfandbein

conducts the CHAMBER PLAYERS

AND CAMERATA ORCHESTRAS.

Chamber Players is the ideal first orchestra experience for stu-

dents with one or two years of private lessons. Camerata is the

intermediate full orchestra level at ECYS. Both orchestras

offer wind ensemble and regular sectionals for all instruments.

Conductor Gelfandbein is assisted by wind coach

Debra Weinberg, who received her B.M. in Clarinet

Performance from the Peabody Conservatory, and her M.M.

in Clarinet Performance at DePaul University; and percussion

coaches Tim Dent and Ben Paysen, both whom earned their

M.M. in Percussion Performance from the San Francisco

Conservatory of Music.

CHAMBER PLAYERS TUESDAY REHEARSALS 4:30–6:15 PM

CAMERATA MONDAY REHEARSALS 6:15–8:15 PM

BOTH AT TERMAN MIDDLE SCHOOL, PALO ALTO

RGalbraith

HonorStrings

G ALBRAITH HONOR

STRINGS, the

pride and joy of Music Director

Dr. Camilla Kolchinsky,

offers talented young string

players training in a focused

environment.Working closely

with Dr. Kolchinsky to develop

their musicality and technique,

these gifted students provide out-

standing performances for their

loyal audience.

TUESDAY REHEARSALS

4–6 PM

TERMAN MIDDLE SCHOOL,PALO ALTO

he EL CAMINO WIND ORCHESTRA is a wind orchestra comprised of

talented high school wind players from throughout the Bay Area.The orchestra’s

emphasis is to perform music written by living composers.

TUESDAY REHEARSALS 6:45–8:45 PM

TERMAN MIDDLE SCHOOL, PALO ALTO

TDr. Michail Gelfandbein

Special Outreach Performance withCal State University East Bay Bands

TUESDAY, MARCH 13, 7:30 PM

CSUEB Campus University Theatre 25800 Carlos Bee Blvd, Hayward

$15 general/$12 students-seniors

Orchestra& Camerata Orchestra

Tony Clements

Patrick O’Konski,Wind Orchestra

Fall Concert SUNDAY, DECEMBER 3, in the TheatreFeaturing soloists Alice Park and Byron Fan2:00 pm Chamber Players Orchestra and Camerata Orchestra3:00 pm Galbraith Honor Strings and El Camino Wind Orchestra

Winter Concert SUNDAY, MARCH 11, in the TheatreFeaturing soloists Charlie Lin, Christy Chen and Sergey Smirnov2:00 pm Chamber Players Orchestra and Camerata Orchestra3:00 pm Galbraith Honor Strings and El Camino Wind Orchestra

Talent “A La Mode” ICE CREAM SOCIAL CONCERT!SATURDAY, MAY 12, 6:15 pm, in the AuditoriumFeaturing soloist Joshua Keefe

Flute Ensembles

EL CAMINO FLUTE ENSEMBLEINTERMEZZO FLUTE ENSEMBLE

OVERTURE FLUTE ENSEMBLE

Fall & Winter ConcertsSATURDAY DECEMBER 2, 7:30 PM

St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, 600 Colorado Avenue, Palo Alto

SATURDAY, MARCH 3, 7:30 PM

St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, 600 Colorado Avenue, Palo AltoDecember and March ticket prices: $10/5

Talent “A La Mode” ICE CREAM SOCIAL CONCERT!

SATURDAY, MAY 12, 6:15 PM

Cubberley Auditorium, 4000 Middlefield Road, Palo AltoMay ticket price: $10

AREON FLUTES, comprised of flutists Tamara Chadima, Jill Heinke, Kassey LeBowand Amelia Vitarelli, is a premier chamber group in California. Established in2005, Areon Flutes is the first professional expandable chamber music ensemblefeaturing innovative programming with duos, trios and quartets. Part of Areon’smission is to make flute chamber music an equal voice in the chamber musicworld; therefore leaving a new diversified chamber music legacy to survive for thenext generation. Areon Flutes, a non-profit organization, is dedicated to sharingtheir passion for chamber music through numerous concerts and educational pro-grams in the US and Europe. Areon Flutes serves as Artist-In-Residence for the El Camino Youth Symphony. For more information, visit www.areonflutes.com.

he dynamic Areon Flutes conduct the ECYS Flute Ensemble program.

Under their guidance, the flutists are exploring trio and quartet literature in

addition to the traditional flute choir repertoire.The El Camino Flute Ensemble is

a senior ensemble for advanced flutists.The Intermezzo Ensemble is for flutists playing at a

strong intermediate level.The Overture Ensemble is appropriate for motivated young players.

MONDAY AFTERNOONS & EVENINGS

TERMAN MIDDLE SCHOOL, PALO ALTO

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Tamara Chadima Jill Heinke Kassey LeBow Amelia Vitarelli

Performance Outreach

he Chamber Music Performance Outreach Program

is an opportunity for ECYS musicians to combine

their appreciation of chamber music with

performances for underserved members of the

community.

Chamber music originated as an intimate form

of music that was played for its own sake, in the

homes of musicians and music lovers.The social and

musical pleasure derived from playing in a small ensemble

makes it a favorite endeavor of professional and student musicians.

ECYS chamber musicians earn community service through their

participation in the program, and represent ECYS at outreach

performances and competitions.

The Chamber Music Performance Outreach Program is

offered to members of Symphony, Sinfonietta, Galbraith

Honor Strings and the El Camino Flute Ensemble.The

chamber ensembles rehearse weekly with a professional coach

from mid-September through mid-May. Interested members may

apply through the ECYS office.

The ECYS Orchestra Performance Outreach Program develops

new partnerships and collaborations with community agencies,

schools, and performing arts groups, to provide orchestral

performances for emerging and underserved audiences.The

Orchestra Performance Program is open to all members of ECYS.

Eric Jiang, Symphony violinist, Quartet Outreach 2006

embership & MoreMusicians ages 6 to 18 are invited to make

an audition appointment with ECYS. Contact the ECYS office

or visit www.ecys.org for more information and an online

application form.

Music teachers, public and private, are invited as special guests

to ECYS concerts.Teachers who are not currently on our mailing

list are invited to contact the office to receive a concert pass and

informative mailings.

The El Camino Youth Symphony (ECYS) is located in Palo

Alto, California, the home of Stanford University, about 35 miles

south of San Francisco. Its name comes from the Spanish words

el camino real, the royal highway created along the Pacific

Ocean by the early Spanish explorers and missionaries.

The El Camino Youth Symphony Association provides the

financial and administrative support necessary to maintain

the ECYS music education and performance programs.The

Association’s Board of Directors is composed of parents and

interested community members who volunteer their time and

effort. Funding comes from a variety of sources, including

membership dues, concert ticket sales, benefit concerts, and

donations by individuals, foundations, and corporations.

We invite you to become an ECYS patron and contribute

to the music education of our young musicians.Your donation

may be sent to:

El Camino Youth Symphony2439 Birch Street, Suite 3 Palo Alto, CA 94306

PH: (650) 327-2611 FAX: (650) 327-0338email: ecys@earthlink.net

For more information,please visit the ECYS website www.ecys.org

hank you for your support!For more than four decades, the El Camino Youth

Symphony has been an exemplary arts education organi-

zation. As the Bay Area’s foremost non-profit instrumental

training and education program, ECYS has given nearly

10,000 youth at all levels of musical training the opportunity

to develop both socially and artistically.

At a time when opportunities for music education are being

extinguished, while the power of musical education to make

a profound difference in the lives of youth has never been

more universally understood, ECYS invites you to

reach out and to fill a critical gap in public

funding of the arts.

We welcome you to join us as advocates of

young artists and their place in the grand

tradition of musical education and excellence.

We depend upon generous

friends to fund our

program, as

tuition and

ticket sales cover only a

portion of our expenses.

On behalf of the ECYS Board of

Directors, thank you for your interest in music

education, and thank you for considering

supporting the El Camino Youth Symphony

Association.We would be honored for you

to join our family of supporters.

Cathy Spieth Executive DirectorEl Camino Youth Symphony Association

T MSupporting Our Mission

FUNDED IN PART BY

A GRANT FROM

ARTS COUNCIL

SILICON VALLEY

THE DAVID AND LUCILEPACKARD FOUNDATION

FOOTHILL ARTS ALLIANCE

GREATER BAY BANCORP

ROTARY CLUB OF SAN JOSE

BANK OF THE WEST

PHOTOGRAPHY BY PROPHOTO

DESIGN BY NANCY SINGER

PRINTING BY PINNACLE PRESS

Sponsors

Lidia ParkSymphony flutist