
2023-2024 Season Events


AYP in Concert
American Youth Philharmonic in Concert
Dr. Timothy Dixon, AYP conductor
American Youth Philharmonic performs:
Violin Concert in D Minor, Op. 47 by Jean Sibelius
Ryan Chun, Violin (AYP Concerto Competition Winner)
Symphony No. 10 in E minor, Op. 93 by Dmitri Shostakovich
All AYPO May concerts are presented in honor of Teacher Appreciation Month!

AYPV & AYPS Showcase
American Youth Prelude Violins and American Youth Prelude Strings Showcase
Kristin Gomez, Director
The American Youth Prelude Strings performs:
Aspen Glow by Susan Day
Hunter’s Moon by Doug Spata
Turbulence by William Owens
Primula by Yukkiko Nishimura

AYCO & AYSO in Concert
American Youth Concert Orchestra and American Youth Symphonic Orchestra in Concert
Doug Martin, AYCO conductor
Glenn Quader, AYSO conductor
American Youth Concert Orchestra performs:
Slavonic March, Op. 31 by Pytor Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Cello Concerto in D Minor, Movement I. Prélude by Edouard Lalo
Elaine Zhang, Cello (AYCO Concerto Competition Winner)
Zampa Overture by L.J. Ferd. Herold
American Youth Symphonic Orchestra performs:
Ruslan and Lyudmila by Mikhail Glinka
Danses Sacreé et Profane by Claude Debussy
Goldie Woods, Harp (AYSO Concerto Competition Winner)
The Firebird Suite by Igor Stravinsky
I. The Firebird and its Dance
II. The Princess’ Khorovod
III. Infernal Dance of King Kashchei
IV. Berceuse
V. Finale
All AYPO May concerts are presented in honor of Teacher Appreciation Month!
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AYS in Concert
American Youth Sinfonietta in Concert
Adrienne Caravan, AYS conductor
American Youth Sinfonietta performs:
Chaccone in E minor by Dietrich Buxtehude, arr. Robert Hause
Rhythmic Variations on Two Ancient Hymns by Howard Hanson
Piano Concerto in F Minor by Clara Schumann
String of Dolphins by Yukiko Nishimura
All AYPO May concerts are presented in honor of Teacher Appreciation Month!

Flute & Harp Ensembles in Concert
AYPO Flute Ensemble
Dr. Laura Kaufman Mowry, Director
AYPO Harp Ensemble
Melissa Dvorak, Director
Program to be announced in the Spring!
AYDO & AYSE in Concert
American Youth Debut Orchestra and American Youth String Ensemble in Concert
Laura Wallace, Conductor
American Youth Debut Orchestras performs:
Moonlighting by Ludwig van Beethoven, arr. Deborah Baker Monday
Corozal Nights by Doug Spata
Midnight Adventure by Michael Kamuf
Themes from Night at the Museum by Alan Silvestri, arr. Larry Moore
American Youth String Ensembles performs:
Dreams of a Midsummer Night by Richard Meyer
Possibilities… by Brian Balmages
Orion and the Scorpion by Soon Hee Newbold
La Cascara by Jeremy Woolstenhulme
Smooth as performed by Santana by Itaal Shur and Rob Thomas, arr. Jerry Brubaker
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AYPO Chamber Ensembles Final Recital
Junior & Senior Chamber Ensembles Final Recital
Tsuna Sakamoto, JCE & SCE Director
Loewi Lin, JCE Assistant Director
The Junior and Senior Chamber Ensemble programs complete their season with a final recital showcasing impressive chamber repertoire!

Sr. Chamber Ensembles Public Performance
The AYPO Sr. Chamber Ensembles are proud to present an evening of chamber music with works by Mendelssohn, Glazunov, Mussorgsky, and Schubert!
In lieu of purchasing tickets, St. Luke’s kindly requests a suggested donation of $15 adults/free for students.

Jr. Chamber Ensembles Outreach Performance
The AYPO Jr. Chamber Ensembles are excited to perform an outreach concert for the community of Greenspring Village Senior Living!

AYS & AYP in Concert
American Youth Sinfonietta and American Youth Philharmonic in Concert
Adrienne Caravan, AYS conductor
Dr. Timothy Dixon, AYP conductor
American Youth Sinfonietta performs:
Hadlie's Song by Kirt Mosier
Theme and Variations for String Orchestra, Op.97 by Alexander Glazunov
Capriccio for Marimba & String Orchestra by Gary E Parks
Apocalyptic (Symphony No.8, Finale) by Anton Bruckner, arr. Kirk Moss
American Youth Philharmonic performs:
Conga del Fuego Nuevo by Arturo Marquez
Ancient Airs and Dances, Suite No. 2 , P. 138 by Ottorino Respighi
Symphonic Metamorphosis on Themes of Carl Maria von Weber by Paul Hindemith

Flute & Harp Ensembles in Concert
AYPO Flute Ensemble
Dr. Laura Kaufman Mowry, Director
AYPO Harp Ensemble
Melissa Dvorak, Director
Program to be announced in the Spring!
AYDO & AYSE in Concert
American Youth Debut Orchestra and American Youth String Ensemble in Concert
Laura Wallace, Conductor
American Youth Debut Orchestra performs:
Across the Wind by Doug Spata
Spring Breezes by Richard Meyer
Rain Festival by Jeremy Woolstenhulme
The Storm Chasers by Mark Lortz
American Youth String Ensemble performs:
Primavera (Scenes from Vivaldi’s “Spring”) by Antonio Vivaldi, arr. Todd Parrish
English Folk Song Suite by Ralph Vaughan Williams, arr. Stephen Bulla
Sakura, Sakura traditional Japanese Folk Song, arr. Larry Clark
The Rite of Spring Themes by Igor Stravinsky, arr. Bob Lipton

AYCO & AYSO in Concert
American Youth Concert Orchestra and American Youth Symphonic Orchestra in Concert
Doug Martin, AYCO conductor
Glenn Quader, AYSO conductor
American Youth Concert Orchestra performs:
American Salute by Morton Gould
Morning, Noon, and Night in Vienna by Franz Von Suppe
”Russian Sailor's Dance” from The Red Poppy by Reinhold Gliere
”Intermezzo” from Cavalleria Rusticana by Pietro Mascagni
Blue Tango by Leroy Anderson
American Youth Symphonic Orchestra performs:
Lohengrin Introduction to Act III by Richard Wagner
Billy the Kid: Prarie Night and Celebration Dance by Aaron Copland
Russian Easter Festival, Overture, Op. 36 by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov

AYPV & AYPS Showcase
American Youth Prelude Violins and American Youth Prelude Strings Showcase
Kristin Gomez, Director
American Youth Prelude Violins performs:
Sonata Prima by Isabella Leonarda, arr. Todd Parrish
Dragon’s Flight by Liam Ramsey-White
American Youth Prelude Strings performs:
Enigma by Benjamin Snoek
Ember Dance by Erica Donahoe
Dragon’s Flight by Liam Ramsey-White

AYP in Concert
American Youth Philharmonic in Concert
Dr. Timothy Dixon, AYP conductor
Chris Zimmerman, Guest Conductor
American Youth Philharmonic performs:
Inferno by Roger Zare
La Valse by Maurice Ravel
Symphony No. 8, Op. 88, B.163, G Major by Antonín Dvořák with Guest Conductor, Chris Zimmerman
No complimentary tickets will be offered for this performance. All ticket sales are with Capital One Hall via Ticketmaster.

AYS in Concert
American Youth Sinfonietta in Concert
Adrienne Caravan, AYS conductor
American Youth Sinfonietta performs:
Antamina by Lauren Bernofsky
Allegro ma non Tanto in G Major by Pytor Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Psalm and Fugue by Alan Hovhaness
A Broken Mirror by George Sweet
Finale from Firebird by Igor Stravinsky, arr. Jamin Hoffman

Flute & Harp Ensembles in Concert
AYPO Flute Ensemble
Dr. Laura Kaufman Mowry, Director
AYPO Harp Ensemble
Melissa Dvorak, Director
Flute Ensemble performs:
Echoes of the Ancients by Sarah Bassingthwaighte
A Little Norwegian Suite by Edvard Grieg, arr. Tonje Elisabeth Berg
Railroaded by Nicole Chamberlain
Dances from The Nutcracker by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, arr. John Gibson
Harp Ensemble performs:
Canon in D by Johann Pachelbel, arr. Susan Bennett Taylor
Jupiter Theme from “The Planets” by Gustav Holst, arr. Julie Gaisford Keys
Moonlight Sonata by Beethoven arr. Haley Hodson
I Saw Three Ships arr. Janet Jackson Whitman
Carol of the Bells arr. Monika Vasey Rhodes
AYDO & AYSE in Concert
American Youth Debut Orchestra and American Youth String Ensemble in Concert
Laura Wallace, Conductor
American Youth Debut Orchestra performs:
Wonderland Overture by Stephen Bulla
Skaters’ Waltz by Emil Waldteufel, arr. Robert Longfield
Snow is Falling by Robert Buckley
Winter Solstice by Todd Parrish
Do You Want to Build a Snowman by Kristin Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez, arr. Larry Moore
American Youth String Ensemble performs:
Iditarod by Soon Hee Newbold
Ice Sculptures by Brian Balmages
”Dance of the Tumblers” from The Snow Maiden Suite by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov, arr. Alexander Safford
Evening Sleigh Ride by David Bobrowitz

AYCO & AYSO in Concert
American Youth Concert Orchestra and American Youth Symphonic Orchestra in Concert
Doug Martin, AYCO conductor
Glenn Quader, AYSO conductor
American Youth Concert Orchestra performs:
Marche Militaire Française by Camille Saint-Saëns, arr. Merle J. Isaac
Symphony No. 1 by Ludwig van Beethoven
Symphonic Tribute by Nancy Petterson
Ballet Parisien by Jacques Offenbach, arr. Merle J. Isaac
American Youth Symphonic Orchestra performs:
”Danse Bacchanale” from Samson et Delilah by Camille Saint-Saëns
Romeo and Juliet Suite No. 1, Op. 64bis by Sergey Prokofiev
V. Masks
VII. Death of Tybalt
Romeo and Juliet Suite No. 1, Op. 64ter by Sergey Prokofiev
I. Montagues and Capulets
II. The Young Juliet
III. Friar Laurence
AYP in Concert
American Youth Philharmonic in Concert
Dr. Timothy Dixon, AYP conductor
American Youth Philharmonic performs:
Symphony No. 5 in E Minor, Op. 64 by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Three-Cornered Hat: Three Dances from Part II, Suite No.2 by Manuel De Falla