Concerts

Current Season
» Concerts

Violinist 2009

Spring Concert

Sunday, March 14, 2010 - 3 pM
Clark Center for the Performing Arts
487 Fair Oaks Ave. Arroyo Grande

Sponsored by
Katcho Achadjian,
District 4 County Supervisor

Tickets: $15 Adults / $5 Children 14 & under
To purchase tickets, please call the Clark Center Box Office at 489-9444
Or CLICK HERE to order online!

Please Note:
At the Youth Symphony Spring Concert, we will be partnering with the Food Bank Coalition of San Luis Obispo County in a food drive for needy families as part of the national campaign called "Orchestras Feeding America." Your generous donations of cash or non-perishable food items will be gratefully accepted in the lobby at this concert and we thank you for your support.

Suggested items:
- canned soups, stews and chili
- peanut butter
- canned tuna
- canned fruits & veggies
- beans & rice
- pasta & pasta sauce
- real fruit juice
- diapers
(no perishables, no glass)
Cash donations also gratefully accepted.

For more information about the Food Bank, please call 238-4664.
Thank you for your support!

Season Finale & String Celebration

Friday, May 7, 2010 - 7 pM
Christopher Cohan Center, San Luis Obispo

Featuring:
Preparatory Strings | Carl Kersten, Conductor
Symphonic Winds | Bruce Knowlton, Conductor
Academy String Orchestra | Carol Kersten, Conductor
Concert Orchestra | Nancy Nagano, Conductor
PLUS string students from across the county!

Young pianist Salome Jordania from the city of Tbilisi in the Republic of Georgia, will be joining the Concert Orchestra in our season finale. Scroll down to see a sneak preview of this talented artist in performance.

Tickets: $8 general seating
Call 756-2787

Concert Sponsored by
Susan Minker, M.D.

Salome Jordania in performance:

For more information, please call (805) 543-3533 or click here to send an email.

Past Performances in the 2009-2010 Season...

Holiday Concert

Sunday, December 6, 2009 - 3 pM
Clark Center for the Performing Arts
487 Fair Oaks Ave. Arroyo Grande

Tickets: $15 Adults
$5 Children 14 & under
To purchase tickets, please call the Clark Center Box Office at 489-9444
Or CLICK HERE to order online!

Featuring:
Preparatory Strings
Carol Kersten, Conductor
An Elizabethan Madrigal / Thomas Morley (Arr. Deborah Baker Monday)
Dona Nobis Pacem / Arr. Stephen Wieloszynski
The Cherry Tree / Arr. Robert W. Smith
Jupiter / Gustav Holst (Arr. Deborah Baker Monday)
Eastside Boogaloo / Matt Turner

Academy String Orchestra
Carol Kersten, Conductor
Fantasia on an Original Theme / Joseph Phillips
Five Ukrainians on a Bell Tower / Mykola Dmytrovych Leontovych
(Arr. Rick England)
Carpe Diem / Richard Meyer
Christmas Quatrain / Arr. Elliot Del Borgo

Symphonic Winds
Bruce Knowlton, Conductor
Fanfare and Flourishes / James Curnow
Prophesy / Sean O'Loughlin
Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring / Johann Sebastian Bach (Arr. Alfred Reed)
On This Day Earth Shall Ring / Gustav Holst (Arr. Robert W. Smith)

Concert Orchestra
Nancy Nagano, Conductor
Symphony No. 8 in F major Op. 93 / Ludwig van Beethoven
1st Movement: Allegro vivace e con brio
Tragic Overture, Op. 81 / Johannes Brahms

Sponsored by
Minke WinklerPrins & Jim Gealy