summer 2015 newsletter booklet FINAL

Summer 2015

NEWSLETTER

Congratulations on a fantastic 2014/15 season!

2015/16 Season Preview

ORCHESTRA

Season Opening Concert
Nov 22, 2015, 2 PM - Carnegie Hall

Gabriel Cabezas, cello
featuring

Gershwin: An American in Paris
The McCrindle Concert

Mar 6, 2016, 2 PM - Carnegie Hall
Steven Lin, piano
featuring

Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No. 1
The Spring Concert

May 29, 2016, 2 PM - Carnegie Hall
MasterVoices
featuring

Mahler: Symphony No. 2, Resurrection

JAZZ

In a season full of outstanding performances by all programs, including the Jazz Classically Inspired
band’s sold out sets at Dizzy’s Club Coca-Cola; the Chamber Music’s multiple Dec 8, 2015, 7:30 & 9:30 PM
performances in Weill Recital Hall, National Arts Club, and Symphony Space; and the Dizzy’s Club Coca-Cola tartoLminPbchooonltonebCyeCnhrties rLee
final Composition Date concert at Symphony Space featuring 15 world premieres; Robin Eubanks,
the Orchestra’s final performance of Beethoven’s Ninth Season proved a triumphant
close to the 2015/16 season. Joined by vocalists from the Juilliard School and the Dedicated to Diz
New York Choral Society, music director Joshua Gersen led the brilliant performance Mar 14, 2016, 7:30 & 9:30 PM
in front of a capacity crowd at Carnegie Hall over Memorial Day weekend. The New Dizzy’s Club Coca-Cola at Lincoln Center
York Times review captured the essence of the day in its remarks which stated:
Jon Faddis, trumpet

“ New York Youth Symphony fearlessly Swing into Spring
tackled Beethoven’s Ninth. Keenly led May 16, 2016, 7:30 PM
by music director Joshua Gersen, this The Appel Room at Lincoln Center
New York Voices, vocal ensemble

CHAMBER

Ninth had taut energy, clear vision and An Evening of Chamber Music
April 14, 2016, 8 PM
welcome heft. — David Allen National Arts Club
”As we reflect on the year’s events the review is a true testament to our students, their Festival Evening
families, and our supporters, that the New York Youth Symphony is stronger than
ever. We remain firmly dedicated to providing tuition-free music education as part April 19, 2016, 7:30 PM
Leonard Nimor Thalia
at Symphony Space
An Evening Among Friends
May 4, 2016, 7:30 PM
Weill Hall/Carnegie Hall

of our commitment to creating the next generation of musical citizens. Thank you all COMPOSITION
for your trust in our organization and our mission. The outstanding artistic staff, led Composition Date 2016
by Dr. Kyle Blaha, Joshua Gersen, Matt Holman, and Lisa Tipton, the administrative
family, and board of trustees, wish you all a very happy and healthy summer. We look May 12, 2016, 7:30 PM
forward to seeing you in the fall! Leonard Nimor Thalia
at Symphony Space

NYYS Tour to Argentina - Thank you Argentina!

Under music director Joshua Gersen the New York Youth Symphony NYYS students continued
orchestra took its first-ever international tour in its 52-year history June their musical dedication this
28-July 6. The orchestra members were treated like rock-stars as the three summer at domestic and
performances were met with record crowds and great fanfare – even with a international camps and
national soccer match scheduled at the same time! In addition, the students festivals, including:
participated in invaluable cultural exchanges with the Orquesta de Villa • Aspen Music Festival and School
Lugano and Orquesta de Villa 31 from the barrio de Retiro at the Colegio • Boston University Tangle-
Bandera Argentina, sponsored by the US Embassy. The effects of this once-
in-a-lifetime experience will surely extend far beyond this tour for all of the wood Institute
student, staff, and guests who travelled together. Thank you to everyone • Curtis Young Artist Summer
that supported us and made this tour possible.
Program
• Green Mountain Music Camp
• Heifetz International Music

Institute
• Interlochen Center for the

Arts
• Jazz One Band Camp
• Kinhaven Music School
• Meadowmount School of

Music
• National Orchestra Insitute
• National Youth Orchestra of

the USA
• Perlman Music Program
Congratulations to the
graduating students! Best of
luck at your future schools,
including:
• Bard College
• Brown University
• Cleveland Institute of Music
• Columbia University
• Juilliard School of Music
• Manhattan School of Music
• Mannes College, The New

School for Music
• Middlebury College
• New York University
• Oberlin Conservatory of

Music
• Royal College of Music,

London
• University of Michigan
• Vanderbilt University
• Williams College
• Yale University

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NYYS Profiles - Get to know the NYYS family

Emma Toh, 17, piano - Chamber , seasons 49, 50, 51, 52

“I’ve played the piano since I was 3 and I joined the NYYS chamber music program when I
was 13. Walking into orientation, I expected to meet the other two members of my piano
trio and our coach. Instead, I found myself in a sea of chamber musicians rhythmically
thundering through Steve Reich’s Clapping Music. These brass, woodwind, and string
players all had their own chamber groups but at that moment we were communicating,
listening, and playing as one. I have had so many opportunities to learn from inspiring
teachers and perform in amazing places; but I am even more grateful for the fellow
musicians I have been able to meet and play with every year since my first orientation.”

Caitlin Lynch, Music Coach, Chamber

“Coaching for the Chamber Music Program has been an extraordinarily magical

experience for me. First, I find every interaction with the students inspiring on so many
levels – their commitment to the music and to each other, their willingness to approach
every idea with openness, and the pure joy and passion they bring to every step of the
process. I leave every coaching revitalized and excited by their remarkable music-making
and tangible growth. Second, I feel incredibly grateful to work for an organization that
is so genuinely committed to doing what is best for the students. My husband Tim and
I feel so fortunate to have found a professional home together in the warmth and vitality
of the New York Youth Symphony!”

Tim Mauthe, Assistant Director, Composition

“When last year’s curriculum for the Composition Program was finalized, I had to re-
read the schedule multiple times because I was so amazed by all of the opportunities
our composers were going to have. Before moving to New York with my wife, Caitlin,
I knew the NYYS by reputation as being a leading proponent of contemporary music.
However, I was not fully aware of the enormous extent to which the program gives its
students a comprehensive musical experience, education, and valuable opportunities. It
is a tremendous joy to be part of a team that brought together all the NYYS programs
with a unified goal of giving our students the best education possible. Working with
Kyle Blaha and our students this past year has been an incredibly rewarding experience.”

Kickoff Retreat Announced! Sept 18-20



The annual Kickoff weekend for the 53rd season will be held at Camp DeWolfe again on the Long Island Sound for students in the
Orchestra and Composition programs.

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Congratulations to the recipients of the 2014/15 Season APPLY NOW!
Director Awards for Commitment and Achievement
Jazz: Michael Bliss Auditon info can be found at
www.nyys.org/auditions
Chamber Music: DOT - Olivia Sohlen, Danielle McBryan & Tiffany Poon Orchestra • Jazz • Chamber Music
Composition: Mari A. Funabashi • Composition • Conducting

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New York Youth Symphony David P. Levin SAVE THE DATE
Board of Trustees Judith M. Linden
Patrick J. McGinnis New York Youth Symphony’s
Leslie J. Garfield, Chair Ruth E. Pachman Annual Benefit
A. Slade Mills, Jr., Vice-Chair Ian C. Schaefer
Robert L. Poster, Vice-Chair Steven D. Shaiman Tuesday, October 13, 2015
Melissa B. Eisenstat, President Carolyn Strashun Tribeca Rooftop
Robert J. Levine, Vice-President Christine van Itallie
Suzanne K. Ponsot, Vice-President Rima Vargas-Vetter Honoring
Jed H. Garfield, Treasurer Marica F. Vilcek
Susan S. Rai, Secretary Andrew Watson Alan Gilbert
Cecile Antier Anna Weber
Jacob Bousso Music Director with the Theodore L. Kesselman Award for Arts Education
Terry E. Chang Joshua Gersen
Benson J. Chapman Director, Chamber Music Roy Niederhoffer
Rhea Graffman Cohen Lisa Tipton
Michael R. DiYanni Director, Composition with the Johanna and Leslie Garfield Award for Arts Philanthropy
Barbara E. Field Kyle Blaha Featuring
Elliott Forrest Director, Jazz
JoAnna Garfield Matt Holman New York Youth Symphony Orchestra
Barry Goldberg Executive Director
Executive Director Emeritus Shauna Quill About the NYYS
Julian A. Jadow
William A. Kapell The New York Youth Symphony is one of the most awarded
youth program of its kind in the nation, recognized for its
The programs of the New York Youth Symphony are made possible by the support of: innovative, tuition-free educational programs for talented
New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew Cuomo and the New York State Legislature. young musicians. Founded in 1963 as an orchestra to
showcase the metropolitan area’s most gifted musicians
ages 12-22, its activities have since grown to encompass
programs in chamber music, conducting, composition,
and jazz, with performances at world class venues
including Carnegie Hall and Jazz at Lincoln Center. Through
its commissioning program, First Music, the NYYS has
commissioned over 140 works from young composers since
1984.

Photo credits: Chris Lee; Gert Luik, Shauna Quill and Ching Chen Juhl