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Dr.Camilla Kolchinsky

Cover: Joshua Oh,

Symphony Holiday Concert

DR. CAMILLA KOLCHINSKY,ECYS Music Director and conductor of the Symphony,Sinfonietta and GalbraithHonor Strings, received a Master of Music Degree withdistinction from the State MusicConservatory of Moscow andcompleted the doctoral levelprogram in conducting at theState Music Conservatory ofLeningrad (St. Petersburg). She appeared regularly with theBolshoi Theater, the NationalUSSR State Orchestra, and theMoscow Philharmonic. Sincecoming to the West in 1976, she has conducted the Philhar-monic Orchestra in London, theIsrael Philharmonic, the SwedishRadio Orchestra in Stockholm,the Oslo Philharmonic, theBrussels Radio Symphony Orchestra and many others. She was featured in a documen-tary film, “Women Conductors: Biography, Working Rehearsalsand Concert,” made in Swedenin 1986. Before arriving in theBay Area, she served as Music Director and Principal Conduc-tor of the University Symphony Orchestra and Opera of the University of California, SantaBarbara.

Welcome to the 50th Anniversary Season of El Camino Youth Symphony, featuring the “Best of ECYS!”

The Senior Symphony concert programs will feature

favorite works from throughout the years, beginning

in October at the Season Opener Concert with Dvorak’s

Symphony “From the New World,” last performed by

ECYS in 2007 on the stage of St. Petersburg’s famed

Glinka Capella. Other beloved works to look forward

to include Bernstein’s Candide Overture, Tchaikovsky’s

Symphony No. 4 (performed in Prague, in 2005, to an

audience of 1000!), Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue, and

Shostakovich’s Symphony No. 1.

Mark your calendars now for MARCH 9, when the

50TH ANNIVERSARY ANNUAL BENEFIT CONCERT

features not one, but three brilliant solo artists who

will awe you with their fierce virtuosity and blazing

passion!

The festivities continue at an after-party gala reception

with our soloists, with delicious food and toasts to

celebrate the occasion! Proceeds benefit the Camilla

Kolchinsky Scholarship Fund. Details inside!

Whether you are savoring the tremendous achievements

of the Senior Symphony, or enchanted by our first-year

musicians in the Chamber Players Orchestra, we

welcome you to enjoy and support a great music

education program that has

reached its first half-century

of spectacular concerts!

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October27 Senior Symphony Season Opener, FLINT CENTER AT DE ANZA COLLEGE

November17 Sinfonietta Orchestra Fall Classic

SPANGENBERG THEATRE AT GUNN HIGH SCHOOL

December2 Fall Concert: Chamber Players & Camerata Orchestras,

Galbraith Honor Strings, El Camino Wind OrchestraMENLO ATHERTON PERFORMING ARTS CENTER

9 Senior Symphony Holiday Concert, CALIFORNIA THEATRE

February2 Lunar New Year Concert, Sinfonietta & Symphony

FLINT CENTER AT DE ANZA COLLEGE

March6 Master Class with Naomi Kudo & Brandon Ridenour

DETAILS AT WWW.ECYS.ORG

9 Senior Symphony Annual Benefit ConcertPhilippe Quint, Naomi Kudo, Brandon Ridenour, soloistsFLINT CENTER AT DE ANZA COLLEGE

17 Winter Concert, Chamber Players & Camerata Orchestras, Galbraith Honors Strings, El Camino Wind OrchestraALBERT & JANET SCHULTZ CULTURAL ARTS HALL

30 Sinfonietta March FestivalMENLO ATHERTON PERFORMING ARTS CENTER

April14 Divisa Ensemble and ECYS Honor Ensembles, CSMA AT FINN CENTER

May4 Ice Cream Social Concert: Chamber Players & Camerata Orchestras,

Galbraith Honor Strings, El Camino Wind OrchestraALBERT & JANET SCHULTZ CULTURAL ARTS HALL

18 Sinfonietta Spring DanceMENLO ATHERTON PERFORMING ARTS CENTER

June2 Senior Symphony Season Finale, FLINT CENTER AT DE ANZA COLLEGE

22 Senior Symphony Bon Voyage ConcertMENLO ATHERTON PERFORMING ARTS CENTER

July26 Summer Workshops Concert, FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, PALO ALTO

Blade Chapman Symphony Season Finale

Naomi Kudo

Brandon Ridenour

Philippe Quint

Enjoy Three Superb Soloists and the After-Party!

The enormously charismatic and talented, two-time

Grammy-nominated violinist Philippe Quint first

performed with ECYS in 1996, when he was a rising-star

at Juilliard. This year he returns as an internationally

renowned performer who will astound audiences on

Bruch’s Violin Concerto No. 1!

The stunning and virtuosic pianist Naomi Kudo, and

the principal trumpet of the acclaimed Canadian Brass

Brandon Ridenour, will perform Shostakovich’s Concerto

for Piano, Trumpet and String Orchestra.

It could be argued that Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 4

is the most beloved work ever performed by ECYS.

Be there to witness this epic “Best of ECYS” performance

by Dr. Camilla Kolchinsky and the Senior Symphony!

SHOSTAKOVICH Piano Concerto No. 1

Naomi Kudo and Brandon Ridenour, soloists

BRUCH Violin Concerto No. 1, Philippe Quint, soloist

TCHAIKOVSKY Symphony No. 4

Coming to the After-Party? Celebrate after the concert

with your friends, alumni and family. Reserve your ticket

package today at www.ecys.org!

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MARCH 9, 2013, 7:30 PM

FLINT CENTER AT DE ANZA COLLEGE

Tickets $38/28: In advance at www.ticketmaster.com (Service fees may apply)

Also available through the Flint Center Box Office and the ECYS office

Details for March 6, 2013 Master Classwith Naomi Kudo and Brandon Ridenourat www.ecys.org

Sergey SmirnovSymphony Season Finale

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SEASON OPENERSATURDAY, OCTOBER 27, 2012, 7:30 PM

FLINT CENTER AT DE ANZA COLLEGE21250 Stevens Creek Blvd, Cupertino

Featuring Special Guest SANDRA WRIGHT SHEN, piano1st Prize Winner of the 2012 International Piano Competition of France and Young Artist Miles Chan, violinBERNSTEIN Candide OverturePAGANINI Violin Concerto No. 1, Mvt. I, Miles Chan, soloistMENDELSSOHN Capriccio brillant, Sandra Wright Shen, soloistDVORAK Symphony No. 9 “From the New World”

HOLIDAY CONCERTSUNDAY, DECEMBER 9, 2012, 2:30 PM

CALIFORNIA THEATRE345 South First St, San Jose ALUMNI FREE!

Featuring Young Artists Khanh Nguyen, alto saxophone, Young Hye Lee, violin, Joshua Oh, clarinet and Michael Chung, celloPlease visit www.ecys.org for the complete program.

LUNAR NEW YEAR CELEBRATIONSATURDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 2013, 4:00 PM

FLINT CENTER AT DE ANZA COLLEGETickets: $25/15. For program details, see pages 12–13!

ANNUAL BENEFITSATURDAY, MARCH 9, 2013, 7:30 PM

FLINT CENTER AT DE ANZA COLLEGE Tickets: $38/28

Featuring Special Guests PHILIPPE QUINT, violin, NAOMI KUDO, piano and BRANDON RIDENOUR, trumpetFor program details, see pages 6–7!

SEASON FINALESUNDAY, JUNE 2, 2013, 7:30 PM

FLINT CENTER AT DE ANZA COLLEGEFeaturing Young Artists Blade Chapman, violin and Sergey Smirnov, pianoBROSSINI La gazza ladra “The Thieving Magpie” OvertureBARBER Violin Concerto, Blade Chapman, soloistGERSHWIN Rhapsody in Blue, Sergey Smirnov, soloist (Class of 2013)SHOSTAKOVICH Symphony No. 1

BON VOYAGE CONCERTSATURDAY, JUNE 22, 2013, 7:30 PM

MENLO ATHERTONPERFORMING ARTS CENTER555 Middlefield, AthertonFor program details, see pages 10–11!

Miles Chan

Sandra Wright Shen

Michael Chung

Tickets to all performances are available at the door. Flint Center tickets are

available at Ticketmaster.com. (Service fees may apply).

All tickets are $15/8 unlessotherwise noted.

Dr. Camilla Kolchinsky, Music Director & Conductor

Yujin ArizaSymphony Bon Voyage

The Symphony at Dvorak Hall in Prague, 2005

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A Preview of the 50th Anniversary International Tour to Central EuropeIn the summer of 2013, the Senior Symphony will

embark on a phenomenal tour to Europe with stops

at Prague’s Dvorak Hall, Salzburg’s Grosse Saal of

the Mozarteum, Bratislava’s Slovak Radio Hall, and

Budapest’s Bela Bartok National Concert Hall.

ECYS will spotlight a fabulous young artist—

Yujin Ariza, ECYS alum, former Concertmaster of

the San Francisco Youth Orchestra, now studying

at Juilliard and Columbia. He will perform the

Sibelius Violin Concerto in D minor.

BON VOYAGE CONCERTSATURDAY, JUNE 22, 2013, 7:30 PM

MENLO ATHERTON PERFORMING ARTS CENTER555 Middlefield Rd, Atherton

Tickets available at the box office: $15/8

ROSSINI La gazza ladra“The Thieving Magpie” Overture

SIBELIUS Violin Concerto, Yujin Ariza, soloist

SHOSTAKOVICH Symphony No. 1

ECYS Celebrates the Year of the Snakewith a spectacular East meets Westperformance, featuring both the ECYS Senior Symphony and the Sinfonietta Orchestra, Dr. Camilla Kolchinsky, Conductor

Featuring SPECIAL GUESTS the Firebird YouthOrchestra, and Artistic Director Gordon Lee.The festivities will include dancers and drummers and will also feature young artists Byron Fan, violin, Sophia (Chin-Li) Lo,marimba, and Mindy Cheng, piano, with works by Chen Gang, He Zhanhao, Li Huanzhi, Chen Yi and Gordon Lee!

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 2013, 4:00 PM

FLINT CENTER, DE ANZA COLLEGE21250 Stevens Creek Blvd, Cupertino

Arrive early! Fun Lunar New Year activities and crafts for kids beginning at 2:30 pm!

Tickets $25/15: In advance at www.ticketmaster.com (Service fees may apply).Also available through the Flint Center Box Office and the ECYS office

Byron Fan, Soloist for

“The Butterfly Lovers Violin Concerto”

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Gordon Lee and the Firebird Youth Orchestra

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Dr. Michail GelfandbeinSinfonietta Spring Dance14 15

FALL CLASSICSATURDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 2012, 7:30 PM

SPANGENBERG THEATREAT GUNN HIGH SCHOOL780 Arastradero Rd, Palo Alto

HAYDN Symphony No. 95HAYDN Cello Concerto in C Major, Mvt. I, Bennet Huang, soloistWEBER Clarinet Concerto No. 1, Mvt. III, Alex Chang, soloistSCHUBERT Rosamunde Overture

LUNAR NEW YEAR CELEBRATIONSATURDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 2013, 4:00 PM

FLINT CENTER, DE ANZA COLLEGE21250 Stevens Creek Blvd, CupertinoFeaturing young artists Byron Fan, violin, Sophia (Chin-Li) Lo, marimba, and Mindy Cheng, piano

For details, see pages 12–13!

MARCH FESTIVALSATURDAY, MARCH 30, 2013, 7:30 PM

MENLO ATHERTONPERFORMING ARTS CENTER555 Middlefield Rd, Atherton

WEBER Invitation to the Dance OvertureMOZART Piano Concerto No. 23, Mvt. III, Sarah Tuan, soloistWEBER Clarinet Concerto No. 2, Mvt. III, Adi Zimmerman, soloistROSSINI Il signor Bruschino OvertureTCHAIKOVSKY Selections from Swan Lake Suite

SPRING DANCESATURDAY, MAY 18, 2013, 7:30 PM

MENLO ATHERTONPERFORMING ARTS CENTER

HANDEL Prelude & Fugue in D minorBEETHOVEN Symphony No. 8, Mvt. IWIENIAWSKI Polonaise Brillante No. 1, Jonathan Lin, soloistSAINT SAENS Cello Concerto No. 1, Michail Gelfandbein, soloistTCHAIKOVSKY “Waltz” from Sleeping Beauty Suite

Tickets to Fall Classic, March Festival and Spring Dance: $15/8

See pages 12-13 for Lunar New Year Information

Dr.Camilla Kolchinsky, Conductor

Bennet Huang

Alex Chang

Sophia (Chin-Li) Lo

Adi Zimmerman

Mindy Cheng

Jonathan Lin

FALL CONCERTSUNDAY, DECEMBER 2, 2012

MENLO ATHERTONPERFORMING ARTS CENTER555 Middlefield Rd, Atherton

1:30 pm El Camino Wind Orchestra, Galbraith Honor StringsFeaturing soloist Ashley Chon, flute

3:15 pm Chamber Players & Camerata OrchestrasFeaturing soloists Julie Kim & Kira Lober, cellos

WINTER CONCERTSUNDAY, MARCH 17, 2013

ALBERT AND JANET SCHULTZCULTURAL ARTS HALL3921 Fabian Way, Palo Alto

1:30 pm El Camino Wind Orchestra, Galbraith Honor StringsFeaturing soloist Andromeda Kepecs, violin

3:15 pm Chamber Players & Camerata OrchestrasFeaturing soloists Kristina Lee, flute

TALENT “A LA MODE” ICE CREAM SOCIAL CONCERT!SATURDAY, MAY 4, 2013, 6:15 PM

ALBERT AND JANET SCHULTZCULTURAL ARTS HALL

Tickets Dec. & Mar: $15/8; May $15/no passes For expanded conductor bios please see www.ecys.org

Galbraith Honor StringsConducted by Dr. Camilla Kolchinsky

Chamber Players & Camerata OrchestrasConducted by Dr. Michail Gelfandbein

El Camino Wind OrchestraConducted by Christopher Florio

MICHAIL GELFANDBEIN received his PhD at the Leningrad Conservatory of Music under M. Rostropovich, withpost-graduatestudy in conduct-ing with I. Musin,and served asPrincipal Cellistof the LeningradPhilharmonic for 25 years.

CHRISTOPHER FLORIO received his graduate degree in conductingfrom UCLA, where he studiedconducting withDr. Thomas Leeand was AssociateConductor of the UCLA Wind Ensemble. Since2005, Mr. Floriohas directed theinstrumentalprogram at theHarker School in San Jose.

Summer Workshops I, II & III, Open to Non-Members & MembersStay tuned-up over the summer!PERFECT FOR AGES 6–14JULY 15–26 WEEKDAYS ONLY, PALO ALTO

WORKSHOP I—BEGINNING ORCHESTRA (ALL INSTRUMENTS)WORKSHOP II —INTERMEDIATE STRING ORCHESTRA

WORKSHOP III—INTERMEDIATE WIND ENSEMBLE

The Workshops conclude with a festive performance on the evening of July 26.

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Young Hye LeeSymphony Holiday Concert18 19

Divisa Ensemble: Adrienne Malley,Quelani Penland,

Sara Styles, Stephanie Ng, Tomiko Tsai

Debra Gardner

HONORS CHAMBER MUSIC PROGRAM

The Divisa Ensemble, ECYS Ensemble-In-Residence,

oversees the Divisa Honors Program, which is offered

to select ECYS musicians

in the Chamber Music

Program. The selected

students will be invited to

study and perform with the

ensemble.

OPPORTUNITIES TO

PARTICIPATE IN CHAMBER

MUSIC

In addition to the presti-

gious Divisa Honors Pro-

gram, ECYS Chamber Music

is open to students of the

Senior Symphony, Sinfonietta, and Galbraith Honor

Strings who play: violin, viola, cello, oboe, flute, clarinet,

bassoon, or French horn.

ECYS DIRECTOR OF WINDS DEBRA GARDNER and

members of the Divisa Ensemble will serve as faculty for

the student ensembles. Each ensemble is coached weekly

by ECYS faculty and closely studies a work of the major

repertoire. Interested members may apply through the

ECYS office.

PERFORM ANCES AND DIVISA MASTER CLASSES

In addition to regular community outreach performances,

students will also participate in master classes presented by

ECYS in the winter and spring. Details will be posted on

Facebook and at www.ecys.org.

ON SATURDAY, APRIL 14, 2013, 8:00 PM, ECYS will

present the Divisa Ensemble and Divisa Honors Ensembles

in recital at the Community School of Music and Arts

(CSMA) at Finn Center, 230 San Antonio Circle, Mountain

View. Admission is free.

Khanh NguyenSymphony Holiday Concert 21

For five decades, the El Camino Youth Symphony has been an exemplary arts education organization. As the Bay Area’s foremost non-profit instrumental trainingand education program, ECYS has given nearly 10,000 youths at all levels ofmusical 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 thelives 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 upongenerous 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 familyof supporters.

Cathy Spieth, Executive Director

El Camino Youth Symphony Association

Thank you for your support!

ECYS Board Vice-PresidentPeter Farmer and

2011 Ad Team Leader Ann Shen

2012 Gala Chair Rebecca Colman, Gala Honoree for Cisco Systems Ru Wang, and Board member Adele Chen

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Sarah TuanSinfonietta March Festival

Musician Portraits: Terri Loewenthal PhotographyOther Photos: Chiung-Chi Chen, Daniel Lee, Alla Shtein, Cathy Spieth, Mel Tsai

Design: Nancy Singer

Sponsors

El Camino Youth Symphony4055 Fabian Way • Palo Alto, CA 94303PH: (650) 213-7111 • FAX: (650) 493-1525

email: ecys@ecys.org

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

Follow us on Twitter.com/ElCaminoYouth.Like us on Facebook.

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Musicians ages 6 to 20 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.

Learn more about ECYS by visiting our website and finding us on Facebook atwww.facebook.com/El.Camino.Youth.Symphony!

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:

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