Young People’s Symphony Orchestra Presents the America 250 Festival: Celebration of American Music

YOUNG PEOPLE’s SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA PRESENTS THE AMERICA 250 FESTIVAL: _CELEBRATION OF AMERICAN MUSIC_, a special Spring Concert commemorating the 250th anniversary of the UNITED STATES. This expanded FESTIVAL PROGRAM FEATURES A FIRST HALF OF CHAMBER MUSIC PERFORMED BY YPSO MUSICIANS AND A SECOND HALF WITH FULL ORCHESTRA—both dedicated to ALL-AMERICAN COMPOSERS—highlighting over a century of AMERICAN MUSICAL VOICES FROM AARON COPLAND AND LEONARD BERNSTEIN TO JESSIE MONTGOMERY AND JOHN ADAMS.This event is supported in part by a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts. Program: — Chamber Music Aaron Copland – Fanfare for the Common Violists Robert Hughes – Three Cowboy Songs, No. 3: Whistling Tune Kenji Bunch – String Circle for Viola Quintet, I George Walker – Lyric for Strings Irving Berlin – Puttin’ on the Ritz David K. Bakker – Five Guys and Some Fries Jessie Montgomery – Strum — Orchestra Jessie Montgomery – Starburst John Adams – Tromba Lontana Aaron Copland – Buckaroo Holiday from Rodeo Samuel Barber – Essay No. 2 for Orchestra, Op. 17 Leonard Bernstein – Symphonic Dances from West Side Story