Midwest Young Artists Conservatory Symphony Orchestra

August 13, 2016, 11:00 am

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On Saturday’s broadcast, we present the Midwest Young Artists Conservatory Symphony Orchestra. We will feature highlights from their spring 2016 concerts from Pick-Staiger Concert Hall at Northwestern University. Founded in 1993 by Dr. Allan Dennis, MYA Conservatory is a full-curriculum pre-college music school for young musicians. MYA is now approaching their 25th anniversary and Housed in the Old Stockade Building at Fort Sheridan. MYA has various programs, including orchestra, chamber music, jazz, wind symphony, music theory, music composition and choral ensembles.

  • Firebird Suite, by Igor Stravinsky
    I. Introduction
    II. Ronde des Princesses
    III. Finale

  • Adagio for Strings, by Samuel Barber

  • Don Juan, by Richard Strauss