Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestra Plays Barber and CYSO Ventus Wind Quintet

On Saturday’s broadcast, we feature musicians of the Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestras (CYSO). We’ll first hear CYSO Symphony Orchestra perform Samuel Barber’s Symphony No. 1, a performance from their Symphony Center concert on May 20, 2018. On the second half of the program, we feature CYSO’s Ventus Wind Quintet. Their members include 18-year-old flutist Hope Rogers, 16-year-old oboist Nate Sanchez, 18-year-old clarinetist Kevin Meaux, 17-year-old horn player Ryan Williamson, 18-year-old bassoonist Emmy Hensley, and they are coached by Don DeRoche. Ventus has performed with the Orion Ensemble, and they also participated in a special recording project of Leo J. Kauffmann’s Wind Quintet.