This week on Introductions, the flagship group of Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestras performs music of Margaret Bonds and Peter Tchaikovsky. This was recorded on May 18, 2025 in Orchestra Hall in downtown Chicago.
Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestras Spring 2025 concert
Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestras with music director Allen Tinkham at Symphony Center, May 18, 2025 (Photo: Ed Spinelli)
Playlist
Margaret Bonds: Montgomery Variations:
I. The Decision
II. Prayer Meeting
III. March
IV. Dawn in Dixie
V. One Sunday in the South
VI. Lament
VII. Benediction
Peter Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 5 in E minor, Op. 64:
III. Valse, Allegro moderato
IV. Finale, Andante maestoso
CYSO Symphony Orchestra
Allen Tinkham, conductor
