Patrick Brady, senior at Acalanes High School Photos provided

The Young People's Symphony Orchestra (YPSO) 2010 Concerto Concert will be presented on February 6th and 7th at the Moraga Valley Presbyterian Church (MVPC) in Moraga. The concert will feature two winners of the orchestra's concerto competition: Liam Boisset (14, oboe), who will play a movement of Franz Krommer's Oboe Concerto in F Major; and Hilda Li (14, violin), who will play a movement of Henryk Wieniawski's Violin Concerto No. 2 in D minor. Also on the program are the world premiere of YPSO alumna ('09) Gabriella Smith's Visions on the Pacific Rim, De Falla's Suite for The Three Cornered Hat, and Dukas' Sorcerer's Apprentice.
Sixteen YPSO members are from Lamorinda, including Campolindo senior Sean Ross and Acalanes junior Jun Takahashi. Ross, who plays the French Horn, and Takahashi, on trumpet, have recently been accepted into the 2010 National High School Honors Orchestra, which will play in Santa Clara in late February (go to http://www.astaweb.com/AM/template.cfm?Section=home for more information).
The concert on Sunday, February 7th will be a free community outreach event. School children and senior citizens are especially encouraged to come to this special afternoon performance. Both concerts are co-sponsored by the Moraga Valley Presbyterian Church.
Celebrating his 21st season as Music Director/Conductor, David Ramadanoff conducts 104 YPSO musicians who range in age from 11 to 20 and hail from 27 Bay Area cities in six counties. Founded in Berkeley in 1935, YPSO is the oldest youth orchestra in California and the second oldest in the nation.

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