Susan Starr

Philadelphia Youth Orchestra
Verizon Hall - 5/7 - 7:30pm

On May 7, internationally-acclaimed pianist Susan Starr will perform with the PYO led by Maestro Louis Scaglione on the stage of the Kimmel Center's Verizon Hall, in an 80th birthday tribute to Maestro Joseph Primavera. Ms. Starr's appearance will appropriately bookend Maestro Primavera's fifty-one years with the PYO.  Her first performance with the PYO took place during Maestro Primavera's debut concert with the Orchestra at the Academy of Music, in 1954. Then as now, she performed Beethoven's 4th Piano Concerto; at that time, however, Ms. Starr was just twelve years old. Since then, she has played this concerto "over fifty times - maybe more than a hundred times."  It is one of her favorite pieces to perform, she says, "simply because it is one of the greatest works written."

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Philadelphia Young Artists Orchestra
Perelman Theater - 5/14 - 7:30pm

PYO concert master Francesca dePasquale will join the PYAO on stage at the Kimmel Center, performing as soloist in Mendelssohn's Violin Concerto. For Francesca, who soloed with her father, William dePasquale for the PYO's Gala concert last year, playing with the PYAO is "sentimental and very fun." Maestro Scaglione, she says, "helped me so much over the years. The PYAO was my very first orchestra experience, so it will be very exciting."

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Tickets for both events may be purchased online, or by calling 215.893.1999

In 1946, The Union League of Philadelphia established the Committee on Youth Work to demonstrate its motto, "Love of Country Leads," and to motivate young people in the 14-17 age group to set high personal standards of behavior and leadership as they mature into responsible citizens.  In 1971, Youth Work was formalized by the creation of a trust known today as The Youth Work Foundation of The Union League of Phi1adelphia.

Each year, with the help of over 50 selected youth agencies, 250 young men and women are named to receive the League's Good Citizenship Award.  The youth are chosen without regard to race, color, creed, gender or political background, but must have demonstrated marked evidence of good citizenship as manifested by their cooperative attitude, self-control, perseverance, good colleagueship, and efforts to uphold the best traditions and principles of the American way of life.

To date, 30 PYO/PYAO students have been recipients of the Good Citizenship award, including a remarkable 8 in this year alone.

2006 Recipients
Brian Antar
Alicia Cantalupo
Brittany Rose Dreibelbis
Nicholas McAneny Gallagher
Stephanie Kye
Sang Won Lee
Kathleen Leung
Ben Odhner

Saturday, May 6, 2006 - 8:00 p.m.
Spring Concert at Montgomery County Community College
Choral Society of Montgomery County
with the Philadelphia Youth Orchestra Chamber Orchestra
Louis Scaglione, conductor
Laura Heimes, soprano
Serena Benedetti, soprano
Steven Brennfleck, tenor
Brian Ming Chu, baritone

Mozart                       Mass in C Minor, KV 427 "Great"

Lively Arts Series at Science Center Theater
Montgomery County Community College
340 DeKalb Pike, Blue Bell, PA
Tickets: $15 (reserved seating), $10 (senior citizens and students), $7 (children under 12)
Information: 215.641.6518


Sunday, May 7, 2006 - 7:30 p.m.
Philadelphia Youth Orchestra
66th Annual Festival Concert
Louis Scaglione, conductor
Susan Starr, piano

Rossini                      Overture to Guillame Tell
Beethoven                 Piano Concerto No. 4 in G Major, Op. 58
Tchaikovsky               Symphony No. 4 in F Minor, Op. 36

Verizon Hall at The Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts
Broad and Spruce Streets, Philadelphia
Tickets: $10 - $18
Ticket Philadelphia: Online or 215.893.1999


Sunday, May 14, 2006 - 7:30 p.m.
Philadelphia Young Artists Orchestra
11th Annual Festival Concert
Louis Scaglione, conductor
Francesca dePasquale, violin

Mozart                       Overture to Don Giovanni
Mendelssohn              Concerto for Violin in E Minor, Op. 64
Franck                       Symphony in D Minor

Perelman Theater at The Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts
Broad and Spruce Streets, Philadelphia
Tickets: $10
Ticket Philadelphia: Online or 215.893.1999


Saturday, June 3, 2006 - 8:00 p.m.
Bravo Brass
Third Annual Festival Concert
Paul Bryan, conductor

The Church of the Holy Trinity
201 West Rittenhouse Square, Philadelphia
Tickets: $10 general admission
Information: 215.435.1698