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| Maestro Scaglione conducts PYAO in
2005 |
The
PYO will perform at the Upper Darby Performing Arts
Center on Sunday, January 29, at 3:00 p.m. This
will be the first full-orchestra performance of the
2005-2006 season, and the first under the direction of
Louis Scaglione.
For
Maestro Scaglione, the transition represents the
hard-earned reward of a journey he mapped out early in
his career. Yet succeeding a man known as the soul of
the PYO for 51 years is both an honor and a tremendous
challenge; one for which Maestro Scaglione has
been preparing himself for quite some time - with the
help of Maestro Primavera himself.
"Following in the shadow of someone like Joseph
Primavera, who has an international reputation for
taking youth music and education to the highest artistic
level, and ensuring that I adhere to the integrity of
his legacy, is my greatest challenge - until enough time
passes, where perhaps I'll have the same opportunity to
build my own legacy with the Philadelphia Youth
Orchestra. But I'm a long ways from being on the podium
for fifty years."
Regarding his immediate goals for the PYO,
Maestro Scaglione responds without hesitation: "My goals
begin with the premise that the PYO must continue the
legacy and tradition that Joseph Primavera established.
Joe never wanted the orchestra to be good, or excellent.
He wanted them to be 'superior'. I too, want
'superior'."
Look for the full-length
article "Walking in the Shoes of an Icon," by Arden
Kass, from which these details are excerpted. The
article will appear in the 2006 annual printed
newsletter, Noteworthy, which will arrive by mail and on
the PYO website at the end of January.
We hope you will join us on
January 29 to support PYO and Maestro Scaglione.
Scroll down for concert details.
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