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For Immediate Release                                                                                                 

Charlotte Symphony Youth Orchestras Perform
Fall Concert on November 21st
Ensembles Feature Talented Local Musicians

November 9, 2011- The Charlotte Symphony Youth Orchestras will perform their annual fall concert on November 21 at 7:30 p.m.  Held at Central Piedmont Community College’s Halton Theater, the concert will feature Sergei Prokofiev’s timeless classic, “Peter and the Wolf”, narrated by Charlotte Symphony trombonist Thomas Burge, and works by Bizet and Elgar.  Dr. Ernest Pereira, director of the youth orchestras and violinist in the Charlotte Symphony, will conduct.

The Charlotte Symphony Youth Orchestras are core components of the educational program of the Charlotte Symphony. These orchestras offer students a unique performing experience, through which nearly 200 talented young musicians obtain exceptional training in a semi-professional ensemble setting that includes monthly coaching with members of the Charlotte Symphony.

Many students in the CSYO have previously been members of the Junior Youth Orchestra.  The JYO offers training in the basics of orchestral musicianship and is made up of students in grades 4- 9. The orchestra performs an average of three concerts per year. The CSYO is open to students in grades 8-12.  The group performs an average of six concerts per year.  CSYO members attend an intensive pre-season music camp every summer.

The youth orchestras are also supported in part by The Symphony Guild of Charlotte, Inc., and the Charlotte Symphony Youth Orchestras Parents Association.

Tickets to the November 21 concert are $8 for adults, $6 for students and seniors, and can be purchased at the door or in advance through the Charlotte Symphony Ticket Office at (704) 972-2000.

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JYO
Elgar/arr. Isaac                                   Pomp and Circumstance March No. 4
David Crowe                                       Spring from Four Asian Musical Episodes
Rimsky-Korsakov/arr. Isaac                 Procession of the Nobles from Mlada           

CSYO
Prokofiev                                             Peter and the Wolf, Op. 67
                                                          Narrator- Tom Burge

CSYO Percussion Ensemble
Anthony J. Cirone                                Japanese Impressions for Percussion Quintet
Anthony J. Cirone                                Overture in Percussion

CSYO

Bizet                                                    L'Arlésienne Suite 1               

1. Overture
2. Minuetto
3. Adagietto
4. Carillon

L'Arlésienne Suite 2
III.        Menuet
            IV.         Farandole