Wisconsin Youth Symphony Orchestra

media release: Experience an inspiring day of music as all of WYSO’s ensembles take the stage at the River Arts Center in Prairie du Sac. The Diane Ballweg Winterfest Concerts bring together our youngest and most advanced musicians for a full day of performances, showcasing the incredible range of talent across WYSO’s programs.

Audiences are welcome to attend a single concert or stay for the entire day of music-making.

Performance Schedule

• 12:00 PM — Opus One Orchestra & Sinfonietta
• 3:00 PM — Percussion Ensemble & Concert Orchestra
• 5:30 PM — Philharmonia Orchestra
• 7:30 PM — Youth Orchestra

Know before you go

• Seating: General admission for all concerts (children under 4 are free)
• Parking: Ample free parking available at the River Arts Center

Program info:

Noon: Opus One Orchestra and Sinfonietta

Opus One

Steve Kurr, Director

Concerto in E Minor – Charles Avison

III. Allegro (arr. Merle J. Isaac)

Adventure Suite – Katherine W. Punwar

I. Earth Jaunt

II. Undersea Exploration

III. The Unknown Territory

IV. In Flight

Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 – Johann Sebastian Bach

I. Allegro moderato (arr. Merle J. Isaac)

Carmen Suite – Georges Bizet (arr. Vernon Leidig)

Sinfonietta

Geri Nolden, director

The Best of the Ballet – arr. Carrie Lane Grusell

“Bacchanale” from Samson and Delilah – Camille Saint-Saëns

“Dance of the Hours” from La Gioconda – Amilcare Ponchielli

“Pas de deux” from Giselle – Adolphe Adam

“Pizzicato Polka” from Sylvia – Léo Delibes

“Scene” from Swan Lake – Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

“Ritual Fire Dance” from El amor brujo – Manuel de Falla

“Russian Sailor’s Dance” from The Red Poppy – Reinhold Glière (arr. John Caponegro)

Waltz of the Wicked – Kirt N. Mosier

Libertango – Astor Piazzolla (arr. James Kazik)

3 pm: WYSO’s Percussion Ensemble and Concert Orchestra

Percussion Ensemble:

Vicki Peterson Jenks, director

Ellis Goeden, assistant director

Comedians Galop – Dmitry Kabalevsky (ed. G. Peters)

Fire and Flams – Lauren Rault (World Premiere)

Concert Orchestra:

Christine Mata Eckel, director

Leroy Anderson Favorites – Leroy Anderson (arr. Jack Bullock)

Featuring: The Syncopated Clock, Sleigh Ride, Blue Tango, Plink, Plank, Plunk!, Serenata

Three Songs of Chopin – Frédéric Chopin (arr. Norman Dello Joio)

I. The Ring

II. The Lovers

III. The Wish

Symphonie Antique – Emma Lou Diemer

I. Lively, accented

III. With spirit

When Johnny Comes Marching Home – Traditional (arr. Ralph Matesky)

5:30 pm: Philharmonia Orchestra

Michelle Kaebisch, director

Overture and March from Turandot – Carl Maria von Weber

Symphonic Metamorphosis of Themes by Carl Maria von Weber – Paul Hindemith

II. Marsch

Elsa’s Procession to the Cathedral from Lohengrin – Richard Wagner (arr. Tom Kennedy)

Capriccio Espagnol, Op. 34 – Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov

I. Alborada

II. Variazioni

III. Alborada

IV. Scena e Canto gitano

V. Fandango asturiano

7:30 pm: Youth Orchestra

Kyle Knox, conductor

Cuban Overture – George Gershwin

Concerto for Bassoon and Orchestra, Op. 75 – Carl Maria von Weber

I. Allegro ma non troppo

II. Adagio

III. Rondo – Allegro

Pictures at an Exhibition – Modest Mussorgsky (orch. Maurice Ravel)

Promenade

I. Gnomus

Promenade

II. Il vecchio castello

Promenade

III. Tuileries

IV. Bydlo

Promenade

V. Ballet des Poussins dans leurs Coques

VI. Samuel Goldenberg und Schmuyle

VII. Limoges – Le Marché

VIII. Catacombæ (Sepulchrum romanum)

Con Mortuis in lingua mortua

IX. La Cabane sur des Pattes de Poule

X. La Grande Porte de Kiev