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Greater Miami Youth Symphony
Volume 1, Issue 7, March 2016
String Orchestra Chamber group under the direction of conductor Keenan Ellis, assistant Pearl Fuentes, Assistant Executive Director Keisha Frith and Carla Cao Manager of Administration at Northshore Community center
String Orchestra Share Their Talents with
Students at North Shore Youth Center!
On February 16, 2016, the String Orchestra performed at North Shore
Youth Center. They played for approximately 100 students spending
the day at the youth center for the teacher workday. The GMYS String
Orchestra and their conductor Mr. Keenan Ellis performed the first
movement of the Capriol Suite by Peter Warlock as well as a medley of
Mozart’s most popular works. Highlights of the performance included
the string orchestra quartet playing the Star Spangled Banner by John
Stafford Smith. The quartet members were Sierra Su (violin 1), Julietta
Garcia (violin 2), Samantha Su (viola), and Rylee Lockwood (cello).
Students from the North Shore Youth Center were able to guest conduct
the over 60 piece ensemble as well as try out string instruments for the
very first time. We are so grateful that our students were
able
to share their talents with the students at Northshore
Youth Center. It was an amazing
experience for all involved.
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Keenan Ellis
String Orchestra Conductor
The North Shore performance was remarkable.
The Strings Orchestra played beautifully, and the
students from North Shore were very excited about the
performance. Almost all of the students volunteered
to take turns conducting the orchestra. Without a
doubt, the String Orchestra’s performance inspired
students to take music classes, and learn how to
play a musical instrument.
View the Performance
click here.
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Grandparents Day Honors GMYS Senior Members
On Saturday, February 13, 2016 the Greater Miami Youth Symphony
performed at the Coral Gables Museum in honor of Grandparents
Day. Family and friends filled the beautiful performance space to
hear musical selections from chamber groups in String, Concert and
Symphony Orchestra.
of famous Irish jigs, under the direction of Mr. Alain Orbiz and the
concert orchestra quartet’s performance of Oblivion by Astor Piazzola
under the direction of Mr. Brent Charran.
“
but certainly not least, was the
Symphony trio’s electrifying
performance of Dohnanyi’s
Highlights of Saturday’s event included
Jaime and Stella Sanchez
Serenade for String Trio in C
the 20 piece String Orchestra chamber
Grandparents of Christina Perez - violin,
Major. We are so grateful to
ensemble, under the direction of
String Orchestra and String Orchestra Chamber
all of our teachers, students and
Mrs. Mirlynez Garcia performing
“Attending
Saturday’s GMYS concert at the Coral Gables Museum families for making this concert a
Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 in G
Major, one of Johann Sebastian was such a beautiful gift. We were so amazed by the talent of all of huge success.
Bach’s most famous orchestral
GMYS’ musicians and how they were able to beautifully perform
compositions of the Baroque
such sophisticated pieces of music. It was so moving that this
Period. Other highlights included the
concert was dedicated in honor of grandparents. We will
concert orchestra sextet’s performance
Kathy Mesa
Parent of Michael Mesanever forget that special moment.”
“
Last
Mirlynez Garcia
String orchestra chamber coach
“I love seeing these young musicians grow week after week.
Saturday’s concert was just another example of how much they can do in a
very little time. I hope their grandparent’s enjoyed it!”
“
violin, string orchestra and
string orchestra chamber
“Thank you, GMYS for planning
a beautiful opportunity for the
grandparents and children to celebrate
a special day together. The Coral Gables
Museum provided a formal but inviting
back drop for the talented performers
and guests. The cute box of treats at the
end was a nice added touch! We truly
appreciate all you do behind the
scenes to make these events a
reality.”
Congratulations!
Congratulations to the following students
for their selection as participants to the New
World Symphony 2016 Side by Side Ensemble:
Patrick Barham - Cello
Sarah Busse - Violin
Esther Chae - Cello
Zaria Graves - Viola
Lianna Hoffman - French Horn
Harrison Lam - French Horn
Laura Liu - Viola
Grecia Melendez - Clarinet
Wynne Owre - Violin
Grace Sievert - Cello
Jacob Tie-Shue - Bassoon
Ryan Tie-Shue - Oboe
Daniel Zaldana, Bassoon
Cameron Zhen, Trumpet
They will be performing alongside New
World Symphony Fellows during their Annual
Concert on Friday, April 1st at 8 p.m..
Pablo
Ocampo,
Symphony Orchestra,
Double Bass player
was selected to play
First Chair for the
prestigious Carnegie
Honors Performance
Series at Carnegie
Hall, in New York City,
on February 7.
Esther
Chae,
Symphony Orchestra,
Cello received the
Jack
Kent
Cooke
Young Artist Award
scholarship. She also
won first place in the
2016 NWS Side by Side
Concerto Competition
and will be featured
during their annual
concert in April.
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news to share with us?
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feature your GMYS musician on our next issue
of Tempo Times!
For the Most PÄRT,
the BACH Sale
Has Something
for Everyone!
The new addition to the Symphony
Snack Team services is a Coffee Bar!
Patricia Molina, daughter Sophia, violin,
is barista today serving Ariel Vargas, son
Kenneth, violin. Look out Starbucks!
Thank you to the following Symphony
Parent Members who lent us a hand in the
month of February: Sarait Betancourt,
Marlene Patino, Juana Morales, Brunella
Barnett, Yao Li, Helen Zhang, Wendy Wu,
Martha Guarin, Angie Llanos, Linda Liu,
Julie Cho, Clint Shillingford, Julio and
Thais Salazar and Juan Calderin.
We are still in need of a few volunteers
specifically March 20, April 3, 10 and
17. Remember every parent is required
to volunteer and if you have not taken a
turn being a Snack Team member, please
contact Mrs Liu at rehearsal or by email at [email protected].
Symphony Snack
Team moms (L-R) Yao
Li, daughter MeiMei,
violin, Wendy Wu, sons
Timothy, violin, and
Brandon, viola, and
Helen Zhang, daughter
Lillian, violin,
celebrate Chinese New
Year with our Second
Annual Dumpling Day.
Over 100 delicious
dumplings were
handmade by Mrs Li
and happily consumed
by Symphony
musicians and parent
members.
It might feel chilly, but Spring is in the air with
festive goodies provided by Snack Team member
Angie Mesa, parent of Juan - symphony bass
musician.
GMYS Viola Players Revel in
Violafest Celebration
SAVE THE DATE
March 20, 2016
MDC Ensembles – 2:30 p.m.
Miami-Dade College South Campus
Symphony – 4:30 p.m.
Frost School of Music
On Saturday, February 6, 2016 violist from the Greater Miami Youth Symphony participated in
the 2nd annual ViolaFest. This event was hosted by Mr. Richard Fleischman Professor of Viola
at New World School of the Arts and President of the Florida Viola Society. Viola students from
all over Miami Dade County attended master classes, mini private lessons, workshops, as well as
performed in a 40 piece viola ensemble. The following GMYS students participated in this event
Melanie Giquel, Eva Gonzalez, Zaria Graves, Samantha Su and Brandon Wu.
Special thanks to Mr. Richard Fleischman and New World School of the Arts for providing this
wonderful opportunity for our students.
“What an Experience! Being with masters, such as, Daniel Andai, Richard Fleischman, Athalie
Vaval, and Alexandre Rodriquez, and training, then performing with some really, incredibly
talented musicians was amazing.” Eva Gonzalez, Concert Orchestra
“Viola day at the New World school of Arts was
a great opportunity for Samantha to meet other
viola students and professionals. She participated
in workshops, lectures and observed other students
playing in Masterclasses and mini lessons. At the end
of the day, 40 violists performed in a concert with
repertoire of viola literature. It was an amazing
experience and she had lot of fun. As a musician
myself, I truly appreciate this rare opportunity for
viola students to learn about all things VIOLA.” Daisy
Su parent of Samantha Su, String Orchestra.
Brandon Wu, Symphony and Richard Fleischman, Professor of
Viola at New World School of the Arts and host of ViolaFest
2016 Summer Camp
Regitration is NOW OPEN
BEGINNER CAMP July 18 - August 12, 2016
INTERMEDIATE CAMP
June 13- July 22, 2016
STRING INTENSIVE
June 13 – June 24, 2016
WOODWIND AND BRASS INTENSIVE
June 20-July 1, 2016
Click for more and to download an
application
Board of Directors
Laurie Hill
Walter Busse
Linda Collins
Dinora Casanova
Jill Sharon White
Terry Bonelli
Helen Hauser
Bogdan Chruszcz
Velia Yedra
Paul Strassburg
Scherazade King
Michael Marquez
Jennifer Mendoza
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