Youth Symphony Orchestra (YSO) is a full symphony orchestra comprised of nearly 90 members and is the premier youth orchestra in the region. Members perform several times throughout the year in a variety of rewarding performance settings, including the Side-by-Side Concert with the Quad City Symphony Orchestra under the direction of Maestro Mark Russell Smith, where they perform advanced orchestral repertoire.

PURCHASE TICKETS

Youth Symphony Orchestra
Benjamin Firer, conductor

PROGRAM

Charles T. Griffes
Poem for Flute and Orchestra
Featuring Concerto Competition Grand Prize Winner Runner Up, Morgan Smith

Dana Wilson
Hold fast to dreams…

INTERMISSION

Senior Announcements

Margaret Bonds
The “Montgomery Variations”
I. Decision
II. Prayer Meeting
III. March
IV. Dawn in Dixie
V. One Sunday in the South
VI. Lament
VII. Benediction