Welcome to the Youth Symphony Orchestra!
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. YSO generally rehearses on Sundays from 5:45 – 8:15 PM.
SEASON REPERTOIRE
Overture to “Die Zaudberflöte”
W.A. Mozart
Overture to “Die Fledermaus”
Johann Strauss, Jr.
Pavane
Gabriel Fauré
Symphony No. 8 in G major, op. 88
Antonin Dvorak
STRINGS
Violin I
Nathan Chen/Yoshunori Suzuki
Sadie Morales/Hannah Bancks
Kaushik Balaji/Claire Zaruba
Bethany Priaulx/Mira Gibbons
Noah Hlas/Jonathan Rice
Viola
Hani Lim/Alexander Cox
Eliana Perales/Natalie Sotelo-Lopez
Violin II
Haven O’Brian/Malcolm Uhde
Sebastian Macario/Mady Beyer
Elise Brock/Luke Ellis
Spencer Onken/Xavier Guldenzopf
Joseph Tavernier/Shraddha Balaji
Birdie Engelkemier
Cello
Keira Cromwell/Jason Beukenhorst
Stephen Schwartz/Milla Wiechert
AJ Tobey/Caleb Kindred
Sophia Castro/Aleighia Lopez
Landon Mickelson/Paige Jackson
Emily Elisondo
Bass
Lydia Shamrell
WINDS | PERCUSSION
YSO Riverfront Pops Concert
| First | Last | Williams | Mozart | Faure |
| Miranda | Simison | Flute 1 | Flute 1 | Flute 1 |
| Elias | Gomez | Flute 2 | Flute 2 | Flute 2 |
| Crystal | Hayford | Piccolo | Flute 2a | Flute 2a |
| Anabella | Kelley | Oboe 1 | Oboe 1 | Oboe 1 |
| Ayame | Stroh | Oboe 2 | Oboe 2 | Oboe 2 |
| Tivya | Bernier | Oboe 2a | Oboe 2a | Oboe 2a |
| Thela | Olsen | Clarinet 1 | Clarinet 1 | Clarinet 1 |
| Madilyn | Ketelsen | Clarinet 2 | Clarinet 2 | Clarinet 2 |
| Hayden | Gonzalez | Bassoon 1 | Bassoon 1 | Bassoon 1 |
| Jacob | Bice | Bassoon 2 | Bassoon 2 | Bassoon 2 |
| Priya | Kubalsky | Bassoon 3 | Bassoon 2a | Bassoon 2a |
| Linnea | Arnell-Liu | Horn 1 | Horn 1 | Horn 1 |
| Anna | Channel | Horn 2 | Horn 1a | Horn 1a |
| Lydia | Arnell-Liu | Horn 3 | Horn 2 | Horn 2 |
| Robyn | Carbonneau | Horn 4 | Horn 2a | Horn 2a |
| Katie | Kanzaki | Trumpet 1 | Trumpet 1 | |
| Landon | Carden | Trumpet 2 | Trumpet 2 | |
| Jacob | Berry | Trombone 1 | Trombone 1 | |
| John | Bancks | Trombone 2 | Trombone 2 | |
| Carson | Dietz | Timpani | ||
| Bryce | Gillespie | Percussion 1 | Timpani | |
| Cael | Ceurvorst | Percussion 2 |
YSO Fall Concert
| First | Last | Dvorak | Strauss |
| Miranda | Simison | Flute 1 | Flute 1 |
| Elias | Gomez | Flute 2 | Flute 2 |
| Crystal | Hayford | Piccolo | Piccolo |
| Anabella | Kelley | Oboe 1 | Oboe 1 |
| Ayame | Stroh | Oboe 2 | Oboe 2 |
| Tivya | Bernier | Oboe 2a | Oboe 2a |
| Thela | Olsen | Clarinet 1 | Clarinet 1 |
| Madilyn | Ketelsen | Clarinet 2 | Clarinet 2 |
| Hayden | Gonzalez | Bassoon 1 | Bassoon 1 |
| Jacob | Bice | Bassoon 2 | Bassoon 2 |
| Priya | Kubalsky | Bassoon 3 | Bassoon 2a |
| Linnea | Arnell-Liu | Horn 1 | Horn 1 |
| Anna | Channel | Horn 2 | Horn 2 |
| Lydia | Arnell-Liu | Horn 3 | Horn 3 |
| Robyn | Carbonneau | Horn 4 | Horn 4 |
| Katie | Kanzaki | Trumpet 1 | Trumpet 1 |
| Landon | Carden | Trumpet 2 | Trumpet 2 |
| Jacob | Berry | Trombone 1 | Trombone 1 |
| John | Bancks | Trombone 2 | Trombone 2 |
| Carson | Dietz | Timpani | Percussion |
| Bryce | Gillespie | Percussion | Timpani |
| Cael | Ceurvorst | Percussion | Percussion |