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 Fledermaus”
Johann Strauss, Jr.
Symphony No. 8 in G major, op. 88
Antonin Dvorak
STRINGS
Violin I
Nathan Chen/Sadie Morales
Kaushik Balaji/Hannah Bancks
Jonathan Rice/Claire Zaruba
Bethany Priaulx/Mira Gibbons
Noah Hlas/Yoshinori Suzuki
Viola
Hani Lim/Alexander Cox
Eliana Perales/Natalie Sotelo-Lopez
Violin II
Malcolm Uhde/Haven O’Brian
Mady Beyer/Luke Ellis
Xavier Guldenzopf/Spencer Onken
Sebastian Macario/Joseph Tavernier
Shraddha Balaji/Elise Brock
Birdie Engelkemier
Cello
Stephen Schwartz/Keira Cromwell
Milla Wiechert/Aleighia Lopez
Caleb Kindred/Emily Elisondo
Jason Beukenhorst/AJ Tobey
Paige Jackson/Sophia Castro
Landon Mickelson
Bass
Lydia Shamrell
WINDS | PERCUSSION
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 | Timpani | |
| Cael | Ceurvorst | Percussion |
YSO Winter Concert
| First | Last | Dvorak | Berlin |
| Miranda | Simison | Flute 1 | Flute 1 |
| Elias | Gomez | Flute 2 | FLute 2/Pic |
| Crystal | Hayford | Flute 2/Pic | Flute 2 |
| Anabella | Kelley | Oboe 1 | Oboe 1 |
| Tivya | Bernier | Oboe 2 + EH | Oboe 2 |
| 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 2a | Bassoon 2a |
| Linnea | Arnell-Liu | Horn 1 | Horn 1 |
| Lydia | Arnell-Liu | Horn 3 | Horn 3 |
| Anna | Channel | Horn 2 | Horn 2 |
| 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 | Mvt. 1 & 4 | Timpani |
| Bryce | Gillespie | Mvt. 2 | Percussion |
| Cael | Ceurvorst | Mvt. 3 | Percussion |