Lake Michigan Youth Orchestra

LAKE MICHIGAN YOUTH ORCHESTRA WINTER CONCERT

St. Joseph, Michigan–  Take time out from your busy holiday preparations to enjoy the music of the Lake Michigan Youth Orchestra. The Winter Concert is a unique opportunity for music lovers to experience the full artistic offerings from these ambitious and talented student musicians.

“LMYO is a great opportunity for kids from all over Berrien County to play music together,” youth symphony Conductor Burke Lokey said. “We are excited to share this wonderful concert with our community.”

TheWinter Concert will be conducted byBurke Lokey, and takes place Sunday, December 17^th at 3 pm atthe Howard Performing Arts Center on the campus of Andrews University in Berrien Springs. In addition to the youth orchestra, this performance will also feature Concert Strings conducted by Beth Oeseburg and Encore Strings conducted by Rachel Cabanilla-Sinnett. The Combined Strings will be conducted by both Oeseburg and Cabanilla-Sinnett.

This is an event that will provide concertgoers with entertainment and a chance to relax from the hustle and bustle of the preparations of the upcoming holidays. It will also provide younger concertgoers inspiration to see other students perform at this high level musically.

This program is made possible in part by a grant from the John & Dede Howard Fund held at the Berrien Community Foundation.

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Music Program

Concert Strings

Dragonhunter   Richard Meyer

Silver Bells    Jay Livingston & Ray Evans / arr. Robert S. Frost

Here comes Santa Claus   Gene Autry &  Oakley Haldeman / arr, Bob Cerulli

Encore Strings

Eine Kleine Nachtmusik   W.A. Mozart / arr. Roy Phillippe

Dance of the Toy Flutes  Tchaikovsky / arr. Richard Meyer

I’ll Be Home for Christmas   K. Gannon & W. Kent / arr. Gerry Jon Marsh

Encore and Concert Strings Combined

Irish Yuletide   arr. Bob Phillips

Snowflakes and Twinkle Lights   Beth Oeseburg

Youth Symphony

Symphony No. 7 Second Movement     Ludwig van Beethoven /arr. Richard Meyer

Finale from Symphony No. 5 Op. 47   Dimitri Shostakovich / arr. Stephen Bulla

A Charlie Brown Christmas      Vince Guaraldi & Lee Mendelson / arr. David Pugh

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Tickets are available by calling the SMSO office at 269-982-4030, visiting the website www.smso.org, and are also available at the door. The cost is $9 for adults, and $6 for students and seniors.

The Lake Michigan Youth Orchestra is the capstone of the Southwest Michigan Symphony Orchestra’s educational outreach programs. Members of the LMYO have the opportunity to participate in sectionals and rehearsals with members of the SMSO, and perform four concerts during the season. The youth orchestra program began in 1978 and over the past 45 years has retained the flexibility to adjust its focus to meet the changing needs of student musicians.

The LMYO program includes scholarships to summer music camps and free tickets to SMSO concerts. The Youth Symphony, Encore Strings, LMYO Winds and Concert Strings rehearse Monday evenings throughout the school year. Membership is by audition for all groups.

For more information about the Lake Michigan Youth Orchestra, see the educational link at www.smso.org, or call the SMSO office at 269-982-4030.

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For more information, contact the SMSO office at 269-982-4030 or visitwww.smso.org

For press inquiries regarding the Lake Michigan Youth Orchestra, contact Music Director, Burke Lokey at (646).226.7679 or Burke.Lokey@gmail.com.