Young Artist Orchestra

Hayden Wilson
The Fine Arts Center 's Orchestra-in-Residence, the Young Artist Orchestra (FAC faculty member Dr. Gary A. Robinson, Conductor), performed in the Jan. 22 Winter Orchestras Concert at Wade Hampton High School. The YAO performed the first movement of Emmanuel Chabrier's "Suite Pastorale" as well as that composer's well-known "España." The concert included performances by three other orchestras belonging to the school district's student symphony orchestra program, the Greenville County Youth Orchestras: Chamber Strings (Ashley Rhoden, Conductor), Sinfonia (Eric Bell, Conductor), and Philharmonic (Kathleen Robinson, Conductor). The Philharmonic performance included Franz Schubert's "Konzertstück in D major" featuring YAO violinist Josh Liu (League Academy).

Josh Liu
Young Artist Concert Number Two
The Young Artist Orchestra and The Philharmonic will present full performances of their current repertoire on Saturday, Feb. 16, at 7:30 p.m. at the Peace Center's Dorothy Gunter Theater. The program, entitled "From Distant Lands," will feature Vaughan-Williams' beautiful "The Lark Ascending," with violin soloist Hayden Wilson (Wade Hampton, 11) on hand as soloist. The complete program will consist of the following pieces: 
Franz Schubert: "Rosemunde Overture" (The Philharmonic) 
Franz Schubert: "Kinzertstück in D Major" (The Philharmonic; Josh Liu, solo violin)

Ralph Vaughan-Williams: "The Lark Ascending" (YAO, Hayden Wilson, solo violin)
Intermission
Emmanuel Chabrier: "Suite Pastorale" (YAO)
Emmanuel Chabrier: "España" (members of both YAO and The Philharmonic)


FAC/YAO Educational Concerts: "Let's Build an Orchestra"
Winds, brass and percussion students from the FAC, along with the YAO, will present the second annual pair of education concerts on Tuesday, Feb. 19, at the Peace Center's Dorothy Gunter Theater. Entitled "Let's Build an Orchestra," these concerts, held at 10 a.m. and noon, are geared toward school district middle school students, breaking down the orchestra into smaller units and then "rebuilding" it as the concert progresses. The FAC's Sutherlin Quintet (consisting of woodwind and brass students), the FAC percussion ensemble and the mallet percussion ensemble all take the stage before the YAO strings and, finally, a full symphony orchestra concludes the concert. For more information, call GCYO Executive Director Holly Caprell at 864-608-3264.