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Education, to nurture, train and devel-op young musicians from culturallydiverse backgrounds and encourage a lasting appreciation of music; andMusical Excellence, to provide high-quality performance opportunities foryoung people and outstanding musicalevents for the wider community.

ECYS is distinguished by its unusuallylarge and diverse number of ensembles, acreative structure that enables the ECYSfaculty to offer an enriching musical education to the widest possible range of youth.The young musicians of ECYSrange from those at the beginning of their musical training to those ready toestablish their creative careers as perform-ing artists. A vibrant repertoire challengesthem to excel as ensemble and solo players, and to discover their own talentsand leadership abilities.

ECYS performances meet critical acclaimand inspire local, national and interna-tional audiences. ECYS musicians haveopportunities to perform with soloists ofinternational stature, and receive mentor-ing and coaching from a distinguishedroster of professional musicians and con-ductors dedicated to opening the world oforchestral music to the next generation.

Excellence in Music Educationand Performance

Camilla Kolchinsky

Cover: Lulu Zhong, Sinfonietta Fall Classic

Dr. Camilla Kolchinsky,Music Director

DR.CAMILLA KOLCHINSKY enters her fifteenth season as ECYS Music Director andconductor of the Symphony, Sinfonietta and Galbraith Honor Strings. She receiveda Master of Music Degree with distinction from the State Music Conservatory of Moscow and completed the doctoral level program in conducting at the StateMusic Conservatory of Leningrad. She appeared regularly with the Bolshoi Theater,the National USSR State Orchestra, and the Moscow Philharmonic. She has conducted the Philharmonic Orchestra in London, the Israel Philharmonic, theSwedish Radio Orchestra in Stockholm, the Oslo Philharmonic, the Brussels RadioSymphony Orchestra and many others.

“Camilla Kolchinsky possesses the special ability to make any orchestra perfect,especially student orchestras. Under her leadership, young musicians quicklydevelop their feeling for tonal quality, musicality, versatility, and the habit ofstriving for artistic perfection.”

ROSTISLAV DUBINSKY,FOUNDER OF THE FAMED BORODIN QUARTET

Special Guest Artists Michelle Kim and Sumire Kudo

On March 28, 2009 at Flint Center in Cupertino, two of the New YorkPhilharmonic’s finest artists, Assistant Concertmaster Michelle Kim, violin,

and Sumire Kudo, cello, perform the Brahms Double Concerto with the ECYS Symphony.

On March 27, 2009 at St. Mark’s Episcopal Church in Palo Alto, Ms. Kim and Ms. Kudowill conduct master classes for ECYS violinists and cellists, from 5:00 pm–9:00 pm.The public is welcome, tickets at the door: $5/Music Teachers Free

Michael ShenSinfonietta

Concerto Festival

October25 Senior Symphony Season Opener, FLINT CENTER

November22 Sinfonietta Orchestra Fall Classic, SPANGENBERG THEATRE

December6 Flute Ensembles Fall Concert, COMMUNITY CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH

7 Fall Concert: Chamber Players & Camerata Orchestras,Galbraith Honor Strings,Wind Orchestra, CUBBERLEY THEATRE

14 Senior Symphony Holiday Concert, CALIFORNIA THEATRE

February14 Sinfonietta Orchestra Winter Spirit,

MOUNTAIN VIEW CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS

March7 Flute Ensembles Winter Concert, COMMUNITY CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH

8 Winter Concert: Chamber Players & Camerata Orchestras,Galbraith Honor Strings,Wind Orchestra, CUBBERLEY THEATRE

27 Master Class with Michelle Kim & Sumire Kudo,ST. MARK’S EPISCOPAL CHURCH

28 Senior Symphony Annual Benefit Concert,Michelle Kim & Sumire Kudo, soloists, FLINT CENTER

April4 Sinfonietta Orchestra Concerto Festival, SPANGENBERG THEATRE

May9 Ice Cream Social Concert: Chamber Players & Camerata Orchestras,

Galbraith Honor Strings,Wind Orchestra, Flute Ensembles,CUBBERLEY AUDITORIUM

16 Sinfonietta Orchestra Spring Dance, SPANGENBERG THEATRE

June7 Senior Symphony Season Finale, FLINT CENTER

21 Senior Symphony Bon Voyage Concert, SPANGENBERG THEATRE

Jennifer ChoiSymphony Season Finale

Dr.Camilla Kolchinsky Music Director and Conductor

Season OpenerSATURDAY, OCTOBER 25, 2008, 7:30 PM

FLINT CENTER, DE ANZA COLLEGE21250 Stevens Creek Blvd, Cupertino

BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 3 “Eroica”

PROKOFIEV Concertino for Cello, Julia Shim, soloist

DVORAK Violin Concerto, Mvt. I, Yujin Ariza, soloist

RIMSKY-KORSAKOV Capriccio Espagnol

Holiday ConcertSUNDAY, DECEMBER 14, 2008, 2:30 PM

CALIFORNIA THEATRE345 SOUTH FIRST STREET, SAN JOSE ALUMNI FREE!

Featuring young artists Jeremy Leu, cello,

Jeffrey Lu, clarinet, Alice Park, violin and

Tiffany Shen, violin

Please visit www.ecys.org for complete program

Annual BenefitSATURDAY, MARCH 28, 2009, 7:30 PM

FLINT CENTER, DE ANZA COLLEGE21250 Stevens Creek Blvd, Cupertino Tickets: $35/$25

Featuring special guest artists

from the New York Philharmonic!

Assistant Concertmaster, MICHELLE KIM,

& SUMIRE KUDO, cello

TCHAIKOVSKY Symphony No. 4

BRAHMS Double Concerto, Michelle Kim & Sumire Kudo, soloists

Season FinaleSUNDAY, JUNE 7, 2009, 2:30 PM

FLINT CENTER, DE ANZA COLLEGE21250 Stevens Creek Blvd, Cupertino

WAGNER Tannhauser :Arrival of the Guests at the Wartburg

PROKOFIEV Violin Concerto No. 2, Mvt. I, Eric Jiang, soloist

DVORAK Cello Concerto, Mvt. I, Jennifer Choi, soloist

BARBER Overture to School for Scandal

SARASATE Fantasy on Bizet’s “Carmen,” Timothy Yu, soloist

RAVEL Bolero

Tickets to Flint Center and California Theatre performances are available at the door and through

Ticketmaster.com. Service fees may apply.All tickets are $12/6 with the exclusion of the Annual Benefit.

Julia Shim

Jeffrey Lu

Alice Park

Tiffany Shen

Eric Jiang

Yujin Ariza

Senior Symphony

A preview of

the Symphony

2009 Tour Program to

Poland and Germany

Featuring guest artist

Hannah Tarley,

Concertmaster of

the San Francisco

Youth Orchestra

SUNDAY,JUNE 21, 2009 7:30 PM

SPANGENBERG THEATRE780 Arastradero Road at Gunn High School, Palo Alto

Tickets at the door both concerts: $12/$6

BARBER Overture to School for Scandal

MENDELSSOHN Violin Concerto

in E minor, Hannah Tarley, soloist

TCHAIKOVSKY Symphony No. 4

SARASATE Navarra,

Hannah Tarley and

Timothy Yu, violins

The “Gewandhaus” is the prestigious concert hall of the renowned Gewandhaus Orchestra of Leipzig, Germany, and where the El Camino Youth Symphony will perform on tour, as one of only three youth orchestras who are invited there each year. ECYS will also perform in Warsaw, Katowice,Wroclaw and Potsdam.

In 1835, the great composer Felix Mendelssohn became the orchestra's music director,with the traditional title of Gewandhauskapellmeister. The El Camino Youth Symphony is honored to perform the Mendelssohn Violin Concerto, with soloist Hannah Tarley,in this historic concert hall.

Hannah Tarley

Bon Voyage ConcertConducted byDr.Camilla Kolchinsky

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Shannon WalshSinfoniettaWinter Spirit

Conducted by Dr. Camilla Kolchinsky

Fall ClassicSATURDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 2008, 7:30 PM

SPANGENBERG THEATRE780 Arastradero Rd at Gunn High School, Palo Alto

HAYDN Symphony No. 103

MOZART Bassoon Concerto, Mvt. I, Lulu Zhong, soloist

MASSENET Thais: Meditation, Blade Chapman, soloist

TCHAIKOVSKY Waltz from Eugene Onegin

Winter SpiritSATURDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 2009, 7:30 PM

MOUNTAIN VIEW CENTER FOR THEPERFORMING ARTS 500 Castro Street, Mountain View

SCHUBERT “Unfinished” Symphony in B minor, Mvt. I

KHATCHATURIAN Violin Concerto, arr. flute, Mvt. III, Max Wu, soloist

HUMMEL Trumpet Concerto, Mvt. I, Shannon Walsh, soloist

SARASATE Zigeuenerweisen “Gypsy Airs,” Allen Huang, soloist

GOUNOD Faust: Ballet Music

Concerto FestivalSATURDAY,APRIL 4, 2009, 7:30 PM

SPANGENBERG THEATRE780 Arastradero Rd at Gunn High School, Palo Alto

BIZET Selections from Carmen Suite No. 1

DEVIENNE Flute Concerto No. 7, Mvt. I, Pavitra Rengarajan, soloist

MENDELSSOHN Piano Concerto No. 1, Mvt. I, Daniel Kim, soloist

VIEUXTEMPS Violin Concerto No. 5, Mvts. II & III, Natalie Ng, soloist

MASSENET Thais: Meditation, Michael Shen, soloist

WIENIAWSKI Violin Concerto No. 2, Mvt. I, John Suh, soloist

ROGERS & HAMMERSTEIN Selections from Oklahoma!

Spring DanceSATURDAY, MAY 16, 2009, 7:30 PM

SPANGENBERG THEATRE780 Arastradero Rd at Gunn High School, Palo Alto

MENDELSSOHN Symphony No. 4, Mvt. I

LALO Cello Concerto, Mvt. III, Thomas Jang, soloist

MOZART Clarinet Concerto, Mvt. I, Thomas Ivy, soloist

SUPPE Light Calvary Overture

Tickets all concerts: $12/6. Spangenberg Box Office opens prior to the concerts at 6:45 pm. MVCPA tickets are available at 650-903-6000 or www.mvcpa.com

BladeChapman

Max Wu

AllenHuang

ThomasIvy

DanielKim

ThomasJang

John Suh

PavitraRengarajan

Jeremy LeuSymphony Holiday Concert

MICHAIL GELFANDBEIN

received his PhD at theLeningrad Conservatoryof Music under M. Rostropovich,with post graduate study in conducting with I. Musin, andserved as Principal Cellist of the LeningradPhilharmonic for 25 years.

ALL PERFORMANCES AT

CUBBERLEY COMMUNITY CENTER4000 Middlefield Rd, Palo Alto

Tickets: Dec & Mar: $12/6,May $10/no passes

Fall ConcertSUNDAY, DECEMBER 7, 2008, CUBBERLEY THEATRE2:00 PM Chamber Players Orchestra and Galbraith Honor

Strings. Featuring soloists Anika Hirai, violin and Shawn Jung, viola

3:00 PM Camerata Orchestra and El Camino Wind Orchestra. Featuring soloist Kaela Han, cello

Winter ConcertSUNDAY, MARCH 8, 2009, CUBBERLEY THEATRE2:00 PM Chamber Players Orchestra and Galbraith Honor

Strings. Featuring soloists Jay Kim, cello, and Linh Nguyen, piano

3:00 PM Camerata Orchestra and El Camino Wind Orchestra. Featuring soloist Sergey Smirnov, piano

Talent “A La Mode”Ice Cream Social Concert!SATURDAY, MAY 9, 2009, CUBBERLEY AUDITORIUM6:15 PM Chamber Players, Camerata, Intermezzo Flutes,

EC Flutes, El Camino Wind Orchestra,Galbraith Honor Strings. Featuring soloists Virginia Hsiao, violin, Patrick Lu, cello and Sarah Lee, violin

For expanded conductor bios please see www.ecys.org

Conducted by Christopher Florio

Conducted by Dr. Michail Gelfandbein

Conducted byDr.Camilla Kolchinsky

CHRISTOPHER FLORIO received his graduate degree in conducting from UCLA, where he studied conductingwith Dr. Thomas Lee and was Associate Conductor of the UCLA Wind Ensemble. Since 2005, Mr. Florio has directed the instrumental program at the HarkerSchool in San Jose.

Conducted byMelody Holmes-Schaefle

EL CAMINO FLUTE ENSEMBLE

INTERMEZZO FLUTE ENSEMBLE

Fall ConcertSATURDAY, DECEMBER 6, 2008, 7:30 PM

COMMUNITY CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH1112 Bernardo Ave, SunnyvaleTickets: $12/6

Winter ConcertSATURDAY, MARCH 7, 2009, 7:30 PM

COMMUNITY CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH1112 Bernardo Ave, SunnyvaleTickets: $12/6

Talent “A La Mode” Ice Cream Social Concert!SATURDAY, MAY 9, 2009, 6:15 PM

CUBBERLEY AUDITORIUM4000 Middlefield Rd, Palo AltoTickets: $10/no passes

MELODY HOLMES-SCHAEFLE,lecturer in Flute at Stanford

University, received her MA, BAand Teaching Credential at San

Jose State University. She studiedwith Isabelle Chapuis-Starr andBettine Clemen, taking Master

classes with Jean-Pierre Rampal,Ransom Wilson, Julius Baker,

and James Pellerite among oth-ers.Winner of numerous soloand chamber music competi-

tions, Ms. Holmes-Schaefle performs regularly as a soloist,

chamber, and orchestral musician. As an educator, she

has taught and directed withinpublic and private school envi-

ronments as well as at theUniversity level. She owns

and has maintained a public and private studio for over

20 years, providing instruction in flute/piano performance,

musicianship, and theory.

T he Chamber Music and PerformanceOutreach Program is an opportunity for

ECYS musicians to combine their appreciation of chamber music with performances for underservedmembers of the community.

Chamber music originated as an intimate form of musicthat was played for its own sake, in the homes of musi-cians and music lovers.The social and musical pleasurederived from playing in a small ensemble makes it afavorite endeavor of professional and student musicians.

ECYS chamber musicians earn community servicethrough their participation in the program, and repre-sent ECYS at outreach performances and competitions.

The Chamber Music Program is offered to members of Symphony, Sinfonietta, Galbraith Honor Strings andthe El Camino Flute Ensemble.The chamber ensemblesrehearse weekly with a professional coach from mid-September through mid-May. Interested members mayapply through the ECYS office.

In addition to the Chamber Music Program, ECYS alsooffers an Orchestra Performance Outreach Program.Orchestra Performance Outreach develops new partner-ships and collaborations with community agencies,schools, and performing arts groups, to provide orches-tral performances for emerging and underserved audi-ences.The Orchestra Performance Outreach Program isopen to all members of ECYS.

Chamber Music Faculty:Debra Gardner,Assistant Conductor & Director of WindsSara Spieth,String Ensemble Coach

Left to right:Albert Chen,Anny Dow,Tina Yu,Joshua Keefe

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Natalie NgSinfonietta

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F or more than four decades, the El Camino Youth Symphony has been an exemplary arts education organization. As the Bay Area’s foremost

non-profit instrumental training and education program, ECYS has given nearly10,000 youths at all levels of musical training the opportunity to develop bothsocially and artistically.

At a time when opportunities for music education are being extinguished, whilethe power of musical education to make a profound difference in the lives ofyouth has never been more universally understood, ECYS invites you to reach out and to fill a critical gap in public funding of the arts.

We welcome you to join us as advocates of young artists and their place in thegrand tradition of musical education and excellence.We depend upon generousfriends to fund our program, as tuition and ticket sales cover only a portion ofour expenses.

On behalf of the ECYS Board of Directors, thank you for your interest in music education, and thank you for considering supporting the El Camino Youth Symphony Association.We would be honored for you to join our family of supporters.

Cathy Spieth Executive DirectorEl Camino Youth Symphony Association

Thank you for your support!

ECYS honors the FoothillArts Alliance, April 2008,left to right:Artur Plonowski,ECYS Board Member;Martha Kanter, Chancellor of the Foothill-De Anza Community College District;Dr. Judy C. Miner,President of Foothill College;Bruce Swenson,Foothill-De Anza College District Board President.

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Timothy YuSymphony Season Finale

& Bon Voyage

FUNDED IN PART BY A GRANT

FROM ARTS COUNCIL

SILICON VALLEY, IN

PARTNERSHIP WITH THE

COUNTY OF SANTA CLARA

AND THE NATIONAL

ENDOWMENT FOR THE ARTS.

PHOTOS

PORTRAITS:TERRI LOEWENTHAL

PHOTOGRAPHY

OTHERS:HENRY KWONG

CHRIS LEE

DESIGN

NANCY SINGER

THE DAVID AND LUCILE PACKARD

FOUNDATION

THE GUZIKFOUNDATION

HURLBUT-JOHNSONFUND

AMERICAN CHAMBERMUSIC PLAYERS

ANN & GORDON GETTYFOUNDATION

C M CAPITALFOUNDATION

SponsorsM usicians ages 6 to 20 are invited to make an

audition appointment with ECYS. Contact theECYS office or visit ww.ecys.org for more informationand an online application form.

Music teachers, public and private, are invited as specialguests to ECYS concerts.Teachers who are not currentlyon our mailing list are invited to contact the office toreceive a concert pass and informative mailings.

The El Camino Youth Symphony (ECYS) is located in Palo Alto, California, the home of Stanford University,about 35 miles south of San Francisco. Its name comesfrom the Spanish words el camino real, the royal highwaycreated along the Pacific Ocean by the early Spanishexplorers and missionaries.

The El Camino Youth Symphony Association provides the financial and administrative support necessary to maintain the ECYS music education and performance programs.The Association’s Board of Directors is composed of parentsand interested community members who volunteer theirtime and effort. Funding comes from a variety of sources,including membership dues, concert ticket sales, benefitconcerts, and donations by individuals, foundations, andcorporations.

We invite you to become an ECYS patron and con-tribute to the music education of our young musicians.Your donation may be sent to:

El Camino Youth Symphony4055 Fabian Way Palo Alto, CA 94303PH: (650) 213-7111 FAX: (650) 493-1525

email: ecys@earthlink.net

For more information,please visit the ECYS website www.ecys.org

FOOTHILL ARTSALLIANCE