RI Philharmonic Music School to host winter 2016 concerts

Posted 1/29/16

The Rhode Island Philharmonic Youth Wind Ensembles (RIPYWE) present their first full concert of the season Tuesday, Jan. 26 at 7:15 pm at Rhode Island College’s Sapinsley Hall.

The concert will …

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RI Philharmonic Music School to host winter 2016 concerts

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The Rhode Island Philharmonic Youth Wind Ensembles (RIPYWE) present their first full concert of the season Tuesday, Jan. 26 at 7:15 pm at Rhode Island College’s Sapinsley Hall.

The concert will include RIPYWE Senior Division, under the direction of Eric Hewitt, and RIPYWE Junior Division, under the direction of Dr. David Neves. Tickets are $11 for adults, and $6 for students and senior citizens, and are available through the Rhode Island College box office www.ric.edu/pfa/orderinfo.php or 401-456-8144.

RIPYWE Senior features Vaughn-Williams’ “Flourish for Wind Band,” Barber’s “Commando March,” Copland’s “Down a Country Lane,” Camphouse’s “A Movement for Rosa,” and Mennin’s “Canzona.” RIPYWE Junior features works by Richard Saucedo, Elliot Del Borgo, Johann Brahms, Frank Ticheli, Steven Reineke, and Henry Fillmore.

RIPYWE provides quality wind ensemble rehearsal and performance experience for talented young musicians from Rhode Island and nearby Connecticut and Massachusetts. RIPYWE Senior is designed for advanced students and RIPYWE Junior for beginning and intermediate students.

The Rhode Island Philharmonic Youth Orchestras (RIPYO) presents their second concert of the season on Sunday, Feb. 7, at 3 p.m. The concert features the top-level Symphony Orchestra conducted by music director Alexey Shabalin, Repertory Orchestra under the direction of Vincent Mattera, String Orchestra under the direction of Irina Naryshkova and the Intermediate String Ensemble and String Ensemble under the direction of Erin Quinton Erban. Tickets are $11 for adults, and $6 for students and senior citizens, and are available through the Rhode Island College box office http://www.ric.edu/pfa/orderinfo.php or 456-8144.

The Symphony Orchestra features RI Philharmonic Concerto & Aria Competition co-winners John Duffy (piano) and Abigail Siegel (piano) of East Greenwich. The Symphony’s program includes the first movement of Poulenc’s “Concerto for Two Pianos in D minor” and movements from Prokofiev’s “Romeo and Juliet” Suites.

RIPYO provides quality orchestral rehearsal and performance experience for talented young musicians in from Rhode Island and nearby Connecticut and Massachusetts. Students range in age from elementary school through high school.

Local participants include:

Cranston: Holly Fraser, violin, RIPYO Symphony; Alexander Norberg, cello, RIPYO Symphony; Melanie Peralta, violin, RIPYO Symphony; Daniel Saillant, bassoon, RIPYO Symphony; Liam DeRosa, violin, RIPYO Beginning Strings

Johnston: Benjamin Budway, clarinet, RIPYO Symphony; Alexandra Nichols, violin, RIPYO Symphony; Anthony Andriole, French horn, RIPYO Repertory

Warwick: Frederick Choi, viola, RIPYO Symphony; Yee Won Kim, violin, RIPYO Symphony; Jonghyun (Kenneth) Lee, clarinet, RIPYO Symphony; Ian Quinton, bass, RIPYO Symphony; Dongjun Seung, violin, RIPYO Symphony; Emily Diggle, violin, RIPYO String Orchestra; Gregory Tatevian, violin, RIPYO String Orchestra; Lauren Silva, clarinet, RIPYWE Senior

For more information or to schedule an audition, visit musicschool.riphil.org or contact youth ensembles coordinator Chelsea Anderson at 248-7038 or canderson@riphil.org.

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