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MYS Quarter Notes Newsletter
The January 2012 Quarter Notes Newsletter is now available online! Included in this issue is an article by Symphony violist Natalie Alper-Leroux, detailing her experience participating in the 2011 Perlman Music Program, a Fall Concert an retreat re-cap, and an article featuring MYS alumni Mark Bobnick’s impressive music career and his upcoming tour with Doc Severinsen.
Click here to download the January 2012 MYS Quarter Notes.
MYS Mentioned in the Start Tribune
MYS was listed as one of playwright/actor Kevin Kling’s “favorite things” in a Star Tribune article written on January 1, 2012. Click here to read the article online.
2011-12 Symphony Solo Competition Winner Announced!
Violinist Luther Warren was selected as the 2011-12 Symphony Solo Competition Winner. Luther will perform the first movement of the Mendelssohn Violin Concerto on Sunday, February 12, at Orchestra Hall.”:http://www.minnesotaorchestra.org/events-a-tickets/browse-calendar/icalrepeat.detail/2011/10/19/189/-/-
2011-12 Symphony Solo Competition Finalists Announced!
Congratulations to Karen Baumgartner, Anna Berntson, Benjamin Brashear, Kenji Cataldo, Mary Alice Hutton, Marty Kapsch, Gaia Ramsdell, Youngjun Park, and Luther Warren, all finalists of the 2011-12 MYS Symphony Solo Competition! These students will compete at the competition finals on Sunday, Oct. 30, 2011 at Sundin Hall at 4 p.m. The winner will go on to perform with the MYS Symphony Orchestra, at the MYS Winter Concert on Sunday, February 12, at Orchestra Hall.-
Manny Laureano Featured on Performance Today
Symphony Orchestra conductor, Manny Laureano was featured on a September 1, 2011 Performance Today interview, with host Fred Child. They discussed practicing and practice technique. To listen to the interview online, click here.
Announcing the 40th Anniversary Season of MYS!
Nachito Herrera and Doc Severinsen to perform with the MYS Symphony Orchestra for the 40th Anniversary Season! Click here to download the 40th Anniversary season press release for detailed concert information.
MYS Quarter Notes
The June 2011 MYS newsletter is now available. Click Here to download the June 2011 Quarter Notes.
MYS and GTCYS Perform at the League of American Orchestras Conference
Click here to view a video of a combined orchestra of MYS and GTCYS students performing La Forze del Destino by Verdi and Scheherezade by Rimsky Korsakov, under the direction of Manny Laureano and Amir Kats.
MYS Spring Concert photos available online!
The MYS Picasa account has been updated with new photos from the April 30, 2011 Dress Rehearsal at Orchestra Hall. Click here to access the photos online.
2010-11 Symphony Solo Competition Winner Featured On MPR
John Belk, winner of the 2010-11 Symphony Solo Competition was interviewed by Steve Staruch for on Minnesota Public on Friday, February 4, 2011. Click here to listen to the interview online.
MYS featured on Twin Cities Public Television
On June 17, 2010, MYS was featured on the new tpt arts program MN Original. Click here to watch the segment online.
MYS students in the Malik Quartet voted Audience Favorite at String Quartet Competition
MYS students Melissa Deal, second violin; Mark Hatlestad, viola; and John Belk, cello are members of the Malik Quartet and were voted “Audience Favorite” at the April 17, 2010 Saint Paul String Quartet Competition. MPR was present to record the finalists, and the recordings can be found here.
Letter from One Nation composer Kevin McMullin to MYS
Click here to read a letter from One Nation composer Kevin McMullin written to MYS, particularly Jim Bartsch and the Philharmonic Orchestra, for their outstanding performance of One Nation on February 7, 2010.
MYS student Jade Hagberg featured in KSTP’s “On The Road”
Click here to watch the video.
MYS in the Southwest Journal
Click here to read the Southwest Journal’s recent article about MYS and students Clare Engen, Hannah MacLeod and Michael Nelson.
MYS String Studio featured in United Arts video.
Alumni Out in the World
Over the past 40 years, MYS has been a musical home for thousands of Minnesota’s most talented young musicians. Our alumni have entered the top music conservatories and universities in the country – Juilliard, Curtis Institute of Music, New England Conservatory, Johns Hopkins University and Harvard. Here are just a few of the many MYS alumni who have careers as professional musicians:
Ilya Finkelshteyn (1990-1991)
Cello, Cincinnati Symphony
Sandy Johnson (1992-1998)
Bassoon, Air Force Concert Band, Washington, D.C.
Dona Vellek Klein (1972-1973)
Assistant Principal Cello, Atlanta Symphony
Greg Knudsen (1989-91)
Principal Trumpet, New Florida West Coast Symphony and Sarasota Orchestra
Alicia Koelz (1989-1999)
Violin, Cleveland Orchestra
Bernhard Scully (1993-1995)
Principal Horn, Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra
Lisa Svejkovsky Schaffer (1975-1985)
Cello, Lexington Philharmonic Orchestra
Paul Straka (1973-1976)
Horn, Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra
Nicholas Trygstad (1991-1998)
Principal Cello, Hallé Orchestra, Manchester, England
Ben Ullery (1990-1992)
Viola, Minnesota Orchestra
Jessica Valeri (1991-1993)
Horn, San Francisco Symphony
Check under the “Alumni” banner for more information on MYS alumni.