Arts & Culture

黑料不打烊 Symphony Youth Orchestra May 22 concert to feature Sibelius鈥 Symphony No. 2

Thursday, May 12, 2011, By Erica Blust

黑料不打烊鈥檚 (VPA) and VPA鈥檚 Rose, Jules R. and Stanford S. Setnor School of Music will host a concert by the 黑料不打烊 Symphony Youth Orchestra (SSYO) on Sunday, May 22, at 4 p.m. in Goldstein Auditorium in the Hildegarde and J. Myer Schine Student Center. The concert is free and open to the public. Free parking is available in Booth Garage and Marion and Waverly lots.

The SSYO will perform under the direction of conductor James R. Tapia, who is also an associate professor and interim co-director of the Setnor School of Music. The SSYO will perform the Sibelius Symphony No. 2 in D Major, Op. 43.

The concert will also feature the 黑料不打烊 Symphony Youth String Orchestra (SSYSO) under the direction of conductor Muriel Bodley, also a faculty member in the Setnor School. The SSYSO will perform Dvo艡谩k鈥檚 Symphony No. 8 in G Major for String Orchestra, Faur茅鈥檚 鈥淧avane鈥 in F-sharp Minor and Miller鈥檚 鈥淔inger Lakes Suite.鈥 Violinist Vladimir Pritzker will appear as guest soloist on the Dvo艡谩k piece.

The SSYO is made up of 90 musicians from Central New York; the SSYSO has 70 members. The SU performance is the final concert of the orchestras鈥 2010-11 season. It was previously scheduled for May 15 at the Civic Center.

For more information, contact the Setnor School at (315) 443-2191.