Andrew Irvin, Prelude Orchestra Conductor
Kiril Laskarov, Prelude Orchestra Conductor
Tom McDonald, Academy Orchestra Conductor
Geoffrey Robson, ASO Music Director
This concert will feature all three youth ensembles: Prelude, Academy, and Youth Orchestra. This performance is especially special for the Arkansas Symphony Youth Orchestra (ASYO) students, who will have the opportunity to perform side-by-side with the Arkansas Symphony Orchestra (ASO) under the baton of Music Director Geoffrey Robson.
For over 50 years, the ASOYE has offered unique performance experiences to Arkansas’ leading student musicians. With three ensembles and nearly 200 members, the ASOYE serves students ages 9-19 from more than 37 communities throughout Arkansas.
Prelude Orchestra Program
Elliot Del Borgo - La Petite Danseuse
Ludwig van Beethoven (arr. Richard Meyer) - Finale from Symphony No. 5
Academy Orchestra Program
Bedřich Smetana (arr. Tom McDonald) - The Moldau
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Symphony No. 25 (mvt. Allegro con Brio)
Youth Orchestra Program
Richard Wagner - Prelude to Die Meistersinger
Modest Mussorgsky - Night on Bald Mountain
Edward Elgar - Nimrod, from Enigma Variations
Location
Mills University Studies High School
708 E Dixon Rd
Little Rock, AR 72206
