Pacific Symphony Youth Ensemble Schedule
2024-25 10 Performances Included
Experience the amazing talent of Pacific Symphony Santiago Strings (PSSS), Pacific Symphony Youth Concert Band (PSYCB), Pacific Symphony Youth Wind Ensemble (PSYWE), and Pacific Symphony Youth Orchestra (PSYO). Admission is free but tickets are required.
Included Performances for this Package
PSYCB: Through Shadows & Sunlight
- November 17, 2024 | 1:00 PM
Pacific Symphony Youth Concert Band presents its Fall Concert under the direction of Music Director Angela Woo.
BRIAN BALMAGES: Call of the Wild
JULIE GIROUX: Before the Sun
MOZART (arr. John Gibson): Piano Concerto No. 21, Mvt. 2, for Flute Ensemble
NICOLE CHAMBERLAIN: Railroaded for Flute Choir
KEVIN CHAROENSRI: A Jasmine Tree
JOHANNES HANSSEN, arr. James Curnow: Valdres
ALEX SHAPIRO: Paper Cut
FRANK TICHELI: Amen!
Admission is free but tickets are required. Seating is general admission.
Ft. Artists
- Pacific Symphony Youth Concert Band
- Angela Woo
PSSS: Found in Translation
- November 17, 2024 | 7:00 PM
Pacific Symphony Santiago Strings presents its Fall Concert under the direction of Music Director Dr. Johanna Gamboa-Kroesen.
BENJAMIN BRITTEN: Simple Symphony
I. Boisterous Bourrée
II. Playful Pizzicato
III. Sentimental Sarabande
IV. Frolicsome Finale
YUKIKO NISHIMURA: Snowberry
BRIAN BALMAGES: The Fire Within
JEREMY WOOLSTENHULME: La Cascara
Admission is free but tickets are required. Seating is general admission.
Ft. Artists
- Pacific Symphony Santiago Strings
- Dr. Johanna Gamboa-Kroesen
PSYO: Escapades
- November 18, 2024 | 7:00 PM
Pacific Symphony Youth Orchestra opens its 2024-25 season under the direction of Music Director Dr. Jacob Sustaita.
JOHN WILLIAMS: CATCH ME IF YOU CAN: Escapades for Alto Saxophone and Orchestra
Andrew Harrison, alto saxophone
~INTERMISSION~
NICOLAI RIMSKY-KORSAKOV: Scheherazade, Op.35
Admission is free but tickets are required. Seating is general admission.
Ft. Artists
- Pacific Symphony Youth Orchestra
- Dr. Jacob Sustaita
PSYWE: Soundscapes & Sonic Stories
- November 19, 2024 | 7:00 PM
Pacific Symphony Youth Wind Ensemble opens its 2024-25 season under the direction of Music Director Dr. Gregory X. Whitmore and guest conductor Dr. Christine Lundahl, with soprano Chelsea Chaves, saxophonist John Hallberg, and narrator Rich Capparela.
KEVIN DAY: Lightning Round
HARRISON J. COLLINS: Nocturne: Mvt. 1, Song for the Setting Sun
ERIC WHITACRE: Goodnight Moon
~INTERMISSION~
ROLF RUDIN: Der Traum des Oenghus Teil, Op. 37, Mvt. 1
KENNETH FUCHS: Rush: Concerto for Alto Saxophone & Band, Mvts. 1 & 2
JOHN PHILIP SOUSA: The Pathfinder of Panama
Admission is free but tickets are required. Seating is general admission.
Ft. Artists
- Rich Capparela
- Chelsea Chaves
- Dr. John Hallberg
- Pacific Symphony Youth Wind Ensemble
- Dr. Gregory X. Whitmore
PSYO: Triumph & Tragedy
- March 24, 2025 | 7:00 PM
Pacific Symphony Youth Orchestra performs its Spring Concert
under the direction of Music Director Dr. Jacob Sustaita featuring the
winner(s) of the annual Concerto Competition.
TBA: Concerto Movement(s) - PSYO Concerto Competition Winner(s)
~INTERMISSION~
P.I. TCHAIKOVSKY: Symphony No. 6 in B minor, op. 74, "Pathétique"
Admission is free but tickets are required. Seating is general admission.
Ft. Artists
- Pacific Symphony Youth Orchestra
- Dr. Jacob Sustaita
PSYWE: Collaborations
- March 25, 2025 | 7:00 PM
Pacific Symphony Youth Wind Ensemble performs its Spring Concert under the direction of Music Director Dr. Gregory X. Whitmore. They are joined by the NOIS Saxophone Quartet and the Fullerton College Concert Choir.
TBA: TBA Solo Work
~NOIS Saxophone Quartet, guest artists
JOEL PUCKETT: Avelynn’s Lullaby
JOHANNES BRAHMS: Three Chorale Preludes, Op. 122, No. 1 "Behold, A Rose Is Blooming"
arr. J. Boyd/ed. F. Fennell
VIET CUONG: Second Nature, Part 1, 2, & 3
~INTERMISSION~
TRADITIONAL, arr. James Erb: Shenandoah
Fullerton College Concert Choir, guest artists
TRADITIONAL, arr. Omar Thomas: Shenandoah
DAVID MASLANKA: Liberation
TBA: TBA Solo
Fullerton College Concert Choir, guest artists
Admission is free but tickets are required. Seating is general admission.
Ft. Artists
- Pacific Symphony Youth Wind Ensemble
- Dr. Gregory X. Whitmore
PSSS: Beyond Boundaries
- May 18, 2025 | 1:00 PM
Pacific Symphony Santiago Strings presents its Season Finale under the direction of Music Director Dr. Johanna Gamboa-Kroesen.
DAG WIRÉN: Serenade for Strings, Op. 1
I: Preludium: Allegro molto
II: Andante espressivo
IV: Marcia: Tempo di marcia, molto ritmico
STEPHAN KONCZ: A New Satiesfaction
JORDAN JINOSKO: Three Sketches of Unblemished Earth
II: Woodlands
III: Heights
MiICHI WIANCKO: La Follia
Admission is free but tickets are required. Seating is general admission.
Ft. Artists
- Pacific Symphony Santiago Strings
- Dr. Johanna Gamboa-Kroesen
PSYCB: Of Valor & Honor
- May 18, 2025 | 7:00 PM
ROBERT SHELDON: The Swords of Stavanger
SAMUEL HAZO: Perthshire Majesty
RON NELSON: Courtly Airs and Dances
JOHN MACKEY: Undertow
LUIS SERRANO ALARCÓN: New consortium work, title TBA
GEORGE GERSHWIN, arr. J. Krance: Second Prelude
CHRISTINA HUSS: Bamboo Warrior
Admission is free but tickets are required. Seating is general admission.
Ft. Artists
- Pacific Symphony Youth Concert Band
- Angela Woo
PSYWE Season Finale
- May 19, 2025 | 7:00 PM
Pacific Symphony Youth Wind Ensemble performs its season finale concert under the direction of Music Director Dr. Gregory X. Whitmore and guest conductor Dr. Leah McGray.
ANTONIO ÁLVAREZ, ed. C. A. Wiley: Suspiros de España
GIOVANNI SANTOS: Chavez 1927
~INTERMISSION~
VALERIE COLEMAN: Roma
JOHN MACKEY: Sheltering Sky
JOHN MACKEY: Aurora Awakes
Admission is free but tickets are required. Seating is general admission.
Ft. Artists
- Pacific Symphony Youth Wind Ensemble
- Dr. Gregory X. Whitmore
PSYO: Monuments
- May 20, 2025 | 7:00 PM
Pacific Symphony Youth Orchestra performs its Season Finale under the baton of Music Director Dr. Jacob Sustaita.
OTORINO RESPIGHI: Fountains of Rome (1916)
~INTERMISSION~
FERDE GROFÉ: Grand Canyon Suite (1931)
Admission is free but tickets are required. Seating is general admission.
Ft. Artists
- Pacific Symphony Youth Orchestra
- Dr. Jacob Sustaita
Artists
Dr. Gregory X. Whitmore
Conductor
Pacific Symphony Youth Orchestra
Rich Capparela
Narrator
Pacific Symphony Santiago Strings
Pacific Symphony Youth Wind Ensemble
Pacific Symphony Youth Concert Band
Chelsea Chaves
Dr. Jacob Sustaita
Conductor
Angela Woo
Conductor
Dr. Johanna Gamboa-Kroesen
Conductor
Dr. John Hallberg
Saxophone