Our Heroes
Through the Years
Conrad Dunn,
NUYS Conductor
Nathan West,
NUYCO Conductor
with Elizabeth Archuleta, Clarinet
and Kai Bowen,
Cello
Saturday,
December 19, 2020
Ogden
High School, 2:00 pm
Free Admission this season thanks to our sponsors
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Northern Utah Youth Chamber Orchestra
Nathan
West, Conductor
The William Tell Overture - G. Rossini - arr K. Agioritis
Critter
Crawl - Carol
J Johnson
The Incredibles - Michael Giacchino - arr John Moss
Fum,
Fum, Fum - Spanish
Traditional
Music
from The Mask of Zorro - James
Horner -
Zorro’s Theme
The Plaza of Execution
The Ride
I Want to Spend My Lifetime Loving You
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Northern
Utah Youth Symphony
Conrad Dunn, Conductor
Salute to Broadway - Various -
Give My Regards to Broadway
Ain’t Misbehavin’
My Funny Valentine
I’ve Grown Accustomed to Her Face
Thou Swell
Concerto in A Major - W.
A. Mozart -
I. Allegro
Concerto No 1 in A Minor - Camille Saint-Saëns - Kai Bowen, Cello
I. Allegro non Troppo
Star Wars Through the Years - John
Williams -
Star Wars (Main Theme)
The Imperial March
Han Solo and the Princess
The Jedi Steps
Rey’s Theme
Kylo Ren Arrives at the Battle
March of the Resistance
Throne Room and Finale
Sleigh Ride - Leroy
Anderson
Any Form Of
Recording at This Concert is Prohibited
(Mozart and Saint-Saëns are exempt from this)
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Program Notes
The
Incredibles music will conjure up
great scenes from the beloved super hero movie, and Fum, Fum,
Fum is a Spanish traditional Christmas theme, added to
the program in honor of our upcoming celebrations. And, of course, we couldn’t
present a program with this theme without adding in music from The Mask of Zorro, the
iconic movie of heroes and villains.
Next,
the Youth Symphony’s program will seem eclectic, pops music from our canceled
April concert, and concerto winners from our August auditions, and something
just for fun in honor of the season.
Salute to
Broadway will be first, a trip down memory lane with several
nostalgic favorites. If you feel like singing (quietly) along, go ahead!
Our two
concertos will be next. Elizabeth Archuleta’s piece, the Mozart Clarinet Concerto in A, might also be familiar to you. It’s a very
well-known piece. We are proud to present this, especially this year when our
orchestra is a little smaller, and more conducive to performing Mozart!
Kai
Bowen’s piece, the Cello
Concerto by Camille Saint-Saëns, is a conversation
between the cello and the orchestra. Notice the opening passage and how often
it gets passed back and forth between the solo cello, the strings, the
different woodwind instruments. We are so pleased to have both of these
soloists this year! Later in the year, we will feature the soloist who didn’t
get to perform last year! What an crazy situation!
Our
next piece will be Star Wars
Through the Years, a romp through time,
including themes old and new. John Williams’ music is always a challenge. His
rhythms and timing are complicated – more that you think when you’re passively
listening in the theatre! We have learned great things from this piece and hope
you enjoy it in a deep, Star Wars fashion!
As an added finale, we will be closing our concert with Sleigh Ride by Leroy Anderson. Come with us down that snowy trail, listen for the sleigh bells, the clip clopping of the horses, and the crack of the whip.
Thank you for making history with us today! At this time especially, the mental, emotional, spiritual and musical health of our youth are so important, and we deeply believe in what we’re doing, enough to be contact tracing the audience so we could put on a live performance!
Elizabeth
Archuleta
She has played in honor ensembles with Utah State University, Southern Utah University, and Weber State University. She loves meeting people who are connected through music, who she would never have met otherwise. There is a connection we all have through music that is like no other. To be able to perform with the orchestra is such a privilege, and she sincerely thanks every member for being there to play with her.
She would like to give a special thanks to her parents for always supporting her music journey in every way they can, being there for the long drives across the state for performances and practices, and especially handling the late-night practices that we know keep them awake. Also, a very special thanks to Mrs. Cindy Child, who always supported Elizabeth and provided her nearly all of her music opportunities. Without this mentor, Elizabeth knows she would never have discovered her love for music in the way that she has and she is so grateful to her teacher, for always encouraging her, believing in her, and showing her how wonderful music is.
Nikei “Kai” Bowen
Kai is a senior at DaVinci Academy of Science and the Arts and has been enrolled since 7th grade. He has been section leader for the school's orchestra for four years, as well as section leader for NUYS for two years. Kai also played with Ogden Youth Symphony for three years, and was section leader for one of those three years.
Aside from youth orchestras, Kai competed at the Utah Shakespeare Festival in the Minstrel category for three years and has won third overall, as well as a specialized award for Exceptional Performance in an ensemble. Kai also competed in DASA's solo ensemble festival, along with ASTA at Weber State, where he received superior ratings. Kai also had the opportunity to be a part of the band in his school's productions of The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee and Hello Girls.
Kai enjoys the arts, both performing and visual, and plans to major in cello performance and double minor in ceramics with an emphasis on sculpture and 2D art studio.
Finally, Kai would like to thank Ian Marshall, Layy Salais, Daniel Pack, Dr. Moreno, Adam Slee, and many other teachers and mentors for motivating and pushing him to become a better musician throughout his cello experience. And most of all, he would like to thank his family for their unconditional love and support.
(Concerto Soloists for this season were selected from concerto auditions in August 2019.)
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Upcoming Events ~ Save These Dates!
NUYS
& NUYCO Concert
Saturday,
February 27th, 2021, Mount Logan Middle School, Time TBA
NUYS
& NUYCO Concert
Thursday,
April 29th, 2021, Box Elder High School
Still
to be finalized. This is our date if they allow us in.
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