Press Release - November 12, 2021 Concert

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The Northern Utah Youth Symphony and Chamber Orchestra will present their season opener concert November 12th, 7:00 pm, at Ogden High School Auditorium. Admission is free thanks to season sponsors.The Northern Utah Youth Chamber Orchestra, under the direction of Nathan West, will open the concert with a program of opera-themed music including Mozart, Verdi, Puccini, and a medley of Italian tunes.

The Northern Utah Youth Symphony will then take the stage with the first movement of Beethoven's 6th Symphony, the Violin Concerto No. 3 by Camille Saint-Saëns featuring concert master Hugues Herpin, and will follow that with Eliot Del Borgo's Hatikvah - The Hope, and Alfred Reed's Russian Christmas Music.

Hugues Herpin:
Hugues is a senior at Ridgeline High School and has been playing violin for 10 years. He moved from France with his parents 3 years ago to start his high school in the US. In France, he studied violin and music theory, and participated in choirs, orchestras, and ensembles at the Conservatoire de Nancy. He is currently studying violin with Rosemary Hatch and Robert Waters from Fry Street Quartet. Hugues has participated 3 years in region and state Solo and Ensemble where he got excellent and superior ratings for his performances in his school chamber orchestra, ensembles, and solo experiences. He also participated in All State Orchestra. He was assistant concertmaster at NUYS and his school orchestra last year and is now the concertmaster for both.

Hugues loves music and especially playing and sharing music with others. He also loves composing music. He composed a piece for his high school string orchestra which they played last year and is working on multiple other pieces including a string quartet, clarinet sonata, and more. Hugues loves cinema and his also working on composing the soundtrack of a movie for the Moonshiver Movie Festival in Cache Valley.

He would like to thank everyone he’s met that helped him become a better musician over the years as well as all his friends from France and the US and his family.



The Northern Utah Youth Symphony & Chamber Orchestras are projects of the Lake Bonneville Symphonic Society, supported by Utah Arts and Museums and George S & Dolores Dore Eccles Foundation. Season Sponsors who provide the funds to offer these concerts free of charge are PetsFirst! Wellness Center, Edge Orthodontics, Classical Strings, and BrainTrainUT-Aaron Gardner.




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NUYS - April 2021

Press Release: Season Finale Concert

The Northern Utah Youth Symphony and Chamber Orchestras will present their season finale concert Monday, May 17th, 2021, at 5:30 pm, at Box Elder High School. Admission is free, thanks to our season sponsors, and there are no limits to the size of the audience as long as masks are worn properly for the whole time, and we contact-trace the audience. Contact tracing is simple - just visit our audience registration post on our website https://www.northernutahyouthsymphony.org/2021/05/audienceregistration.html.

The Chamber Orchestra under the direction of Maestro Nathan West will open the concert with The Three B's: arrangements of Bach's Brandenburg Concerto No. 2, Brahms Themes from Symphony No. 1, and Beethoven's King Stephan Overture.

The Youth Symphony will then take the stage, featuring their brass and percussion in Copland's Fanfare for the Common Man, then featuring many soloists from the orchestra in Rimsky-Korsakov's Capriccio Espagnol, and Richard Wagner's Overture to Die Meistersinger. There will also be a special feature of a string quartet from members of the orchestra, and their concert master, Natalie Nef, will perform Weiniawski's Violin Concerto No. 2. 

The orchestras are a project of the Lake Bonneville Symphonic Society, based in Brigham City, and supported by the George S and Dolores Dore Eccles Foundation, Utah Arts & Museums with funding from the National Endowment for the Arts, and the Box Elder Tourism Tax Advisory Board. Musicians come largely from Cache, Weber and Box Elder Counties. Thank you to their business sponsors for this season: Classical Strings, Edge Orthodontics, BrainTrainUT, PetsFirst! Wellness Center, and Curtis Financial & Tax Management, Inc. 

Featured soloist Natalie Nef:

Natalie is a senior at Weber High School.  Natalie is a member of the Weber High School varsity swim team (four time letterman), soccer team (defender of the year and team captain), and honor society. Natalie has been school concert master for six years. She has received superior marks at region and state solo and ensemble in piano and violin for 3 years. She has been in the district high school honor orchestra for ten years and All State Orchestra. Natalie has received superior marks at ASTA competitions at Utah State and Weber State multiple times. Natalie has competed at federation at the University of Utah for four years scoring superior ratings. She was the Ogden Youth Symphony Concerto winner in 2017, where she soloed with them and the Weber State University Symphony. Natalie won the Ogden Symphony Ballet Youth Benefit Concert Competition 2017 and 2019. She was also the recipient of the Jean Poll music scholarship in 2017 and took second in the American Protégé International Concerto competition 2018, 2019, and 2020. Natalie was able to solo at Carnegie Hall June 2018, May 2019, and will be performing December 2021. Natalie has been a UTMA winner in both piano and violin. She has been a member of the Northern Utah Youth Symphony for seven years, with whom she has won their concerto competition twice.  Natalie also has played with the New American Philharmonic. She also is an accomplished piano and organ player. She studies violin under David Porter. Natalie will be continuing her violin studies at the Jacob’s School of Music at Indiana University, where she received the Presidential Scholarship.

Press Release - Northern Utah Youth Symphony Fall Concert

The Northern Utah Youth Symphony and Chamber Orchestra will present their first concerto of the 2019-20 Season: Spooky Fantasia Festival: Halloween, Enchanted Journeys, and Christmas. The concert is Saturday, November 16, 2019, at 3:00 pm, at the historic Ogden High School Auditorium, 2828 Harrison Blvd. Admission is free.

The Northern Utah Youth Chamber Orchestra, conducted by Maestro Nathan West, will open the concert with a Halloween-themed program featuring The Curse of the Rosin-Eating Zombies, music from The Addams Family, Deborah Baker Monday's Dies Irae Fantasia, as well as Creepy Classics, featuring themes from Danse Macabre and Night on Bald Mountain.

The Northern Utah Youth Symphony, conducted by Maestro Conrad Dunn, will then take the stage. Their program includes Mendelssohn's Overture to A Midsummer Night's Dream and a suite from the movie The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe. Ashley Montgomery, a senior at Ogden High School, will be their featured performer, with a Clarinet Concerto by Karl Stamitz. Their final number will introduce the Christmas spirit. Tintinabulations is a medley of variations on Jingle Bells like you've never heard it before.

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Ashley Montgomery has been playing clarinet for 6 years and currently studies under Cindy Child.  This will be her fourth year playing with NUYS. She is a senior at Ogden High School where she serves as section leader in the OHS Marching Band as well as being the principal clarinetist in the Wind Ensemble. She has received superior ratings at both state and region solo and ensemble.

Ashley has performed with the Utah Symphony in the All-Star Youth Pro Am concert. She was part of the Golden Spike 150 Year Celebration Band. This last summer Ashley had the opportunity to perform in Europe with the Utah Ambassadors of Music.

Ashley enjoys the sciences and plans to continue playing clarinet in college while majoring in geology.

Ashley would like to thank the many music teachers and mentors who have inspired and pushed her to become a better musician throughout the years.

Symphonic Sampler -- Upcoming Concert

Northern Utah Youth Symphony and Chamber Orchestras will present their first concert of the 2017-2018 Season, Saturday, November 18, 2017, 3:30 pm at Ogden High School. Admission is free, thanks to our sponsors including Classical Strings and On Track Counseling (Aaron Gardner - Psychotherapist and Neurofeedback).

The Chamber Orchestra, conducted by Nathan West, will open the concert with a Latin-Themed program including Christopher's Fiesta for Strings, Yradier's La Paloma, Graf's arrangement of Yellow Bird, and Hall's Dancing in the Street.

The Northern Utah Youth Symphony, conducted by Conrad Dunn, will then take the stage to perform Mussorgsky's Night on Bald Mountain, Highlights from "Wicked", A Canadian Brass Christmas, and Mendelssohn's Violin Concerto featuring Sarah Francis, a long-time member of the youth symphony.

Northern Utah Youth Symphony and Chamber Orchestras are projects of Lake Bonneville Symphonic Society, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization supported in part by the George S and Dolores Dore Eccles foundation, and the Utah Division of Arts and Museums with funding from the State of Utah and the National Endowment for the Arts.

Sarah Francis has been studying violin with Elissa Krebs for 11 years, and has been a member of Northern Utah Youth Symphony for the past five years. She is a junior at Ogden High School, where she has been serving as concertmaster of the Camerata Orchestra for two years. She currently tutors orchestra students at Mount Ogden Junior High School. While at Ogden High School, she has participated in All State Orchestra, and received superior ratings at regional and state solo and ensemble festivals, and, she was the concertmaster for the 2017 Weber State University Honor Orchestra. She loves chamber music. One of her favorite experiences has been participating in summer chamber music camps coached by the Fry Street Quartet and Lee Trio. She currently plays in a violin trio with the Junction City Music School. She has enjoyed participating in master classes and workshops with violinists Sarah Tasker, Chloe Trevor, and Jenny Oaks Baker. She is a volunteer for the Ogden Symphony Ballet Association Youth Guild, and also a member of the National Honor Society. She enjoys participating in musical theater productions, fiddling with friends, attending seminary, storytelling, and teaching piano.

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Press Release for April 28 Concert

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The Northern Utah Youth Symphony and the Northern Utah Youth Chamber Orchestra will present their Season Finale on Thursday, April 28, 2016, at 7:00 pm in the Box Elder High School Auditorium, 380 S 600 W, Brigham City. Admission is FREE thanks to the sponsorship of PetsFirst! Wellness Center, Brigham City.

The Northern Utah Youth Chamber Orchestra will open the concert. Conducted by Amanda Kippen, this is an all-strings orchestra dedicated to preparing musicians for the rigor of full symphonic music. They will be performing Meyer's One-Bow Concerto, Balmages' Afterburn, Spata's Sea Chantey, and Firth/Phillips' Lowdown, Hoe-down.

The Northern Utah Youth Symphony will then take the stage. Conducted by Conrad Dunn, their program includes Beethoven's Prometheus Overture, and Leroy Anderson's Waltzing Cat.  

Each concert this year features a member of the orchestra who is a winner from the NUYS concerto auditions.The featured soloist for this concert is Megan Brasher, Violinist, performing Barber's Violin Concerto, 1st movement. 

The concert's finale will be a combined orchestra performance of Grundman's American Folk Rhapsody. 

Megan Brasher is from Huntsville Utah and a senior at Weber High. She started playing the piano at age 5 and the violin at age 7. She has been performing since the age of 9 with various groups such as Pizzicato Strings and the River Bottom Band. She has participated in ASTA, Federation, Sid & Mary Folgers international music festival, Lyceum music festival and BYU Summer music festival. She has been in the Snowcrest Jr. High Orchestra and Weber High Orchestra and was the concertmistress for Honors orchestra. Megan has been a member of NUYS for three years and is currently the concertmistress. She is also a member of Lyceum Philharmonic Youth Symphony in American Fork. She has been nominated to perform at the All-Star Evening with the Utah Symphony. Megan is a straight A Student and has been offered academic and music scholarships to several schools. Megan has a passion for anything music and will often be found playing different instruments. She is currently playing the French horn in the High School band. Megan has been teaching piano and violin and is saving up for a trip to Europe this summer where she will be performing with a String chamber group in several cities throughout Europe. Megan will be attending BYU in the fall and majoring in Music Performance. In her spare time she enjoys the outdoors, playing with her animals, playing the piano, and hanging out with friends.

Press Release: Northern Utah Youth Symphony in Concert, Ogden High, February 20, 2016

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The Northern Utah Youth Symphony and the Northern Utah Youth Chamber Orchestra will present their Mid-Year Showcase on Saturday, February 20, 2016, at 3:00 pm in the Ogden High School Auditorium, 2828 Harrison Blvd. Admission is FREE thanks to the sponsorship of Jenson Family Dentistry, Brigham City.

The Northern Utah Youth Chamber Orchestra will open the concert. Conducted by Amanda Kippen, this is an

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all-strings orchestra dedicated to preparing musicians for the rigor of full symphonic music. They will be performing Shapiro's African Accents, Sammartini's Concertino in G, Meyer's Terra Nova, and a Bach Brandenburg Concerto.

The Northern Utah Youth Symphony will then take the stage. Conducted by Conrad Dunn, their program includes the timeless favorite Carmen Suite No. 1 by Bizet, and A Tribute to John Williams from the Kennedy Center Honors featuring themes from Star Wars, Jaws, Superman, Harry Potter, Raiders, and E.T.

Each concert this year features a member of the orchestra who is a winner from the NUYS concerto auditions.The featured soloist for this concert is Makenzie Harris, French Horn, performing Glière's Horn Concerto, 3rd movement.

Makenzie Harris is a junior at Bear Lake High School in southern Idaho. She has been a member of NUYS for the past two years playing French horn. Makenzie has had the privilege of participating in District, All-State, and All-Northwest honor symphonies. As an honor student, she plays with her local High School band. She is heavily involved in sports, student council, cheerleading, and practically anything else that she sets her mind to. She received 2nd place as a freshman, then 1st as a sophomore at state solo and ensemble competition. Whether it is guitar, songwriting, or French horn, Makenzie has a passion for music.  She loves people and meets thousands every year working as a tour guide at Minnetonka Cave. She is planning on pursuing her dream career as a music therapist, by pursuing her education at Utah State University in 2017. In her spare time, she enjoys cross-country, social dance club, playing softball, doing yoga, and working as a ski instructor at Pine Creek Ski Resort.

Additional Background Information:
These orchestras are projects of the Lake Bonneville Symphonic Society, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization based in Brigham City, and actively serving musicians from the communities all over Northern Utah and into Idaho.

In addition to the upcoming February 20, 2016, concert, NUYS and NUYCO will present their final concert at Box Elder High School on Thursday, April 28, 2016. NUYS will also be performing at the Youth Symphony Festival at Abravanel Hall, March 14, 2015.

The Lake Bonneville Symphonic Society is supported by generous donations, grants from George S and Dolores Dore Eccles Foundation as well as Utah Arts and Museums, the LBSS annual Gala Fundraiser Dinner and Silent Auction scheduled for April 9, 2016, and, for this concert specifically, Jenson Dentistry, who makes it possible to offer this evening with FREE Admission.

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Press Release: Symphonic Sampler Nov 21, 2015

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The Northern Utah Youth Symphony and the Northern Utah Youth Chamber Orchestra announce their upcoming concert, Symphonic Sampler, November 21, 2015, 3:00 pm, Bear River High School Auditorium, 1450 S Main, Garland. The concert is FREE thanks to Jenson Dentistry, generous sponsor for this concert.

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The Northern Utah Youth Chamber Orchestra, our training orchestra for strings, conducted by Amanda Kippen, will open the concert with timeless favorites. 

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The Northern Utah Youth Symphony, with Maestro Conrad Dunn and musicians from Davis, Weber, Box Elder, Cache and Bear Lake (ID) counties, will then take the stage with an eclectic variety of music including The William Tell Overture, Pirates of the Caribbean, and Sleigh Ride. 

Each concert this year will feature a winner from the NUYS concerto auditions. The featured soloist for this concert is Allison Francis from Odgen, Utah, performing the first movement of Mozart's Flute Concerto No. 2.

Allison Francis

Allison Francis is a three-​year member of NUYS where she is principal flute and plays piccolo. She studies with Anita Ford and is a junior at Ogden High School. She plays with the OHS Symphonic Band and received a Superior Rating at State Solo and Ensemble in 2015.  She is a member of the Ogden Concert Band, and participated in both the BYU Young Musicians summer program and the WSU Honor Band.  In addition to volunteering as a flute tutor with the junior high band department, she works as a piano teacher.  She serves with the Ogden Symphony Ballet Association Youth Guild.  Allison loves science and volunteers with the Northern Utah Wilderness Rehabilitation Center.  Her dreams include becoming a marine biologist and band teacher.  Some of her favorite things include French, ukulele, mashed potatoes, sea otters, the color blue and all things Harry Potter.

​Additional Background Information:

T​hese orchestras are projects of the Lake Bonneville Symphonic Society, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization based in Brigham City, and actively serving musicians that the communities all over Northern Utah. LBSS sponsors Northern Utah Community Orchestra's Messiah Sing-in December 11 in Brigham City and December 13 in Ogden. 

In addition to the upcoming November 21 concert, NUYS and NUYCO will be presenting a solo night recital January 30, 2016, at the Brigham City Tabernacle; a concert at Ogden High School February 20, 2016; and a concert at Box Elder High School April 28, 2016. In addition, NUYS will be performing at the Youth Symphony Festival at Abravanel Hall, March 14, 2015.

The Lake Bonneville Symphonic Society is supported by generous donations, grants from George S and Dolores Dore Eccles Foundation as well as Utah Arts and Museums, the LBSS annual Gala Fundraiser Dinner and Silent Auction, and, for this concert specifically, Jenson Dentistry, who makes it possible to offer this wonderful FREE Admission Concert.

​Additional information is available on our website, or by contacting Julie Gardner 435.740.4335 (cell), info@northernutahyouthsymphony.org​

Facebook Event

I hope you all received the email for the press release for this upcoming concert.

It has also been posted on the blog at http://www.lincolnyouthsymphony.com/2015/04/press-release-northern-utah-youth.html

In addition, a facebook event has been created. Please share and invite everyone!

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Press Release: Northern Utah Youth Symphony Season Finale Concert

The Northern Utah Youth Symphony and Chamber Orchestras are pleased to announce their Season Finale Concert, Thursday, April 23, 2015, at 7:00 pm in the Box Elder High School Auditorium, 380 S 600 W, Brigham City. This FREE concert will feature timeless classics, crowd-pleasing pops music, and Travis Seamons, a winner of this year's concerto competition, performing the Shostakovich Piano Concerto No. 2.

The Northern Utah Youth Chamber Orchestra, a strings training orchestra directed by Amanda Kippen, will open the concert with Meyer's Curse of the Rosin Eating Zombies from Outer Space, and arrangements of Billy Joe's Boulevard of Broken Dreams, Holst's Jupiter, and Offenbach's Orpheus in the Underworld.

The Northern Utah Youth Symphony, a full symphony orchestra directed by Conrad Dunn, will perform the first movement of Schubert's Unfinished Symphony, The Hoedown from Copland's Rodeo, and the first movement of the Shostakovich Piano Concerto No. 2 with Travis Seamons.

For the finale, the two orchestras will combine to perform Elfman's Selections from Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.

Travis Seamons has been playing the piano since he was eight years old. Music has always been his passion -- he is the NUYS principal Oboist -- but playing the piano is especially important to him. He has participated in Utah State University's (USU) Youth Conservatory for the past four years and is currently studying under Dr. Kevin Olson. Playing the piano has been a major part of Travis' life. Some of his awards include Superior ratings at State Solo and Ensemble and Honorable Mentions at USU's annual Piano Festival. He also performs frequently within the community.

When he isn't playing the piano, Travis loves science and math. Last fall he took first place in science at the Academic Olympiad held at USU. Following high school, Travis will serve an LDS mission in Budapest, Hungary. He will then study biomedical engineering at either USU or the University of Utah.

Mid-Year Showcase Press Release

The Northern Utah Youth Symphony (NUYS) and Northern Utah Youth Chamber Orchestra (NUYCO) will present their winter concert Saturday, February 21, 2015, 5 pm, at Logan High School Auditorium, 162 West 100 South, Logan. Admission is free thanks to the sponsorship of PetsFirst! Wellness Center, Brigham City.

NUYCO, an all-strings orchestra conducted by Amanda Kippen, will open the concert with Beethoven's Fidelio Finale and his Adagio Cantabile - Pathetique, Dvorak's Slavonic Dance No. 8, and Italian Folk Festival. 

NUYS, a full symphony orchestra conducted by Conrad Dunn, will follow with Beethoven's 5th Symphony (1st mvt), Rimsky-Korsakov's Capriccio Espagnole (mvt 1&5), Saint-Saens Bacchanale from Sampson & Delilah, and Elliot Del Borgo's Aboriginal Rituals. In addition, two featured soloists will be accompanied by the orchestra. Joshua Austin and Jaquell Taylor will perform a concerto for two celli by Vivaldi.

These youth orchestras are projects of the Lake Bonneville Symphonic Society. Join us for the Gala Fundraiser Dinner and Silent Auction March 14. More info at www.NorthernUtahYouthSymphony.org.

Soloists: 

Joshua Austin is a senior at Box Elder High School in Brigham City, Utah. He is the son of Ken and Diane Austin. He began cello lessons with Meg Ferry and studied with her for 8 years. Joshua is a member of the Northern Utah Youth Symphony as principal cellist. He is also a member of his school's orchestra where he is principal cellist. Music is a big part of Joshua's life. He also studies guitar and piano, and is a percussionist in the Box Elder band program. He enjoys marching band, jazz band, drum line and drumming just for fun. He freely shares his talents in other groups, as well. He is a member of and plays guitar with the Hot Apple Pie Fiddlers and cello in a double quartet group, Aspen Strings. Joshua also teaches private cello and guitar lessons. In his spare time, he likes to compose New Age music on the computer.

Jaquell Taylor is a sophomore at Fremont High School in Plain City, Utah.  She is the daughter of Joel and Amber Taylor.  She has studied cello for 10 years with John Findlay and Paul Joines.  She started at the age of 3 on violin, but three years later fell in love with the sound of the cello, and has never looked back.  Jaquell is a member of the Northern Utah Youth Symphony in Brigham City, Utah.  Jaquell is involved in the Fremont High School Orchestra as well where she serves as principal cellist.  She is also serving as principal cellist in the Weber School District Honor Orchestra this year. Jaquell enjoys being a member of the Hot Apple Pie Fiddlers, as well as a member of a double quartet, Aspen Strings.  She has received superior ratings at ASTA festivals for the past 9 years. Jaquell also has her own private cello studio where she teaches private cello lessons. Jaquell loves the challenge of performing music, and the emotional outlet that it can give to her during practicing.  

Concert Event on Facebook

Here is a link for the February 21 concert in Logan to be shared far and wide on facebook. Let's make it popular!

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Thanks to PetsFirst Wellness Center for sponsoring. 

Still no info on Abravanel Hall, but Monday isn't over yet! You will know when I do.

Have a great week!

Julie

PS The schedule for Feb 21, the day of the concert, will be: 

No morning rehearsal. 

1 pm on stage at Logan High (come early). 

3:15 ish for NUYCO, call time for concert 4:30. 

Concert, 5-6:30 pm.

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​Dress Rehearsal

The rehearsal is a​ ​"dress rehearsal​" in the sense that we are rehearsing on the stage.

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You do not need to wear your concert outfit until the performance.

​Here is the link for the concert dress info: http://www.northernutahyouthsymphony.org/p/concert-dress.html

​November 22 Schedule

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Call time for the rehearsal is 10:30 am. We will need all the help we can get as we set up the stage. :)

Rehearsal runs from 11 to 1:15, then we will have lunch.

Call time for the concert is 2:30.

The concert begins with NUYCO at 3:00.

​Lunch

Don't forget your food assignment for lunch.Here is the link for the lunch announcement: http://www.northernutahyouthsymphony.org/2014/11/nuys-dress-rehearsal-lunch.html

​Music

All music - including folders - will be collected Saturday so we can prepare music folders for the next concert. If you have borrowed music (to recruit your friends) it must also be returned on Saturday.

DVDs

DVDs of the concert will be available to pre-order in the lobby. 

$11 for delivery at rehearsal, $13 for mail delivery

Next few weeks

There is no rehearsal over Thanksgiving weekend. Our next rehearsal will be December 6 @ Promontory School.

So excited for this concert!

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Julie ​

Press Release: November 22, 2014, Concert

The Northern Utah Youth Symphony and Chamber Orchestra (formerly Lincoln) will present their first concert of the season as a matinee,November 22, 2014, 3.00 pm, at Bear River High School Auditorium, 1450 South Main, Garland, Utah. Admission is free thanks to the sponsorship of Classical Strings.

The Northern Utah Youth Chamber Orchestra, conducted by Amanda Kippen, will open the concert with selections including Wood Splitter Fanfare, Dies Irae: Fantasia, Brandenburg Concerto No. 5, and to put us in the holiday mood, Variant on an Old English Carol.

The Northern Utah Youth Symphony, conducted by Conrad Dunn, will follow with Sibelius' timeless Finlandia, a suite from Video Games Live, and Jeffrey Bishop's Aethelinda. Each concert this year will also feature a student soloist chosen as a winner of the NUYS annual concerto auditions. Krystell Taylor, violin, will be performing the stunning first movement of Lalo's Symphonie Espagnole with the orchestra.

These youth symphonies are projects of the Lake Bonneville Symphonic Society, dedicated to music in our communities. Visitwww.NorthernUtahYouthSymphony.org for more information.

Krystell Taylor is a senior at Fremont High School in Plain City, Utah.  She is the daughter of Joel and Amber Taylor.  She has studied violin for 15 years with Diane Austin and Elizabeth Wallace.   She is currently serving as concert mistress of the Northern Utah Youth Symphony. In 2011, Miss Taylor was selected to perform solo with the Lincoln Youth Symphony. Krystell had the opportunity during the summer of 2014 to play with the Rocky Mountain Camerata while touring Europe. She is also currently playing with the Young Artists Chamber Players under the direction of Jack Ashton. Krystell enjoys being a member of the Hot Apple Pie Fiddlers, as well as a member of a double quartet, Aspen Strings.  She has received superior ratings at ASTA festivals for the past 10 years, and has received superior ratings at Regional and State Solo and Ensembles for the past 3 years.  She loves being involved with music and participates in various school orchestras and choirs, honor orchestras, All-State Orchestras, and teaches private lessons.  Krystell has a passion for playing her violin and making music, whether it is fiddle, chamber, symphony or performing solo.

Name Change: Northern Utah Youth Symphony & Chamber Orchestra

The Lake Bonneville Symphonic Society, in celebration of its new fiscal year which begins today, announces that the Lincoln Youth Symphony and Lincoln Youth Chamber Orchestra will now be known as the Northern Utah Youth Symphony (NUYS - Say "Nice") and the Northern Utah Youth Chamber Orchestra (NUYCO - rhymes with LYCO).

Thank you for your continued support throughout the years, and please be patient with us as not everything about the name will change immediately (hence the Lincoln email address and website), yet, if you are looking for us on Facebook, search for Northern Utah Youth Symphony.

Audition scheduling available soon.

Have a great day,

Julie Gardner, Managing Director

Conrad Dunn, Conductor

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Press Release: LYS & LYCO Season Finale

The Lincoln Youth Symphony with maestro Conrad Dunn and the Lincoln Youth Chamber Orchestra with maestro Amanda Kippen, will be performing their Season Finale Concert on Saturday, April 19, 5:00 pm, Bear River High School Auditorium, 1450 South Main, Garland, Utah. Admission is FREE thanks to the sponsorship of PetsFirst! Wellness Center. Musicians in both orchestras hail from all over Northern Utah, including Cache, Box Elder, and Weber Counties.

The Lincoln Youth Chamber Orchestra, a strings-only training orchestra, will open the concert with Nunez's M to the Third Power, Adkins/Epworth's Skyfall, one "secret" surprise piece, and Gliere's Russian Sailors' Dance.

The Lincoln Youth Symphony, a full symphony orchestra, will perform Brahms' Academic Festival Overture, then Joshua Musselman, a winner of the LYS annual concerto competition, will be our featured performer with MacDowell's Piano Concerto No. 2, First Movement, Larghetto Calmato. 

For the grand finale, the two orchestras will also combine to perform Hardiman's Lord of the Dance. The concert promises to provide a memorable, crowd-pleasing evening.

Soloist Josh Musselman began taking piano lessons at Utah State University's Youth Conservatory when he was eight years old. Since then he has studied with several different teachers, including USU's Brandon Lee, and Professors Gary Amano and Dennis Hirst. Josh's musical accomplishments include several Honorable Mentions at competitions such as the UMTA Concerto Competition and USU's Piano Festival competition. Josh also took first place at Mountain Crest High School's 2013 Young Artist Cup. In 2013 Josh received the Distinguished Young Performer award from Utah State. UMTA judges have complimented Josh's clarity and musicality, as well as his powerful volume.  Josh has been teaching piano lessons since he was 13 years old, and enjoys sharing his love of music with people of all ages.  He has accompanied other instrumentalists for competitions for the last two years, and played for weddings and other functions.  Josh also very much enjoys composing music.  His other loves beyond music include mountain biking, weight lifting, reading, scouting, and cooking.  

Lincoln Youth Symphony and Chamber Orchestra are projects of the Lake Bonneville Symphonic Society, a 501(c)(3) non-profit dedicated to supporting youth and adults in LYS, LYCO, and the Lake Bonneville Community Symphony, including the annual Messiah Sing-in each Christmas at the Brigham City Tabernacle. 

Facebook Event for Concerto Night

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Press Release - Concerto Night goes "on the road" - Lincoln Youth Symphony & Chamber Orchestras

The Lincoln Youth Symphony and Lincoln Youth Chamber Orchestra will present a Night of Concertos featuring soloists Krystal Matheson (Trumpet), David Ban (Piano), and Kristene Murrow (Violin), February 1, 2014, 5:00 pm at Logan High School Auditorium, 162 W 100 S, Logan. This change of venue is a reflection of the youth symphony's membership which comes from all over Northern Utah. Admission is free due to the generous sponsorship of Aaron Gardner of Associated Psychotherapists, Brigham City.

Information regarding the youth symphony is available at www.LincolnYouthSymphony.com.

The Lincoln Youth Chamber Orchestra, their strings-only training orchestra conducted by Amanda Kippen, will perform Vivaldi's "Spring", Gruselle's "Postcards from Russia", Puccini's "Nessun Dorma", and Spata's "Gauntlet".

The Lincoln Youth Symphony, a full orchestra conducted by Conrad Dunn, will perform Schubert's "Rosamunde Overture", and themes from Strauss's "Also Sprach Zarathustra". Additionally, showcasing talented youth from all over Northern Utah, Krystal Matheson of North Ogden will perform Hummel's Trumpet Concerto, David Ban of Logan will perform Mozart's Piano Concerto No. 23, and Kristene Murrow of Howell will perform Vivaldi's Violin Concerto in A Minor. 

Additional information on each soloist is included below:

Krystal Matheson

Hummel Trumpet Concerto, 3rd mvt

Krystal Matheson is a senior at Weber High School.  She began piano lessons at age seven and found a passion for music when she joined her junior high band playing the trumpet.  She studies trumpet with Rod Rippon and periodically receives advice from her band director, Joe Windsor.  Krystal is in her third year as principal trumpet player of the Lincoln Youth Symphony and performed with the Utah Symphony in the 2013 All Star Side-By-Side Concert.  She has been selected principal trumpet of both the 2013 Weber School District and 2014 Weber State University Honor Bands, received “Superior” ratings at the Utah Region and Solo/ Ensemble Festivals, and was a member of the 2013 Utah All State Band.  Krystal excels academically; she has been an officer in MESA and German Club, and is currently serving as president of the latter.  She loves math, music, and science, and will most likely pursue a career in engineering.

David Ban

Mozart Piano Concerto 23, 3rd mvt

David Ban, 12 year old, is a 6th grader in Mount Logan Middle School.  He started learning piano and music theory at Utah State University (USU) Youth Conservatory when he was 5.  He is a student of Professor Gary Amano.  His previous teachers include Emma Frazier, Anarie Petroff and Brandon Lee.  For the past few years, David participated in the USU Piano Festival and won top prizes.  He has also been named as one of the Youth Conservatory Outstanding Performers and received Spencer L. Taggart Memorial Award.  David won first prize in the Weber State Piano Festival and was selected as one of the finalists for Utah Symphony Salute to Youth audition in 2013.  David loves school.   Besides piano, he enjoys playing tennis, swimming, skiing, singing at school choir and playing video games.  

Kristene Murrow

Vivaldi Violin Concerto in A Minor, 3rd mvt

Kristene Murrow, age 10, is the daughter of Randall and Jenny Murrow of Howell, Utah.  She is in the fourth grade and attends North Park Elementary in Tremonton.  Kristene has been studying violin since she was four years old.  She has studied with Nonie Reesor and Sharon Kline, and currently studies with Diane Austin.  She has been a member of the Lincoln Youth Chamber Orchestra, in Brigham City, for the past 3 years.  She is also a member of the Hot Apple Pie Fiddlers that frequently performs for local venues. Kristene has participated and received superior ratings in the ASTA String Festival for the past 6 years and was featured on the ASTA String Festival's Honor's Recital in 2009 at Utah State University and in 2013 at Weber State University. Kristene has a love for the arts.  She enjoys drawing, painting, writing stories and composing music. She especially enjoys making bracelets and necklaces for family and friends. She loves the outdoors. Her hobbies include riding 4-wheelers, shooting bb guns (she’s a pretty good shot), fishing, bike riding, swimming in the ocean and jumping on the trampoline.  She also enjoys reading, cooking and baking cupcakes. Kristene’s favorite pastime is fiddling. She loves to fiddle!!  She also plays the piano and wants to learn how to play the guitar.  Kristene hopes to one day become a violin teacher so that she can share her love of music with others.

Press Release: Upcoming Youth Symphony Concert

Lake Bonneville Symphonic Society is proud to present Lincoln Youth Symphony and Lincoln Youth Chamber Orchestra in their 2013-14 season opening concert, "Symphonic Sampler," which will be Saturday, November 23, 5:00pm, at the Box Elder Middle School Auditorium, 18 S 500 E, Brigham City. Admission to this concert is FREE thanks to the generous sponsorship of Classical Strings Sales, Repairs and Rentals, Grover Wilhelmsen (owner).

The concert will open with the all-strings Lincoln Youth Chamber Orchestra, conducted by Amanda Kippen. They will be performing arrangements of Dukas' "Sorcerer's Apprentice", Percy Faith's "Brazilian Sleigh Bells", a Gregorian Chant transcribed by Conley called "Kyrie Eleison", and Sean O'Loughlin's exciting all-pizzicato piece "Firewalk".

Lincoln Youth Symphony will then present their debut performance under the baton of new conductor Conrad Dunn with an eclectic program including Beethoven's "Egmont Overture", Frescobaldi's "Toccata", Respighi's "Ancient Dances and Airs", and the Bounty Hunter Theme from Video Games Live .

Lincoln Youth Symphony and Lincoln Youth Chamber Orchestra are projects of the Lake Bonneville Symphonic Society, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization funded by George S & Dolores Dore Eccles Foundation, the Utah Arts Council, and their annual Gala Dinner and Silent Auction which is generously supported by local businesses, friends, and family. 

Additional information is available at www.LincolnYouthSymphony.com. 

Press Release: Lincoln Youth Symphony Announces A New Era

Conrad Dunn

Conrad Dunn: Lincoln Youth Symphony's New Conductor

Lincoln Youth Symphony, a project of the 501(c)(3) non-profit organization the Lake Bonneville Symphonic Society, is pleased to announce Conrad Dunn of Logan, Utah, as the new Music Director - Conductor of our premier youth orchestra.  

Auditions for the 2013-14 season will take place September 14, 2013, from 8:30am to noon at Promontory School in Perry, Utah. Lincoln Youth Symphony brings together musicians from all over Northern Utah including Ogden, Brigham City, Logan and Tremonton. With three full concerts, a fall retreat, and a performance at Abravanel Hall, the musicians are encouraged to put together car pools and do whatever it takes to participate in regular Saturday Morning Rehearsals for this outstanding opportunity.

Conrad Dunn is a strong believer in the positive effect that music can have in shaping and molding the minds of youth.  His music career started at four years old when he attended a concert by the French violinist Zino Francescatti. That performance and the experience of meeting him backstage inspired him to begin studying the violin.

He began his teaching career as a private string instructor (violin, viola & cello) as well as an assistant in the public schools, at the age of 15. Since then he has continued working in the music education field in various capacities, and he has 40+ years of teaching experience.

Mr Dunn has taught and worked with every age level in the public and private school systems, from supervising string programs on a district level to string clinician on a national level. These experiences in teaching have given him the opportunity to observe, first hand, what is needed in music programs across the country.

Groups such as the Lincoln Youth Symphony give young musicians the chance to participate in a full symphonic setting, broaden their musical knowledge, and provide additional performing experiences. This program is valuable to our youth and our communities.

For information including a schedule and upcoming auditions for all symphonic instruments, please visit www.LincolnYouthSymphony.com.