pyco5-4-08concert

"Dance, Music & Rhyme - Treat Your Eyes And Ears Big Time!"
With the participation of the Pittsburgh Youth Ballet Company, Guest Flute Soloist Andrei Pidkivka
And The World premiere of: "Mother Goose meets Father Bach", Rhyme & Music by Monique Mead
SUNDAY, MAY 4, 2008 - 4:00 PM - Richard E. Rauh Theater - Hillman Center for Performing Arts
Shady Side Academy, Fox Chapel Campus - Pablo Ardiles, Music Director

PROGRAM:
String Orchestra
Concerto Grosso in A minor Op. 6 No. 4 …………………………….…......…......….........…….. Handel
Flute* Concerto in D Major Op.10 No. 3 (“The Goldfinch”) ………….…......………...........……. Vivaldi
* Guest Flute Soloist: Andrei Pidkivka

Mother Goose meets Father Bach* - Rhyme & Music with Monique Mead and PYCO
Badinerie from Suite No. 2 in B minor ……………………………..…….....….....….........…….…... Bach
Gavotte I from Suite No. 1 in C …………………………............................................….….….. Bach
Rondeau from Suite No. 2 in B minor ……………………………..……....…….............….........… Bach
Bourree I-II from Suite No. 2 in B minor …………………………..…..….....…...................……… Bach
* World Premiere!

PYCO & Pittsburgh Youth Ballet Company Presentation
Waltz of the Hours from Coppelia …….……………..…………..……….….….…............….….. Delibes
Finale from St. Paul’s Suite ………………………..…….......…………......……................……… Holst
Intermezzo from Cavalleria Rusticana……..………………..……………...…..................…… Mascagni
Hopak from Sorochinsky Fair …………………………..….....................…..........…..….. Mussorgsky

Pittsburgh Youth Chamber Orchestra
Prelude to Die Meistersinger ………………………………………………....…...….…............….. Wagner
Berceuse and Finale from The Firebird ……………………………………….............…..…... Stravinsky
Chicken Reel ………………………………………………….….…..…....…...............….. Leroy Anderson

Order DVD of this concert
DVD Introduction to PYCO May 4, 2008 Concert - Low Resolution (8 MB, small screen)

May 6, 2008

TO: All PYCO Members, Pittsburgh Youth Ballet Company Members and students from Monique Mead music class

Congratulations on an incredible, unbelievably fantastic concert on Sunday!!!

The past 48 hours have been an outpouring of emails and telephone calls from people sharing their excitement of what they experienced on Sunday. These are some of the words they used to describe the event:

Unbelievable.. Brilliant.. Beautifully planned.. Wonderful.. First-class event.. Unique.. Masterfully staged.. Mind-boggling.. Professionally organized.. Emotionally overwhelming.. Great dancers.. World class soloist.. Original.. Incredibly powerful.. So much young talent.. Lovely programs.. Impressive.. Entertaining.. Good variety.. Children friendly.. Inspiring.. Motivating.. Great music selections.. How cute the children.. Lovely rhymes and acting.. Exhilarating finale.

Each of you did a fantastic job and I want to thank you for such an extraordinary cooperation and commitment to quality performance.

As the saying goes, "it takes a village to raise a child" well... it takes a village to produce a quality concert!

I just would like to deeply thank this village that made this past Sunday's concert possible. All of you: young musicians, dancers and children, parents, staff, board members, donors and all community members that support our chamber music and chamber orchestra program.

I hope you have a wonderful Summer and I am looking forward for a 2008-09 season filled again with creativity, fun and wonderful music!

Sincerely,

Pablo Ardiles
Music Director
Pittsburgh Youth Chamber orchestra

PYCO String Orchestra, moments before the start of the concert	Monique Mead and Gregory Lehane in Mother Goose meets Father Bach	Pittsburgh Youth Ballet Company in Waltz of the Hours by Delibes	Wagner, Die Meistersinger	Emily and Micahel after the concert
3 and 4 year old children in Mother Goose meets Father Bach	3 and 4 year old children in Mother Goose meets Father Bach	3 to 6 year old children singing Ode to Joy	3 to 6 year old children singing Ode to Joy	3 to 6 year old children singing Ode to Joy
Gregory Lehane (Father Bach) and Pablo Ardiles during dress rehearsal	Monique Mead (Mother Goose) and Gregory Lehane (Father Bach) with Pablo Ardiles during dress rehearsal	Getting ready. Moments before the concert	Getting ready. Moments before the concert	Getting ready. Moments before the concert
Getting ready. Tuning before the concert	Handel Concerto Grosso Op. 6 No. 4	Handel Concerto Grosso Op. 6 No. 4	Handel Concerto Grosso Op. 6 No. 4	Handel Concerto Grosso Op. 6 No. 4
Handel Concerto Grosso Op. 6 No. 4	Handel Concerto Grosso Op. 6 No. 4	Handel Concerto Grosso Op. 6 No. 4	Handel Concerto Grosso Op. 6 No. 4	Handel Concerto Grosso Op. 6 No. 4
Handel Concerto Grosso Op. 6 No. 4	Handel Concerto Grosso Op. 6 No. 4	Taking a bow after Handel Concerto Grosso Op. 6 No. 4	Vivaldi, Flute Concerto	Vivaldi, Flute Concerto
Vivaldi, Flute Concerto	Andrei Pidkivka - Vivaldi, Flute Concerto	Vivaldi, Flute Concerto	Sean, Michael, Greg and Emily being acknowledged in Vivaldi, Flute Concerto	Badinerie, Bach - Rachel, Flute
5 and 6 year old children in Mother Goose meets Father Bach	3 to 6 year old children singing Ode to Joy	PYCO and Pittsburgh Youth Ballet Company	PYCO and Pittsburgh Youth Ballet Company	PYCO and Pittsburgh Youth Ballet Company
PYCO and Pittsburgh Youth Ballet Company	PYCO and Pittsburgh Youth Ballet Company	PYCO and Pittsburgh Youth Ballet Company	PYCO and Pittsburgh Youth Ballet Company	PYCO and Pittsburgh Youth Ballet Company
PYCO and Pittsburgh Youth Ballet Company	PYCO and Pittsburgh Youth Ballet Company	PYCO and Pittsburgh Youth Ballet Company	PYCO and Pittsburgh Youth Ballet Company	PYCO and Pittsburgh Youth Ballet Company
Cheers to PYCO after the Ballet presentation	Wagner, Die Mistersinger	Gregory Lehane and Monique Mead	Audience applauding the Pittsburgh Youth Ballet Company	Pablo Ardiles after the concert, with friends Marcela and Rafael Velez
Dress Rehearsal with the Pittsburgh Youth Ballet Company	PYCO and Pittsburgh Youth Ballet Company	PYCO and Pittsburgh Youth Ballet Company	PYCO and Pittsburgh Youth Ballet Company	PYCO and Pittsburgh Youth Ballet Company
PYCO and Pittsburgh Youth Ballet Company	Dress Rehearsal with the Pittsburgh Youth Ballet Company	Dress Rehearsal with the Pittsburgh Youth Ballet Company	PYCO and Pittsburgh Youth Ballet Company	PYCO and Pittsburgh Youth Ballet Company
PYCO and Pittsburgh Youth Ballet Company	PYCO and Pittsburgh Youth Ballet Company	During PYCO dress rehearsal	During PYCO dress rehearsal	During PYCO dress rehearsal
During PYCO dress rehearsal	During PYCO dress rehearsal	During PYCO dress rehearsal