Rhode Island Philharmonic Music School to hold spring concerts

The Rhode Island Philharmonic Youth Orchestras (RIPYO) will present their final concert of the season on Saturday, May 7 at 3 p.m. at Roberts Hall, Rhode Island College. The concert will feature the top-level Symphony Orchestra conducted by Music Director Alexey Shabalin, Repertory Orchestra under the direction of Vincent Mattera, String Orchestra under the direction of Irina Naryshkova and the Intermediate String Ensemble and String Ensemble under the direction of Erin Quinton Erban. Tickets are $11 for adults, $6 students and senior citizens, and are available through the Rhode Island College box office www.ric.edu/pfa/orderinfo.php or 456-8144.

The Symphony Orchestra features one of the RI Philharmonic Concerto & Aria Competition co-winners: Faares Deeb (cello). The Symphony’s program will include the first movement of Haydn’s “Cello Concerto No.1 in C Major”, Touafek’s “About Us – A Symphonic Poem” and movements from Brahms’ “Hungarian Dances.” Repertory Orchestra, String Orchestra, Intermediate String Ensemble and Beginning String Ensemble will perform standard classical repertoire.

RIPYO provides quality orchestral rehearsal and performance experience for talented young musicians from Rhode Island and nearby Connecticut and Massachusetts. Students range in age from elementary school through high school. For more information or to schedule an audition visit musicschool.riphil.org or contact Youth Ensembles Manager Chelsea Anderson at 248-7038.

The Rhode Island Philharmonic Youth Wind Ensembles (RIPYWE) will present their final concert of the season Sunday, May 15 at 3 p.m. at Sapinsley Hall, Rhode Island College. The concert will include RIPYWE Senior Division, under the direction of Eric Hewitt, and RIPYWE Junior Division, under the direction of David Neves. Tickets are $11 adults, $6 students and senior citizens and are available through the Rhode Island College box office www.ric.edu/pfa/orderinfo.php or 456-8144.

RIPYWE Senior performs Whitacre’s “October,” Prokofiev’s “March, Op. 99” and select movements from Shostakovich’s “Symphony No. 9.” RIPYWE Junior performs works by Grundman, Silvestri, Grainger, Blocher and Heiden.

RIPYWE provides quality wind ensemble rehearsal and performance experience for talented young musicians from Rhode Island and nearby Connecticut and Massachusetts. For more information or to schedule an audition visit musicschool.riphil.org or contact Youth Ensembles Manager Chelsea Anderson at 248-7038.