EPYO II, under the direction of Sheryl Schuster, will begin the concert with a musical voyage with stops in Scotland and Spain before arriving at their final destination – the hallowed halls of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.  Selections will include Bizet’s Farandole, By Loch and Mountain by Robert W. Smith, two movements from Rimsky-Korsakov’s Capriccio Espagnol, and the unmistakable magical melodies from John Williams’ Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone.  The EPYO II strings will also have the opportunity to kick up their hills in Soon Hee Newbold’s Blue Fire Fiddler, and have some good old fashioned fun with the One Bow Concerto by Richard Meyer, featuring soloists Tony Huang, violin; Tyler Vest, viola; and Sasha Feinberg, cello. 

Under the baton of Maestro Alfred Savia, EPYO will begin the second half of the program with one of the most recognizable pieces of the 20th Century - Aaron Copland’s Fanfare for the Common Man featuring the EPYO brass and percussion sections, followed by John Williams’ robust and  brassy overture to the 1972 John Wayne film, The Cowboys; Grieg’s Last Spring, featuring the EPYO strings; the final movement of Dvorak’s Serenade in D minor for winds; Fantasia on “Greensleeves” by Vaughn-Williams; The Masquerade Suite by Khatchaturian, and closing with William Walton’s Crown Imperial March.

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