Busy, Busy, Busy

(Laurie Auditorium in between Young People’s Concerts)
The musicians of the San Antonio Symphony have been very

busy this past week. The week began with Young People’s Concerts at Trinity University’s Laurie Auditorium (six to be exact), followed by a concert at San Antonio College’s McAllister Auditorium, and ended with a side-by-side concert with the Youth Orchestra of San Antonio. Eight concerts over the span of six days kept the orchestra on their toes. This set of Young People’s concerts was the final set of the educational concerts for this season. Reaching thousands of San Antonio youth, the Young People’s series is just one of the many ways the musicians reach out to more than just the Majestic Theater audience.

While at San Antonio College, the symphony joined forces with the choirs of San Antonio College and East Central High School to perform a piece by local composer Alice Gomez. This event was entitled “Instruments of Peace,” and featured music inspired by the hope of world peace. Of note, the concert opened with John William’s Olympic Theme music of the 1988 Summer Games that were held in Seoul, South Korea. Tying this to the symphony, Resident Conductor David Cho, who is originally from South Korea, felt honored to present this music at such an event. And yesterday, wrapping up the week, the symphony performed Rossini’s William Tell Overture and Rimsky-Korsakov’s Capriccio Espagnol with YOSA. With the stage packed with performers, it was an exciting concert to attend. As clearly seen from these events, the symphony truly does bring music to the community.

(Resident Conductor, David In-Jae Cho and cellist, Marilyn de Oliveira)