GBYO Novembe Concert Press Release

The Greater Bridgeport Youth Orchestras (GBYO) To OPEN the 2011-12 season, CELEBRATING 50 YEARS OF MUSIC AND YOUTH, ON Sunday, November 20, 3PM at Klein Auditorium in Bridgeport

Concert to feature works by Brahms, Dvorák, Massenet, Rossini, Saint-Saens, Tchaikovsky, and more!

Bridgeport, CT: The Greater Bridgeport Youth Orchestras (GBYO) will perform the first concert of the 2011-12 season on Sunday, November 20 at 3:00 pm at Klein Auditorium in Bridgeport. The concert will be the first of a series of events celebrating the GBYO’s Golden Anniversary and  include performances by all five GBYO ensembles.

Christopher Hisey, Music Director for the organization, conducts the Principal Orchestra in Antonin Dvorák’s Symphony No. 9 “From the New World” and the ever-popular Overture to “William Tell” by Gioachino Rossini.  Symphony Orchestra, under the baton of Carrie Mascaro, will perform March Militaire Francaise from the "Algerian Suite" by Camille Saint-Saens, Brahms’ First Symphony Movement IV, and An American Rhapsody by Richard Meyer.  Jeff Albright will lead the Concert Orchestra in Overture to "Barber of Seville" by Rossini, Hopak from "Sorochinsky Fair" by Modest Mussorgsky, Meditation from "Thais" by Jules Massenet, and Rakoczy March Hungarian Melody.  The String Orchestra, conducted by Erica Messina, will present 1812 Overture   by Tchaikovsky, Fiddle and Stomp by James "Red" McLeod and Postcards From Russia arranged by Carrie Lane Gruselle.  Aaron Barkon will lead the Wind Ensemble in Aztec Fire by Jay Bocook, Danny Boy, arranged by. Warren Barker, and The Incredibles, by Michael Giacchino.  The conductors are assisted by coaches, Enkelejda Hasani, Darilyn Manring, Brian Miller, Bruce Sloat, Roger Thulin, and Jennifer Trahan.

Founded in 1961 the GBYO, with four developmentally sequential orchestras and the Wind Ensemble, offers one of the finest musical experiences for young musicians in the area. .The 230+ members in the five ensembles were chosen by competitive auditions in early fall and have been rehearsing since September in preparation for this concert. The members, in grades 4-12, reside in 28 communities in Fairfield and New Haven Counties.  Members from Westport are Eloise Geigerich, Peter Greenberg, Nicole Kiker, Sathya Levy, Elysse McCambley, Monique Medina, Amanda Mezoff, Jhumi Parimal, Brian Quagliariello, Chelsea Steinberg, Jackson Ullman and Sophia Vega.

In addition to the three regular family concerts, the GBYO plans to acknowledge their 50 years with additional events including a gala alumni concert, a side-by-side with the Greater Bridgeport Symphony and a European trip to Germany and Austria. 

Tickets for the November 20 concert are $15 for adults and $10 for students and seniors, and may be purchased at the Klein Auditorium after 2:00 pm on the day of performance or by contacting the GBYO Executive Director, Barbara Upton at 203-459-4249. For additional information about the GBYO please visit our web site at www.gbyo.org.