Taiwan - The Portland Youth Philharmonic

CONCERTS
July 4
July 5
July 8
July 10
Kaohsiung
Tainan
Taipei
Ulsan
July 12
Seoul
(This concert will be a collaboration
with the Gwacheon Youth Orchestra.)
July 14
Seoul
(This concert will be a collaboration
with the Nowon Youth Orchestra.)
portland youth philharmonic
A Brief History
In 1924 a group of visionary citizens established the Portland Junior Symphony
Association (later renamed the Portland Youth Philharmonic Association [PYP]).
The first established youth orchestra in the United States, the Junior Symphony
became well known locally, regionally, and nationally and became the prototype for
youth orchestras across the country.
The orchestra has had the distinguished honor of receiving three ASCAP Awards for
“Adventuresome Programming of Contemporary Music”, taken eight international
tours to Europe and Asia, and has only had four conductors in its 83 year history.
Over the years, several thousand young musicians have played in the PYP. Some have
gone on to professional careers in orchestras across the country, including the New
York Philharmonic, the Boston Symphony, the National Symphony, the St. Louis
Symphony, the Oregon Symphony, as well as the Juilliard and American String
Quartets. Others have achieved great success in additional fields, while continuing to
be accomplished amateur musicians and active supporters of the arts in their
communities. Many alumni attribute much of their success to the discipline and
teamwork they experienced as members of the Portland Youth Philharmonic.
Taiwan
July 4, 5 and 8, 2007
Photo courtesy of Pete Stone

Kaohsiung, Taiwan
July 4, 2007, 7:30 p.m.
Chih-teh Hall, Kaohsiung Culture Center
AARON COPLAND
Very deliberately
AARON COPLAND
Very slowly
Allegro
Moderato
Fast
AARON COPLAND
I. Buckaroo Holiday
Allegro con spirito
IV. Hoe-Down
Allegro
Fanfare for the Common Man
Appalachian Spring, Suite from the Ballet
Still faster
As at first (slowly)
Calm and flowing (Shaker tune: “Simple Gifts”)
Moderato; coda
Rodeo
CAMILLE SAINT-SAËNS
Concerto No. 3 for Violin and
O orchestra in B minor, Op. 61
I. Allegro non troppo
Natalie Yu, violin, Co-Winner of the 2006-2007 PYP Soloist Competition
LEONARD BERNSTEIN
Symphonic Dances from West Side Story
(Drawn from West Side Story [1957] in 1960 by the composer with Sid Ramin and Irwin Kostel)
Prologue: Allegro moderato
Somewhere: Adagio
Scherzo: Vivace e leggiero
Mambo: Meno presto
Cha-Cha: Andantino con grazia
LEONARD BERNSTEIN
HSIAO TYZEN
Andante cantabile
Portland Youth Philharmonic Orchestra
Season 83 2006-2007
Meeting Scene: Meno mosso
Cool Fugue: Allegretto
Rumble: Molto allegro
Finale: Adagio
Overture to Candide
An Angel from Formosa
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VIOLIN 1
Brandon Garbot,
Concertmaster
Natalie Yu
Ardon Lee
Christopher Liu
David Yoo
Kate Davis
Momo Kimura
Nanao Yamada
Lindsay Olson
David Mixer
Sang Jin Lee
Niloy Ghosh
VIOLIN II
Michael J. Lee, Principal
Laurence Doni
Erika Nielsen
Tanner Johnson
Jessica Shim
Selena Corbett
Caroline Kokubun
Rachel Ramey
Ian Holland
Naomi Clapa
Margaret Johnson
Angie Evans
Neela Ramanujam
Vicki Sun
VIOLA
Lois Clapa, Principal
Brian Ki
Maya Dair
Lisa Yoon
Alixandra Bowman
Sebastian Simek
Griffin Gaffney
Emilia Marcyk
Joe Yrigoyen
Austen DeBord
CELLO
Boris Popadiuk, Co-Principal
Lauren Shin, Co-Principal
Annabeth Shirley
Sarah Hwang
Sarah Kang
Jennifer Shim
Candace Chin
Judy Park
Peter Cheng
Mike Wu
Ben Dair
BASS
Taylor Kent, Principal
Caleb Copko
FLUTE
Lana Christensen, Principal
Camille Balleza, Asst. Principal
Amy Melancon
Emma Davis
OBOE
Rebecca Nederhiser, Principal
Nicholas O’Connor
Isaac Cohen
CLARINET
Tamari Kakhadze, Co-Principal
Tom Salata, Co-Principal
Michael P. Lee
Chris Guyer
BASSOON
Joshua John, Principal
Midori Samson
Emily McFadden
HORN
Nathan Laws, Co-Principal
Charles Dietz Crabtree,
Co-Principal
Melissa Wright
Joseph Campos-Furber
Scott Meyers
TRUMPET
Benjamin Thauland, Principal
Ethan Cobb
Nathaniel Franklin
TROMBONE
Heidi Aispuro, Principal
Jonathan Spooner
Evan Tweed
TUBA
Tayler Stokes
PERCUSSION
Zachary Singer, Principal
Grace Fisher
Simon Kirsch
Alexander McDougall
HARP
Ali Colner, Principal
Catherine Stone
Tour Staff: Mei-Ann Chen, Conductor; Diane Syrcle, Executive Director; Ann Cockerham,
Orchestra Manager; Nic Granum, Asst. Orchestra Manager; Larry Johnson, Asst. Conductor;
Scott Colner, Equipment Manager; Susan Leo, Asst. to the Exec. Director
Chaperones: James Chin, Richard and Heide Cole, David and Klari Crabtree, Dave and
Jan John, Larry Johnson, Milton Kokubun, Nicki Meyers, Dean Morell
Thank you to our sponsors: Fuchi Hsu, Tai-Ling Kuo, Carl Becker and Son Ltd., (Violin) in
Chicago; Carl Becker and Son Ltd., (Violin) in Taipei; Amati Music, Tokoyo; Shu-Te High School,
Kaohsiung Symphony, Taipei Symphony and Columbia Sportswear.
Special Thanks to Cho-Chuan Hsu and Kaohsiung City Government and
Bureau of Cultural Affairs.

Brandon Garbot
Soloist
Brandon Garbot, 13, attends Conestoga Middle School.
This seventh grade honors student began violin at age 7
with Suzanne Gaye and presently studies with Oregon
Symphony violinist Clarisse Atcherson. He also studied
with Chin Kim and Kevin Lawrence. Currently in his
fourth season with PYP, he serves as co-concertmaster.
He also served as concertmaster of the Young String
Ensemble. Brandon won the Oregon ASTA Concerto
Competition in 2006 and has also been a finalist in both the
MetroArts and Vancouver Symphony Young Artist Competitions. He won first
place in the 2006 ASTA Summer Scholarship Competition and attended the Green
Mountain Chamber Music Festival in Vermont last summer. He placed third in the
2006 Oregon ASTA State Solo Competition and has also been a winner in the OMTA
Baroque, Classical, Concerto, and Romantic Competitions. Brandon received the 2006
PYP Jacques Gershkovitch Award and the 2006 Sergiu Luca Award, and he has
participated in master classes with Leila Josefowicz, Chin Kim, Sergiu Luca, and Brian
Lewis. He is an active member of the Chamber Music Program at PYP and the
Community Music Center. Brandon intends to pursue a career in music.
TAINAN, Taiwan
July 5, 2007, 7:30 p.m.
Tainan Municipal Cultural Center
LEONARD BERNSTEIN
Overture to Candide
LEONARD BERNSTEIN
Symphonic Dances from West Side Story
(Drawn from West Side Story [1957] in 1960 by the composer with Sid Ramin and Irwin Kostel)
Prologue: Allegro moderato
Somewhere: Adagio
Scherzo: Vivace e leggiero
Mambo: Meno presto
Cha-Cha: Andantino con grazia
MAX BRUCH
III.
IV.
Andante sostenuto
Allegro guerriero
Portland Youth Philharmonic Orchestra
Season 83 2006-2007
Meeting Scene: Meno mosso
Cool Fugue: Allegretto
Rumble: Molto allegro
Finale: Adagio
Scottish Fantasy for Violin and
orchestra in E-flat Major, Op. 46
Brandon Garbot, violin, Co-Winner of the 2006-2007 PYP Soloist Competition
Natalie yu
Soloist
Natalie Yu, 14, is an eighth grader at Conestoga Middle School.
She started violin at age 4. She is currently a student of
Kathryn Gray. Past teachers include Wong Fu Wing and
Ann Thatcher. In 2002 she placed third in California’s
Annual Southwestern Youth Music Festival. Natalie has
been winner of the OMTA Baroque, Romantic, and
Classical Competitions for violin and piano. In 2004 and
2005 she won the MTNA State Competitions. At age 12
she took alternate to the MTNA Nationals. During April
2006 she appeared as soloist on the Young Artists Debut! Concert. During the
summer of 2006 Natalie attended the Bowdoin International Music Festival in Maine.
She performed with the Clark College Orchestra in March 2007. Natalie has
participated in master classes with Itzhak Rashkovsky, Mikhail Kopelman, Ani Snarch,
Renee Jolles, and Leila Josefowicz. She is a member of PYP’s Chamber Music Program
and is concertmistress of her school orchestra. She currently studies piano with Sylvia
Killman. A 4.0 student, Natalie is on her school honor roll.
BÉLA BARTÓK
I. Introduzione: Andante non troppo
II. Giuoco delle copie (Game of Pairs): Allegro scherzando
III. Elegia
IV. Intermezzo interrotto (Interrupted Intermezzo): Allegretto
V. Finale: Pesante
HSIAO TYZEN
Andante cantabile
Concerto for Orchestra
An Angel from Formosa

Taipei, Taiwan
July 8, 2007, 7:30 p.m.
National Concert Hall
AARON COPLAND
Very deliberately
AARON COPLAND
Very slowly
Allegro
Moderato
Fast
AARON COPLAND
I. Buckaroo Holiday
Allegro con spirito
IV. Hoe-Down
Allegro
Fanfare for the Common Man
Appalachian Spring, Suite from the Ballet
Still faster
As at first (slowly)
Calm and flowing (Shaker tune: “Simple Gifts”)
Moderato; coda
Rodeo
LEONARD BERNSTEIN
Symphonic Dances from West Side Story
(Drawn from West Side Story [1957] in 1960 by the composer with Sid Ramin and Irwin Kostel)
Prologue: Allegro moderato
Somewhere: Adagio
Scherzo: Vivace e leggiero
Mambo: Meno presto
Cha-Cha: Andantino con grazia
LEONARD BERNSTEIN
HSIAO TYZEN
Andante cantabile
Portland Youth Philharmonic Orchestra
Season 83 2006-2007
Meeting Scene: Meno mosso
Cool Fugue: Allegretto
Rumble: Molto allegro
Finale: Adagio
Overture to Candide
An Angel from Formosa
MEI-ANN CHEN
Conductor and Music Director
Mei-Ann Chen is in her fifth and final season as the
Conductor and Music Director of the Portland
Youth Philharmonic. From 2003 to 2005 Chen also
served as the Assistant Conductor of the Oregon
Symphony. After Chen became the first woman
to win the prestigious Malko Competition for
Conductors in its 40-year history in April 2005,
her international career was launched, and she has
garnered much attention from orchestras around the
world, including engagements with the Seattle Symphony,
Rochester Philharmonic, Manhattan School of Music, Danish National Radio, Aalborg,
Aarhus, Odense, and South Jutland Symphonies (Denmark), Norwegian Radio and
Trondheim Symphonies (Norway), Norrlands Opera (Sweden), and Taiwan National
Symphony and work as a Cover Conductor for the Los Angeles Philharmonic.
During Chen’s tenure with PYP, she led its East Coast Tour, which included a
performance at Carnegie Hall; received an ASCAP Award for her creative programming;
established new partnerships with the Oregon Symphony and Chamber Music
Northwest; and developed a new musicianship training program. Chen was also given
a Sunburst Award from Young Audiences and named Educator of the Week by K103
FM. Her national honors include an invitation from the American Symphony Orchestra
League to be showcased in the 2003 National Conductor Preview, a fellowship to
study at the renowned Aspen Music Festival with David Zinman, and an invitation from
Leonard Slatkin to conduct the National Symphony at the Kennedy Center in the 2002
National Conducting Institute. Chen received her doctorate from the University of
Michigan, where she studied with Kenneth Kiesler and Martin Katz and served as Music
Director of the Campus Orchestras and Conductor for the Arbor Opera Theater.
Born in Taiwan, Chen began playing the violin and piano at seven. Her violin
performance came to the attention of the Youth Philharmonic Orchestra from the
New England Conservatory while the group was touring Asia in 1988. Consequently,
she was invited to study violin on a scholarship at NEC, went on to become the first
person in NEC’s history to receive double master’s degrees simultaneously in
Conducting and Violin, and was awarded two of its most prestigious medals: the
Chadwick Medal for most outstanding undergraduate and the Schuller Medal for
extraordinary contribution to musical life in the community.