Music School's Youth Orchestra To Perform With RI Philharmonic

From RIPYO: The RI Philharmonic Youth Symphony Orchestra (RIPYO) will perform its annual Side-by-Side concert with the RI Philharmonic Orchestra on Friday (Jan. 19) at 6:30pm at The VETS—as part of the evening’s Amica Rush Hour program.

The Youth Orchestra will perform the Overture to Glinka’s opera Ruslan and Lyudmila and will be conducted by guest conductor Ken-David Masur. The evening’s program also will include Tchaikovsky’s Fourth Symphony and Brahms’ Tragic Overture performed by the RI Philharmonic Orchestra.

Tchaikovsky's Fourth

Amica Rush Hour

Friday, Jan. 19, 6:30pm

Ken-David Masur, conductor

BRAHMS Tragic Overture

TCHAIKOVSKY Symphony No.4

GLINKA Ruslan and Lyudmila: Overture, RIPYO Side-by-Side performance

Tickets are $15-$62 (including all fees) and can be purchased online at tickets.riphil.org or from the RI Philharmonic Orchestra Box Office in East Providence; by phone 401.248.7000 (M-F 9 am-4:30 pm, closed Martin Luther King Day). On day of concerts, tickets are available at The VETS Box Office (Friday, 3:30pm–showtime). Discounts are available for groups of 10 or more.

The Rhode Island Philharmonic Youth Orchestras, for nearly 60 years, has provided quality orchestral rehearsal and performance experiences for talented young musicians from Rhode Island, nearby Massachusetts and Connecticut. RI Philharmonic Orchestra violinist Alexey Shabalin serves as Music Director and conducts the top-level Youth Symphony Orchestra. For more information, visit ###a href="mailto:canderson@riphil.org" target="_blank">canderson@riphil.org.

The Rhode Island Philharmonic Music School encourages lifelong engagement with music through comprehensive music education and community partnership programs taught by Orchestra members and outstanding faculty. Quality, access, diversity and collaboration are the Music School’s core values. If you have any questions, call 401.248.7001 or email cartercenter@riphil.org.

Image Courtesy of RIPYO