Oakland Youth Orchestra Presents Spring Concert on May 19 May 19, 2013

The award-winning Oakland Youth Orchestra (OYO) will present a spring concert focused on folk roots. The afternoon will feature the world premiere of Bay Area composer Jack Perla's "The Rhyme Is Reason," specially commissioned by Oakland Youth Orchestra and supported through a grant by the National Endowment for the Arts. Joining OYO on stage for the premiere will be members of the Oakland Unified School MUSE Orchestra for an exciting performance conducted by John Kendall Bailey. The concert will also feature Pablo de Sarasate's "Zigeunerweisen," with violinist Young Sun (Angel) Kim-winner of OYO's 2012-2013 Concerto Competition; Britten's "Suite on English Folk Tunes: A Time There Was..."; and Copland's Four Dance Episodes from "Rodeo."

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