{"id":22376,"date":"2025-10-27T01:22:10","date_gmt":"2025-10-27T01:22:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/22376\/"},"modified":"2025-10-27T01:22:10","modified_gmt":"2025-10-27T01:22:10","slug":"el-paso-symphony-youth-orchestra-kicks-off-19th-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/22376\/","title":{"rendered":"El Paso Symphony Youth Orchestra kicks off 19th season"},"content":{"rendered":"

EL PASO, Texas (KTSM<\/a>) \u2014 The El Paso Symphony Youth Orchestra (EPSYO) will kick off its 19th season next weekend.<\/p>\n

The concert will be at 3 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 2 at the Abraham Chavez Theatre. It will showcase all four EPSYO performing ensembles, under the direction of conductors Nathan Black, Jose Rios, Rodrigo Maldonado, and Jennifer Martinez.<\/p>\n

\"Nathan<\/p>\n

Nathan Black\/EPSO<\/p>\n

\"Jennifer<\/p>\n

Jennifer Martinez\/EPSO<\/p>\n

The concerts will open with a performance by students from\u00a0Tocando Music Project.\u00a0 They will be joined by Bowie High School\u2019s\u00a0Mariachi Orgullo\u00a0to perform\u00a0\u201cCerca del Mar,\u201d\u00a0\u201cEl Rey,\u201d\u00a0and\u00a0\u201cDe Colores.\u201d<\/p>\n

Tocando is a free after-school program of the El Paso Symphony Orchestra that provides music learning and performing opportunities to elementary through high-school students in El Paso\u2019s El Segundo Barrio.<\/p>\n

The\u00a0El Paso Youth String Philharmonic\u00a0(YSP) is a strings-only ensemble designed for musicians with limited orchestral experience. Under the direction of Rodrigo Maldonado, the ensemble will perform two pieces by contemporary composers:\u00a0\u201cMedieval Kings\u201d\u00a0by Soon Hee Newbold and\u00a0\u201cThe Lost Tomb\u201d\u00a0by Sean O\u2019Loughlin. They will also perform\u00a0\u201cThe Great Gate of Kiev\u201d\u00a0by Mussorgsky.<\/p>\n

The\u00a0El Paso Youth String Ensemble\u00a0(YSE), led by Jennifer Martinez, will perform Mozart\u2019s\u00a0\u201cFinding Figaro,\u201d\u00a0Sibelius\u2019s\u00a0\u201cFinlandia,\u201d\u00a0and Rossini\u2019s\u00a0\u201cWilliam Tell Overture.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0Martinez will be honored at this concert, as it marks her farewell performance with YSE. She has been a member of the EPSYO faculty since 2017, initially serving as the viola sectional coach. In 2021, she took on the role of conductor for YSE. Notably, Martinez was also a student in the program from 2010 to 2013.<\/p>\n

Conductor Jose Rios will lead the\u00a0El Paso Youth Symphony\u00a0(YS) to close out the first half of the program in Schubert\u2019s\u00a0\u201cSymphony No. 8,\u00a01st\u00a0movement\u201d and\u00a0\u201cThe Moldau\u201d\u00a0by Smetana.<\/p>\n

The second half of the program will feature EPSYO\u2019s advanced orchestra, the\u00a0El Paso Youth Orchestra\u00a0(YO), conducted by Nathan Black, in Dvo\u0159\u00e1k\u2019s\u00a0\u201cCarnival Overture.\u201d<\/p>\n

Tickets\u00a0are on sale now and may be purchased at epso.org or by calling the EPSO office (915) 532-3776. Prices are $23 and $13 for children 4-12 years old, plus fees.<\/p>\n

For further information, contact EPSO at (915) 532-3776 or email\u00a0rosemary@epso.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The El Paso Symphony Youth Orchestra (EPSYO) is a program of the El Paso Symphony Orchestra that involves over 300 young musicians from the greater El Paso region.\u00a0 For 19 consecutive years, 100% of high-school seniors in EPSYO have gone on to attend universities across the nation.\u00a0 Learn more by clicking here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The El Paso Symphony Orchestra is presented with the support of the Museums and Cultural Affairs, the Texas Commission on the Arts, and the National Endowment for the Arts.<\/p>\n

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