YOSA

YOSA On The (Fun) Run With Beethoven

John Clare — Fri, 12 Apr 2013 14:33:08 +0000

YOSA (Youth Orchestras of San Antonio) are usually on the move, but this weekend, they hope you will join them in a 5k/10k fun run. This is the second year the group has led a "Beat Beethoven's Fifth" race and they are joined by Fleet Feet Sports San Antonio, as well as Texas Public Radio, for the event Saturday morning.

Bexar County Offering Paid Summer Arts Internships

Steve Short — Wed, 03 Apr 2013 22:35:00 +0000

The application period is open for Bexar County's inaugural arts internship program this summer. The program is funding nine summer internships with local nonprofit arts organizations and will allow the nonprofits an opportunity to offer a paid 10-week summer internship to attract motivated college students to work on seasonal or special projects.

YOSA Player Selected To Carnegie Hall's First National Youth Orchestra

John Clare — Mon, 04 Mar 2013 19:23:34 +0000

It's a Friday afternoon, and while Weston McCall could be playing a video game, hanging out with friends, or studying Latin, he is playing musical excerpts on his French Horn in the TPR studios.

YOSA And Children's Choir Re-Imagine Brahms

John Clare — Fri, 08 Feb 2013 13:30:00 +0000

YOSA and CCSA collaborate for BrahmsFest

Monday night, February 11, two outstanding youth groups combine on the stage of Trinity University's Laurie Auditorium to celebrate the music of Johannes Brahms. The official Brahms Festival event will feature new orchestrations and old favorites.

Marguerite McCormick and Troy Peters will conduct the Children's Chorus of San Antonio and the Youth Orchestras of San Antonio Philharmonic in "Brahms ReImagined."

Call YOSA, Maybe? Pop Up Event Highlights Lighter Side of Orchestra

John Clare — Wed, 23 Jan 2013 21:52:55 +0000

Troy Peters has arranged and organized contemporary tunes for fundraiser

Saturday night Radius becomes much more than offices and a restaurant; the Youth Orchestras of San Antonio will transform the space to an orchestral club. "And the idea is that we just show up with an orchestra in various places, and we've memorized a song, we've worked out an arrangement together, and we sing and play songs that people aren't used to orchestral musicians perform," says Music Director Troy Peters.

Legendary Clarinetist Richard Stoltzman in Residence With YOSA

John Clare — Thu, 01 Nov 2012 19:49:45 +0000

Richard Stoltzman is a legendary musician, winning Grammy Awards, playing chamber music, new music and concerti around the world. He's also famous for his jazz, playing with greats like Woody Herman, Mel Torme, and Chick Corea. This weekend, Stoltzman will share his artistry with the Youth Orchestras of San Antonio Philharmonic.

Peters Conducts Triple Doubles - New Bridge Records Features YOSA Music Director

John Clare — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 20:25:29 +0000

The new CD "Triple Doubles" presents three recent double concertos - works composed for violinist Jaime Laredo and cellist Sharon Robinson. Performed by the Vermont Symphony Orchestra, these performances have a remarkably personal quality, undoubtedly a result of the performers' close relationship with the composers and the unique bond of a husband and wife interacting with "their" orchestra.

Troy Peters, who conducts Daron Hagen’s Masquerade, spoke with John Clare about this release.

YOSA's Great Tour of China: Hong Kong Concert

John Clare — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 19:18:22 +0000

Enjoy two selections from YOSA on tour in China, from Hong Kong here is the Spring Festival Overture:

And the combined orchestras of YOSA with the Hong Kong Youth Symphony in The Moldau; both are conducted by Troy Peters.