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44-480: [REDACTED] This article relies largely or entirely on a single source . Relevant discussion may be found on the talk page . Please help improve this article by introducing citations to additional sources . Find sources:   "Pacific Symphony Youth Orchestra"  –  news   · newspapers   · books   · scholar   · JSTOR ( January 2015 ) With its debut in 1993,

88-553: A Jan. 21, 1988 program of Prokofiev's Ivan the Terrible and Mussorgsky's Boris Godunov . But too often, Clark's performances sounded more like readings than interpretations, and sometimes bad readings, such as his Oct. 2, 1986 opening concert in the center, which was drubbed by critics. The opposition to Clark, within the orchestra, according to musicians, has been vociferous but only talked about privately. Most musicians, essentially employed at Clark's pleasure, have no job security in

132-582: A Tree and Richard Danielpour 's Toward a Season of Peace . The Symphony has also commissioned and recorded An American Requiem (2001) by Danielpour, and Elliot Goldenthal's Fire Water Paper: A Vietnam Oratorio with Yo-Yo Ma . Other recordings have included collaborations with such composers as Lucas Foss and Tōru Takemitsu . It has also commissioned such leading composers as Paul Chihara, Daniel Catán, William Kraft, Ana Lara , Tobias Picker, Christopher Theofanidis, Frank Ticheli and Chen Yi. Symphonic Voices, an initiative to reintroduce opera to Orange County,

176-452: A better understanding and the music deeper meaning. In 2010, a study by the League of American Orchestras, Fearless Journeys , included Pacific Symphony as one of the country's five most innovative orchestras. Pacific Symphony provides various education programs. The orchestra's Class Act residency program has been honored as one of nine exemplary orchestra education programs in the nation by

220-538: A difficult reputation with some of the orchestra's board of directors and the orchestra's four prior executive directors, all of whom had resigned after relatively short tenures (one as short as six weeks). James Chute, writing in The Orange County Register , described the situation: The standard of a respectable Clark performance seemed to be that he was prepared and that he didn't get lost. Occasionally he went further, as he did most recently in

264-410: A grant of $ 2,000 and personal appeals to local musicians. The musicians who comprised the orchestra were mainly professional freelance musicians from Southern California who performed in the area's movie studios, universities, and other regional performing arts organizations. Many of these musicians were also former concertmasters, associate concertmasters, and players from prominent orchestras, including

308-814: A purely orchestral work would do better justice to the lively melodies. The Russian title is Каприччио на испанские темы (literally, Capriccio on Spanish Themes ). The work has five movements, divided into two parts comprising the first three and the latter two movements respectively. A complete performance of the Capriccio takes approximately 16 minutes. It is scored for piccolo , 2 flutes , 2 oboes (one doubling on cor anglais ), 2 clarinets (in B ♭ and A), 2 bassoons , 4 horns (in F), 2 trumpets (in B ♭ , A), 3 trombones , tuba , timpani , triangle , side drum , bass drum , cymbals , tambourine , castanets , harp , and strings . The piece

352-454: A row, the symphony offered three new innovative Music Unwound programs, designed to contextualize and enhance the musical experience. This series of enhanced concerts, underwritten by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, continues to deliver creative new formats and thematic programming as part of the concert experience. By creating contextual backdrops, Pacific Symphony endeavors to give the audience

396-667: A substantial increase in its fanbase, but also a doubling of the orchestra's budget. Consequently, the orchestra soon experienced financial difficulties. This was heightened by their loss of funding from the National Endowment for the Arts . In June 1987, the orchestra hired Louis Spisto, a marketing director of the Pittsburgh Symphony , as its new executive director. Within months, Clark and Spisto began to clash. Prior to Spisto's arrival, Clark had already developed

440-478: Is often lauded for its orchestration, which features a large percussion section and many special techniques and articulations , such as in the fourth movement when the violinists, violists, and cellists are asked to imitate guitars (the violin and viola parts are marked "quasi guitara"). Despite the critical praise, Rimsky-Korsakov was annoyed that the other aspects of the piece were being ignored. In his autobiography, he wrote: The opinion formed by both critics and

484-587: Is the common Western title for a five movement orchestral suite , based on Spanish folk melodies, composed by the Russian composer Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov in 1887. It received its premiere on 31 October 1887, in St. Petersburg, performed by the Imperial Orchestra conducted by the composer. Rimsky-Korsakov originally intended to write the work for a solo violin with orchestra , but later decided that

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528-665: The Cleveland Orchestra , Detroit Symphony , and Los Angeles Philharmonic . Clark became the orchestra's first music director. Pacific Symphony's first performance was in December 1979, at the Plummer Auditorium in Fullerton, California. By 1981, the orchestra played its concerts at the "Good Time Theater" at Knott's Berry Farm to a fanbase of 3,000 people. In 1983, the orchestra moved its concerts to

572-816: The Deutsches Nationaltheater und Staatskapelle Weimar in Weimar, Germany, where he led Wagner's Ring Cycle to critical acclaim. He was the first non-European to hold this position at that theatre; the role also gave him the distinction of simultaneously leading one of the newest orchestras in America and one of the oldest in Europe. In 2014, St.Clair became music director of the National Symphony Orchestra in Costa Rica . He

616-689: The Pacific Symphony Youth Orchestra (PSYO) became the first educational program of Pacific Symphony and is now one of four youth orchestras in the Pacific Symphony Youth Ensembles (PSYE) program. Pacific Symphony Youth Orchestra gives an opportunity to young, talented musicians in the Orange County and Inland Empire areas to grow and be trained as orchestral musicians. Composed of youth in grades 9 through 12, members of PSYO are given

660-964: The Santa Ana High School auditorium, made its first recording, and hired a full-time manager. In the same year, they performed for their first time at the Music Center of Los Angeles County as part of the City of Los Angeles' bicentennial celebrations. James Chute, in a commentary for The Orange County Register , wrote: [T]he orchestra's growth continued, as Clark's programs at Santa Ana High School offered an engaging mixture of old and new works, especially American works. The ensemble's recordings of music by Copland, Barber, Ives and Harris were enthusiastically received, while its American music programs attracted large audiences by offering apple pie at intermission and world premieres by respected American composers such as Donald Erb . In 1986,

704-983: The Wayback Machine External links [ edit ] Website Renée and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Pacific_Symphony_Youth_Orchestra&oldid=1226157566 " Categories : American youth orchestras 1993 establishments in California Musical groups established in 1993 Youth organizations based in California Orchestras based in California Hidden categories: Webarchive template wayback links Articles needing additional references from January 2015 All articles needing additional references Pacific Symphony Since 1990, Carl St.Clair has been

748-448: The 1989–1990 season. During this time the orchestra also began its search for a permanent music director. Some established conductors, including: Lawrence Foster , Sergiu Comissiona , Zdeněk Mácal , and Stuart Challender , were considered along with lesser known names, such as Christopher Seaman , Richard Buckley, Vakhtang Jordania , Toshiyuki Shimada , and Carl St.Clair . Kord repeatedly said that despite his new titled position, he

792-682: The Egg Travels", Newton Howard "Jurassic Park", Williams "Romeo and Juliet Suites 1 and 2", Prokofiev "Tuning Up", Varese "Suite Estancia", Ginastera "Symphony No. 5", Tchaikovsky "Fantasie Brilliante", Borne "Cello Concerto No.2", Haydn "Symphonie Espagnole", Lalo "Tuba Concerto in F Minor", Vaughan Williams 2008-2009 season [ edit ] " Capriccio Espagnol ", Rimsky-Korsakov "Andante Cantabile for Strings", Tchaikovsky "Snow Dance", Przytulski " Hary Janos Suite ", Kodály "Symphonic Dances from West Side Story", Bernstein " Polovtsian Dances from

836-1364: The Kid Suite", Copland "Church Windows", Respighi "Poem for Flute and Orchestra", Griffes "Violin Concerto", Tchaikovsky "Symphony No.2 I. Allegro Maestoso", Mahler 2015-2016 season [ edit ] "Finlandia", Sibelius "Carmen Suite", Bizet "Pictures at an Exhibition", Mussorgsky " Mars and Jupiter from The Planets", Holst "Imperial March from Star Wars Suite", Williams "Symphonic Dances from West Side Story", Bernstein "Suite from Der Rosenkavalier", Strauss "Bacchanale from Samson and Delilah", Saint-Saens "Symphony No. 4", Tchaikovsky 2014-2015 season [ edit ] "Candide Overture", Bernstein "Swan Lake Suite", Tchaikovsky "Pines of Rome", Respighi "Russian Easter Overture", Rimsky-Korsakov "Main Theme and Imperial March from Star Wars Suite", Williams "Superman", Williams "Symphony No.8", Dvorak "Saint-Saens Violin Concerto" "Dvorak Cello Concerto" "David" "Tarentella", Bottesini "Symphony No.5", Shostakovich 2013-2014 season [ edit ] "4 Norwegian Dances", Grieg "La Forza del Destino Overture", Verdi "Symphony No.3 (Organ)", Tchaikovsky "Inner Sanctum and

880-882: The National Endowment for the Arts and the American Symphony Orchestra League. In addition to the Pacific Symphony Youth Orchestra , in 2007–08, St.Clair added to the list of programs the Pacific Symphony Youth Wind Ensemble and Pacific Symphony Santiago Strings, and in the summer of 2012, added the Santa Ana Strings. The Pacific Symphony Youth Concert Band was launched in 2022. Other community engagement programs include arts-X-press, OC Can You Play With Us, and Strings for Generations. Capriccio Espagnol Capriccio espagnol , Op . 34,

924-720: The Opera Prince Igor ", Borodin Symphony No.1: "Titan", Gustav Mahler 2007-2008 season [ edit ] " Finlandia ", Sibelius "Serenade for Winds", Strauss " Scheherazade ", Rimsky-Korsakov Sympnony No. 2: "Totenfeier", Gustav Mahler " Tzigane ", Ravel "Symphony No. 5", Beethoven " Festive Overture ", Dimitri Shostakovich "Radiant Voices", Frank Ticheli " Swan Lake Suite ", Tchaikovsky References [ edit ] ^ Pacific Symphony - Pacific Symphony Youth Orchestra - 15 Year Anniversary Archived 2008-06-12 at

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968-547: The Pacific Symphony and those who invoked his displeasure have, according to musicians, been pulled arbitrarily from concerts. In October 1987, Clark signed a one-year contract, giving him a substantial pay raise while also establishing an artistic review process that the board would use to determine the renewal of the contract. By February 1988, Spisto helped to engineer a vote by the orchestra's board on whether or not to renew Clark's contract as music director through

1012-750: The Renée and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall at Segerstrom Center for the Arts . The move came on the heels of the landmark 2005–06 season that included St.Clair leading the Symphony on its first European tour—nine cities in three countries playing before capacity houses and receiving extraordinary responses and reviews. From 2008 to 2010, St.Clair was general music director for the Komische Oper Berlin , where he led successful new productions such as La traviata (directed by Hans Neuenfels ). He also served as general music director and chief conductor of

1056-558: The San Francisco, Seattle, Detroit, Atlanta, Houston, Indianapolis, Montreal, Toronto and Vancouver symphonies. A strong advocate of music education for all ages, St.Clair has been essential to the creation and implementation of the Symphony's education programs. These include Pacific Symphony Youth Ensembles, Sunday Connections, OC Can You Play With Us, arts-X-press and Class Act. Pacific Symphony focuses on developing and promoting both young and established composers while expanding

1100-943: The Waterfront: Symphonic Suite", Bernstein "The Planets", Holst "Appalachian Springs for Small Ensemble", Copland "Symphony No.2", Rachmaninoff "Concertino for Trombone", David "Cello Concerto in B minor", Dvorak "Rite of Spring", Stravinsky 2017-2018 season [ edit ] "Roman Carnival Overture", Berlioz "Journey Suite", Wintory "Firebird Suite (1919)", Stravinsky "Analog Intelligence", Faegre "Symphony No.1 (Titan), Mahler "Violin Concerto in A minor", Glazunov "Violin Concerto in D minor", Sibelius "American in Paris", Gershwin 2016-2017 season [ edit ] "Ruslan and Ludmila Overture", Glinka "Selection from Porgy and Bess", Gershwin "Symphony No.3 (Organ)", Saint-Saens "Overture to Die Meistersinger", Wagner "Billy

1144-466: The composition and not its garb or orchestration. The Spanish themes, of dance character, furnished me with rich material for putting in use multiform orchestral effects. All in all, the Capriccio is undoubtedly a purely external piece, but vividly brilliant for all that. It was a little less successful in its third section (Alborada, in B-flat major), where the brasses somewhat drown the melodic designs of

1188-531: The continuation of a recent slate of recordings that began with two newly released compact discs in 2012–13 featuring two of today's leading composers, Philip Glass ' The Passion of Ramakrishna and Michael Daugherty 's Mount Rushmore , both the result of works commissioned and performed by the Symphony, with three more recordings due to be released over the next few years. These feature the music of Symphony-commissioned works by William Bolcom , Songs of Lorca and Prometheus , James Newton Howard 's I Would Plant

1232-539: The end of his existing contract. In a vote of 12–11, the board voted against retaining Clark; three days later, Clark tendered his resignation, to take effect at the end of the 1988–89 season. Keith Clark continued to conduct the orchestra through its 1988–1989 season. As part of the terms of his resignation, he was given nine months of severance pay and he still maintained the power to hire and fire musicians at his sole discretion. "I will continue as music director in every sense of that word", Clark said. During this time

1276-420: The offer had been rescinded, largely due to concerns about his salary and level of commitment: "I gave them a total package", Foster said. "I was given to understand that the board regarded it as too exorbitant." ... "I am brokenhearted", he added. "From the very beginning I became extremely excited about the project... But that is their right. It is their organization. I can't do anything about it." ... Besides

1320-1072: The opportunity to work with the professional musicians of Pacific Symphony and are led by Jacob Sustaita, Assistant Conductor of Pacific Symphony. PSYO currently performs its annual concert series in the Renée and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall at the Segerstrom Center for the Arts . Music Directors [ edit ] 2020–present : Jacob Sustaita 2015–2020 : Roger Kalia 2012-2015 : Alejandro Gutierrez 2008-2012: Maxim Eshkenazy 2002-2008: Michael Hall Repertoire [ edit ] 2019-2020 season [ edit ] "Three Cornered Hat", Falla "Danzon No. 2", Marquez "Young Person's Guide to an Orchestra", Britten "Estancia", Ginastera "Luminosity", Rogerson "Symphony No. 5", Shostakovich "Symphony No. 8", Beethoven "Flute Concerto", Ibert "Violin Concerto No. 5", Viewuxtemps "Pines of Rome", Resphigi 2018-2019 season [ edit ] "On

1364-506: The orchestra a more stable reputation. "Tenure will put to rest the notion that this is a pick-up orchestra", Spisto said. "It will also give the players a sense of security and a better understanding that they are a major part of our future." In May 1988, Kazimierz Kord , the then music director of the Warsaw National Philharmonic Orchestra , was named Principal Guest Conductor and Music Advisor for

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1408-441: The orchestra and Spisto began a transformational period, with aspirations of attaining world-class status. The orchestra's first move was to sign the musicians to a traditional orchestra contract, complete with tenure rights in line with typical American Federation of Musicians agreements. While critics frequently assailed Clark's podium leadership, the musicians themselves were given much credit. Establishing tenure helped to give

1452-608: The orchestra became one of the resident companies at the new Orange County Performing Arts Center and gave its first concerts there in October of that same year. Originally, the Center had refused residency to the orchestra, citing elitism from the Pacific Symphony in regards to its membership. However, the Center eventually relented and granted the Pacific Symphony – as well as other regional arts organizations – residency, largely due to Clark's continued lobbying efforts. This move led to

1496-631: The orchestra's music director . Alexander Shelley will serve as the next music director, starting in 2025. Pacific Symphony was founded in 1979 by Keith Clark , who was a former student-assistant conductor of Roger Wagner at the Los Angeles Master Chorale , and the principal guest conductor of the Vienna Chamber Orchestra . Clark began with the orchestra in his home kitchen in Fullerton, California with

1540-661: The orchestral repertoire. Its focus on new works is illustrated by the Symphony's commissions and recordings, as well as in-depth explorations of American artists and themes at the American Composer Festival and the Young American Composers Competition. The Symphony's support for new compositions has been recognized and rewarded by the ASCAP Award for Adventuresome Programming in both 2005 and 2010. The 2013–14 season saw

1584-513: The possibility that we were considering moving back to the United States in a couple of years, to New York, so we could be midway between Southern California and Europe." The news of the orchestra's decision to pull Foster's offer came on the heels of Carl St.Clair 's debut with the orchestra on January 31 and February 1. By all accounts, the concerts went well; despite changes in programs, concert soloists, and concertmasters, his conducting

1628-415: The public, that the Capriccio is a magnificently orchestrated piece  — is wrong. The Capriccio is a brilliant composition for the orchestra . The change of timbres, the felicitous choice of melodic designs and figuration patterns, exactly suiting each kind of instrument, brief virtuoso cadenzas for instruments solo, the rhythm of the percussion instruments, etc., constitute here the very essence of

1672-470: The salary issue, Foster said, "There was some distrust about my commitment to building the orchestra, that I am regarded as a European person and would not be sufficiently committed here." "I think they wanted more time, but it was impossible with my family commitments and my other activities", Foster said. "And I told them I wasn't able to move to Orange County. With my work in Europe, that would have been impossible. But my wife and I had gotten so excited about

1716-408: The vocal initiative, Symphonic Voice; the creation of a series of multimedia concerts featuring inventive formats called Music Unwound; and the highly acclaimed American Composers Festival. In 2013–14, the Symphony launched the music festival //Wavelength//, blending contemporary music and Symphony musicians in unique collaborations. St.Clair led the orchestra's historic 2006/2007 move into its home in

1760-521: Was inspired by St.Clair's career as an opera conductor in Europe. The initiative began with the successful debut of a concert production of Puccini 's La bohème in 2012, followed by Puccini's Tosca in 2013; in 2014, with Verdi 's La traviata , and in 2015 with Bizet 's Carmen . The entire orchestra is usually present onstage during these productions, which have featured the Pacific Chorale and renowned opera stars. For five years in

1804-474: Was not a candidate. The board originally wanted a strong musician that would also be willing to spend significant time with the greater Orange County community. Zdeněk Mácal was considered a front-runner, as he was a resident nearby in Laguna Niguel in addition to being a conductor with a strong resume. However, by that time he already had a number of other positions to his name, and his busy schedule

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1848-805: Was the principal guest conductor of the Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra from 1998 to 2004, where he completed a three–year recording project of the Villa–Lobos symphonies. He has also appeared with orchestras in Israel, Hong Kong, Japan, Australia, New Zealand and South America, and summer festivals worldwide. In North America, St.Clair has led the Boston Symphony Orchestra , (where he served as assistant conductor for several years), New York Philharmonic , Philadelphia Orchestra , Los Angeles Philharmonic and

1892-482: Was thought to be a likely deterrent. Mácal pulled himself out of the running before the 1989–90 season began. In December 1989, the orchestra offered Lawrence Foster – the odds-on favorite – the position of music director. Foster accepted, in principle. Contract negotiations began, and Foster began planning his schedule and the orchestra's programs for the coming years. However, in February 1990, Foster revealed that

1936-637: Was well received by musicians, board, and audience alike. Moreover, he had indicated a willingness to move to Orange County and seemed enthusiastic about being a part of the county's burgeoning arts and cultural scene. On February 26, 1990, the orchestra named Carl St.Clair as its second music director, effective October 1 of that year. Carl St.Clair has been music director with the Symphony for over three decades. He has been recognized for his musically distinguished performances, his commitment to building outstanding educational programs, and his innovative approaches to programming. Among his creative endeavors are:

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