Northern Valley Youth Orchestras presents Encore!, a winter concert, on March 1st at 4:30 pm at the Empire Arts Center. The two NVYO student orchestras will perform an exciting variety of symphonic music to celebrate 15 seasons of programs for young musicians. The concert includes familiar symphonic favorites, and lesser-known masterpieces, by living and historic composers. Symphony will also invite alumni from across the years to join in a performance of Paul Cravens’ “Legacy.”
General Admission tickets are only available at the door, pay-what-you-can, with a suggested minimum contribution of $5 for adults. The concert will also be recorded for later viewing.
Experience connections to the past and to other cultures through historic composers Samuel Coleridge-Taylor, Reinhold Glière and Antonin Dvǒrák; explore musical connections to dance, movies, and the range of human emotion through exciting works by living composers Rosario Galante, Gala Flagello, Paul Cravens and Joe Hisaishi.
NVYO includes two performing symphonic orchestras: Symphony, conducted by Dr. Kevin Sütterlin and assistant Devon Tucker; and Philharmonic, led by Kara Hartten with assistant Katie Stermer. The 80+ string, wind, brass and percussion student musicians come from over a dozen regional cities and schools in Minnesota and North Dakota. NVYO programs provide challenging symphonic technique and performance opportunities for young musicians aged 9 to 21, within a supportive setting. NVYO participants make music, make friends, and use their talents to make a difference in the community.
NVYO and its programming are supported in part by a number of generous grants including: the City of Grand Forks; The Myra Foundation; the North Dakota Council on the Arts, which receives funding from the state legislature and the National Endowment for the Arts; the Grand Forks Park District Foundation Ulland Fund; and Neel Family Fund and the Iseminger Fund for the Arts, both via the the Community Foundation of Grand Forks, East Grand Forks, and region. Additional support and assistance from donors and sponsors, dozens of area music teachers, and community venues, make the activities of this season possible.