Event is Live
Presented by Festival de Lanaudière
NYO-USA in Joliette, Quebec
Sunday, July 16, 2023
2 PM
Amphithéâtre Fernand-Lindsay
Experience the vibrant future of the United States’ orchestral tradition, as the National Youth Orchestra of the United States of America (NYO-USA) continues its coast-to-coast North American tour with its first-ever performance in Canada. Conducted by the great Sir Andrew Davis, the concert features new music by Valerie Coleman, commissioned by Carnegie Hall in celebration of NYO-USA’s 10th birthday; Barber’s Violin Concerto, which highlights esteemed soloist Gil Shaham; and Berlioz’s wildly imaginative Symphonie fantastique.
Part of: NYO-USA
Performers
National Youth Orchestra of the United States of America
Sir Andrew Davis, Conductor
Gil Shaham, Violin
Program
VALERIE COLEMAN Giants of Light (commissioned by Carnegie Hall)
BARBER Violin Concerto, Op. 14
BERLIOZ Symphonie fantastique
Lead Donors: Hope and Robert F. Smith, Marina Kellen French and the Anna-Maria and Stephen Kellen Foundation, The Kovner Foundation, and Beatrice Santo Domingo.
Global Ambassadors: Michael ByungJu Kim and Kyung Ah Park, Hope and Robert F. Smith, and Maggie and Richard Tsai.
Global Ambassadors: Michael ByungJu Kim and Kyung Ah Park, Hope and Robert F. Smith, and Maggie and Richard Tsai.
Major funding has been provided by Ronald E. Blaylock and Petra Pope, Lorraine Buch Fund for Young Artists, Estate of Joan Eliasoph, Clive and Anya Gillinson, The Carl Jacobs Foundation, Melanie and Jean E. Salata, JMCMRJ Sorrell Foundation, and United Airlines, Airline Partner to the National Youth Ensembles.
Additional funding has been provided by the Alphadyne Foundation, Sarah Arison, The Jack Benny Family Foundation, Mary Anne Huntsman Morgan and The Huntsman Foundation, IAC, Stella and Robert Jones, Martha and Robert Lipp, The Netherland-America Foundation, The Morton H. Meyerson Family Foundation, David S. Winter, and Judy Francis Zankel.
Founder Patrons: Blavatnik Family Foundation; Nicola and Beatrice Bulgari; The Horace W. Goldsmith Foundation; Marina Kellen French and the Anna-Maria and Stephen Kellen Foundation; The Harold W. McGraw, Jr. Family Foundation; Ronald O. Perelman; Robertson Foundation; Beatrice Santo Domingo; Hope and Robert F. Smith; Sarah Billinghurst Solomon and Howard Solomon; and Joan and Sanford I. Weill and the Weill Family Foundation.