Columbus All City Orchestra to Perform Free Concert, 5/23

Conducted by CSO Associate Conductor Peter Stafford Wilson, the Columbus All City Orchestra will present a free, public concert on Wednesday, May 23, at the Southern Theatre at 7:30pm. Now in its fifth year, the orchestra's 55 members are selected from musicians in grades 9-12 attending Columbus City Schools. The program is tuition-free for students and is funded by The Martha Holden Jennings Foundation, The Paul Duke Foundation, The Morris and Emma Woodhull Fund of The Columbus Foundation, and The AT&T Foundation.

The goals of the program are to:

Recognize the achievement of talented and dedicated young musicians in CCS high schools;
Give music students the opportunity to meet others with similar interests from other schools;
Provide a musically enriching experience by learning from professional conductors and musicians;
Motivate CCS students to pursue ongoing participation in their own school ensembles and the performing arts field;
Teach responsibility and commitment by adhering to the rules of strict attendance and proper behavior at rehearsals and at the concert;
Encourage CCS students to audition for CSYO programs; and
Give the students the experience of attending a professional orchestral concert by encouraging students to use their complimentary tickets to attend a Columbus Symphony concert.

CAPA and the Columbus Symphony present the COLUMBUS ALL CITY ORCHESTRA at the Southern Theatre (21 E. Main St.) on Wednesday, May 23, at 7:30pm. Admission is free.

The concert program is scheduled to include:
Tchaikovsky's Sleeping Beauty Waltz
Beethoven's Symphony No. 6 "Pastoral" (mvt. 5 Shepherd's Hymn)
Whear's Blue Ridge Legend
Gershwin's An American in Paris Suite
Zimmer's Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest

Centennial musicians include:
Skylar Brown, violin
Jesse Feltz, trumpet
Lexie Herron, flute
Sarah Schaller, violin
Yitzchak Young, violin

Columbus Alternative musicians include:
Jeshurun Gnanasegaram, violin
Logan Halterman, bass
Alexandria Hill, violin
Danielle Jones, violin
Lashonda Love, violin
Mounir Lynch, cello
Mona Lynch, viola
Sasha Sherre Morales, clarinet
Morgan Shaw, flute

Eastmoor Academy musicians include:
Alaina Scott, violin

Fort Hayes musicians include:
David Adams, viola
Aliyah Beacham, violin
Ashley Bolin, violin
Corey Bunner, tuba
Travis Clickenger, trombone
Samantha Fritchen, clarinet
Sicquan Gipson, violin
Star Jeter, violin
Nasia Morgan, violin
Wendy Orduna, violin
Kyra Smalls, violin
Alexis Spencer, violin
James Washington, percussion

Northland musicians include:
Jillian Deas, violin
Nathan Harris, French horn
Aleah Holley, viola
Angela Jackson, flute
Emily Likens, cello
Viet Nguyen, violin
Dakota Parrish, tuba
Kay Shanda, oboe
Joel Wallick, bass
Bradley Wine, bass

West musicians include:
Conner Grossguth, clarinet
Lennon May, clarinet
Michael Wakefield, trombone
De'Chua Williams, cello

Whetstone musicians include:
Ben Alexander, clarinet
Richard Blocher, violin
Eden Hyser, viola
Ben Kramer (Dominion MS), violin
Kevin McCoy, trumpet
Brittany Moore, violin
Quincy Repka, cello
Kaylina Ruth, cello
Gabe Strzepek, violin
Hannah Thompson, flute
Julia Thompson, bassoon
Julia Weaver, violin

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