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April 23, 2008
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Annika Kolbo |
The Youth Orchestras program of the Leo Kucinski Academy of Music (LKAM) at Morningside College will present a concert on Sunday, April 27, at 7 p.m. in Eppley Auditorium, 3625 Garretson Ave. The concert is free and open to the public.
The concert will include performances by the Youth Symphony for advanced high school and college musicians; the Philharmonia for middle school, high school and advanced elementary school musicians; and the Siouxland Symphonette for beginning and intermediate violin, viola, cello and bass players. The conductors are Thomas Miller for Siouxland Symphonette, Jungho Kim for Philharmonia and Joseph Shufro for Youth Symphony.
The Youth Symphony will feature vocal soloist Annika Kolbo performing selections from “Don Pasquale” by Donizetti, “La Boheme” by Puccini and “Gianni Schicchi” by Puccini. The Youth Symphony will also be performing selections by Mozart, Strauss and Ginastera. Rachel Grenko will be featured on the violin when the Siouxland Symphonette performs “Spring” from an arrangement of “The Four Seasons” by Vivaldi.
Miller is director of orchestras for the Sioux City Community School District; he is principal bass for the Sioux City Symphony Orchestra.
Kim serves as associate conductor and education director for the Sioux City Symphony Orchestra.
Shufro is associate professor of music at Morningside College and instructor of cello for the academy. He is principal cellist for the Sioux City Symphony Orchestra and a member of the Morningside Trio.
Morningside’s LKAM focuses on private instruction, string play days, recitals, master classes and performance classes for student musicians from beginner to high school. In partnership with the Sioux City Symphony, the academy also directs the symphony’s three youth orchestras, an Early String Program and the Bishop Heelan Catholic Schools String Program. For more information, contact Jill Wilson, academy director, at 274-5357 or wilsonj@morningside.edu.
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