Musical Intersections Written by: Noah Breneman, Citizen Musician Fellow & Principal Oboe This concert program was originally planned to include Marche Slave by Tchaikovsky. Due to recent global events, this piece will be replaced by Finlandia by Sibelius. On March 6th, 2022 the American…
Musician Spotlight: Katie Liu, Principal Viola Written by: Mandy Brockhaus, Manager of Community Engagement Talking to AYS Principal Viola, Katie Liu was a breath of fresh air. Katie’s story about exploring her many different interests and not following a direct…
Alumni Story: A Conversation with Ronald Kidd, Anthony Plog, and Jock Ellis Written by: Mandy Matthews Brockhaus, Manager of Community Engagement In October 2021, I had the pleasure and wonderful opportunity of interviewing three highly successful AYS alumni and brass…
Musician Spotlight: Noah Breneman, Citizen Musician Fellow & Principal Oboe Written by: Mandy Brockhaus, Manager of Community Engagement AYS’ new Citizen Musician Fellow and Principal Oboe, Noah Breneman, has big aspirations for helping AYS in our community engagement initiatives this…
Musician Spotlight: Cole Davis, Trombone Written by: Natalie Samadi, Marketing Intern and Mandy Brockhaus, Manager of Community Engagement While orchestras are mainly comprised of string instruments, AYS trombonist and recent UCLA graduate Cole Davis explains how brass players make up…
The Evolution of AYS’ Hollywood Project Concert Written by: Natalie Samadi, Marketing InternResearch by: Deirdre Ellis, Programs Intern AYS’ annual Hollywood Project Concert is one of the most highly praised concerts from both our orchestra musicians and our thousands of…
Musician Spotlight: Sarah Bunch, Violinist & 2021 Orchestra Management Fellow Written by: Natalie Samadi, Marketing Intern All musicians are unique in their own way, but many take similar or traditional routes to pursue their dream of becoming a professional musician.…
Retrospect on Digital Learning Written by: Mark Gutierrez, Community Educator & SAS Lead Instructor and Bass Coach Over the past year, arts and education institutions have had to adapt to a new reality in which arts students, practitioners, and audience…
Musician Spotlight: Sarah Wilkinson, Violist Written by: Natalie Samadi, Marketing Intern AYS violist Sarah Wilkinson has been surrounded by music all her life. After picking up her first instrument at a very young age, her passion for music has stuck…
Written by: Natalie Samadi, Marketing Intern AYS Alumnus Devan Jaquez placed second in the impressive Sphinx Excerpt Competition this past February 2021—one of the many accomplishments he has earned after leaving AYS in 2019. He has been active as a…
