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The California Youth Symphony, which features five residents of Almaden Valley, kicks off its 52nd season with a high-energy program that shows what this group of bright young musical talents can do. On Nov. 9, the symphony presents its season opener at Flint Center in Cupertino. The concert will be repeated a week later in San Mateo for Peninsula audiences.
The program features a range of 19th- and 20th-century compositions and includes Berlioz's fast-paced Roman Carnival Overture, adapted from his opera Benvenuto Cellini; the exuberantly modern Short Ride in a Fast Machine by Berkeley-based composer John Adams; and Rachmaninoff's last work, his spirited Symphonic Dances. Also on the bill is Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 4, which will be performed by 15-year-old Emily Wang of Palo Alto. Wang is the most recent winner, in the piano category, of the symphony's Young Artist Competition.
The symphony is composed of young musicians, ages 1118, from all over the Bay Area, and includes a percussion ensemble and six instructional groups for younger musicians, in addition to two full symphony orchestras in which intermediate and advanced students perform.
The California Youth Symphony performs Nov. 9, 2:30 p.m., at Flint Center, De Anza College, 21250 Stevens Creek Blvd., Cupertino. Tickets are $6$12. For more information, call 650.325.6666 or visit http://www.cys.org.
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