The Quincy Area Youth Orchestra presents its Spring Concert at 7 p.m. Monday, March 31, at Baldwin School, 30th & Maine streets. Under the direction of Dr. Rich Cangro, the orchestra will perform lively and dramatic selections including Blue Tango by Leroy Anderson, Magnificent Seven by Bernstein/Philippe, two movements from The Firebird Suite by Stravinsky and the energetic Service Dogs March by J.C. Sherman which honors the work and sacrifice of canines. Local working service dogs will march in during the performance.
Admission to the concert is free with donations encouraged.
The 2024-25 QAYO comprises 35 talented musicians from the tri-state area. Each of the members was selected for the orchestra based on auditions held in October. The student musicians come together weekly for rehearsals. Their first performance was Feb. 8 when they joined the Quincy Symphony Orchestra side-by-side for Danza Del Sol by Kevin Day.
This program was made possible by Encore Symphony Volunteer Council, the Illinois Arts Council Agency, the Tracy Family Foundation, the Michelmann Foundation, the J.W. Gardner II Foundation, the Marion Gardner Jackson Trust, and the following funds through the Community Foundation: Samantha Otte Youth Opportunity Fund, the Anonymous Fund, the Jayne & Leroy Boeckelman Fund for Young Musicians, Katherine Broemmel Endowment for the Arts, the Cory Didriksen Lovelace Fund, the Mary Ridder Cherny Fund and the Irwin Family Fund.
For more information on this and other youth programs of the QSOA, visit www.qsoa.org or call 217-222-2856.
