The Lone Star Youth Orchestra brings its amazing 23rd season to a blazing conclusion on May 18th with a concert titled “Fire”. This hour-long, incendiary-themed program will include combustible selections from Igor Stravinsky’s The Firebird Suite, George Frideric Handel’s Music for the Royal Fireworks, and Stephen Chin’s “Inferno”. As an added treat, the winners of our annual LSYO Concerto Competition will each be playing their pieces with our orchestra. First Place winner, clarinetist Micah Bybee, will perform Carl Maria von Weber’s Concertino in E-flat Major, Op. 26. Second Place winner, violinist Florent Radakichenane, will play Giovanni Battista Viotti’s Concerto No. 23 in G Major. This is your last chance to feel the warmth of the flame before our 2021-2022 season is but a burning ember our students will long remember!
Micah Bybee is an 8th grade student at Renner Middle School in Plano. This is his second year participating in LSYO. Last season Micah received Honorable Mention as the Third Place winner of the concerto competition. Micah studies with private clarinet teacher Lev Daneman.
Florent Radakichenane is a 10th grade student from Grapevine who attends school online. This is his fifth year participating in LSYO. Florent is following in the family tradition, as older sisters Camille (previously) and Margaux (currently) have also been valued members of the Lone Star Youth Orchestra. Florent studies with private violin teacher Barbara Allen.
Single tickets are available by visiting IrvingArtsCenter.com, by calling (972) 252-2787, or by purchase at the door. Ticket prices are $7.50 per student and $14.50 for adults. Tickets are for assigned seating. Masks are strongly suggested.
"Fire" will take place on Wednesday, May 18, 2022, at 7:00 p.m. at the Irving Arts Center’s Carpenter Hall. The Arts Center address is 3333 N. MacArthur Blvd., Irving, TX 75062.
The Lone Star Youth Orchestra is the only tuition-free youth orchestra in the Dallas-Fort Worth area, and is one of the most pivotal pre-college experiences for talented high school instrumentalists. Membership in the Lone Star Youth Orchestra is open to all middle and high school string, woodwind, brass, and percussion players. Information regarding auditions for the can be found at www.lascolinassymphony.org/lsyo or by calling (972) 252-4800.
Now in his seventh year as conductor of the Lone Star Youth Orchestra, Dr. Kevin Pearce brings a unique combination of a world-class musical background and an unending commitment to education. Pearce was named a finalist for the 2020 American Prize in Conducting, Youth Orchestra Division. He currently teaches orchestra in Rockwall ISD, where he was a nominee for 2020-21 Teacher of the Year at Cain Middle School. Prior to his move to North Texas, Pearce served from 2008-2013 as the inaugural Director of Orchestras at Cypress Lakes High School in the western suburbs of Houston. During his time in Texas, orchestras under his direction have won multiple UIL Sweepstakes awards and top honors in local and national festivals.
For more information about the Las Colinas Symphony Orchestra or the Lone Star Youth Orchestra, please visit LasColinasSymphony.org.
