“The Youth Orchestras of San Antonio have just two more performances before taking it on the road,” writes Jack Morgan on Tuesday (5/13) at Texas Public Radio. “YOSA actually comprises several youth orchestras, encouraging kids to find their own musical paths…. ‘This Sunday we’re going to be offering one of the big masters of the repertoire, Mahler’s First Symphony. But we’re doing it as a guided tour,’ said Music Director Troy Peters.… ‘I’ll talk people through the piece and we’ll also play musical examples,’ said Peters.… ‘Very intense. It’s going to be a lot of fun,’ said student and viola player David Tibbetts. I asked Tibbetts about YOSA’s marketing phrase, that it ‘changes lives through music.’ … ‘It’s made me a better musician, and being a better musician has improved my life in other areas,’ Tibbetts said. And YOSA is about to add substantially to their range of experiences, as Peters explained. ‘In about a month we’ll be heading off to Quebec. So we’ll be traveling around in Montreal and Quebec City and then we’ll actually end up in Vermont,’ Peters said. ‘So the orchestra that you’ll see onstage this weekend is this group of people who area gearing up to represent San Antonio on the world stage.’ ”
Posted May 14, 2014
