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Little Delaware Youth Ensemble

Chamber Orchestra of young string players from
Delaware, Otsego, Chenango, Madison & Broome Counties
under the musical direction of
Julie Signitzer
Announces its
Spring Concert

Sunday, June 7, 2009 at 3:00 pm
Anderson Theatre
Anderson Center for the Arts
Hartwick College
Oneonta, New York

Concert is free with donations accepted at the door.

A reception will follow the performance.

These concerts are funded in part by the A. Lindsay and Olive B. O’Connor Foundation and The New York State Council on the Arts Decentralization Program administered in Otsego County by the Upper Catskill Community Council on the Arts.

For additional information regarding these concerts, please call 607-432-6076

Little Delaware Youth Ensemble

P.O Box 206, Oneonta, NY 13820

Contact: Athena Gill: 607-746-2283
Email: littledelawareyouthensemble@yahoo.com

Little Delaware Youth Ensemble to Perform Ninth Season Finale

The Little Delaware Youth Ensemble, under the musical direction of violinist Julie Signitzer, will present their final concert of the season on Sunday, June 7, 2008 at 3:00 p.m. in Anderson Theater at Hartwick College in Oneonta

The string ensemble of 27 children ages 8 to 18 will perform pieces by Washburn, Warlock, Vivaldi and the ensemble's student composer Nathaniel Efthimiou of Delhi. The students will also play Bochicaniando, a piece arranged by Cellist Eugene Friesen from the Berklee College of Music. Friesen worked with the students of LDYE during his 2 day residency in Oneonta last month.

Soloists for this concert are violinists; Bethany Althaus and Nathaniel Efthimiou of Delhi, Takura Sophia of New Berlin and Nate Olmstead of Cooperstown. These talented young fiddlers will be performing the famous Four Violin Concerto in B Minor by A. Vivaldi.

Music Director Signitzer said, "This concerto for four violins is a special piece in the history of this orchestra. In 2004 Catskill Symphony conductor Charles Schneider invited me to present 4 members of LDYE to solo with the Catskill Symphony on this piece. That was a monumental event for our group and the four young violinists that were chosen. It is a pleasure to have that kind of talent in our orchestra and to be able to perform it once again on this June 7 program with a new generation of musicians."

This concert is funded in part by the A. Lindsay and Olive B. O’Connor Foundation, the North Pond Foundation and the New York State Council on the Arts Decentralization Program administered in Otsego County by the Upper Catskill Community Center for the Arts.

Workshop with rock violinist Mark Wood
Sunday, March 18, 2007 - Workshop with Mark Wook and LDYE in the Hunt Union Ballroom- 1-6:00 p.m.
Monday, March 19, 2007 - Public string workshop in the Hunt Union Ballroom 9:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Regional string players encouraged to attend free of charge!
Tuesday, March 20, 2007 - Public Concert in the Hunt Union Ballroom featuring Mark Wood and the Little
Delaware Youth Ensemble. Free to students and $10.00 for adults.
All proceeds go to benefit the Little Delaware Youth Ensemble.

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