Olympia Philharmonic Society http://www.olympiaphil.org/wp Sharing the joys of music Wed, 26 Dec 2012 06:17:15 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 CalStateLA Symphony Orchestra/Olympia Youth Orchestra January 13, 2013 Concert http://www.olympiaphil.org/wp/?p=396 http://www.olympiaphil.org/wp/?p=396#comments Wed, 26 Dec 2012 06:17:15 +0000 Olympia Philharmonic Society http://www.olympiaphil.org/wp/?p=396 The CalStateLA Symphony Orchestra/Olympia Youth Orchestra will be presenting its first public concert of the season at the San Gabriel Mission Playhouse, 320 S Mission Drive, San Gabriel, CA 91776 on Sunday, January 13, 2013 at 3PM. ADMISSION FREE. Featured soloists will be Kerson Leong, violinist and Stanley Leong, cellist performing the brahms Double Concerto for Violin & Cello. Kerson Leong, 1 years old, was the First Place Winner of the Menuhin International Violin Competition and Stanley Leong, 18 years old, was the First Place Winner of the Canadian Music Competition. Also in the program will be Beethoven 1st Symphony in C Major.

]]> http://www.olympiaphil.org/wp/?feed=rss2&p=396 0 Olympia Youth Orchestra Auditions Update http://www.olympiaphil.org/wp/?p=394 http://www.olympiaphil.org/wp/?p=394#comments Wed, 20 Jun 2012 19:23:29 +0000 Olympia Philharmonic Society http://www.olympiaphil.org/wp/?p=394 Due to an internet issue with AT&T for the past 2 weeks. Audition schedule will be sent out this week. Thank you for your patience. Some of the auditions might be delayed to the first week of July. Sorry for the inconvenience. Please look for the notices in your emails. Thank you!

]]> http://www.olympiaphil.org/wp/?feed=rss2&p=394 2 Olympia Youth Orchestra Application http://www.olympiaphil.org/wp/?p=392 http://www.olympiaphil.org/wp/?p=392#comments Sat, 02 Jun 2012 19:22:50 +0000 Olympia Philharmonic Society http://www.olympiaphil.org/wp/?p=392 Please download the form to mail in if you run into trouble submitting on line. Looking forward to hearing all the new talents in the up coming auditions.

]]> http://www.olympiaphil.org/wp/?feed=rss2&p=392 5 Olympia Youth Orchestra and enrollment in local school orchestras http://www.olympiaphil.org/wp/?p=390 http://www.olympiaphil.org/wp/?p=390#comments Sat, 12 May 2012 07:06:55 +0000 Olympia Philharmonic Society http://www.olympiaphil.org/wp/?p=390 For the students currently in the orchestra, and incoming students auditioning for the orchestra, please be advised that the Olympia Youth Orchestra strongly supports and encourages enrollment in local school orchestra programs for all students taking part in the orchestra. One will only improve and grow with the involvement in both programs. Mandatory involvement in school orchestra programs will eventually be in line with all other youth orchestras.

]]> http://www.olympiaphil.org/wp/?feed=rss2&p=390 0 Olympia Youth Orchestra 2012-2013 Season Entrance Audition http://www.olympiaphil.org/wp/?p=347 http://www.olympiaphil.org/wp/?p=347#comments Thu, 03 May 2012 05:22:44 +0000 Olympia Philharmonic Society http://www.olympiaphil.org/wp/?p=347 The auditions for the 2012-2013 season will take place during the last 2 weeks of June. Venue TBA. Please fill out the application form and submit on line as soon as possible. Looking forward to hearing all talented young musicians in all orchestral instruments.

]]> http://www.olympiaphil.org/wp/?feed=rss2&p=347 2 Mothers Day Concert, May 13, 2012 at 3PM http://www.olympiaphil.org/wp/?p=344 http://www.olympiaphil.org/wp/?p=344#comments Fri, 20 Apr 2012 05:43:56 +0000 Olympia Philharmonic Society http://www.olympiaphil.org/wp/?p=344 The CalStateLA Symphony Orchestra/Olympia Youth Orchestra will be featuring world renowned violist, Brett Deubner, in the North American Premiere Performance of the Amanda Harberg Viola Concerto. Other work by Glinka, Mascagni and Mozart.

Brett Deubner, Violist

]]> http://www.olympiaphil.org/wp/?feed=rss2&p=344 4 CalStateLA Symphony Orchestra/Olympia Youth Orchestra January 15, 2012 Concert http://www.olympiaphil.org/wp/?p=342 http://www.olympiaphil.org/wp/?p=342#comments Mon, 02 Jan 2012 10:31:14 +0000 Olympia Philharmonic Society http://www.olympiaphil.org/wp/?p=342 Young violinist, Hao Zhou, Special Prize Winner at the American String Teachers Association Los Angeles Annual Competition Finals, will be the featured soloist in the Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto in this concert FREE and OPEN to the public. The concert will be held at the historic San Gabriel Mission Playhouse, 320 S Mission Drive, San Gabriel, CA 91776 at 3PM. All are welcome. Tickets are issued but there is no need to have one to be admitted. Program will also include Schubert’s Rosamunde Overture and Beethoven’s 5th Symphony.

]]> http://www.olympiaphil.org/wp/?feed=rss2&p=342 0 Rueibin Chen performing the “Yellow River Piano Concerto” http://www.olympiaphil.org/wp/?p=339 http://www.olympiaphil.org/wp/?p=339#comments Tue, 07 Jun 2011 00:06:49 +0000 Olympia Philharmonic Society http://www.olympiaphil.org/wp/?p=339 World renowned pianist, Rueibin Chen, will be the featured soloist with the CalStateLA Symphony Orchestra/Olympia Youth Orchestra on June 11, 2011 at 8PM performing the “Yellow River Piano Concerto”. In the same concert, “From the Ground Up”, an orchestral piece by Dr. John Kennedy, Professor of Composition at CSULA, will be receiving its World Premiere Performance. This is a concert not to be missed. Admission is FREE. Please contact admin@olympiaphil.org for tickets and details.

]]> http://www.olympiaphil.org/wp/?feed=rss2&p=339 1 “Suzanna Guzman & Friends” http://www.olympiaphil.org/wp/?p=319 http://www.olympiaphil.org/wp/?p=319#comments Sun, 26 Dec 2010 21:34:10 +0000 Olympia Philharmonic Society http://www.olympiaphil.org/wp/?p=319 World famous mezzo-soprano Suzanna Guzman will be performing with the CalStateLA Symphony Orchestra/Olympia Youth Orchestra on January 9, 2011 at 3PM at the San Gabriel Mission Playhouse, 320 S Mission Drive, San Gabriel, CA 91776. Admission is FREE. Bass baritone, Cedric Berry and soprano, Iris Kwan are also among the featured guest artists. Program to include the Coriolanus Overture by Beethoven, opera arias from Bizet’s Carmen, Delibe’s Lakme, Saint-Saens’ Samson & Dalila, and the 7th Symphony by Beethoven. Please email to admin@olympiaphil.org to obtain FREE tickets.

]]> http://www.olympiaphil.org/wp/?feed=rss2&p=319 0 Now the Olympia Youth Orchestra is combined with the CSULA University Orchestra http://www.olympiaphil.org/wp/?p=299 http://www.olympiaphil.org/wp/?p=299#comments Tue, 31 Aug 2010 04:50:32 +0000 Olympia Philharmonic Society http://www.olympiaphil.org/wp/?p=299 Beginning the Fall of 2010, the Olympia Youth Orchestra will be combining with the Cal State Los Angeles University Orchestra with rehearsals on Sunday afternoons from 3-6PM in the Band Room of the Music Building on the CSULA campus. Pre-college members of the orchestra will have opportunities to rehearse and perform with university students and professional players, working on standard orchestral repertoire. Non-university students, young and old, will also have an option of obtaining college credits through Open University at CSULA. The season will begin on the first Sunday of October, 2010. Please refer to the calendar for details of the season schedule.

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