Past Season Highlights & Media

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2020-2021 Season Highlights

April 25, 2021
CYS Spring Concert

Featuring student soloists, the CYS brass ensemble, and the Corvallis Youth Symphony performing selections from:

Overture to Ruslan and Ludmilla - Mikhail Glinka
Carmen Suite No. 1 - Georges Bizet

March 13, 2021
Classical Cabaret: A Night of CYSA Stars
Virtual Performance

featuring performances by the Corvallis Youth Symphony, the Willamette Valley Junior Honors Symphony, Elementary Strings, and special guest appearances by alumni and friends of CYSA! Featured guests included: Kristina Mascher-Turner (horn), Kenji Bunch (viola), Tatiana Hargreaves (violin), Lara Wickes (oboe), Birch Pereira (bass), and CYS conductor Jason Duckles (cello).

December 13, 2020
CYS Winter Concert

Featuring CYS chamber ensembles, solo performances, rehearsal highlights
&
Symphony No. 9 in E minor, “From the New World”, Op. 95
IV. Finale
Antonín Dvořák

CYS Podcast
Notes From Within, Episode 1 - Jason Duckles

This is the first episode of Notes From Within where we dive right in to the life of a conductor. In this episode, we talk to Jason Duckles, a world-renown musician and conductor, and hear about his experiences with music. We also explore the story of his beginnings in music, talking with the teacher that started him on his path to greatness.

CYS Podcast
Introduction to Notes From Within

This introductory episode tells you what we're all about. We talk about the show, the host, and the idea to get some background information before we dive right into normal episodes.

2019-20 Season Highlights

A final farewell...

We are sad to bid adieu to our beloved CYS Conductor of the past 4 years, Maestro George Thomson! We will miss his wry wit and masterful musicianship at our CYS rehearsals.

Thank you for your years of dedication to CYSA, Mr. Thomson - we will miss you!

February 8, 2020
Classical Cabaret: Broadway Magic
@ Ashbrook School Theater
featuring Saori DeBruyn, Soprano
&
Birch Pereira and the Gin Joints

January 25, 2020
Elementary Strings Winter Concert @ Crescent Valley High School

December 8, 2019
JHS and CYS Winter Concerts @ LaSells Stewart Center
featuring CYS Young Artists Bryanna Dicey (flute) and Todd Meng (cello)

2018-19 Season Highlights

June 1, 2019
Elementary Strings Spring Concert @ Crescent Valley High School

April 28, 2019
JHS and CYS Spring Concerts @ LaSells Stewart Center
featuring CYS Young Artists Jacob Eckroth (cello) and Emma Womack (violin)

March 2, 2019
Classical Cabaret:
Heroes and Villains
@ Ashbrook School Theater
featuring Saha Kumar, Soprano
&
Birch Pereira and the Gin Joints

January 26, 2019
Elementary Strings Winter Concert @ Crescent Valley High School

December 9, 2018
CYS Winter Concert @ LaSells Stewart Center
featuring CYS Young Artist Adrian Hsieh, performing the Elgar Cello Concerto

2017-18 Season Highlights

June 2, 2018
Elementary Strings Spring Concert @ Crescent Valley High School

May 6, 2018
JHS and CYS Spring Concerts @ LaSells Stewart Center
featuring CYS Young Artists Jeffrey Yang (cello) and Bianca Reinalda (trombone)

January 27, 2018
Classical Cabaret:
A Night at the Opera
@ Corvallis High School Theater
featuring Laura Wayte, Soprano

January 20, 2018
Elementary Strings Winter Concert @ Corvallis High School Theater

December 10, 2017
CYS Winter Concert @ LaSells Stewart Center
featuring Erika Nagamoto (violin) and Cindy Wong (tuba)

2016-17 Season Highlights

June 3, 2017
Elementary Strings Spring Concert @ Crescent Valley High School

April 30, 2017
JHS and CYS Spring Concerts @ LaSells Stewart Center
featuring CYS Young Artist Emma Thormodsen (violin)

January 21, 2017
Classical Cabaret:
Screen Gems
@ Corvallis High School Theater

January 28, 2017
Elementary Strings Winter Concert @ Corvallis High School Theater

December 11, 2016
CYS Winter Concert @ LaSells Stewart Center
featuring CYS Young Artists
Lucy Lin (violin) and
James Scott (bassoon)

2015-16 Season Highlights

June 4, 2016
Elementary Strings Spring Concert @ Crescent Valley High School

April 24, 2016
CYS/JHS Spring Concert @ LaSells Stewart Center

CYS Young Artist Suzanne Joh, performing the Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto in D Major

CYS + JHS in a joint performance of Sibelius' Finlandia

February 13, 2016
Classical Cabaret: Dance and Romance
Elegant Dessert and Wine 6:30 pm
Cabaret 8:30 pm

January 30, 2016
Elementary Strings Winter Concert @ Corvallis High School Theater

December 13, 2015
CYS Winter Concert @ LaSells Stewart Center
featuring CYS Young Artist Towaki Takikawa performing the Barber Violin Concerto

2014-15 Season Highlights

December 14, 2014
CYS Winter Concert

Four Dances from “Estancia” — Alberto Ginastera
Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso — Camille Saint-Saëns
Doron Grossman-Naples, violin
Symphony no. 2 — Ralph Vaughan Williams

January 24, 2015
Elementary Strings Winter Concert

April 19, 2015
Willamette Valley Junior Honors Symphony Concert

April 26, 2015
CYS Spring Concert

Cello Concerto in E Minor (op. 85) — Edward Elgar
Spencer Wilson, cello
Fandango — Joseph Turrin
Henry Henniger, trombone
Jay Yue-Chen, trumpet
Carmen Suite no. 1 — Georges Bizet

May 30, 2015
Elementary Strings Spring Concert

2013-14 Season Highlights

April 27, 2014
CYS Spring Concert with Willamette Valley Junior Honors Symphony
Michael Devin, Bassoon

March 1, 2014
Classical Cabaret: Salsa!
Pre-cabaret Dinner 5pm
Dessert/Dance 8pm
with Pilon D’Azucar, authentic salsa band from Portland – including salsa dance lessons! Tickets are now available here. Enjoy Pilon d’Azucar sample salsa:

December 15, 2013
CYS Winter Concert
This is Mr. Creighton’s final concert as conductor of CYS. We are extremely pleased to welcome Dr. Frank Diaz as our new conductor. Dr. Diaz will conduct the Grieg, Mozart (Clarinet Concerto with Eric Qian) and Márquez, and Mr. Creighton will conduct the Mussorgsky and the Sibelius. Alumni from the past 31 years of Mr. Creighton’s tenure are invited to attend the the final rehearsal on Sunday afternoon, December 15 at LaSells and then join Mr. Creighton and CYS for the Finlandia performance.

2012-13 Season Highlights

May 12, 2013
Kenji Bunch & Friends
featuring Monica Ohuchi and Adam Matthes

Pink Martini with the Corvallis Youth Symphony!
Feb 23, 2013
Listen to Pink Martini with the Corvallis Youth Symphony during a live performance in 2006.