63rd Season, 2015-2016


​Sunday, October 18, 2015, 3:30 p.m.
Celebration of Queen Elizabeth II
  • Gaetano Donizetti: Overture to "Roberto Devereux"
  • Eric Coates: "The Three Elizabeths" Suite
  • Ralph Vaughan Williams: Symphony No. 2 "London"

Sunday, November 29, 2015, 3:30 p.m.
Fairy Tales and Legends
Ruth Charloff, Conductor
  • Carl Maria von Weber: Overture to "Oberon"
  • Josef Suk: Fairy Tale, Op. 16
  • Jean Sibelius: The Swan of Tuonela
  • Sergei Prokofiev: "Cinderella's Waltz" and "Midnight" from "Cinderella," Suite No. 1
  • Nicolai Rimsky-Korsakov: Suite from "The Snow Maiden"

Sunday, December 20, 2015, 1:30 p.m. and 4:00 p.m.
Annual Messiah Community Singalong
Christina Marie Harrell, soprano
Victoria Fox, mezzo-soprano
Christopher Campbell, tenor
Bernardo Bermudez, baritone
  • George Frideric Handel: Messiah

Saturday, January 23, 2016, 10:30 a.m. 
Concert for Young People with CYSO Concerto Competition winners
Anselm Knecht, Cello
Jo Ann Sun, Violin
  • Camille Saint-Saëns: Allegro Appassionato
  • Henryk Wieniawski: Violin Concerto No. 2 in D minor, 1st movement
  • Franz Schubert: Symphony No. 8 "Unfinished," 1st movement
  • John Williams: Harry Potter Symphonic Suite

Saturday, February 6, 2016, 3:30 p.m.
The Claremont Youth Symphony Orchestra and Prelude String Ensemble perform their first concert of the season, featuring a variety of classical, light classical, pops, and movie music, culminating in a celebration of the release of Star Wars: The Force Awakens.

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Sunday, March 13, 2016, 3:30 p.m. 
Sarah Widner, Bassoon
  • Carl Maria von Weber: Overture to "Der Freischütz"
  • Carl Maria von Weber: Bassoon Concerto in F major, Op. 75
  • Johannes Brahms: Symphony No. 3

Sunday, May 1, 2016, 3:30 p.m.
Commemorative Beethoven Fives
Robert Sage, Piano
Ruth Charloff and Robert Sage, Conductors
  • Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 5, Op. 73 "Emperor"
  • Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony No. 5, Op. 68

Saturday, June 4, 2016, 3:30 p.m.
The Claremont Youth Symphony Orchestra and Prelude String Ensemble close out the 2015-2016 season with their final concert.

Sunday, June 12, 2016, 3:30 p.m.
American Music
Daniel Geeting, Clarinet
  • Ferde Grofé: "Grand Canyon" Suite
  • Aaron Copland: Clarinet Concerto
  • George Gershwin: An American in Paris

​Sunday, July 10, 2016, 7:00 p.m.
Summer Pops Concert at Ganesha Park, Pomona
Celebrating America
Honoring current and former members of the U.S. Military