Thursday, June 16, 8:15 am – 9:30 am
Hilton Washington
Opening Remarks:
Henry Fogel, President and CEO, American Symphony Orchestra League
Rita Shapiro, Executive Director, National Symphony Orchestra
Michael M. Kaiser, President, The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
Keynote Address:
Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee delivers this year’s Opening Session Keynote Address on why he chose to focus on the arts during his chairmanship of the Education Commission of the States
Performance:
Members of six Washington D.C. area youth orchestras perform under the direction of Emil de Cou, Associate Conductor, National Symphony Orchestra:
American Youth Philharmonic
D.C. Youth Orchestra
Maryland Classic Youth Orchestra
Washington Metropolitan Youth Philharmonic
Potomac Valley Youth Orchestra
The Youth Orchestras of Prince William
The collaboration of six youth orchestras in performance is a first for a League conference, and recognizes the extraordinary wealth of young musical talent in the Washington D.C. area. The National Symphony Orchestra partners with these orchestras for its annual Youth Orchestra Day, and is coordinating this special performance at the Conference.
Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 4 in F minor, Op. 36
Scherzo: Pizzicato ostinato
Finale: Allegro con fuoco
Carlson: Excerpts from Dreamkeepers
Opening Session sponsored by Classical Movements Inc.