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OES Youth Orchestra presents winter concert
Performance is free,
and happening on
Jan. 27 in Pendleton
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P
ENDLETON — The Oregon
East Symphony Youth
Orchestra will present its winter
concert on Thursday, Jan. 27,
at 7 p.m.
Admission is free and open
to the public. The concert will
take place at the Vert Audito-
rium, 480 SW Dorian Ave.
Masks are required for all
attendees.
The Preludes preparatory
orchestra will be performing
works titled “Sky Suite” and “G-
Force” and the main theme from
“Pirates of the Caribbean.” This
will be their fi rst concert under
the direction of Viet Block, OES
assistant concertmaster.
The OES Youth Orchestra
will follow with performances of
works by Brahms, Mendelssohn
and Mozart.
“It is simply a joy to be
making music together and in
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The Oregon East Symphony Youth Orchestra will present a winter concert on Thursday, Jan. 27, 2022, at Vert Auditorium in Pendleton.
“IT IS SIMPLY A JOY TO BE MAKING MUSIC
TOGETHER AND IN PERSON AGAIN WITH THESE
WONDERFUL MUSICIANS.”
— ZACH BANKS, OES YOUTH ORCHESTRA CONDUCTOR
person again with these won-
derful musicians,” said Zach
Banks, OES Youth Orchestra
conductor. “Our audiences will
be proud to once again see
the growth of technique and
musical maturity in these bright
young students.”
Banks said these two groups
are smaller chamber orchestras
— Preludes has 12 members,
and the Youth Orchestra has 14.
“Our students are all mainly
from Umatilla County, and we
welcome student musicians from
all over Eastern Oregon,” he said.
This concert is possible
with support from the Uma-
tilla County Cultural Coalition,
Pendleton Rotary Club, Pendle-
ton Music Company and Banner
Bank Pendleton.
For more information, visit
www.oregoneastsymphony.org.
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OES YOUTH
ORCHESTRA
WINTER CONCERT
Thursday, Jan. 27
7 p.m.
Vert Auditorium, 480 SW
Dorian Ave., Pendleton
Admission is free; masks
required