PYO Music Institute
Philadelphia Youth Orchestra
86th Annual Festival Concert
Featured Artists
Louis Scaglione
Conductor
Dr. Allen C. Guelzo
Narrator
Mendelssohn Chorus of Philadelphia
Dominick DiOrio
Artistic Director
PYO closes its season with a powerful program of American signature works, in celebration of America’s 250 birthday! Joined by the Mendelssohn Chorus of Philadelphia, the orchestra presents Thompson’s moving The Testament of Freedom and Copland’s triumphant Third Symphony. The evening also features Schuman’s New England Triptych and Stravinsky’s arrangement of The Star-Spangled Banner.
Program
Stravinsky
The Star Spangled Banner
Schumann
New England Triptych
Thompson
The Testament of Freedom
Copland
Symphony No. 3
Approximate Duration
1 hour, 20 minutes
