Cascade Youth Symphony Orchestras announces its 2009-10 performance schedule

Season Begins and Ends at Benaroya Hall 

      The Cascade Youth Symphony Orchestras (CYSO) today announced its public performances for the 2009-10 season, including book-end concerts at Seattle’s venerated Benaroya Hall.   The season starts off with the Cascade Youth Symphony in performance on Saturday, November 21, at 2:00 pm in Benaroya Hall.

      The Cascade Youth Symphony Orchestras are comprised of five, merit-based ensembles, beginning with the Preparatory Strings, the youngest group.  From there, young musicians may graduate to progressively higher levels in the Sinfonette, Premier, Junior and Cascade Youth Symphonies.  The Principal Conductor and Music Director is Gerry Jon Marsh, a professor of music at Seattle Pacific University.

      “This could be our most exciting year ever,” Marsh says, “because we’re starting and ending in Benaroya Hall.   Our final concert next May will be a side-by-side performance with the Seattle Symphony Orchestra itself, and our kids are all very excited about it.”

      “It’s an exciting year for all of us,” says CYSO Executive Director David Endicott.  “As we like to say, we’re starting our second quarter century under the baton of Gerry Marsh.   He’s been a terrific music shepherd for generations of young people and an inspiration to all the staff and volunteers during his first 25 years at our musical helm.  Beginning and ending our performance year at Benaroya Hall is most appropriate for the occasion.”