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Chattanooga Symphony & Opera’s Side-By-Side concert features two youth orchestras

The Side-By-Side concert Sunday, Feb. 28, at the Tivoli Theatre combines the talents of the Chattanooga Symphony & Opera and the CSO Youth Orchestras. The Side-By-Side concert Sunday, Feb. 28, at the Tivoli Theatre combines the talents of the Chattanooga Symphony & Opera and the CSO Youth Orchestras.

By Staff Report February 25, 2016 3 min read

If you go

› What: CSO and CSOYO Side-By-Side concert.› When: 3 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 28; doors open at 2 p.m.› Where: Tivoli Theatre, 709 Broad St.› Admission: $15 adults, $7 children and students.› Phone: 423-267-8583 (tickets), 423-267-9011 (information).

Program

CSOYO Philharmonic OrchestraSheldon: “Resurgences”CSOYO Symphony OrchestraChabrier: “España”CSO OrchestraMercadante: Flute Concerto No. 2 in E Minor (1st movement) — Sasha Hitachi-Kizziah, soloistGregson: Concerto for Tuba (1st movement) — Hannah Eitzen, soloistBeethoven: Romance No. 2 in F Major for Violin and Orchestra — Josh Holritz, soloistCSO Orchestra/CSOYO Symphony OrchestraRossini: “Overture to William Tell”Liszt: “Les Préludes”

The Chattanooga Symphony & Opera and the CSO Youth Orchestras will unite for a Side-By-Side concert on Sunday afternoon, Feb. 28, on the Tivoli Theatre stage.

The performance will feature two of the youth orchestras in concert – the Symphony, conducted by Gary Wilkes, and Philharmonic – conducted by Sandy Morris – as well as the CSO orchestra, conducted by Kayoko Dan, and the CSOYO symphony combined. The experience gives students invaluable musical education playing alongside professional musicians on classical masterworks.

Featured in the program are the top two winners of the 2015 CSOYO Concerto Competition, Hannah Eitzen and Sasha Hitachi-Kizziah. Josh Holritz, CSO associate concertmaster and CSOYO alumnus, also will be featured.