Wichita Symphony Youth Orchestras Fall Concerts
Join us in celebrating the accomplishments of Wichita’s Sound of the Future at our Youth Orchestras concerts in the 2025-2026 season. The Youth Symphony, Youth Concert Band, and Youth Wind Ensemble perform on Saturday evening, and the Introductory String Ensemble, Youth Chamber Players, and Repertory Orchestra perform on Sunday. And the best news? One ticket admits you to both performances – Saturday AND Sunday!
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Saturday, November 22, 2025 | 7:30 PM
Pre-Concert Ensembles | 7:00 PM
- Youth Symphony Woodwind Quintet
- Youth Symphony Brass Quintet
- Youth Percussion Ensemble
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Youth Concert Band
Erik Stone
ELENA SPECHT Zig Zag
CAIT NISHIMURA Alpine Meadows
ALEX SHAPIRO Paper Cut
RANDALL STANDRIDGE Firebirds
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Youth Wind Ensemble
Bryan Kirk
RALPH VAUGHAN WILLIAMS Flourish for Wind Band
FRANZ SCHUBERT Ave Maria
Arranged by Frank Ticheli
ROBERT SHELDON Flight of the Piasa
ROBERT BUCKLEY Walking to the Sky
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Youth Symphony
Dr. Timothy Shade
JEAN SIBELIUS Finlandia Op. 26
KATAHJ COPLEY Gasoline Rainbows
FRANZ SCHUBERT Symphony No. 8 "Unfinished"
I. Allegro moderato
II. Andante con moto
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Sunday, November 23, 2025 | 3:00 PM
Pre-Concert Ensembles | 2:30 PM
- Paul A. Stephen String Quartet
- Mitchell A. Berman String Quartet
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Introductory String Orchestra
Madeline Crawford
RANDALL STANDRIDGE Blue Sky Horizon
YUKIKO NISHIMURA Colorful Sunrise
JEFFREY S. BISHOP Red Pepper
HENRY MANCINI Pink Panther
Arranged by John Caponegro
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Youth Chamber Players
Catherine Tummons
SUSAN H. DAY After the Rain
CHRIS PILSNER Atlantis of the Sands
ALAN LEE SILVA Colors of Home
ADRIAN GORDON Echoes of Valor
JOSEPH BOLOGNE, CHEVALIER DE ST. GEORGE Symphony Concerto No. 1, Allegro
Arranged by Jim Palmer
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Repertory Orchestra
Eric Crawford
RON NELSON Jubilee
Ashokan Farewell
JOE HISAISHI Merry-Go-Round of Life from Howl's Moving Castle
Arranged by Matthew Pyeon
PYOTR ILYICH TCHAIKOVSKY Capriccio Italian (abridged)
Arranged by Merle J. Isaac
Sponsored in part by
THE SAM AND RIE BLOOMFIELD FOUNDATION
THE STATE OF KANSAS THROUGH THE KANSAS ARTS COMMISSION THROUGH THE NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE ARTS
