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The El Camino Youth Symphony (ECYS) is a youth orchestra located in Palo Alto, California. Founded in 1963, the El Camino Youth Symphony educates and trains more than 450 K-12 students from over 100 schools from San Francisco to Santa Cruz. The Symphony Orchestra is the top-level ensemble, and it is composed of talented musicians ranging from middle to high-schoolers from throughout the Bay Area. The orchestra studies under the baton of Jindong Cai, a conductor and master teacher who challenges the musicians to reach a high level of achievement. Other staff include Debra Gardner, clarinetist, who serves as wind coach for all of ECYS and assistant conductor, and Cathy Spieth, the executive director for ECYS. The Symphony Orchestra performs to capacity crowds (2000+) at Flint Center in Cupertino, CA, and the California Theatre in San Jose, CA. == Preparatory Ensembles == In addition to the Senior Symphony, ECYS also maintains several preparatory ensembles for less advanced musicians. At the youngest level, students can participate in Chamber Players (1-2 years experience) or Camerata (3+ years), orchestras led by Dr. Michail Gelfandbien. Galbraith Honor Strings, under Dr. Kolchinsky, is a string orchestra named after the founder of ECYS, William Galbraith; its level is between the Camerata and Sinfonietta orchestras. ECYS also offers the El Camino Wind Orchestra, conducted by Christopher Florio, which performs wind ensemble repertoire, and prepares students for Sinfonietta and Symphony. Up until 2010, the preparatory ensembles performed at Cubberley Theatre in Palo Alto, CA. Starting season 2010-2011, the preparatory ensembles, as well as Sinfonietta and Flute ensembles mentioned below, perform in the new Oshman Family Jewish Community Center. With the increasing number of flutists in the Bay Area, too, ECYS boasts a strong program under the baton Melody Schaefle, lecturer at Stanford University. The flute ensemble program has an intermediate level - Intermezzo; and an advanced level for experienced flutists - the talented El Camino Flute Ensemble. The flute ensemble program also offers students the opportunity to play in chamber music groups with their peers. Up until the 2010-2011 season, the flutes ensembles performed at the Community Congregational Church in Sunnyvale, CA. The intermediate orchestra offered by ECYS is the Sinfonietta, also led by Dr. Kolchinsky. This program consists of intensive sectional work and is focused mainly on classical and early romantic repertoire, while preparing junior and high school students for admittance into the Senior Symphony. Up until the 2010-2011 season, the Sinfonietta Orchestra performs at Spangenberg Theatre in Palo Alto, CA and the Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts in Mountain View, CA. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「El Camino Youth Symphony」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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