PURCHASE $10 TICKETS FOR DECEMBER 16 & 18 CONCERTS

ACADEMY ORCHESTRA FALL SEMESTER CONCERTS

7:30pm FRIDAY DECEMBER 16, 2016
St John Lutheran Church, Wheaton

3:30pm SUNDAY DECEMBER 18, 2016
Gary United Methodist Church, Wheaton

Featuring virtuoso violinist Amelia Piscitelli
Concert Master: Ellen Maloney

The Academy is pictured here on November 20, 2016 at Gary United Methodist Church, where we are Ensemble-in-Residence.

The string chamber orchestra comprises advanced high school students who play to a very high standard under the direction of conductor Drostan Hall.

PURCHASE $10 TICKETS FOR DECEMBER 16 & 18 CONCERTS

Repertoire

Svendsen Romance for Violin & Orchestra
Amelia Piscitelli violin
Watch brilliant videos of Amelia here.

St Paul’s Suite Holst

Variations on Thaxted by Blumhofer

Rutter Suite for Strings

Amelia Video

Video of Amelia Piscitelli performing Svendsen’s Romance in her professional debut with Camerata Chicago in October 2016.

Academy Orchestra Members Photoset

From left to right: Joe Brackmann (cello), Ellen Maloney (violin), Lily Smith (viola) Joe Williamson (violin), Ashwin Moses(violin), Madeline Abel (violin), Luca Warren (cello), Cameron Fuller (double bass) Amelia Piscitelli (violin), Joshua Leak (principal cello), Allison Chang (principal viola), Kevin Shi (violin).

WFMT INTRODUCTIONS BROADCAST
PODCAST AVAILABLE

Our December 10 Academy Orchestra broadcast on WFMT Introductions was wonderful to hear. Click here for the podcast.