While the pandemic is keeping our orchestras at home, our students are still eager to share their talent with our community. Enjoy a variety of videos featuring the skills and creativity of SEMYO.
SEMYO Chamber Strings and Philharmonic bassist Oliver performs Goblin’s Dance by W. K. Lyons.
SEMYO Concert Orchestra horn player Ethan, styling in his Princess Elsa cape, embraces a snowy Easter weekend in this performance of “Let it Go” from the movie Frozen. They say the cold never bothered him anyways.
Actually we are all stuck at home but Philharmonic Orchestra trumpeter Elise is chilling on her porch with some mellow trumpet music.
Philharmonic Orchestra member Shawn (or is that Harry Potter?) waves a magic spell, performing Hedwig’s Theme by John Williams.
Chamber Strings member Nathan performs Gavotte by J.B. Lully in this lovely living room performance!
Chamber Strings cellist Zach dresses for success in this excellent performance of the familiar Minuet by Bach.
Members of the Philharmonic Orchestra String Quartet perform Haydn at home. While they are not together in person, they are together in spirit in this energetic minuet by composer Joseph Haydn.
SEMYO Chamber Strings student Apollo performs Gigue by F.M.Veracini in this living room performance!
SEMYO members and siblings Evan and Grant, accompanied by Jan Matson, perform J.S. Bach’s famous Concerto in D Minor for Two Violin.
SEMYO students reflect on the SEMYO 2019-2020 season and express gratitude for Mom’s and essential workers accompanied by music from the March SEMYO Winter Concert.
One of SEMYO’s Riverside students demonstrate her progress after three months of lessons in this performance of Pepperoni Pizza (a variation on “Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star.”)
SEMYO Philharmonic student Grant performs Sicilienne in E-flat Major for Violin by Maria Theresia von Paradis.
Concert Orchestra student Evan performs the 1st movement of Concerto in E Minor by Felix Medelssohn.
Concert Orchestra student Ava performs the theme from Aaron Copland’s iconic Hoedown.
SEMYO student Ethan performs a beautiful rendition of the haunting Vocalise by Sergei Rachmoninoff, providing both melody and harmony.
Horn players from the Philharmonic and Concert Orchestras perform a playful rendition of the Rondo from Concerto No. 4 by Mozart (complete with Star Wars references).
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