Dorothy Gerber Youth Orchestra presents concert on Nov. 6
BAY HARBOR — At 7 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 6, the Dorothy Gerber Youth Orchestra will present its first-ever full concert featuring Beethoven’s First Symphony.
The Dorothy Gerber Youth Orchestra (DGYO) is part of the Great Lakes Center for the Arts’ Dorothy Gerber Strings Program (DGSP) and is led by Dr. David Reimer, director of the DGSP and conductor of the DGYO.
“This concert is a monumental achievement for the Dorothy Gerber Youth Orchestra,” said Reimer. “The sheer length and scope of the program is a challenge for the students' mental and physical endurance while the sophistication of the Beethoven Symphony tests the students' mastery of every musical detail.”
The 2023-24 Dorothy Gerber Strings Program classes resumed earlier this fall, and this November performance is the DGYO’s first concert of the year.
Joining the DGSP and DGYO as a featured guest artist is flute soloist Helen Hanchin, a Charlevoix High School alum and former young artist winner with the Great Lakes Chamber Orchestra. Hanchin is currently studying music at Michigan State University.
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“Each year, the students of the DGYO reach for standards beyond what they have achieved in the past, and this concert is no exception,” Reimer said. “Three years ago they started moving beyond arrangements for student orchestras, two years ago they performed their first complete multi-movement composition and last year they welcomed woodwinds, brass and percussion to become a full symphony. Some students have been in the orchestra for six years, while others have more recently auditioned into the group, including five string players who are new this year. These students attend schools from Harbor Springs to Gaylord to Ellsworth and they are all committed to their own development through private lessons.”
This concert is free to attend.
For more information about the Dorothy Gerber Strings Program and Youth Orchestra, visit greatlakescfa.org.
This article originally appeared on The Petoskey News-Review: Dorothy Gerber Youth Orchestra presents concert on Nov. 6
