2007-08
Our 69th Season!

Dear Friends,

I am delighted that you are here in the audience to share “Youthful Visions” with the Pioneer Valley Symphony and Chorus. This season, we are exploring the theme of music and youth from all angles – compositions by great composers like Barber, Bernstein, Brahms, Mendelssohn, Mozart, Puccini, Tchaikovsky and Vaughan Williams at the start of their careers; the world premiere of a work by the winner of our Young Composers Competition; and music inspired by themes from childhood, like Bizet’s “Children’s Games” and Ravel’s “Mother Goose” Suite. Our Holiday Pops Concert will feature young dancers from Shelburne Falls' Ballet Renversé under the direction of Karen Shulda. This season's soloists include the extraordinary young timpani soloist Vinay Parameswaran and the winner of the PVS Concerto Competition fo Young Violinists.

As always, we will present world-class soloists all season long and bring you performances of some of the most beautiful music ever written. Thank you for attending this concert and for your support of the Pioneer Valley Symphony and Chorus. Enjoy the music!

Paul Phillips
Music Director and Conductor