Welcome, welcome!
New members, welcome! Returing members, welcome back to our 59th season!
Our summer camps concluded with two exciting and well attended concerts. It was amazing to see what these talented musicians can accomplish in just one week, and we can't wait to see what they can do in the upcoming season. Here is a photo gallery of the day camp for Prelude, Intermezzo and the Chamber Orchestra, and photos from the overnight camp for the Philharmonic, Concert Orchestra, Flute Choir and Concert Wind Ensemble.
First Rehearsals and Parents Meeting
- Sunday 9/12 - Chamber Orchestra (Archbishop Mitty HS, 3:00 - 6:00 pm),
- Wednesday 9/15 - Percussion Ensemble (Valley Christian HS, 6:00 - 8:00 pm),
- Monday 9/13 - All Other Groups (LGUMC, 5:30 pm, first week only for parents meeting before rehearsal).
There will be a mandatory members and parents meeting on Monday 9/13 at 5:30 pm at LGUMC. We will give an overview of our current status and plans for the next season, introduce our conductors, Board of Directors, and Parent Advisors. There will also be a representative to answer questions about the tour.
2010 Competition Winners
We are proud to announce the winners of the 2010 Philharmonic Young Artist Competition and the Concert Orchestra Solo Competition, sponsored by the San Jose Symphony Foundation:
Young Artist Competition
1st prize: Perry Choi, Mozart Clarinet Concerto
2nd prize: Apoorva Rangan, Mozart Flute Concerto
3rd prize : Enoch Matsumara, Verdi Rigoletto Fantasia
for Clarinet and Orchestra
4th place : Cheryl Chang, Devienne Flute Concerto
5th place : Tiffany Iskandar, Boieldieu Harp Concerto
Solo Competition
John Lee, Goltermann Cello Concerto No. 4
Minmin Fu, Bruch Violin Concerto
We'd like to thank and congratulate all the participants. The winners will perform with the Philharmonic and Concert Orchestra in the 2010 - 2011 season.
2011 European Tour
We are excited to announce our summer European tour. This is the opportunity to visit and perform in the cities where our favorite
composers created their masterpieces. We will begin in the Eternal 
City, Rome. From
there we journey into Tuscany, the birthplace of the renaissance to perform in Florence.
We will visit Venice, then continue to Salzburg, home to Mozart. We venture into
Germany for our final performance in Munich. Tour dates are June 23rd – July 6th, 2011. For more information on the upcoming and past tours, please visit here.
