ACO with Austin Soundwaves

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Dr. Veronica Salinas, Conductor (biography)
Dr. Melissa Melendez, Viola (biography)
Austin Soundwaves Senior Ensemble: Michael Chong, Violin; Allyson Chu, Violin, and Vic Ducea, Clarinet
Austin Soundwaves Junior Ensemble: Lukas Goris, Violin; Nancy Huynh, Violin; Yvette Zuarez, Alto Saxophone; Bryan Torres, Tenor Saxophone; Luismiguel Martinez, Piano

In this season of new beginnings, we are thrilled to announce an exciting collaboration with Austin Soundwaves, showcasing a specially assembled trio on stage. Austin Soundwaves has tapped into its vast network of students, inviting them to audition for these distinctive ensemble. The committed staff at Soundwaves has been actively coaching these students, ensuring they are well-prepared for their upcoming performance. Each student will benefit from scholarship support provided by the long-standing Pearl Amster Memorial Endowment Fund. The senior ensemble will begin the concert and the junior ensemble will perform during intermission with all ensemble members joining the ACO in the 1712 Overture. The ACO is set to perform Le Grand Tango with guest soloist Dr. Melissa Melendez on viola and will conclude the concert with Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 2.

• Austin Soundwaves Senior Trio
  - Terzetto in C major, Op. 74 (B. 148), I. Introduction: Allegro ma non troppo by Antonin Dvorak
  - Oblivion by Astor Piazzolla
• 1712 Overture for Really Big Orchestra by Peter Schickele, aka P.D.Q. Bach
• Le Grand Tango for Viola and String Orchestra by Astor Piazzolla
  
  Intermission Austin Soundwaves Junior Ensemble: Fleckish by Cathy Morris and March Militaire by Franz Schubert (arr: Daniel Kelley) 
   
•  Symphony No. 2 in C minor, Op. 17 by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky