— from Kristen Wilson —
Orcas Island violinist Paris Wilson is part of a 17-piece youth orchestra from Northwest Washington that will perform in the Dvorák Orchestra Festival in Prague at the end of June and in Vienna’s premier International Youth Music Festival in July.
Paris was invited to perform a solo, the Vitali Chaconne, with the North Stars Chamber Orchestra. In addition, the orchestra will perform works by Felix Mendelssohn, Gian-Carlo Menotti, Alessandro Marcello, and Marc-Antoine Charpentier.
The musicians will visit many historical sites including the Lobkowicz Palace with its large music archive of works by hundreds of composers, including Handel, Mozart, Haydn and Beethoven, and the Vienna City Cemetery and the graves of Beethoven, Strauss, Brahms, and Schubert.
The orchestra, under the direction of Sharyn Peterson, is one of four featured youth symphonies from around the world selected to perform at Dvorák Hall in the Rudolfinum, the performance hall in which Antonin Dvorák premiered many of his beloved masterpieces. Sharyn Peterson is the director the Peterson Conservatory of Music and Arts, the Fidalgo Youth Symphony, and the Mt. Baker Youth Symphony.
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How exciting, Paris!! I hope you have time in Prague to go to Bertramka, the home of Josefina Duskova, where Mozart stayed when he was in Prague…it’s now a Mozart museum.
In 2006, Dennis Bonner’s A’Cappella group stopped in Prague, sang in St. Nicolas Cathedral in the Old Town, and went to Don Giovanni in the opera house.
It’s a very special place.
The memories of your trip will stay with you for a lifetime, Paris!
What a thrill and wonderful opportunity Paris! Jim and I are delighted you were selected for this incredible Youth Symphony. Savor every moment.
Aptly named “Paris” and like the City of Lights – she is a talented being of Light!
Have a wonderful journey!!
From a fan.
How wonderful!