Nov. 13, 2005, 3 pm,
at Allen Temple Baptist Church

with Oakland Symphony Chorus

Faure: Requiem
Borodin: Polovetsian Dances from Prince Igor
Handel: Overture to Alcina

Haydn: L'Isola Disabitata

OYO and OSC Basses performing Borodin in concert. Baron Arnold, bass trombone, Grant Lipson, tuba, Tim Duff and Bil Hager, bass violin. B Stack photo

Michael Morgan conducts the Handel chamber orchestra in concert November 13, 2005 at Allen Temple Baptist Church.  B Stack photo

Lynne Morrow conducts OYO and Oakland Symphony Chorus in concert November 13, 2005 at Allen Temple Baptist Church.  B Stack photo

Bryan Nies conducts OYO and Oakland Symphony Chorus in Faure.  B Stack photo

Bryan Nies with Faure soloists soprano Joanne Um and baritone John Frederick.

OYO musicians waiting to go onstage--a rare sighting of wind and string players actually socializing! L to R: oboe player Carolyn Kwok,

violinist Whitney Wu-Chu, and clarinet player Leslie Chiang.  B. Stack photo

OYO Rehearses October 16, 2005. Lynne Morrow (OYO 1969-1972), and conductor or Oakland Symphony Chorus, conducts Borodin. OYO Concertmaster Andrew Wilson, First violinists Sarah Lee, Alicia Tan, Rachel Taylor, Sophia Zhang, Reuben Moss, Alia McKean, Taylor Lane, Joe Jung, Albert Chang, Amanda Mok, Noah Jaffe and Peter Hung; Principal second violin Deborah Lee, harpist Josephine Lee and Princ, cellist Matt Auyoung. B Stack photo

OYO Rehearses Borodin October 2, 2005. Bryan conducts while Michael plays air fiddle. At right is new OYO Concertmaster Andrew Wilson. B Stack photo

OYO survived a fabulous retreat September 16-18, 2005 at Redwood Glen Camp.  We play by the book. And we have fun.

Bryan Nies shows the Faure Requiem score to violists Ted Yuan and Viola Principal Yennie Lee, while cellists Brady Anderson and Gabriella Fragiadakis look on.

Spring Concert

May 22, 2005  7:30 pm

with the Great Wall Youth Orchestra

Alessandra Aquilanti, viola soloist,
winner, OYO Concerto Competition

Wagner: Prelude to Act III Lohengrin

Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 1

Bloch: Hebrew Melody, Alessandra Aquilanti, viola soloist

Pei Kun Xi: Three Pieces for Two Orchestras with Sherlyn Chew's Great Wall Youth Orchestra

Rehearsal May 8, 2005. L to R: Old friends Sherlyn Chew and Michael Morgan engage in levity to the delight of OYO Principal Conductor Bryan Nies

and OYO Concertmaster Danielle Taylor.  B. Stack photo

June 30, 2004

Bryan Nies and OYO take a bow after a fabulous concert in Canberra, Australia. For more tour pix see Tour page

Tour Send Off Concert at Crowden. Wide angle time exposure photos by Gary Nakamoto