Earlier this fall, RSYO string students came together with composition students from VCUarts Music for an evening of score-reading fun. On stage at the W.E. Singleton Center for the Performing Arts, RSYO read through original works by Myles Black, Jason Leung, Aniyah Ricks, and Austin Sellick, students of composition professor Filipe Leitão. Adylis, composed by Jason Leung, was selected to be premiered at RSYO’s November 12 concert, alongside works by J.S. Bach, William Grant Still, Benjamin Britten, and a second world premiere: a commissioned arrangement of the folk song Shenandoah, prepared by composer Christopher Farrell.
To read more about our special collaboration with VCUarts Music, click here to read a blog post by VCUarts Music composition professor Filipe Leitão. To read more about composer and arranger Christopher Farrell, click here. Keep an eye on our social media soon for photos of November’s concert!
