Sunday, August 9, 2009

Thank you to Sean O'Neal, Phil Taylor and audience

Sean O’Neal, former concert master of the Salem Youth Symphony, SYS concerto competition winner, and 2007 South Salem High School graduate, gave a free recital on August 8 at 7 pm in Hudson Hall. Sean is currently pursuing a degree in violin performance at the University of Oregon. He performed with Phil Taylor, a 2006 South Salem High School graduate. Phil is currently studying piano and composition at Willamette University. The program included works by Mozart, Liszt, Shostakovich, Prokofiev and Grieg.

Thank you to Sean and Phil for a magnificent evening of music and for performing as a benefit for the Salem Youth Symphony. We are grateful for the generous donations from the audience. The money will support the Salem Youth Symphony program this year. Thank you for helping us serve our student musicians this year.