Forty-eight talented musicians of the Symphony’s Youth Orchestra, led by conductor Richard Loheyde, took a life changing Musical Journey Through China, June 17 through June 25, 2015. The orchestra represented Northern California, they performed in renowned concert halls in Beijing, Hangzhou and Shanghai. When they were not onstage, the young musicians enjoyed plenty of sight-seeing and cultural exchange. Youth Orchestra received a proclamation from the City of Santa Rosa congratulating them on their tour of China. See the Proclamation here: City-Proclamation-for-YO-tour-to-China
Click on photos for larger view. Photos by Rosalie Abbott.
Leaving Santa Rosa for China, June 17, 2015
Arriving in China, June 18, 2015
Travel manager, Shipeng. China 2015
Students enjoyed their tour of the Imperial Palace in the Forbidden City & Tiananmen Square. China 2015
Youth Orchestra at Sunrise Concert Hall. Beijing, China 2015
Composer listening to rehearsal and reviewing score with Maestro
Loheyde and interpreter. China 2015
Beijing, China 2015
Our kids in yellow t-shirts, at the Great Wall of China. China 2015
Visiting the Jade factory. China 2015
Visiting the Terracotta Museum. Xi’an, China 2015
Boat ride on West Lake. Hangzhou, China 2015
Tea Plantation. China 2015
Concert Hall in the Hangzhou Grand Theatre. Hangzhou, China 2015
Leaving Hangzhou, headed for Shanghai . China 2015
Shanghai towers. China 2015
Silk factory. Shanghai, China 2015
Final concert at Shanghai Conservatory of Music. China 2015