OIO
Orchid Isle Orchestra
2022
18, December
Christmas Cafe
Overture: Our Creed is Our Shield, by Claude T. Smith
Danny Boy, Traditional Irish/arr. by Jamey Ray and Cathy Young
Café Suite (four movements, listed below), by Catherine McMichael
The Goldfinch Rag, Only You, Sunday Stroll, and Tango de Teri
Holiday Sing-Along
22, May
Sun and Shadow
Cordoba, by Isaac Albeniz/arr. Bob Lipton
Ukrainian National Anthem, by Mykhailo Verbytsky/arr. Keith Terrett
Adagio from Symphony No. 2, by Sergei Rachmaninoff/arr. Robert Longfield
Schindler’s List, by John Williams/arr. Glenda Johnson and Cathy Young
Eine Kleine Nachtmusik, K. 525: I. Allegro, by Wolfgang A. Mozart
Waltz from “The Merry Widow,” by Franz Lehar/arr. Jeff Manookian
Allegro Presto from Symphony No. 2, by Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Sant-Georges/arr. Deborah Baker Monday
Here Comes the Sun! by George Harrison/arr. Lorento Golofeev
2021
19, December 2021
Home for the Holidays, (Again)
This is Christmas: Bright, Bright, the Holly Berries, by Alfred Burt
Christmas Time is Here, by Vince Guaraldi/arr. Cathy Young
Let it Snow!, by Sammy Cahn and Julie Styne/arr. Steve W. Mauldin
Rachel Edwards, Soprano
The Abandoned Funhouse, by Brian Balmages
Adventure on the High Seas, by Lorie Gruneisen
Viola Concerto in G Major, by Georg P. Telemann
I. Largo, II. Allegro — Viola soloist: Beatrice Kim-Lee
Violin Concerto in A Minor, by Jean B. Accolay
Violin soloist: Alden Young
(You Are) Amazing!, by Brian Balmages
28, May 2021
“Handel-ing” the Pandemic — a Recording, aired on Hawaii Public Radio on July 28
Allegro from Concerto Grosso Op. 6, No.1, by G.F. Handel
A Beethoven Lullaby, Air on Ode to Joy
The 1812-Bar Blues
2020
22, December 2020
OIO Shines the Light! — A Recording Aired on Hawaii Public Radio
I’ll Be Bach for Christmas arr. by Michael Hopkins
Allegro from Brandenburg Concerto No. 1 by J.S. Bach, arr. by Steven H. Brook
Rudolf, the Red-Nosed Reindeer arr. by Cathy Young
This Little Light of Mine arr. by Cathy Young
2019
1, December 2019
Ho! Ho! Hoedown
Winterfest arr. Renata Bratt
Air from Orchestra Suite No. 3 by Johann Sebastian Bach, arr. James Richards
Hopak from The Fair at Sorochinsk by Modest Moussorgsky, arr. Merle J. Isaac
Adagietto from Symphony No. 5 by Gustav Mahler, arr. Carrie L. Gruselle, C. Young, D. MacKenzie
Allegro from Concerto for Two Violins by Johann Sebastian Bach
Taarini Godbole and Cathy Young, violin soloists
Cielito Lindo by Quirino Mendoza y Cortez, arr. Kenneth Abeling and C. Young
“America” from West Side Story by Leonard Bernstein, arr. Stephen Bulla
Hoedown at the Holidays by Chris M. Bernotas
featuring Silent Night and Joy to the World!
2, June 2019
Double Rainbow
A (Very) Short History of Music arr. Douglas E. Wagner
Allegro and Fuga from Quartet No. 8, K. 168 by Wolfgang A. Mozart
I’m Always Chasing Rainbows by Harry Carroll, arr. Mike Lewis
Somewhere Over the Rainbow by Harold Arlen, arr. Cathy Young
Elizabeth Young, soprano soloist
Serenade by Franz Schubert
Ina Klasner, cello soloist
Serenade for Strings, Op. 20 – Allegro piacevole by Edward Elgar
2018
16, December 2018
Something Simple
Brandenburg Concerto No. 4 – Allegro
soloists: Susanella Noble and Cheryl Shine, flutes; Cathy Young, violin
Christmas Concerto – Adagio-Allegro-Adagio, by Arcangelo Corelli
soloists: Jeanette Gilbert and Mark Caudill, violins; Ina Klasner, cello
Simple Gifts – Joseph Brackett Jr./arr. Renata Bratt
Something- George Harrison/arr. C. Young
Simple Symphony-Benjamin Britten
I Boisterous :Bourree
II Playful Pizzicato
III Sentimental Sarabande
IV Frolicsome Finale
Audience Sing-Along
3, June 2018
The Russians are Coming! . . .and so is Iggy Jang!
Csardas – Michael McLean with soloists: Alden Young, Iggy Jang, and Cathy Young
Finale from Serenade for Strings – Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Iggy Jang, Guest Conductor
Secret Agent Man – P.F. Sloan/Steve Barri/arr. Larry Moore
Contrasts in E Minor- Francis L. Feese
Nobody Does It Better – Marvin Hamlisch/arr. Cameron Patrick
(from The Spy Who Love Me)
Eleanor Rigby – John Lennon, Paul McCartney/arr. Cathy Young
violin soloists: Alden Young, Mark Caudill, Julie Sebag
She’s Leaving Home – John Lennon, Paul McCartney/arr. Cathy Young
Cathy Young, Conductor; Walter Greenwood, Assistant Conductor
2017
10, December 2017
Very Merry Vivaldi
Concerto in B minor, RV 580, for Four Violins – Antonio Vivaldi
Allegro, Soloists: Cathy Young, Rumi Reeves, Glenda Johnson, Mark Caudill
David MacKenzie, Guest Conductor
Lift Thine Eyes – Felix Mendelssohn/arr. D.M. Levenson
When I’m Sixty-Four – John Lennon, Paul McCartney/arr. Larry Moore
Blue Tango – Leroy Anderson/arr. William Zinn
Allegro: Concerto con Violino solo, Op. 3, No. 9 (transcribed for cello) – Antonio Vivaldi
Soloist Ina Klasner, cello
Christmas Concerto, Op. 6, No. 8 – Arcangelo Corelli
Largo: Pastorale ad libitum
Soloists: Glenda Johnson, Mark Caudill, violins; Ina Klasner, cello
Presto from Concerto in A Minor, Op. 3, No. 6 – Antonio Vivaldi
Soloist Kevin Li, violin
Sleigh Ride – Leroy Anderson/arr. Samuel Applebaum
God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen – arr. Renata Bratt
Audience Sing-Along: Mele Kalikimaka – Robert Alexander Anderson/arr. C. Young
Cathy Young, Conductor; Walter Greenwood, Assistant Conductor
20, May 2017
Piety to Piracy: “Ave” to “Arrrgh!”
Ave Verum Corpus – Wolfgang A. Mozart
Norwegian Dance No. 2 – Edvard Grieg
Intermezzo from Cavalleria Rusticana – Pietro Mascagni/arr. Walter Greenwood
L’estro Armanico Fugue – Antonio Vivaldi-Johann S. Bach/ arr. Bob Lipton
Allegro from “The Hunt” Quartet – Wolfgang A. Mozart/arr. Tim McCarrick
Four Rumanian Folk Dances – Bela Bartok/arr. Arthur Willner
Soloist: Rumi Reeves, violin
I. Jocul cu Bata
II. Braul
III. Pe Loc
IV. Buciumeana
Pirates of the Caribbean – Klaus Badelt/arr. Larry Moore
Walter Greenwood and Cathy Young, Conductors
2016
18, December 2016
Rhapsody und Bloch
Silent Night – arr. Renata Bratt
Concerto Grosso No. 1: Prelude and Dirge – Ernest Bloch
Soloists: Walter Greenwood, piano; Rumi Reeves, Vimala Mahapatra, Kevin Li, and Jeanette Gilbert, violins; Susan McGovern, Mary Ann Smiles, violas; Ina Klasner, cello;
Bohemian Rhapsody – Freddie Mercury/arr.Richard Maximoff
Lullaby – George Gershwin
Soloists: Rumi Reeves, violin; Ina Klasner, cello
Serenata- Michael McLean
Cathy Young, Conductor; Walter Greenwood, Assistant Conductor
11, December 2016
A Holiday Card to Hilo – a collaboration concert with chorus, at UH-Hilo
22, May 2016
Orchid Isle Orchestra: Bach in Hilo (again!)
Home from Beauty and the Beast– A. Menken, lyrics T. Rice, arr. Cathy Young
Elizabeth Young, soprano
Double Violin Concerto, BWV 1043 – Johann Sebastian Bach
Vivace – Alden Young and Kayla Rimando, soloists
Largo, ma non tanto – Glenda Johnson and Cathy Young, soloists
Allegro – Cathy Young and Mark Caudill, soloists
David MacKenzie, Guest Conductor
Hopak from “The Fair at Sorochyntsi” – Modest Mussorgsky
Star Wars Heroes – John Williams, arr. J. Brubake
Cathy Young, Conductor
2015
13, December 2015
Santa Claus is Coming to Town! – a collaboration concert with chorus, at UH-Hilo
6, December 2015
Orchid Isle Orchestra: Play Ye Merry!
Music for Club Swinging Exercises – Leos Janacek, arr. Elaine Fine
Serenade – Joseph-Guy Ropartz
Canzonetta from Serenade, Op. 12 – Victor Herbert
Allegro from Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 – Johann Sebastian Bach
Walter Greenwood, harpsichord, Cathy Young, violin, Jean-Pierre Thoma, flute
David MacKenzie, Guest Conductor
Two Elegaic Melodies – Edvard Grieg
I. Heart’s Wound
II. Last Spring
Hungarian Dance No. 5 – Johannes Brahms, arr. Michael McLean
Fantasia on “Greensleeves” – Ralph Vaughan Williams, arr. David Stone
Kayla Rimando and Mark Caudill, violins, Walter Greenwood, “harp”
Santa Claus is Coming to Town – Haven Gillespie and J. Fred Coots, arr. Steve W Mauldin
God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen – traditional, arr. Renata Bratt
Cathy Young, Conductor
9, May 2015
Orchid Isle Orchestra: A Spring String Thing
Cafe Suite – Catherine McMichael
I. The Goldfinch Rag: cheerful and light
II. Only You. . .Andantino, con amore
III. Sunday Stroll: Easy, with a swing
IV. Tango de Teri: Con molto grande passione!
Allegro from Piano Concerto No. 12 – Wolfgang A. Mozart
Ina Klasner, piano
Interludium in Modo Antico from Five Novelettes – Alexander Glazunov
Allegro moderato from Violin Concerto No. 5 – Fritz Seitz
Kayla Rimando, violin
Lady Madonna – John Lennon, Paul McCartney, arr. J.Long
Cathy Young, Conductor
2014
14, December 2014
A Holiday Card to Hilo – a collaboration concert with chorus, at UH-Hilo
7, December 2014
Orchid Isle Orchestra: Musical Merriment
Contrasts in E Minor – F. Feese
Concerto Grosso – Ralph Vaughan Williams
Intrada
Burlesca ostinata
Sarabande
March and Reprise
Tango – M. McLean
Traditional Carols
Deck the Halls
Lo! How a Rose E’er Blooming
We Wish You a Merry Christmas!
Cathy Young, Conductor
18, May 2014
Orchid Isle Orchestra is. . . Bach in Hilo
Pre-OIO: Ensemble and Solo violin music by Johann Sebastian Bach
Intrada from Concerto Grosso – Ralph Vaughan Williams
Four Short Pieces – Cesar Franck / arr. J. Corina
I. Chorale
II. Song from Creuse
III. Prelude to “Ave Maris Stella”
IV. Carol from Anjou
Walter Greenwood, Guest Conductor
Overture: Our Creed Is Our Shield – C.T. Smith
The Music of the Night, from the Phantom of the Opera
– Andrew Lloyd Webber / arr. B. Lowden
Cathy Young, Conductor
2013
8 December 2013
Orchid Isle Orchestra Holiday Concert
Two Moods – L. Niehaus
St. Paul’s Suite – Gustav Holst
I Jig
II Ostinato
III Intermezzo
IV Finale
Arabian Dance from Nutcracker Suite – Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, arr. Lynne Latham
Brandenburg Concerto #3 – Johann Sebastian Bach, arr. Merle Isaac
I Moderato
Fantasia on “Greensleeves” – Ralph Vaughan Williams, arr. David Stone
Traditional Carols
Joy to the World
The First Noel
We Wish You A Merry Christmas!
Armando Mendoza, Guest Conductor
Cathy Young, Conductor
28 April 2013
Orchid Isle Orchestra: Dancing with the Strings!
Fiesta Mexicana – R.S. Frost
Pavane for a Dead Princess – Maurice Ravel/O. Goldsmith
Capriol Suite – Peter Warlock
I Basse-Danse
II Pavane
VI Mattachins (sword dance)
Cathy Young, Conductor
Viva La Vida! – Coldplay
Teresa Jack, Guest Conductor
2012
16 December 2012
Orchid Isle Orchestra Holiday Concert
Simple Square Dance – D. Straub
Stompin’ On the Housetop – arr. J. Caponergro
O, Hanukkah – traditional / arr. Pedro Ka’awaloa
Largo from Concerto for Two Violins – Johann Sebastian Bach
Ansel Christian Weber, Alden Young, violins
Christmas Concerto (No.8) – Arcangelo Corelli
Alden Young, Feather Wakefield, violins and Kaleo Jack, cello
Vivace-Grave
Allegro
Adagio-Allegro-Adagio
Vivace
Allegro
Pastorale: Largo
From “Christmas Pops” – arr. S. Mauldin:
Winter Wonderland – D. Smith / F. Bernard
Frosty the Snowman – S. Nelson / J. Rollins
Santa Claus is Coming to Town – H. Gillespie / J.F. Coots
Jingle Bell Rock – J. Beal / J. Boothe
Cathy Young, Conductor
3, June 2012
Young Music Studio: Spring Concert featuring Orchid Isle Youth and Community Orchestra
Dido and Aeneas, Act III excerpts – Henry Purcell
Sakura Hioki, soprano
Cordoba from Cantos de España– Isaac Albéniz / arr. Mark Mulligan
Hoe Down from Rodeo– Aaron Copland
Matt Howell, Guest Conductor
Cathy Young, Conductor
2011
18 December 2011
Young Music Studio: Musical Gift featuring Orchid Isle Youth and Community Orchestra
Let It Snow – S. Cahn and J. Styne / arr. S.W. Mauldin
Simple Symphony – Benjamin Britten
I Boisterous :Bourree
II Playful Pizzicato
III Sentimental Sarabande
IV Frolicsome Finale
Sleigh Ride – Leroy Anderson / edited Samuel Applebaum
Matt Howell, Guest Conductor
22 May 2011
Young Music Studio: Spring Concert featuring Orchid Isle Youth and Community Orchestra
Minuet – Luigi Boccherini
Hopak – Modest Mussorgsky / arr. Merle Isaac
Violin Concerto in A minor – Jean-Baptiste Accolay
Alden Young, violin
Allegro from Violin Concerto in G minor – Antonio Vivaldi
Karina Lawrence, violin
Tango – Michael McLean
Cathy Young, Conductor
2010
27, November 2010
Young Music Studio: Fall Concert featuring Orchid Isle Youth and Community Orchestra
Witches’ Dance Round (based on Paganini Theme) – William Starr
Bagatelle – Alexander Tcherepnin, arr. Alden Young
She’s Leaving Home – John Lennon, Paul McCartney, arr. Cathy Young
Concerto Grosso – Antonio Vivaldi
Allegro
Adagio
Allegro
Adagio
Presto from Piano Concerto in F – Joseph Haydn
Alden Young, piano
Cathy Young, Conductor
Allegro from Concerto for Two Violins – Johann Sebastian Bach
Megan Pascual and Cathy Young, violins
Matt Howell, Guest Conductor
23, May 2010
Young Music Studio: Solo and Ensemble Spring Concert featuring Orchid Isle Youth and Community Orchestra
Incantations – D. Hinds
Water Music Suite – George Frideric Handel
Bourree
Air
Hornpipe
Allegro moderato from The Four Seasons – Spring – Antonio Vivaldi, arr. Lynne Latham
Allegro moderato from Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 – Johann S. Bach, arr. Lynne Latham
Cathy Young, Conductor
2009
13, December 2009
Young Music Studio: Take Two! – featuring Orchid Isle Youth and Community Orchestra
Two Moods for Strings – L. Niehaus
Contrasts in E Minor – F. Feese
Two Grenadiers – William Starr
Holberg Suite – Edvard Grieg
Prelude
Sarabande
Cathy Young, Conductor
Fantomen – Eric Ost, arr. Michael McLean
Megan Pascual, Karina Lawrence, Alden Young, Cathy Young, violin soloists
Matt Howell, Guest Conductor
31, May 2009
Young Music Studio: A Little Afternoon Music – featuring Orchid Isle Youth and Community Orchestra
Humoresque – Antonin Dvorak
Allegro from Violin Concerto in A Minor – Johann Sebastian Bach
Ann Tanimoto, violin
The Pink Panther – Henry Mancini, arr. John Caponegro
Plink, Plank, Plunk – Leroy Anderson
Eine Kleine Nachtmusik (A Little Night Music) – Wolfgang A. Mozart
Allegro
Romanza
Menuetto
Rondo
Cathy Young, Conductor
2008
7, December 2008
Young Music Studio: Haydn Go Mozart! – featuring Orchid Isle Youth and Community Orchestra
Overture from the Nutcracker Suite – Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, arr. Lynne Latham
Two Elegaic Melodies – Edvard Grieg
Wounded Heart
Last Spring
Allegro from Quartet #13 – Wolfgang A. Mozart
Fantasia on “Greensleeves” – Ralph Vaughan Williams
Ann Tanimoto and Christa Kahili, violins, Cami Weber, piano
Cathy Young, Conductor
1, June 2008
Young Music Studio: Viva Vivaldi! – featuring Orchid Isle Youth Orchestra
Pop! Goes the Weasel – traditional, arr. Cathy Young
Humoresque – Antonin Dvorak
Hannah Blue, violin soloist
Concerto for Two Violins – Antonio Vivaldi
Allegro
Allegro
Ann Tanimoto and Kyra Blue, violin soloists
Interludium in Modo Antico from Five Novelettes – Alexander Glazunov
St. Paul’s Suite – Gustav Holst
Intermezzo
Finale: The Dargason
Cathy Young, Conductor
2007
9, December 2007
Young Music Studio: A Holiday Concert – featuring Orchid Isle Youth Orchestra
Fiddler on the Roof – Jerry Bock, arr. H. Baumel
I Tradition
II. Anatevka
III. If I Were a Rich Man
IV. Matchmaker
V. Sunrise, Sunset
VI. To Life
Christmas Concerto – Arcangelo Corelli
Vivace-Grave
Allegro
Adagio-Allegro-Adagio
Vivace
Allegro-Largo
Soloists: Ann Tanimoto and Kyra Blue, violin, Isolde Callihan, cello
Nutcracker Suite – Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, arr. Lynne Latham
Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy
Waltz of the Flowers
Cathy Young, Conductor
3, June 2007
Young Music Studio: Spring String Solo and Ensemble Concert – featuring Orchid Isle Youth Orchestra
Rondeau – Jean-Joseph Mouret
Nelson Denman, Conductor
Capriol Suite – Peter Warlock
Basse-Danse
Pavane
Mattachins (Sword Dance)
Michael Russell, Guest Conductor
Allegro from Violin Concerto No. 2 – Fritz Seitz
Forrest Statler, violin soloist
Cathy Young, Conductor
Vivace from Concerto for Two Violins – Johann Sebastian Bach
Christa Kahili and Cathy Young, violin soloists
Jig from St. Paul’s Suite – Gustav Holst
Michael Russell, Guest Conductor
2006
17, December 2006
Young Music Studio: Holiday Concert – featuring Orchid Isle Youth Orchestra
Allegretto from Palladio – Karl Jenkins
Fantasia on “Greensleeves” – Ralph Vaughan Williams, arr. David Stone
Soloists: Ann Tanimoto and Jasmine Crowe, violins, Don Boyd, piano
Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 – Johann Sebastian Bach, arr. Merle Isaac
Moderato
Allegro
Cathy Young, Conductor
Canyon Sunset – John Caponegro
Nelson Denman, Conductor
Holiday Sing-Along (baker’s dozen of carols)
Cathy Young, Conductor
20, May 2006
Young Music Studio and Samantha Black’s Cello Studio: Spring Recital
Introducing the Orchid Isle Youth Orchestra
Little Fandango – Michael McLean
Moderato from Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 – Johann Sebastian Bach, arr. Merle Isaac
The Pink Panther – Henry Mancini, arr. John Capanegro
Cathy Young and Samantha Black, Conductors
Orchid Isle Orchestra 