Metropolitan Youth Symphony welcomes five-time Grammy winner and Portland native esperanza spalding for its 50th Anniversary season finale!

spalding joins MYS Symphony and Jazz students on stage for the world premiere of her piece "Dispelling The Lie Of Lies," commissioned by MYS, among other works:

• Ebony and Ivy by esperanza spalding
• Midnight in Carlotta's Hair by Wayne Shorter
• Dances in the Canebrakes by Florence Price
• Drums: A Symphonic Poem by James P. Johnson
• Intermezzo from Háry János Suite by Zoltán Kodály
• Satchmo! (A Tribute to Louis Armstrong), arr. Ted Rickett

In celebration of fifty years, 60+ alumni join Symphony Orchestra on stage, MYS founder Lajos Balogh and former MYS Music Director Andrés Lopera guest conduct, and Christa Wessel from Media Sponsor All Classical emcees!