Youth orchestra program to feature student composition

An original composition by UWindsor music student Adam Gittleman is one of two pieces to receive their world premiere performances during the Windsor Symphony Youth Orchestra’s Spring Spotlight Concert, Sunday, May 25, at the Capitol Theatre.

Gittleman, a fourth-year music major, plays trombone in the orchestra. His work is entitled Executioner’s Overture. The program will also feature Excerpts from the Natural World written by fellow trombonist Daniel St. Amour, a grade 12 student at Holy Names High School.

Sunday’s concert begins at 2:30 p.m. at the Capitol Theatre, 121 University Avenue West. Tickets are $10, $5 for students, available at the door or in advance at https://mywso.ca/show/419/wsyo_spring_spotlight or by phoning 519-973-1238, ext. 2.