This month is youth orchestra month, with spring orchestra concerts around the Bay. Here they are, with the young soloists involved:
May 11, Saturday, 8 p.m., First Congregational Church of Berkeley: Young People’s Symphony Orchestra, with soloists Beverly Fu, violin, and Joshua Herman, piano. Aram Khatchaturian’s Violin Concerto, Rachmaninov’s Piano Concerto No. 2, Shostakovich Symphony No. 5. David Ramadanoff conducts.
May 12, Sunday, 2:30 p.m., Jackson Theater at Ohlone College: California Youth Symphony Spring Concert, with soloists Selena Her (harp), Eric Xu (clarinet), Brian Kim (violin). Copland’s Lincoln Portrait (Bryan Dyer, narrator), Wieniawski, Violin Concerto No. 1, Debussy, First Rhapsody, Musorgsky/Ravel: Pictures at an Exhibition. Leo Eylar conducts.
May 11, Saturday, 11 a.m., Bay Area Discovery Museum, Sausalito: Crosspulse Duo. This is an exciting pair of musicians who use all kinds of instruments, and their bodies, to explore rhythm. Keith Terry is a well-known body musician and dancer. Evie Ladin is a singer/ songwriter, banjo player, and dancer as well. It’s a combo that adults should hear and see, too.