Maestro Molano 101
The name of the orchestra Maestro Molano conducts.
What is the YOUTH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA (YSO)?
The name of the professional orchestra that SYSO works with.
What is the Seattle Symphony?
The name of the school that the Saturday rehearsals took place at last year.
What is SHORECREST HIGH SCHOOL?
The key signature of A major.
What is F sharp, C sharp, and G sharp?
The name of the SYSO conductor who plays trumpet.
Who is Amy Stevenson?
The country Maestro Molano travelled to this summer with SYSO
What is PORTUGAL?
The group for SYSO that does NOT rehearse on the weekend AND has no audition required to join.
What is MY SOUTHEAST (MYSE)?
The type of animal organ that is used (albeit more commonly in the past) to make the strings for stringed instruments.
What is GUT (gut strings)?
The name of the interval from C to B
What is a major 7th?
Who is Bryan Kolk?
Maestro Molano's favorite mainstream music genre.
What is HEAVY METAL ROCK?
The names of each SYSO orchestra.
What is My Southeast (and cadenza), Prelude, Symphonette, Debut, Junior, and Youth?
The name of the orchestra in SYSO that was formerly known as "The Little Symphony."
What is DEBUT ORCHESTRA?
The age that Mozart composed his first symphony.
What is 8 years old (1764)?
The name of the SYSO conductor who has two dogs named Maurice and Ravel.
Who is Yuchi Choi?
Maestro Molano's dream artist to work with (past or present).
Who is MAHLER?
The year SYSO was founded.
When is 1941 or 1942? (both are acceptable)
Note- DUE TO THE AGE, SYSO HAS DEVELOPED TO BE THE LARGEST YOUTH ORCHESTRA IN THE USA.
The number of children that Bach had.
What is TWENTY?
The oldest known type of musical instrument.
What is the flute?
FUN FACT- It was made from a bird's bone 35,000 years ago.
The name of the SYSO conductor who has a dog named Leonard (after Leonard Bernstein).
Who is Kim Roy?
The exact number of coffee beans Maestro Molano prefers to use for his coffee (hint: it's a multiple of 10).
What is 150 beans (approximately 19 g)?
NOTE- fun fact: Beethoven used 60 beans - hand counted much like Maestro Molano used to do for every coffee. An average coffee typically has 50-70 beans in it.
The number of students or musicians that participate in SYSO each year (hint: it's a multiple of 100).
What is 1800?
The name of the SYSO conductor who won one of the Gold Axe Awards at Northern Arizona University.
Who is Wesley Hunter?
The name of the classical composer that never married and had a house full of Siamese cats.
What is Maurice Ravel?
The name of the SYSO conductor who is a Hardanger Fiddler and novice improv actor.
Who is Rachel Nesvig?