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James A. Veith, a middle school string instrument teacher in the Middletown School system, founded the Middletown Youth Symphony (MYS) in 1970.  The program was designed to complement and supplement the instructional area of the school music program.  The orchestra provided an opportunity to master skills necessary for full orchestral experience.

Middletown Youth Symphony has experienced regional growth with talented young musicians from five counties comprising the full orchestra and chamber ensembles.

Lucy Firlie, Faculty Associate at Wright State University, Ms. Firlie appears frequently as a clinician for orchestra festivals and string workshops in the tri-state area. She is also active as a violist, performing with the Columbus Symphony Orchestra, as well as the ProMusica and Cincinnati Chamber Orchestras. Lucy enjoys collaboration with colleagues in chamber music settings such as the Jefferson Academy Chamber Music Series and the Grand Piano Chamber Music Series in Columbus and the College-Conservatory Faculty Artists Series in Cincinnati. She has been invited to perform solo recitals in such venues as the Xavier University Faculty Artists Series and the Miami University Guest Artist Recital Series. Previously, Ms. Firlie has held principal viola positions with the Ohio Chamber Orchestra, the Cleveland Chamber Symphony, the Oklahoma Symphony and the Orchestra de Mineria of Mexico City. Her teachers include Robert Vernon (principal violist, Cleveland Orchestra), Jeffrey K. Irvine (Cleveland Institute of Music) and Masao Kawasaki (Julliard and College-Conservatory of Music, Cincinnati).

Victor Firlie has been a professional cellist for thirty-five years, performing the past nineteen as a member of the Columbus Symphony Orchestra. Previously, he performed with the New Mexico Symphony and Orchestra de Mineria in Mexico City. Victor has taught in summer music festival settings for a number of years, as instructor and conductor at Oklahoma Summer Arts Institute, Hummingbird Music Camp (New Mexico) and the Rocky Ridge Music Center (Colorado). His teachers include Lazlo Varga (former principal cellist, New York Philharmonic) and Aldo Pariso (Yale Summer School of Music and Art).

Victor and Lucy have two children, Dylan, who is thirteen years old, and Alena, who is eleven. Both are violinists in the Middletown Youth Symphony.

Rehearsals: Monday evening, 6:00 - 8:00 at the Middletown Arts Center

For info about participating in MYS, please contact Lucy Firlie at  513-571-1766

MYS Concert Schedule
 Dec 1, 2007  4PM  Sorg Opera Kinderconcert, Finkleman Auditorium
 Dec 11, 2007  7:30PM  Winter Concert, Middletown Christian School
 Apr 22, 2008   7:30PM  Grace Baptist Church Sanctuary, Union Rd.
 Program:  "And God Created Great Whales"                                               (Solo Showcase at 7PM preceding the Concert)

For more information about the MYS, contact us at mys@middletownsyphony.com or call Wanda Williams at 513-422-0651.

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