May 2025 Performance
Irving Arts Center - Carpenter Hall 3333 N MacArthur Blvd, IrvingPlanned repertoire:
- Overture to Egmont, op. 84 – Ludwig van Beethoven
- TBA – Youth Concerto Competition Winner
- Star Wars Episode III – John Williams (arr. Brubaker)
- Adagio from Spartacus – Aram Khachaturian
- Prelude to Hänsel und Gretel – Engelbert Humperdinck
- Concerto Grosso Op. 6, No. 5 in D major (HWV 523) – G. F. Handel
- Danzón No. 2 – Arturo Márquez
2025 Winner young artist competing - Arian Valasquez
A dedicated violinist and proud 11th grade student at Irving's Nimitz High School, Ariana was born into a musical family who enjoyed and
performed mariachi and inspired her own love of music. She wanted to master all the instruments: guitar, bass guitar, double bass, violin!
Today, with 6 years' experience in playing the violin, this young artist is honored as the winner of our 2025 Richard Giangiulio Concerto Competition, receiving a $1,000 prize funded in part by an endowment honoring Betty Miller, a founding member of this orchestra.
Her talent and dedication have earned her a seat in the All-Region Orchestras for three years and All-City orchestras for four. This year she also won first place in the Lone Star Youth Orchestra competition.
She explains that to her, orchestra is more than a school activity, it's
a way to express herself "beyond words." Music has shaped her identity, she says, and will always remain an important part of her life.