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45|| with conductor Raúl Gómez-Rojas and soloists Abbe Drake and Katherine Goforth performed Schoenberg’s chamber arrangement of the song...

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Dear 2019 MYS Tour Symphony Orchestra, I wonder if anybody else has been up since 4:00am, still jet-lagged from our trip... I thought I might as well get on my computer and write to all of you with what's been on my mind since we all got back. First of all, I want to say THANK YOU. Thank you to all the families of our musicians, who invested a significant amount of money to make this opportunity possible for each of you. Thank you for trusting MYS to provide an experienc