Your Marquette Symphony Orchestra continues its exciting 2023-24 concert season with "Walton's Viola Concerto," featuring the MSO's 2023 Youth Concerto Competion winner Jay Julio, Viola, under the direction of Octavio Más-Arocas!

Originally from Uniondale, New York, 25-year old, first-generation, Filipino-American Jay Julio is a multi-instrumentalist, teacher, and composer-arranger currently based in NYC. Jay is the Assistant Principal Violist of the Opera Philadelphia Orchestra, substitute violist with the Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia, the Kennedy Center Opera Orchestra, the Dallas, Memphis, Charleston, and Virginia Symphonies, and has been invited to play with the New York Pops, the American Composers Orchestra, the Metropolis Ensemble, and PROTESTRA.

After taking their first viola lesson at age 14 at the Mannes Preparatory Division, Jay graduated from the Interlochen Arts Academy at 16 studying with Renee Skerik with their highest musical honor, the Young Artist Award, received their BM in Viola Performance from the Manhattan School of Music, and received their MM at the Juilliard School.

This year's MSO Youth Concerto Competition Scholarship is sponsored by Stephenson National Bank & Trust and Arts Midwest.

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Doors open at 7:00pm, with the concert beginning at 7:30pm. Remaining tickets, if available, may be purchased at the door the night of the concert.

The evening's program includes:
– Viola Concerto - William Walton
featuring Jay Julio, Viola, 2023 MSO Youth Concerto Competition winner
– Symphony No. 3 in C minor - Florence Price

Join us for an afterglow immediately following the performance at Canale Tonella Funeral Home!

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Tickets are on sale now through NMU Ticketing! Visit nmu.universitytickets.com, call 906-227-1032, or stop by the Berry Events Center to get yours today!

Tickets start at just $15 for adults and $10 for students.
PLUS, children ages 6-14 are FREE with a paid general public ticket (max 2 per ticket). Use promo code MSOKIDS2022 upon checkout to claim.

The Marquette Symphony Orchestra's 2023-24 Season is made possible thanks to the support of the Michigan Arts & Culture Council and National Endowment for the Arts.

For more information about your Marquette Symphony Orchestra, visit https://www.marquettesymphony.org/
For more information about Jay Julio, visit https://jayjulio.com/