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Voyages by Center for Gifted Musicians:Youth Chamber Orchestra

VOYAGES celebrates the Youth Chamber Orchestra's decade long cultural
exchange with the Tónskóli Sigursveins D. Kristinssonar in Reykjavík, Iceland. The rich relationships developed through this exchange led to Snorri Birgisson’s composition Islands, written for and premiered
by this ensemble. Islands in turn has inspired the selection of its companion pieces on this recording. Each selection
evokes a distinct destination, giving rise to dreams of new voyages.

Tracklist
1.“Islands" I. Espressivo2:53
2.“Islands" II. Energico4:15
3.“Islands” III. Malinconico ma con eleganza3:13
4.“Islands” IV. Appassionato5:10
5.Oblivion4:10
6.Las Cuatro Estaciones Porteñas I. Verano Porteño6:11
7.Las Cuatro Estaciones Porteñas II. Otoño Porteño7:07
8.Las Cuatro Estaciones Porteñas III. Invierno Porteño6:56
9.Las Cuatro Estaciones Porteñas IV. Primavera Porteña5:49
10.Souvenir de Florence II. Adagio cantabile e con moto10:16
11.Souvenir de Florence III. Allegretto moderato6:12
12.Souvenir de Florence IV. Allegro con brio e vivace7:23
Credits
released December 12, 2025

BCM&D Founder and Executive Producer: Robert Stroker
Producer and Engineer: David Pasbrig
Temple University Music Preparatory Division Director: Mark Huxsoll
Sculpture in cover image: Sólfar / Sun Voyager by Jón Gunnar Árnason (1931-1989)
Photographs: Geri Huxsoll
Design: Greg Gonyea
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The Youth Chamber Orchestra (YCO) is an advanced, pre-collegiate/pre-professional orchestra. Students in this orchestra participate
in intense chamber music studies in addition to the YCO.

The YCO participates in a cultural exchange with the Tónskóli Sigursveins D. Kristinssonar in
Reykjavík, Iceland and has traveled there in 2015, 2017, 2019, 2023 and 2025.