Reviews

Mar 1, 20201 min read

YMMC March Concert – Migration (Peninsula Reviews)

Thanks to Lyn Bronson for his review of our March concert! "Every time I attend a YMMC concert I am impressed by the high standards these...

Dec 27, 20191 min read

YMMC Fall Concert at Sunset Center (Peninsula Reviews)

"In [the Honors] portion of the program we weren’t hearing dumbed-down student compositions, but rather substantial major works that in...

May 15, 20191 min read

Farkhad Khudyev’s YMM finale (Performing Arts Monterey Bay)

“As a former YMM student myself, this concert didn’t feel like a goodbye. Rather it was a concert like the others, beautifully played and...

Apr 8, 20191 min read

YMMC Chamber Players at Hidden Valley (Peninsula Reviews)

Elizabeth Mendoza, Lance Yang Bauer, Hannah Shu, Serenai Dincer, EB Diallo & Taylan Dincer (Peninsula Reviews) “Last night at Hidden...

Mar 5, 20191 min read

YMM’s ‘Peasant Spirit’ (Performing Arts Monterey Bay)

Bassoon soloist Amadeus Soria (Ian Martin) “At last the Honors Orchestra took the stage to open its half of the concert with Franz von...

Mar 4, 20191 min read

YMMC Winter Concert at Sunset Center (Peninsula Reviews)

Soloist Amadeus Soria & Conductor Farkhad Khudyev (Peninsula Reviews) “The brilliant young bassoon soloist, Amadeus Soria, the recent...

Nov 18, 20181 min read

Monterey Symphony – “Sound Waves” – Concert No. 2 (Peninsula Reviews)

“In the Berlioz overture that began the concert, the Monterey Symphony was joined by selected members of the Youth Music Monterey County...

Nov 5, 20181 min read

Youth Music Monterey ‘Eclectic Delight’ (Performing Arts Monterey Bay)

“Soloist in the Garth was 12-year-old Hong Kong-born Katrina Yang Bauer who played with remarkable confidence for a musician cast into...

May 14, 20181 min read

YMMC’s “Mother’s Musical Souvenir” (Performing Arts Monterey Bay)

“Then the orchestra, now beefed up with a large wind and brass contingent and plenty of strings, carried the rest of the day, starting...