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1 HOUSE RESOLUTION
2 WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3 Representatives are pleased to recognize milestone events in
4 the history of organizations of the State of Illinois; and
5 WHEREAS, The Schaumburg Youth Orchestra was named the
6 "2000 Youth Orchestra of the Year" by the Illinois Council of
7 Orchestras; and
8 WHEREAS, The Schaumburg Youth Symphony Orchestra is
9 comprised of 150 high school and college students from
10 Schaumburg and surrounding communities; it is made up of
11 three components, the Youth Symphony Orchestra, the Chamber
12 Orchestra, and the String Ensemble; and
13 WHEREAS, The Schaumburg Youth Symphony Orchestra was
14 established in 1989 by Director Joseph Malmquist; the
15 Orchestra started with only sixteen musicians, who all played
16 strings; today, Mr. Malmquist continues as Youth Symphony
17 director, and Greta Hess directs the Chamber Orchestra and
18 String Ensemble; and
19 WHEREAS, The Schaumburg Youth Symphony Orchestra is
20 designed to challenge young musicians, and to reach out to an
21 audience younger than is traditional for classical music; and
22 WHEREAS, The Schaumburg symphony toured Europe in 2000
23 and was one of the few orchestras to release a CD, "Birth of
24 a Millennium" which was handed out to newborns at three area
25 hospitals throughout the year; and
26 WHEREAS, The Chicago-based Illinois Council of Orchestras
27 is a statewide organization that promotes encourages and
28 assists the development of orchestras throughout Illinois;
29 Schaumburg was chosen from among 30 nominated youth
30 orchestras; and
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1 WHEREAS, The award will be formally presented to the
2 Schaumburg Youth Symphony Orchestra at one of its spring
3 concerts; therefore, be it
4 RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
5 NINETY-SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
6 we congratulate the Schaumburg Youth Symphony Orchestra for
7 being named the "2000 Youth Orchestra of the Year" by the
8 Illinois Council of Orchestras; and be it further
9 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
10 presented to Youth Symphony director, Joseph Malmquist, Greta
11 Hess, and the members of the Schaumburg Youth Symphony
12 Orchestra as an expression of our esteem.