The Yucatan Symphony Orchestra (OSY) is a philharmonic orchestra based in Mérida, Yucatán

Mérida, Yucatán

Mérida is the capital and largest city of the Mexican state of Yucatán and the Yucatán Peninsula. It is located in the northwest part of the state, about from the Gulf of Mexico coast...

, México.

History

The OSY was founded on February, 2001 in Mérida, by the ICY (Domingo Rodriguez, Mari Eli Sosa and Leroy Osmon as organizers under the direction of the Governor) and was re-established in 2004 through a joint venture by the Yucatán State Government and the Orquesta Sinfónica de Yucatán foundation. Its main performing venue is the José Peón Contreras theater, renovated in 2011, in Mérida, with a 700-seat capacity. The Symphony's inaugural concert, after being re-established, was on February 27, 2004 under its first conductor, the Colombian Juan Felipe Molano Muñoz. (The first conductor in 2001 of the newly formed symphony was Victor Mayer from Bulgaria.) In early 2009, Juan Carlos Lomónaco came from Mexico City to lead the Symphony.

Conductors

• Victor Mayer (2001 Season only)
• Juan Felipe Molano Muñoz (2004-2007).
• José Luis Chan Sabido (Enero-Junio 2008).
• Juan Carlos Lomónaco (Enero 2009 to Present)

Instrumentation

55 base musicians:

• 8 First violins
• 7 Second violins
• 7 Violas
• 6 Violoncellos
• 4 Bass
• 3 Flutes
• 2 Oboes
• 2 Clarinets
• 2 Fagots
• 4 Horns
• 3 Trumpets
• 3 Trombones
• 1 Tuba
• 1 Harp
• 2 Percussionists

External links

• Orquesta Sinfónica de Yucatán. Sitio de la Orquesta Sinfónica de Yucatán.
• Patronato de la Orquesta Sinfónica de Yucatán. Sitio del Patronato de la Orquesta Sinfónica de Yucatán.
• Fall 2011 Symphony Orchestra Schedule
• Interview with Juan Carlos Lomónaco, the Director