A classical revival: Stockton Youth Symphony plays for first time after four-year hiatus

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Conductor Ed Cetto (back to camera) leads a practice of the Stockton Youth Orchestra at Amos Alonzo Stagg High School. (Robyn Jones)

Some of the best local youth musicians are preparing to rosin their bows, limber up their fingers and fashion their reeds for a weekend concert.

After a COVID-fueled hiatus, the Stockton Youth Symphony will perform Sunday for the first time in four years. The 20-student ensemble will take the stage at 5 p.m. at Stagg High School, performing works by Handel, Haydn, Bach and Verdi. The event is free.

The program introduces student musicians from Stockton-area schools to various composers and styles of symphonic music: baroque, classical, even a touch of opera, conductor Edward Cetto said…

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