The Sinfonia Concert will feature musicians from the Eastern Sierra Symphony Orchestra with a spotlight on two exceptional soloists, Byron Fry and John Reilly.

This is the west coast premiere by local composer/artist Byron Fry, performing "Three Times Over" accompanied by the Sinfonia. Composer/arranger/guitarist Byron Fry moved to the Eastern Sierra in the summer of 2003, after over two decades among the denizens of the music industry in the Los Angeles area. He studied guitar and improve under Russ Tuttle, and attended Dick Grove's highly lauded Composing/Arranging Program in Studio City. There, he narrowly survived exposure to instructors Sammy Nestico (orchestration), Diz Ullman (copying), Lalo Schiffrin (thematic development), Henry Mancini (music business), and Tom Scott, among others. His playing, writing, and scoring credits span numerous records, films and TV productions, as well as live performances running the gamut from "gutter-gigs" to major tours to internationally televised concerts in several genres. He also was a contract artist for the state of California for three years. For all that, he is still considered, by the select few who are aware of his existence, to be a well-kept secret.

Another feature will be our own principal bassoonist, John Reilly, performing the "Blues Concerto" by Bill Holcombe. John Reilly has a Master's in Performance, Woodwind Doubling, from University of Redlands. John played in Lake Tahoe at Harrah's Tahoe, where he backed up the many acts that came through, Sonny and Cher, Frank Sinatra, The Carpenters, Stevie Wonder, just to name a few. Since his move to southern California, John has played for the soundtracks for over 75 films and commercials. He has been nominated for five Grammy's and has performed all over the world. John is on the faculty at California Baptist University, in Riverside, where he teaches clarinet and bassoon. John lives in Orange County, CA, with his wife and their two beautiful golden retrievers.