Weekend pick: Youth Orchestras of Fresno celebrates 75th anniversary with an 1812 Overture that will boom throughout the audience

Weekend pick: Youth Orchestras of Fresno celebrates 75th anniversary with an 1812 Overture that will boom throughout the audience

By Donald Munro If you’ve ever experienced Tchaikovsky’s exhilarating 1812 Overture live, you know about the cannons at the end. Now’s your chance to participate. As part of the Youth Orchestras of Fresno’s 75th anniversary “¡Aribba! Gala Finale” (4 p.m. Sunday, May 25, Saroyan Theatre) members of the audience can become part of the percussion section. Thomas Loewenheim, the group’s music director, says that in addition to a cannon, people can…