Durban Auditions: February
27 at the Durban Music School
Hundreds
of young musicians are expected to apply to audition for a place in the
prestigious South African National Youth Orchestra.
The
orchestra is formed each year at the National Youth Orchestra Courses and
comprises the top talent South Africa has to offer. Members include players
from across the country, and are chosen on merit through anonymous auditions –
the first, a recorded audition (held in audition centres across South Africa
for acceptance to the orchestra courses) and the second, a behind screen
audition at the orchestra course (for placement in the orchestra).
The
National Youth Orchestra has supported the training and development of South
Africa’s young musicians through its courses and development programmes for
over half a century. Its legacy is far reaching with representation of alumni
in top professional orchestras in South Africa and around the globe. In recent
years, it has been funded by the National Lotteries Commission and the SAMRO
Foundation, among others.
This
year the National Youth Orchestra will team up with the Academy of Sound
Engineering in an exciting new partnership for the first round of their
auditions, wherestudents from the ASE will record the first round auditions.
This
year the Foundation boasts a whole series of Nationals courses and programmes
for top young orchestral musicians under 25. The courses help to prepare young
people with the skills to perform in a professional musical environment, and
introduce them to a necessary network of fellow musicians, both student and
professional. It is also about fostering a love for music and performing with
an orchestra, and all of the benefits that come with it – teamwork, discipline,
achievement, and joy.
The
National Youth Orchestra Winter Course will take place from July 11 to 17 in
Cape Town. This is an intensive programme filled with challenges and excitement
for the National Youth Orchestra: this year the musicians will perform Mahler’s
Fifth Symphony conducted by Polish conductor Ewa Strusinska.
The
advanced National Youth Wind Orchestra and National Youth String Orchestra
Course runs from December 8 to 17 in Johannesburg.
Durban auditions will take place on February 27 at the
Durban Music School.
For
more information contact Sophia Welz, Managing Director at the South
African National Youth Orchestra Foundation on 083 272 2117 or email: team@sanyo.org.za or visit www.sanyo.org.za
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