Congratulations to the following Odeion School of Music OSM, UFS #Alumni and Free State Youth Orchestra members who will be participating in the South African National Youth Orchestra Foundation Nationals Summer Course 2017 in December!
Ezelle Erasmus
Xavier Coetzee
Salome Cilliers
Thami Mrwarwaza
Linda Mngoma
Naledi Dweba
#FSSO #Music #Education #Development
The National Youth Orchestra, our symphonic green-and-gold national team, is performing in Pretoria on Friday 15 December, and in Johannesburg on 16 December.
The programme includes one of the orchestras’ favourites, the Fourth Symphony by Tchaikovsky, and the playful, neo-classical Pulcinella Suite by Stravinsky. Their conductor, Sarah Ioannides, is described by the New York Times as a conductor with “unquestionable strength and authority” and recently as a conductor with “magic”. Her dynamic presence has won praise from audience and critics alike internationally, with engagements spanning five continents. This tour will be her debut in South Africa. “Coming to a National Youth Orchestra concert allows us to celebrate our top young artists, and feel the joy of experiencing an orchestra live. You can’t but get caught up in the excitement as many of the young musicians discover great music for the first time.” Sophia Welz, Managing Director of the National Youth Orchestra. The first concert, on Friday 15 December, will be at the magnificient ZK Matthews Hall at Unisa in Pretoria and is supported by the Unisa Music Foundation. Tickets range from R90-R280. For a more intimate affair, the third concert is a special behind the scenes recording and video broadcast from the SABC studios in Auckland Park, Johannesburg, hosted by the SABC Foundation and the Academy of Sound Engineering. As it will be filmed live, audience bookings need to be confirmed at least a week before. Tickets range from R125-R195. Tickets are available at Computicket. All venues have secure parking. Every ticket contributes to the musical education of our orchestra members.
The National Youth Orchestra nurtures the musical development of South Africa’s finest young musicians, from emerging gifted school-age students to those on the verge of a professional career. The orchestra’s alumni have been placed in some of the best orchestras in the world, and they make up over 70% of the South Africans placed in our local professional orchestras. In existence for over fifty years, the National Youth Orchestra is one of South Africa’s most successful music institutions. “This just lifts your spirits. At a time when we seem to be pulling in different directions in our country, this is such a wonderful statement: young people of all races, playing in an orchestra, which itself is a symbol because it has different instruments. It is a wonderful image for our country.” Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu, National Youth Orchestra patron. The Orchestra is supported by the SABC Foundation, Academy of Sound Engineering and the SAMRO Foundation. Proceeds from the concerts will go towards the National Youth Orchestra’s work with South Africa’s most talented young musicians. For more information please visit www.sanyo.org.za or call 0832722117.
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