SIXTY national-level teen symphonists are set to make some music in Ballarat this weekend.<\/p>\n
Australian Youth Orchestra\u2019s 2022 Young Symphonists will play a concert at the Wendouree Centre for Performing Arts on Saturday, 1 October.<\/p>\n
This will mark the first get-together of the program since 2019, led by conductor Fabian Russell.<\/p>\n
The Young Symphonists is AYO\u2019s beginner\u2019s program for orchestral students, and after 30 years with the organisation, Russell said it\u2019s the launching pad for pre-professional players.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis week is designed to give young musicians from 12 to 17 their first step of participating in an AYO program,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cThese are students across string, woodwind, brass, and percussion coming from pretty much every state in Australia.<\/p>\n
\u201cThey\u2019ll be playing quite advanced works from a standard repertoire for the people of Ballarat. They\u2019re works that can be considered great classics that we pair with a piece from an emerging Australian composer.\u201d<\/p>\n
The nearly-one-hour performance will feature Antonin Dvorak\u2019s Carnival Overture, Edward Elgar\u2019s Enigma Variations, and Crossway written in 2017 by Sydney-based composer Harry Sdraulig.<\/p>\n
Rehearsals have been underway at Ballarat Grammar since last week, with a tutor assigned for each instrument group.<\/p>\n
Russell said the students will have completed about 50 hours of study by the concert, so the audience will be able to see the results of a \u201chighly-intensive musical adventure.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYou\u2019d be hard-pressed to find many schools in Australia that would provide such a quality ensemble I expect we\u2019ll have this year,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis is a unique offering for Ballarat in that being able to play a concert for everybody of these particular works is not something that happens every week here.<\/p>\n
Although the concert will be free, seats can be booked by visiting bit.ly\/3S8mKN0.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
SIXTY national-level teen symphonists are set to make some music in Ballarat this weekend. Australian Youth Orchestra\u2019s 2022 Young Symphonists will play a concert at the Wendouree Centre for Performing Arts on Saturday, 1 October. This will mark the first get-together of the program since 2019, led by conductor Fabian Russell. The Young Symphonists is […]<\/p>\n