SUMMER-AUTUMN SEASON 2010
THE NATIONAL YOUTH ORCHESTRAS OF SCOTLAND
Welcome to our programme of events for the summer of 2010. I hope that you are enjoying the revised style of our season brochure and that you have had an opportunity to explore our new website. Do log on regularly to www.nyos.co.uk for all the latest videos and pictures as well as news of all our forthcoming projects. Our very busy Easter period saw no fewer than five projects taking place in the space of just twenty-one days: quite an undertaking! As well as excellent performances by Camerata Scotland, The National Children’s Orchestra of Scotland and The National Youth Jazz Orchestra of Scotland, I was particularly delighted with the success of both the String Training and Spring Academy courses and I very much hope to be welcoming these students into NCOS and NYOS respectively in the very near future. The next few months are packed with exciting musical events. NCOS kicks things off with their summer concert in Perth, performing music by Rachmaninoff, Kodály and Gershwin under the direction of Peter Stark. We are very much looking forward to welcoming some seventy young musicians to our Jazz Summer School, after which NYJOS will be visiting Manchester and Bristol, as well as giving performances closer to home in Stirling and Glasgow. Trumpeter Chris Batchelor whose 2009 album Big Air was described as “The best British jazz record in 20 years”, will be our inspirational guest soloist. The National Youth Orchestra of Scotland will embark on one of its most ambitious and exciting projects ever when they meet to tackle works by Webern, Berg and Mahler. As a part of our ongoing association with The National Youth Orchestra of Ireland and The Ulster Youth Orchestra, NYOS will be performing for the first time in Limerick, Dublin and Belfast and I am delighted to welcome back the internationally-renowned soprano Jane Irwin as our outstanding soloist. As conductor for the summer we welcome back one of the world’s foremost exponents of the music of the second Viennese school, Diego Masson. A disciple of Pierre Boulez, Diego will bring a vast wealth of experience to our performances. NYOS Strings will be on the road again when they travel to Wick, Golspie and Tain under the auspices of North Highland Connections before returning to Glasgow, all under the direction of Alexander Janiczek, former leader of the Scottish Chamber Orchestra. NYJOS Collective will end a busy summer when they tour with the renowned saxophonist, Julian Argüelles, in demand throughout Europe as a performer, mentor and recording artist. I hope that you will enjoy the wide variety of our summer programme and that you will continue to support the outstanding talents of Scotland’s young musicians.
Julian Clayton, NYOS Chief Executive
NEWS FROM NYOS NYOS’ NEW WEBSITE On 25 March 2010, NYOS launched its brand new website. One of the exciting new features of the site is the inclusion of short films profiling each of our ensembles. We currently have pieces featuring NYOS Futures, NYJOS Access, Camerata Scotland, NCOS and NYJOS and we will add more as the year progresses, so please keep checking back. The new site will also allow you to access reviews and official photographs of all our performances and you can now donate to NYOS online by clicking the DONATE NOW button.
30TH ANNIVERSARY APPEAL We’re delighted that the 30th Anniversary Fundraising Appeal launched last November has reached the grand total of £7,945 - that’s £9,333.80 with Gift Aid. Many thanks to everyone who gave to the Appeal - your generosity will help NYOS to secure Scotland’s musical future for generations to come.
NYOS TRAINING COURSES This spring also saw 87 young musicians take part in NYOS training courses. NCOS’ String Training Course took place at Kilgraston School from 29 March to 1 April and included a special outing to see Camerata Scotland perform in St Andrews. NYOS Spring Academy was held at Strathallan School from 13 to 16 April and culminated in an afternoon concert for family and friends. The students played under the baton of NYOS’ Chief Executive, Julian Clayton and were joined by flautist Lis Dooner of the Scottish Chamber Orchestra.
The National Youth Orchestra of Scotland is the flagship orchestra of NYOS. Founded in 1979, it is a symphony orchestra for musicians aged between 12 and 21 in Scotland. The orchestra performs throughout the year in a variety of high profile venues in Scotland, the UK and around the world, and its young musicians benefit from the invaluable performing experience this provides. The musicians in The National Youth Orchestra of Scotland are of the highest calibre and many past students have gone on to enjoy successful careers in the musical profession. Past members include Dame Evelyn Glennie, Colin Currie and Garry Walker.
NYOS CLOSE UP: 9 AUGUST - EXHIBITION HALL GLASGOW ROYAL CONCERT HALL 6:45PM - FREE ADMISSION BBC Scotland’s Lindsay Pell hosts a pre-concert conversation with live music featuring Diego Masson, Jane Irwin and NYOS trumpeter Peter Longworth.
ALBAN BERG Three Fragments from Wozzeck GUSTAV MAHLER Symphony No 5 in C-sharp minor CONDUCTOR DIEGO MASSON
NYOS will welcome back old friends for their summer programme 2010 with Diego Masson returning to conduct Mahler’s Fifth Symphony and Webern’s Six Pieces for Orchestra. We also welcome the return of the wonderful Jane Irwin who will be singing the Three Fragments from Wozzeck by Berg. The orchestra will perform in Dundee before travelling to Limerick, Dublin and Belfast before a final concert in Glasgow.
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ANTON WEBERN Six Pieces for Orchestra Op 6
NYOS SUMMER TOUR 2010
2 AUGUST DUNDEE CAIRD HALL, 7:30PM Tickets: £8, £6,£2 Box Office: 01382 434940 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diego_Masson 4 AUGUST UNIVERSITY OF LIMERICK, 8PM Tickets: €10, €7 Box Office: +353 (0)16 331549 SOPRANO JANE IRWIN 5 AUGUST NATIONAL CONCERT HALL, DUBLIN, 8PM Tickets: €15/€8 Box Office: +353 (0)1 417 0000 7 AUGUST BELFAST, ULSTER HALL, 7:45PM Tickets: £8, £6,£2 Box Office: 028 9033 4455 9 AUGUST GLASGOW ROYAL CONCERT HALL, 7:30PM Tickets: £10-£14, half-price conc. £2 student/child Box Office: 0141 353 8000 www.ingpen.co.uk/artist_detail.php?aid=44
The National Youth Orchestra of Scotland: Exuberant, Adventurous, Energetic
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The National Children’s Orchestra of Scotland (NCOS), is NYOS’ symphony orchestra for young musicians aged 8 to14. NCOS provides an important means of early musical education and performing experience for the young musicians of Scotland, fortunately assured through support from Standard Life. NCOS’ public concerts are always critically acclaimed and the committed and energetic performances given by its young members never fail to amaze and inspire audiences. Auditions for NCOS are held annually in November. Many of the young musicians involved in NCOS go on to become members of The National Youth Orchestra of Scotland.
ZOLTÁN KODÁLY Variations on a Hungarian Folksong, “The Peacock” GEORGE GERSHWIN Strike up the Band
Fresh from their stunning Spring Concert success, The National Children’s Orchestra of Scotland will perform in Perth this Summer with conductor Peter Stark. NCOS will perform Sergei Rachmaninoff’s The Isle of the Dead, a symphonic poem based on the painting by Albert Broklin, Zoltán Kodály’s The Peacock Variations and George Gershwin’s Strike up the Band from the musical of the same name.
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SERGEI RACHMANINOFF The Isle of the Dead
See the orchestral stars of the future!
CONDUCTOR PETER STARK
NCOS SUMMER CONCERT 2010 www.peterstark.com
10 JULY PERTH CONCERT HALL, 1.30PM Tickets: £8/£6/£2 Box Office: 01738 621 031 “it was a real thrill to witness this group of eight to fourteen year-olds create something which was mature well beyond their years” THOM DIBDIN, EDINBURGH EVENING NEWS
The National Children’s Orchestra of Scotland: Sound that Smiles!
Camerata Scotland is the showcase, pre-professional chamber ensemble of The National Youth Orchestras of Scotland. Successfully bridging the gap between youth orchestra and professional ensemble, it comprises senior and recent past members of NYOS. The ensemble has travelled extensively since its foundation, to countries as far afield as Japan and Australia. Camerata Scotland is proud to have performed in some of the most prestigious concert halls in the world, and to have worked with a variety of internationally renowned guest conductors and soloists. The ensemble consistently achieves a high quality of performance, and offers talented young Scottish musicians a unique opportunity in orchestral training at the highest level.
SPRING TOUR HIGHLIGHTS Camerata Scotland toured Aberdeen, St Andrews and Edinburgh with Nicholas Kok and Ed Lyon this Spring.
"Camerata's Strings, conducted by Nicholas Kok, provided delicious layers of colour both in ensemble and with luminous solos" ALAN COOPER, THE HERALD
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“Both (Mozart’s ‘Haffner’ and Beethoven’s 8th Symphony) were given five-star treatment, with their final movements giving strong indication to the flair and skill each member possesses.” GARRY FRASER, THE DUNDEE COURIER
“(Ed) Lyon was unleashed and suitably intense, yet he was capable of contrasting the grandest gesture with the gentlest passage, making for a thoroughly memorable and highly distinctive performance of this great work” RODDY PHILIPS, ABERDEEN PRESS AND JOURNAL
In Spring 2011, Camerata Scotland will be joined by bassoonist David Hubbard to perform a Rory Boyle commission. Be the first to hear more details about this project and other news from NYOS by signing up to our e-newsletter on the homepage of our new website.
Camerata Scotland: Dedicated, Passionate, Inspiring
NYOS Futures is the contemporary chamber ensemble of NYOS. It is drawn from senior NYOS and Camerata Scotland musicians and aims to introduce young musicians and new audiences to the fascinating world of late 20th and early 21st century classical music. The ensemble is delighted to have worked with a variety of internationally renowned conductors, soloists and orchestras. Through NYOS Futures, NYOS hopes to encourage an interest in the musicians and music of today and develop and engage future audiences for contemporary classical music.
DIRECTOR WILLIAM CONWAY
This October, NYOS Futures will take part in an exciting project as part of the Aberdeen Sound Festival, performing Steve Reich’s Eight Lines as part of an evening of minimalist music. In the first half of the evening, Terry Riley’s iconic minimalist classic In C will be performed by a scratch group of musicians comprising students, school children, local amateur musicians and professional performers resident at the Sound Festival. The piece will be directed by Pete Stollery, Head of the Music Department and Professor in Electroacoustic Music and Composition at the University of Aberdeen, who will work with the musicians prior to the public performance at 7pm. In the second part of the evening, NYOS Futures will be led, once again, by conductor William Conway in a performance of Steve Reich’s Eight Lines.
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STEVE REICH Eight Lines
Steve Reich was involved in the premiere of In C and his music is heavily influenced by Terry Riley, a fellow minimalist.
24 OCTOBER, 7PM ZESTE, ABERDEEN UNIVERSITY CAMPUS PART OF THE ABERDEEN SOUND FESTIVAL FREE ADMISSION
NYOS NYOSFutures: Futures:Soundscapes SoundscapesofofDiscovery Discovery
Consisting of string players from a selection of NYOS’ ensembles NYOS Strings performs at various intimate venues around Scotland. This accomplished string chamber ensemble consistently delivers critically acclaimed performances and often premières new commissions from Scotland’s foremost composers. In April 2009, the ensemble produced their first CD entitled A Scottish Perspective.
SERGE PROKOFIEV Arr. Joseph Swensen Five Melodies PIOTR ILYICH TCHAIKOVSKY Serenade for Strings
The National Youth Orchestras of Scotland and North Highland Connections present Scotland’s most talented and experienced young string musicians in a tour of the Highlands, culminating in a performance in Glasgow. The ensemble will visit Wick, Golspie and Tain and will explore challenging repertoire from three of Russia’s most famous composers. With director Alexander Janiczek, NYOS Strings will perform Tchaikovsky’s Serenade for Strings, Shostakovich’s Eigth String Quartet, transcribed by Rudolph Barshai and Prokofiev’s Five Melodies, arranged by Joseph Swensen.
DIRECTOR ALEXANDER JANICZEK
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DMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH Arr. Rudolph Barshai Chamber Symphony for Strings op. 110a
NYOS STRINGS HIGHLAND TOUR
24 AUGUST WICK HIGH SCHOOL HALL 7:30PM 25 AUGUST GOLSPIE HIGH SCHOOL ASSEMBLY HALL 7:30PM 26 AUGUST ST DUTHUS COLLEGIATE CHURCH 7:30PM Tickets: £8, £6 Further Information 01847 89 0076 e-mail: MF@northhighlandconnections.org 28 AUGUST ST BRIDE’S EPISCOPAL CHURCH, HYNDLAND, 7:30PM Tickets: £8, £6, £2 Box Office: 0141 332 8311 NYOS Strings: Nurturing, Inspiring, Unique
Formed to meet the growing demand for high quality training for young jazz musicians in Scotland, The National Youth Jazz Orchestra of Scotland (NYJOS) made its debut in 1996 and has since become known as one of Scotland’s foremost youth jazz ensembles. NYJOS aims to provide students with the opportunity to study and perform jazz at the highest possible level, with respected professional musicians from the UK and beyond. The ensemble often commissions and premières new works. In addition to giving live performances at a variety of prestigious jazz venues throughout Britain, NYJOS has released CD recordings and runs training workshops throughout Scotland.
TRUMPETER CHRIS BATCHELOR
Fresh from the success of their dazzling spring perforrmances of Kenny Wheeler’s Sweet Time Suite, The National Youth Jazz Orchestra of Scotland will perform both north and south of the border this summer. The ensemble will be joined by trumpeter Chris Batchelor for peformances in Stirling, Bristol, Manchester and Glasgow from 22 to 25 July.
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Brimming with skill and enthusiasm, NYJOS, with Directors Malcolm Edmonstone and Andrew Bain, will showcase the young jazz stars of tomorrow!
22 JULY THE TOLBOOTH, STIRLING Box Office: 01786 274000 or www.stirling.gov.uk/tolbooth 24 JULY ST. GEORGE’S, BRISTOL Box Office: 0845 40 24 001 or www.stgeorgesbristol.co.uk 25 JULY BAND ON THE WALL, MANCHESTER Box Office: 0161 834 1786 or www.bandonthewall.org 26 JULY THE FRUITMARKET, GLASGOW Box Office:0141 353 8000 or www.glasgowconcerthalls.com
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NYJOS SUMMER TOUR 2010 DIRECTED BY MALCOLM EDMONSTONE & ANDREW BAIN
Tickets: £10, Concessions: £6, Student/child: £2
The National Youth Jazz Orchestra of Scotland: Scorching Solos, Swinging Beats
NYJOS Collective comprises the most experienced players from The National Youth Jazz Orchestra of Scotland. Essentially a jazz chamber ensemble, NYJOS Collective is a smaller and more flexible arm of the jazz orchestra. Throughout the year the ensemble gives concerts during residencies at a variety of venues around Scotland. Directed by Malcolm Edmonstone and Andrew Bain, the ensemble offers the more experienced members of The National Youth Jazz Orchestra of Scotland the opportunity to publicly perform their own arrangements, play a wide variety of compositions and lead jazz workshops with members of the community and other jazz ensembles.
SAXOPHONE JULIAN ARGÜELLES
After the huge success of last year’s tour, which marked the launch of their first CD entitled Collective, NYJOS Collective will tour Scotland once again this September. Directed by Malcolm Edmonstone and Andrew Bain, this talented ensemble amaze with impressive improvisations and scorching solos.
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The ensemble will be joined by Julian Argüelles, one of Britain’s most successful saxophonists, in a performance of his octet Skull View.
NYJOS COLLECTIVE SUMMER TOUR DIRECTORS MALCOLM EDMONSTONE & ANDREW BAIN
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"(Julian).... is not simply a saxophone improviser of distinctive lyricism and laid back power, he’s a composer of tunes with unexpected zigzags to their melodies and they’re becoming immediately recognisable as his" JOHN FORDAM, GUARDIAN
For more details about NYJOS Collective’s tour this September, please keep checking our new website www.nyos.co.uk
NYJOS Collective: Fresh, Creative, Cool
NYOS’ newest initiative is the introduction of a new jazz training orchestra entitled NYJOS Access. This project provides a platform for between 20 and 25 promising young jazz musicians. Students who take part in NYJOS Access will benefit from attending a training school which will be complemented by opportunities for performance in a relaxed and informal environment. NYJOS Access will be a training ground for the next generation of top jazz musicians.
Following their successful launch in March 2009 with a performance at Paisley Grammer School, NYJOS Access performed together in Edinburgh at The National Museum of Scotland in November last year as part of a celebration of St Andrew’s Day as the museum’s Homecoming Scotland 2009 programme came to an end. Access contributed to the fantastic atmosphere in the museum and their impressive playing had audiences of all ages swinging and clapping with the music!
For more information on NYJOS Access, please keep checking our new website, www.nyos.co.uk. While you are browsing the site, sign up to our e-newsletter to be the first to hear about NYOS performances.
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The ensemble will come together again this July as part of the NYJOS Summer School and will perform publicly in November.
NYJOS Access: Join Us in Jazz
BLOWING OUR OWN TRUMPET! WHAT THE REVIEWERS SAY; “From the opening minutes of Mozart’s ‘Haffner’ Symphony, it was thrilling to soak up their highly textured sound.“ REVIEW OF CAMERATA SCOTLAND RODDY PHILIPS, ABERDEEN PRESS AND JOURNAL “(The performance) must have been a delight for conductor Nicholas Kok, his workload eased by the excellent proficiency of the players.” REVIEW OF CAMERATA SCOTLAND GARRY FRASER, DUNDEE COURIER “they (NCOS) pulled out all the stops in the finale of Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No 2 in C minor, Little Russian, which was infused with confidence and determination” REVIEW OF NCOS’ SPRING PERFORMANCE SUSAN NICKALLS, SCOTSMAN “the band impressed with stratospheric solos and rock-solid ensemble work” REVIEW OF NYJOS’ SPRING PERFORMANCE IONA BAIN, THE HERALD
OVER THE LAST 6 MONTHS WE HAVE; Performed in 7 different venues, including The Usher Hall, Glasgow Royal Concert Hall and Younger Hall, St Andrews.
Been entertained by 6 of our ensembles
Played to over
3500
members of the public
Worked with Held
66
days of auditions
over 450 talented young musicians
Worked on 7 projects
ABERDEEN
PERTH
CAMERATA SCOTLAND KICKED OFF THEIR SPRING TOUR IN ABERDEEN ON 30 MARCH 2010, PERFORMING WORKS BY MOZART, BRITTEN, PURCELL AND BEETHOVEN.
NYOS SPRING ACADEMY TOOK PLACE AT STRATHALLAN SCHOOL FROM 13 - 16 APRIL 2010. THE STUDENTS REHEARSED HARD ALL WEEK BEFORE AN INFORMAL CONCERT IN FRONT OF FRIENDS AND FAMILY.
WE’VE TRAVELLED FAR. . . GLASGOW TWO OF NYOS’ YOUNG ENSEMBLES FINISHED THE SPRING TOUR WITH A FLOURISH WITH A DAZZLING PERFORMANCE AT GLASGOW ROYAL CONCERT HALL ON 12 APRIL 2010
EDINBURGH NYOS FUTURES PERFORMED AT THE REID CONCERT HALL, EDINBURGH IN FEBRUARY WITH DIRECTOR WILLIAM CONWAY AND SOPRANO SILVIA SPINNATO
FUNDRASING UPDATE
Each year we must raise in excess of £500,000 to maintain the many orchestral residential courses, tours and outreach programmes that we offer in order to support Scotland’s talented young musicians. It is fundamental to our mission that our orchestras are open and accessible to all in Scotland. The assistance we receive from our supporters is vital and allows us to offer Scotland’s young musicians a wide variety of classical and jazz projects. NYOS offers the largest range of projects of any youth orchestra in Europe, placing us at the heart of youth music, not only in Scotland but internationally. NYOS helps to develop young musicians’ confidence, social skills and life-long passion for music, thanks to world-class tuition and performance opportunities. NYOS’ extensive list of alumni includes Dame Evelyn Glennie, Nicola Benedetti, Garry Walker and Colin Currie, proving that the exceptional training, encouragement and experience that our young musicians gain stands them in very good stead for the future.
THANK YOU
Thanks to the following charitable trusts and foundations for their recent grants to NYOS: AMW Charitable Trust The Carntyne Trust D.C. Thomson Charitable Trust Miss E.C. Hendry’s Charitable Trust
Esmée Fairbairn Foundation The Gannochy Trust The Endrick Trus The John Scott Trust
Musicians Benevolent Fund S.F.I.A. Educational Trust Scottish Secondary Teachers Association (SSTA) Tay Charitable Trust
ON-LINE DONATIONS
You can now make a donation to The National Youth Orchestras of Scotland using our new website. Visit www.nyos.co.uk and click on the DONATE NOW button on the home page, which will take you directly to our Fundraising page at Virgin Money Giving; a secure method of making your donation to NYOS.
REMEMBER NYOS IN YOUR WILL
If and when the time is right for you, please help ensure the future of Scotland’s talented young musicians by leaving a gift to NYOS in your Will. For further advice and information, please contact your solicitor.
PLAY YOUR PART By working together we can make a wonderful difference to the development of young musicians in Scotland – educating, inspiring innovating, encouraging excellence and nurturing new talent. You can help Scotland’s finest young musicians in a variety of ways: CORPORATE
30TH ANNIVERSARY APPEAL
We are very grateful to everyone who contributed to our 30th Anniversary Appeal which was launched last November. We would like to thank the following who have generously donated £100 and over:
Make a donation Become a Friend of NYOS Endow a Chair in an orchestra Become a Patron
Mrs. Adele Lygate Mr. Frank Hitchman Mr. Malcolm Fleming Mr. John C. Chapman Mr. Fred Shedden Mr. Stephen Coleshill The Merchant House of Glasgow Mr. Colin Harrison Mr. Alastair Salvesen, CBE Lord Cameron of Lochbroom Mr. Nigel Harrison
Please see our new website at www.nyos.co.uk for further information on how to support NYOS.
NYOS also acknowledges our donors who prefer to remain anonymous.
Sponsorship Corporate Membership In-kind support INDIVIDUAL
For more information, contact the Fundraising Department on 0141 332 8311 or email: info@nyos.co.uk
nyos summer diary 10 July
NCOS Summer Concert
Perth
Perth Concert Hall
1:30pm
18 - 22 July
NYJOS Summer School
Edinburgh
Merchiston Castle School
N/A
22 July
NYJOS Summer Concert
Stirling
The Tolbooth
8pm
24 July
NYJOS Summer Concert
Bristol
St George’s
8pm
25 July
NYJOS Summer Concert
Manchester
Band on the Wall
8pm
26 July
NYJOS Summer Concert
Glasgow
Old Fruitmarket
8pm
2 August
NYOS Summer Concert
Dundee
Caird Hall
7:30pm
4 August
NYOS Summer Concert
Limerick
University of Limerick
8pm
5 August
NYOS Summer Concert
Dublin
National Concert Hall
8pm
7 August
NYOS Summer Concert
Belfast
Ulster Hall
7:45pm
9 August
NYOS Summer Concert
Glasgow
Glasgow Royal Concert Hall
7:30pm
24 August
NYOS Strings Highland Tour
Wick
Wick High School
7:30pm
25 August
NYOS Strings Highland Tour
Golspie
Golspie High School
7:30pm
26 August
NYOS Strings Highland Tour
Tain
St Duthus Collegiate Church
7:30pm
28 August
NYOS Strings Highland Tour
Glasgow
St Bride’s Episcopal Church, Hydland 7:30pm
24 October
NYOS Futures Concert
Aberdeen
Zeste, Aberdeen University Campus
8pm
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