MEDIA CALL: MELBOURNE - The Australian Youth Orchestra | WEDNESDAY, JULY 10, 1:30 pm
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MEDIA CALL
The Australian Youth Orchestra
WEDNESDAY, JULY 10, 1:30 pm
Iwaki Auditorium,
130 Southbank Blvd, Southbank VIC 3006, Australia
Media Contact:
Samuel Cairnduff: samuel.j.cairnduff@gmail.com | 0401 396 755
Please come to the foyer of the Iwaki Auditorium between 1:00 and 1:30 pm.
I will be on hand to greet media.
Interviews will take place inside the auditorium, and there will be an opportunity to film the AYO performing onstage.
Interview opportunities
Musicians of the AYO
Kimbali Harding, Australian Youth Orchestra CEO
Nicholas Carter, Conductor
Who: The Australian Youth Orchestra (AYO), Australia's most prestigious youth ensemble
What: The AYO is presenting a powerful performance of "Mood: Mahler and Wagner" on Sunday, July 14 at Hamer Hall, Melbourne.
Where: Concerts on Saturday, July 13 Costa Hall in Geelong and Sunday, July 14 at Hamer Hall, Melbourne
Why is this significant:
The concert will showcase the talents of nearly 100 young musicians from across Australia.
The program includes Wagner's "Prelude und Liebestod", Mahler's "Symphony No. 5", and the world premiere of "Overt" by Australian composer Iain Grandage.
The concert will be conducted by internationally acclaimed conductor Nicholas Carter, who is excited to work with the passionate and dedicated AYO musicians.
Clare Bowditch will host a special pre-concert talk with Iain Grandage prior to the Melbourne performance.
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July 8, 2024
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Australian Youth Orchestra Presents 'Mood: Mahler and Wagner' Concerts in Geelong and Melbourne, July 13-14
Melbourne - The Australian Youth Orchestra (AYO), Australia's most prestigious youth ensemble, returns to Victoria for two powerful performances of 'Mood: Mahler and Wagner' on July 13 at Costa Hall, Geelong, and July 14 at Hamer Hall, Melbourne. Under the baton of internationally acclaimed conductor Nicholas Carter, nearly 100 of Australia's best and brightest young musicians will assemble to bring some of the most momentous works of the orchestral world to life.
The program features Wagner's transcendent 'Prelude und Liebestod', Mahler's bold 'Symphony No. 5', and the world premiere of 'Overt' by Australian composer Iain Grandage. The concerts will showcase the talents of the AYO's young musicians, including Geelong-born trumpeter Harvey de Koster.
Nicholas Carter expressed his excitement about working with the AYO, saying:
It's always a huge joy for me to work with youth orchestras. The ambition, dedication and passion that these wonderful young musicians display is truly inspiring to me. To bring the music of Mahler, Grandage and Wagner to life with the AYO will certainly be a highlight of my year!
'Overt', commissioned in honour of Colin Cornish AM, who led AYO from 2005 to 2023, is a concerto for orchestra that highlights the virtuosity of each young musician. Prior to the Melbourne performance, acclaimed musician, broadcaster, and author Clare Bowditch will host a special pre-concert talk with Grandage at 4:15 pm at Hamer Hall.
Under 26? Love it or receive your money back! (Geelong concert only)
AYO is offering people under 26 who purchase a $30 ticket to the Costa Hall performance the opportunity to give Mahler and Wagner a try. If they don't love it by interval, they can receive a full refund at the box office. Conditions apply; please see ayo.com.au/events for details.
Join the Australian Youth Orchestra for an unforgettable afternoon of drama with 'Mood: Mahler and Wagner'. Tickets are on sale now, with early bird prices starting at $30.
Media opportunities with the Australian Youth Orchestra will be available in Geelong and Melbourne during the week of Monday, July 8th.
Stay tuned for more information on specific dates, times, and locations.
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Nicholas Carter images
Iain Grandage images
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Samuel Cairnduff
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LISTINGS INFORMATION
The Australian Youth Orchestra
Mood: Mahler and Wagner
Music by Wagner and Mahler
Saturday, 13 July
Costa Hall
Geelong/Djilang
3.00 pm
Sunday, 14 July
Hamer Hall
Melbourne/Naarm
5.00 pm.
Pre-concert talk with Clare Bowditch: 4.15 pm
https://www.artscentremelbourne.com.au/whats-on/2024/classical-music/mood
The Australian Youth Orchestra- Ed Le Brocq (ABC Classic FM) recently described The Australian Youth Orchestra (AYO) as ‘one of Australia’s best orchestras’. In fact, AYO is one of the world’s most prestigious and innovative training organisations for young musicians. It holds a vital and unique place in Australia’s musical landscape, bringing together exceptional artists, tutors and young musicians from every corner of the country and beyond. AYO concerts are high-energy, edge-of-your-chair experiences and are perfect for newcomers as well as seasoned audiences.
Our training pathway has been created to nurture the musical development of Australia’s finest young instrumentalists across metropolitan and regional Australia: from the emerging, gifted, school-aged student to those on the verge of a professional career. AYO presents tailored training and performance programs each year for aspiring musicians, composers, arts administrators and music journalists aged 12 to 30.
When Professor John Bishop OBE and Ruth Alexander convened the first National Music Camp in 1948, they created an institution that would fire the imaginations of over 12,000 young Australian musicians, see its orchestras tour the globe and instil in its participants a love of music and a dedication to the highest standards of performance.
AYO occupies a special place in the musical culture of Australia, where one generation of brilliant musicians inspires the next, where aspiring musicians get a taste of life as professional musicians, and where like-minded individuals from all over the country gather for intense periods to learn from each other, study and perform. On the world stage, AYO has established itself as a cultural ambassador for Australia on twenty-three international tours since its first in 1970.
Today, countless AYO alumni are members of some of the finest professional orchestras worldwide.
Words about the AYO
‘For more than 50 years, the Australian Youth Orchestra has delivered some of the nation’s most memorable concerts…’
The Australian
‘brilliantly accomplished’
Sydney Morning Herald
‘The cream of Australia’s emerging orchestral talent is a joy to behold…’
Limelight
‘The AYO players are simply the best of the best. They show how being a musician means you listen to others, how you are a part of something greater than yourself.
ABC Classic
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