The New Brunswick Youth Orchestra, NBYO for short, (french: L’orchestre des jeunes du Nouveau-Brunswick, OJNB) is a youth orchestra based in Saint John,

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, Canada. Founded in 1965, the orchestra has approximately 80 members from across the province. The NBYO tours New Brunswick each year, and occasionally performs in other countries, funded by a

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as well as private, municipal, and provincial

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History

The New Brunswick Youth Orchestra was founded in 1965 under Philip W. Oland, who was the president of the New Brunswick Symphony Orchestra (NBSO) at that time. The NBYO effectively became New Brunswick's main orchestra at the NBSO's discontinuation in 1968. The NBYO first performed

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in October 1966. The NBYO went on to give many other performances, including musical presentations at

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and the National Arts Centre. It also participated in several festivals such as the Dominion Centenary Festival of Music for Senior Orchestras, the Festival of International Youth Orchestras,

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and the Summa Cum Laude International Youth Music Festival Competition in Vienna, Austria. In 2009, the New Brunswick Youth Orchestra adopted a musical education and training program entitled Sistema New Brunswick, inspired by the Venezuelan El Sistema program.

Conductors

* Bruce Holder (assistant conductor; 1966) *

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(1965-1968) *

Kelsey Jones Herbert Kelsey Jones (June 17, 1922 – October 10, 2004) was a Canadian composer, pianist, harpsichordist, and music teacher. Early life Jones was born in South Norwalk, Norwalk, Connecticut; he grew up in Portland, Maine and moved to New Bruns ...

(1968-1969) *

Clayton Hare Clayton Hare (July 13, 1909 – December 11, 2001) was a Canadian music teacher, conductor, and violinist. He was the third principal conductor of the New Brunswick Youth Orchestra and taught at a number of universities including Mount Allison Un ...

(1969-1970) * Stanley Saunders (1970-1974) *

Kenneth Elloway Captain Kenneth Albert Elloway (17 January 1916 – 22 September 1980) was a British teacher, trombonist, double-bassist, cornetist, and conductor of many orchestras. External links Kenneth Ellowayat The Canadian Encyclopedia ''The Cana ...

(1974-1975) * Rodney McLeod (1975-1982) *

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(1982-1983) * Rodney McLeod (1983-1987) * Nurhan Arman (1988-1989) * Peter Pulford (1989-1990) * Paul Campbell (1990-1994) * James Mark (1994-2010) * Antonio Delgado (2010–present) The NBYO has been guest conducted by, among others, Victor Feldbrill, Alexander Brott, Jánós Sándor, Oskar Danon, Carolyn Davies and Brian Ellard.

Special performances

The NBYO has performed in the following places: *2003 -

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*2004 - St. Croix River,

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*2005 -

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, Italy *2007 -

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*2011 - Wiener Musikverein, Vienna

Awards

*2008 East Coast Music Award, Classical Recording of the Year (''

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'') *2008 – Orchestras Canada Betty Webster Award for outstanding orchestral achievements *2010 - TD Canada Trust Award - Arts Organization of the Year *2011 - East Coast Music Association nomination, DVD of the Year (''Blues on the Boulevard'') *2011 - Summa Cum Laude International Youth Music Competition (Vienna, Austria) - 1st place in the Symphony Orchestra category *2012 - East Coast Music Association nomination, Classical Recording of the Year (''Musikfreunde'')

Discography

Studio albums

*2003: ''

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'' *2005: '' Virtuoso Italia 2005'' *2007: ''

'' *2011: ''Musikfreunde, NBYO Vienna Festival and Competition''

References

External links

NBYO/OJNB Official Wwbsite
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