The National Youth Orchestra of Wales (NYOW, cy, Cerddorfa Genedlaethol Ieuenctid Cymru) is the national
youth orchestra
A youth orchestra is an orchestra made of young musicians, typically ranging from pre-teens or teenagers to those of conservatory age. Depending on the age range and selectiveness, they may serve different purposes. Orchestras for young stude ...
of
Wales
Wales ( cy, Cymru ) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It is bordered by England to the east, the Irish Sea to the north and west, the Celtic Sea to the south west and the Bristol Channel to the south. It had a population in ...
, based in
Cardiff
Cardiff (; cy, Caerdydd ) is the capital city, capital and List of urban areas in the United Kingdom, largest city of Wales. It forms a Principal areas of Wales, principal area, officially known as the City and County of Cardiff ( cy, Dinas a ...
. Founded in 1945, it is the longest-standing national
youth orchestra
A youth orchestra is an orchestra made of young musicians, typically ranging from pre-teens or teenagers to those of conservatory age. Depending on the age range and selectiveness, they may serve different purposes. Orchestras for young stude ...
in the world.
Organisation
The orchestra numbers around 115 young players aged between 13 and 22 years who are auditioned and drawn from all over Wales, and who represent some of Wales' most talented young musicians.
The NYOW has performed in
St David's Hall
St David's Hall (Welsh: ''Neuadd Dewi Sant'') is a performing arts and conference venue in the heart of Cardiff, Wales.
St David's Hall is the National Concert Hall and Conference Centre of Wales. It hosts the annual Welsh Proms and the biennia ...
(
Cardiff
Cardiff (; cy, Caerdydd ) is the capital city, capital and List of urban areas in the United Kingdom, largest city of Wales. It forms a Principal areas of Wales, principal area, officially known as the City and County of Cardiff ( cy, Dinas a ...
), the
Bridgewater Hall
The Bridgewater Hall is a concert venue in Manchester city centre, England. It cost around £42 million to build in the 1990s, and hosts over 250 performances a year. It is home to the 165-year-old Hallé Orchestra as well as to the Hallé ...
(
Manchester
Manchester () is a city in Greater Manchester, England. It had a population of 552,000 in 2021. It is bordered by the Cheshire Plain to the south, the Pennines to the north and east, and the neighbouring city of Salford to the west. The ...
), the
National Concert Hall
The National Concert Hall (NCH) (An Ceoláras Náisiúnta) is a national cultural institution, sometimes described as "the home of music in Ireland". It comprises the actual concert hall operation, which in various chambers hosts over 1,000 ...
(
Dublin
Dublin (; , or ) is the capital and largest city of Ireland. On a bay at the mouth of the River Liffey, it is in the province of Leinster, bordered on the south by the Dublin Mountains, a part of the Wicklow Mountains range. At the 2016 ...
),
Waterfront Hall (
Belfast
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), Town Hall (Birmingham),
Sage Gateshead
Sage Gateshead is a concert venue and musical education centre in Gateshead on the south side of the River Tyne in North East England. Opened in 2004 and occupied by North Music Trust it is part of the Gateshead Quays development which include ...
, Beethovensaal (Stuttgart), the Salle Erasme (
Strasbourg
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) the Konzerthaus am Gendarmenmarkt (
Berlin
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) and La Mortella on the island of
Ischia
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.
Many Welsh composers have been commissioned to write new works for the orchestra, such as
Grace Williams,
David Wynne,
Daniel Jones,
Arwel Hughes, former member
Karl Jenkins, and founder member of the orchestra
Alun Hoddinott
Alun Hoddinott CBE (11 August 1929 – 11 March 2008) was a Welsh composer of classical music, one of the first to receive international recognition.
Life and works
Hoddinott was born in Bargoed, Glamorganshire, Wales. He was educated at Gowe ...
. (Two dozen pairs of
clogs
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Traditional clogs remain in use as protective ...
were needed for the Orchestra's
premiere
A première, also spelled premiere, is the debut (first public presentation) of a play, film, dance, or musical composition.
A work will often have many premières: a world première (the first time it is shown anywhere in the world), its fi ...
of Karl Jenkins' Scenes From Wales in 2000.)
Conductors
The NYOW has traditionally appointed a resident Principal Conductor and Musical Director. These have included
Clarence Raybould
Robert Clarence Raybould (28 June 1886 – 27 March 1972) was an English conductor, pianist and composer who conducted works ranging from musical comedy and operetta, Gilbert and Sullivan to the standard classical repertoire. He also champ ...
(1945–1966), Arthur Davison (1967–1990),
Elgar Howarth
Elgar Howarth (born 4 November 1935), is an English conductor, composer and trumpeter.
Biography
Howarth was born at Cannock, Staffordshire. He was educated in the 1950s at Manchester University and the Royal Manchester College of Music (the ...
(1991–1995), Christopher Adey (1996–2002), and
Owain Arwel Hughes OBE (2003–2010). 2011's concert series was conducted by
Takuo Yuasa
is a Japanese conductor.
Biography
Takuo Yuasa was born in Osaka, Japan, where he studied piano, cello, flute, and clarinet. At age 18, he received a scholarship to study in the US at the University of Cincinnati, eventually completing a bachel ...
.
Carlo Rizzi (2012),
Grant Llewellyn (2013), Jac Van Steen (2014) and
Paul Daniel (2015).
Carlo Rizzi returned for the 2016–2018 season. American conductor,
Andrew Litton
Andrew Litton (born May 16, 1959, New York City) is an American orchestral conductor. Litton is a graduate of The Fieldston School. He studied piano with Nadia Reisenberg and conducting with Sixten Ehrling at the Juilliard School of Music in New Y ...
, conducted the 2019 concert series.
Courses
A residential course is normally held in the summer, followed by a short tour comprising four or five concerts.
Known to its members as the "NASH" the annual residency offers a valuable opportunity for talented musicians to work together with top professionals in an intensive environment, culminating in a series of concerts. Since 2013 a young composers course has run alongside the orchestra's summer residency, giving composers the opportunity to have their music played by members of the orchestra. Works are composed during each residency which are then given their first performances at venues including The Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama,
Aberystwyth University
, mottoeng = A world without knowledge is no world at all
, established = 1872 (as ''The University College of Wales'')
, former_names = University of Wales, Aberystwyth
, type = Public
, endowment = ...
and in 2015 in the performing foyer spaces at
Sage Gateshead
Sage Gateshead is a concert venue and musical education centre in Gateshead on the south side of the River Tyne in North East England. Opened in 2004 and occupied by North Music Trust it is part of the Gateshead Quays development which include ...
and St David's Hall Cardiff.
Since 2001 the National Youth Orchestra of Wales and the
BBC National Orchestra of Wales
The BBC National Orchestra of Wales (BBC NOW) ( cy, Cerddorfa Genedlaethol Gymreig y BBC) is a Welsh symphony orchestra and one of the BBC's five professional radio orchestras. The BBC NOW is the only professional symphony orchestra organisatio ...
have worked together on projects culminating in joint concerts or recordings, giving young players the opportunity to play alongside some of the best orchestral players in Britain.
Auditions
Candidates
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* t ...
are accepted for audition on the approval of their county Head of Music Service and are expected to support music activity at school/college and
county
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level. The minimum standard for all
instruments (except
harp
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) is Grade VIII. Harpists may play at Grade VI.
Auditions
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take place throughout the autumn around Wales and at selected centres in England for those studying away from home.
History
*1945 Orchestra founded by Irwyn Walters
*1946 First concert at the Rolls Hall, Monmouth
*1948 First appearance at the
National Eisteddfod
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where the first recordings were made for future broadcasting
*1953 First broadcast to the
Commonwealth
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to mark the
Coronation
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of
Queen Elizabeth
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* Elizabeth I (1533–1603; ), Queen of England and Ireland
* Elizabeth II (1926–2022; ), Queen of the United Kingdom and other Commonwealth realms
* Queen ...
*1955 The NYOW appeared at the
Edinburgh Festival
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The city has become known for its festivals since the establishment in 1947 of the Edinburgh International Festival and the Edinburgh F ...
*1956 First record launched by Qualiton Records
*1957 First concert tour abroad
Repertoire
Vaughan Williams
Ralph Vaughan Williams, (; 12 October 1872– 26 August 1958) was an English composer. His works include operas, ballets, chamber music, secular and religious vocal pieces and orchestral compositions including nine symphonies, written over ...
' ''
A London Symphony
''A London Symphony'' is the second symphony composed by Ralph Vaughan Williams. The work is sometimes referred to as Symphony No. 2, though the composer did not designate that name for the work. First performed in 1914, the original score of t ...
'' featured in an all British-programme in 2008, alongside the ''Celtic Dances'' of Welsh composer,
William Mathias. A former member of the National Youth Theatre of Wales, Hollywood actor
Matthew Rhys
Matthew Rhys Evans ( ; born 8 November 1974) is a Welsh actor.
He is known for playing Kevin Walker in '' Brothers & Sisters'' (2006–2011) and Philip Jennings in ''The Americans'' (2013–2018), for which he received two Golden Globe Awar ...
narrated the first-ever Welsh translation of
Britten's ''
Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra'' in a NYOW concert at
St David's Hall
St David's Hall (Welsh: ''Neuadd Dewi Sant'') is a performing arts and conference venue in the heart of Cardiff, Wales.
St David's Hall is the National Concert Hall and Conference Centre of Wales. It hosts the annual Welsh Proms and the biennia ...
, on 7 August
[.] as part of the
National Eisteddfod
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in
Cardiff
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.
The 2009 programme included
Arwel Hughes Prelude for Orchestra,
Tchaikovsky
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''
Swan Lake
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'' Ballet Suite and
Mahler
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Symphony No. 1, with the orchestra performing at
Aberystwyth Arts Centre
Aberystwyth Arts Centre (Welsh: ''Canolfan y Celfyddydau Aberystwyth'') is an arts centre in Wales, located on Aberystwyth University's Penglais campus. One of the largest in Wales, it comprises a theatre (312 seats), concert hall (900 seats), s ...
; Prichard-Jones Hall,
Bangor;
Adrian Boult Hall
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, Birmingham;
Sage, Gateshead;
Three Choirs Festival, Hereford Cathedral and
St David's Hall
St David's Hall (Welsh: ''Neuadd Dewi Sant'') is a performing arts and conference venue in the heart of Cardiff, Wales.
St David's Hall is the National Concert Hall and Conference Centre of Wales. It hosts the annual Welsh Proms and the biennia ...
, Cardiff
The 2010 programme included Brian Hughes's ''Troad'',
Claude Debussy
(Achille) Claude Debussy (; 22 August 1862 – 25 March 1918) was a French composer. He is sometimes seen as the first Impressionism in music, Impressionist composer, although he vigorously rejected the term. He was among the most infl ...
's ''
La mer'', and
Rachmaninoff
Sergei Vasilyevich Rachmaninoff; in Russian pre-revolutionary script. (28 March 1943) was a Russian composer, virtuoso pianist, and conductor. Rachmaninoff is widely considered one of the finest pianists of his day and, as a composer, one o ...
's
Symphony No. 2. The orchestra performed at
St David's Cathedral
St Davids Cathedral ( cy, Eglwys Gadeiriol Tyddewi) is situated in St DavidsBritain's smallest city in the county of Pembrokeshire, near the most westerly point of Wales.
Early history
The monastic community was founded by Saint David, Abbot ...
;
Aberystwyth Arts Centre
Aberystwyth Arts Centre (Welsh: ''Canolfan y Celfyddydau Aberystwyth'') is an arts centre in Wales, located on Aberystwyth University's Penglais campus. One of the largest in Wales, it comprises a theatre (312 seats), concert hall (900 seats), s ...
;
St David's Hall
St David's Hall (Welsh: ''Neuadd Dewi Sant'') is a performing arts and conference venue in the heart of Cardiff, Wales.
St David's Hall is the National Concert Hall and Conference Centre of Wales. It hosts the annual Welsh Proms and the biennia ...
,
Cardiff
Cardiff (; cy, Caerdydd ) is the capital city, capital and List of urban areas in the United Kingdom, largest city of Wales. It forms a Principal areas of Wales, principal area, officially known as the City and County of Cardiff ( cy, Dinas a ...
;
St Asaph's Cathedral
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; and
RNCM
The Royal Northern College of Music (RNCM) is a conservatoire located in Manchester, England. It is one of four conservatoires associated with the Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music. In addition to being a centre of music education, ...
Concert Hall,
Manchester
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.
2011's repertoire included
Hilary Tann's ''From the Feather to the Mountain'',
Liszt
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's ''
Tasso, Lamento e Trionfo'' and
Prokofiev
Sergei Sergeyevich Prokofiev; alternative transliterations of his name include ''Sergey'' or ''Serge'', and ''Prokofief'', ''Prokofieff'', or ''Prokofyev''., group=n (27 April .S. 15 April1891 – 5 March 1953) was a Russian composer, p ...
's
Symphony No. 5. Concerts were held at William Aston Hall,
Glyndŵr University
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History
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,
Wrexham
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;
Sage Gateshead
Sage Gateshead is a concert venue and musical education centre in Gateshead on the south side of the River Tyne in North East England. Opened in 2004 and occupied by North Music Trust it is part of the Gateshead Quays development which include ...
;
RNCM
The Royal Northern College of Music (RNCM) is a conservatoire located in Manchester, England. It is one of four conservatoires associated with the Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music. In addition to being a centre of music education, ...
Concert Hall,
Manchester
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; and
St David's Hall
St David's Hall (Welsh: ''Neuadd Dewi Sant'') is a performing arts and conference venue in the heart of Cardiff, Wales.
St David's Hall is the National Concert Hall and Conference Centre of Wales. It hosts the annual Welsh Proms and the biennia ...
,
Cardiff
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.
2014's repertoire included
Berlioz ''
Symphonie Fantastique
' (''Fantastical Symphony: Episode in the Life of an Artist … in Five Sections'') Op. 14, is a program symphony written by the French composer Hector Berlioz in 1830. It is an important piece of the early Romantic period. The first performan ...
'', with performances at
St David's Hall
St David's Hall (Welsh: ''Neuadd Dewi Sant'') is a performing arts and conference venue in the heart of Cardiff, Wales.
St David's Hall is the National Concert Hall and Conference Centre of Wales. It hosts the annual Welsh Proms and the biennia ...
, Cardiff,
Sage Gateshead
Sage Gateshead is a concert venue and musical education centre in Gateshead on the south side of the River Tyne in North East England. Opened in 2004 and occupied by North Music Trust it is part of the Gateshead Quays development which include ...
,
St Asaph Cathedral, and at the Fishguard Music Festival at St David's Cathedral.
2015's repertoire included
Dukas' ''
La Péri'', Schmitt, ''La Tragedie de Salome'' and
Stravinsky
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's ''
The Rite of Spring
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, image_size = 350px
, caption = Concept design for act 1, part of Nicholas Roerich's designs for Diaghilev's 1913 production of '
, composer = Igor Stravinsky
, based_on ...
'', with performances at the
Three Choirs Festival in Hereford Cathedral as well as
Bangor University
, former_names = University College of North Wales (1884–1996) University of Wales, Bangor (1996–2007)
, image = File:Arms_of_Bangor_University.svg
, image_size = 250px
, caption = Arms
...
and St David's Hall, Cardiff.
The 2016 season included
Bartók's
Concerto for Orchestra and
Strauss
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' ''
Ein Heldenleben
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'', as well as a new commission ''Fanfare for our Youth'' by Gareth Wood (commissioned especially for the orchestra on their 70th anniversary).
In the summer of 2017 the orchestra performed
Richard Strauss
Richard Georg Strauss (; 11 June 1864 – 8 September 1949) was a German composer, conductor, pianist, and violinist. Considered a leading composer of the late Romantic and early modern eras, he has been described as a successor of Richard Wag ...
' ''Der Rosenkavalier Suite'', ''
Till Eulenspiegel's Merry Pranks'',
Benjamin Britten
Edward Benjamin Britten, Baron Britten (22 November 1913 – 4 December 1976, aged 63) was an English composer, conductor, and pianist. He was a central figure of 20th-century British music, with a range of works including opera, other ...
's Four Sea Interludes from ''
Peter Grimes'' and
Debussy
(Achille) Claude Debussy (; 22 August 1862 – 25 March 1918) was a French composer. He is sometimes seen as the first Impressionism in music, Impressionist composer, although he vigorously rejected the term. He was among the most infl ...
's ''
La mer''.
The 2018 season opened with
Richard Strauss’ Serenade for 13 Wind Instruments. This was followed by a first time collaboration with the
National Youth Choir of Wales
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performing
Leonard Bernstein's Chichester Psalms
''Chichester Psalms'' is an extended choral composition in three movements by Leonard Bernstein for boy treble or countertenor, choir and orchestra. The text was arranged by the composer from the Book of Psalms in the original Hebrew. Part 1 use ...
to commemorate Bernstein's 100th birthday. The final item of the program was
Gustav Mahler's 5th Symphony.
The 2019 concert season conducted by
Andrew Litton
Andrew Litton (born May 16, 1959, New York City) is an American orchestral conductor. Litton is a graduate of The Fieldston School. He studied piano with Nadia Reisenberg and conducting with Sixten Ehrling at the Juilliard School of Music in New Y ...
opened with
Grace Williams’ much loved
Fantasia on Welsh Nursery Tunes
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. This was followed by an orchestral suite based on
Aaron Copland's only opera;
The Tender Land
''The Tender Land'' is an opera with music by Aaron Copland and libretto by Horace Everett, a pseudonym for Erik Johns.
History
The opera tells of a farm family in the Midwest of the United States. Copland was inspired to write this opera aft ...
. The final piece was
Dmitri Shostakovich's 10th Symphony.
See also
*
National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain
The National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain (NYO-GB) is the national youth orchestra of the United Kingdom, consisting of 164 members of ages 13 to 19 years. Their mission is to "give thrilling experiences of orchestral music to teenage musici ...
*
National Youth Orchestra of Scotland
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In addition to organising residential training courses, rehearsals and nati ...
*
List of youth orchestras
This is a list of active youth orchestras. National youth orchestras are highlighted in bold.
Asia
* Arab Youth Philharmonic Orchestra
* Asian Youth Orchestra
Afghanistan
* Afghan Youth Orchestra
Cambodia
* Angkor National Youth Orch ...
References
External links
National Youth Orchestra of Wales
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