New Brunswick Youth Orchestra

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Founded in 1965, the mission of the New Brunswick Youth Orchestra (NBYO) is to inspire excellence in children and youth through learning and performing orchestral music. Some senior musicians will further their musical studies at universities and conservatories, and some may go on to teach and to perform as professional musicians. All will have their lives enriched through their participation in the NBYO and will become appreciative audiences of - and contributors to - the creative and performing arts. The NBYO has approximately 80 young musicians who are residents of New Brunswick or are attending school or university in the province. In the past eight years, the NBYO has earned an enviable reputation. They performed at Carnegie Hall in New York, Auditorium Paganini in Parma, Italy, and the Forbidden City Concert Hall in Beijing, China. They recorded three CDs, one of which won "Best Classical Recording" at the 2008 East Coast Music Awards. In October 2010, the NBYO received the TD Canada Trust Award for "Arts Organization of the Year" for its work with young musicians across the province and the introduction of Sistema New Brunswick, a free after-school music program. And, just this month, the NBYO was invited to participate in the prestigious Summa Cum Laude Youth Orchestra Festival and Competition in Vienna, Austria, in July 2011 - the only Canadian orchestra to participate.Read More

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