Author: Grace
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Fresh off a Kennedy Center performance, this youth orchestra looks beyond COVID-19
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The YOC played Rimsky-Korsakov’s “Capriccio Espagnol” and movements from Manuel de Falla’s “The Three-Cornered Hat” at the Capital Orchestra Festival. They shared the Kennedy Center program with youth orchestras from New Jersey, Connecticut and New York in the annual performance organized by Music Celebrations International. The YOC, which auditioned via…
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YOC Cellist, Drew Dansby, Earns National YoungArts Foundation Honorable Mention
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The National YoungsArts Foundation recently announced their 2019 winners.
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There’s a new youth orchestra in town – 4, actually – because parents refused to lose this leader
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They’ve created not only the Youth Orchestra of Charlotte and a Preparatory Orchestra but also a Flute Choir and Sinfonia Strings.
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Grateful to give back
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When Dr. Pereira asked me to play timpani for the Preparatory Orchestra’s Fall Camp with one day’s notice, there was no hesitation on my part. It was an honor to be able to give of my time and my experience. I had fun, and it brought back many memories; here…
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YOC summer camp
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The YOC camp was definitely a highlight of my summer. To spend three full days surrounded by people who love music just as much as you do is so rewarding, especially when the pieces are all so well-known and well-loved.
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YOC musician chosen for special honor
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We often think of talented musicians as folks who start young and advance their skills via the finest education available to them. While this is certainly true in some cases, there are plenty who realized many of their artistic capacities without the aid of specialized instruction, like…