Tonight the Dunedin Youth Orchestra performs its final concert for 2013. Come along to Knox Church at 7:30pm to hear a delightful range of music from every musical era. The concert will be conducted by Anthony Ritchie, with soloists Maple Goh (violin) and Modi Deng … Continue readingTONIGHT: Dunedin Youth Orchestra presents “Musical Portraits”
On Saturday 14 September 2013, the Southern Sinfonia held its annual ‘Play with the Orchestra’ event. This is when players from the Southern Sinfonia invite musicians from Dunedin’s other established musical ensembles such as the Collegiate Orchestra, Community Orchestra, Otago Symphonic Band and of course the … Continue readingDYO members Play with the Orchestra
We spent Friday the 13th at Marama Hall, one of the historic concert venues at the University of Otago, to rehearse with our harpsichord soloist Modi Deng before our upcoming concert Musical Portraits. As far as I know, this beautiful, 90-year-old building is not haunted! … Continue readingHarpsichord rehearsal at Marama Hall
It’s not long now until the final Dunedin Youth Orchestra concert for the year. Please join us in Knox Church on Thursday 26 September at 7:30pm for Musical Portraits. This concert will be conducted by Anthony Ritchie, who is associate professor of music at the … Continue readingDYO presents “Musical Portraits”
Dunedin’s professional orchestra the Southern Sinfonia is in for a busy couple of months in September and October with two concerts, an international tour, and a number of other recent and upcoming events. Cello masterclass Last weekend, on Sunday 8 September, Heleen du Plessis (University … Continue readingBusy month for Southern Sinfonia
The list of players for the 2013 New Zealand National Youth Orchestra was announced last month. This week, the 77 young players that made the cut have traveled to the North Island for concerts in Wellington and Auckland. Conducted by Australian-born Richard Gill, the programme … Continue readingNational Youth Orchestra concerts in North Island
The last time the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra offered to run a coaching session with the Dunedin Youth Orchestra, the weather gods had other ideas. Fortunately the sun was shining last Wednesday so the NZSO were able to get into Dunedin for their concert “Magnificent … Continue readingSectional Rehearsals with NZSO
Last week the Southern Sinfonia roused us with their concert “From Russia With Love,” conducted by Nicolas Braithwaite and featuring guest pianist Nikolai Demidenko. Next week Dunedin gets another musical treat as the NZSO are in town on their Magnificent Mozart tour. And DYO gets … Continue readingNZSO: Magnificent Mozart
Hello everybody and welcome to the new web presence of the Dunedin Youth Orchestra. The old web page was looking a bit stuffy so we decided to upgrade. This new layout (running WordPress) is much easier to update meaning that we’ll be able to bring … Continue readingHello world!
