Program details
AYO Autumn Season
Program Date:
9 April 2023 - 15 April 2023
Program Venue:
Perth, WA
AYO Winter Season
Program Date:
3 July 2023 - 11 July 2023
Program Venue:
Sydney, NSW | Canberra, ACT
Performance Venue
Performance Dates:
Ngapa William Cooper, Llewellyn Hall, ACT
7 September 2023 - 7 September 2023
Ngapa William Cooper, Sydney Opera House, NSW
7 October 2023 - 7 October 2023
Event/Concert
Cost
$1,345 per season
AYO will arrange and cover all travel, instrument freight, meals and accommodation costs associated with the program.
Age
25 and under
Inclusive as at 1 January 2023.
Instruments
Minimum standard AMEB Grade 7 or equivalent.
Open to all orchestral instruments, including harp for both seasons and piano for the winter season.
Participants must be available for both seasons.
Repertoire to include
Autumn Season
MAHLER Adagietto from Symphony No.5
SHOSTAKOVICH Symphony No.10
Winter Season
Nigel WESTLAKE The Glass Soldier – Suite
Nigel WESTLAKE Beneath the Waves (orchestral premiere)
Cello Soloist: Sharon Grigoryan
Nigel WESTLAKE, LIOR, Lou BENNETT, additional lyric content Sarah GORY
Ngapa William Cooper (orchestral premiere)
Program artists
Eivind Aadland
conductor
Eivind Aadland
conductor
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conductor
Nigel Westlake
conductor
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vocalist
Dr Lou Bennett AM
vocalist
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vocalist
Lior
vocalist
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Cellist
Sharon Grigoryan
Cellist
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