CBSO Youth Orchestra

CBSO Youth Orchestra

The CBSO Youth Orchestra in Birmingham, England is an amateur symphony orchestra for young people managed by the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra (CBSO).

The orchestra was founded in October 2004 as the successor to the Midland Youth Orchestra, which operated from 1956 until being wound-up in response to falling membership in summer 2004. The orchestra recruits young orchestral musicians in the 14-21 age range and performs two concerts annually under the direction of the CBSO’s Music Director or one of the CBSO’s regular guest conductors. These have included Paul Daniel, Martyn Brabbins, Garry Walker and Michael Seal.

In line with CBSO programming policy, the Youth Orchestra has a policy of performing music that is outside of the standard repertoire, and often more ambitious than that usually associated with youth orchestras. This has included Shostakovich's Sixth Symphony, John Foulds' Overture - Le Cabaret, and Korngold's Violin Concerto. In February 2007 it gave the world premiere of "Streamlines" by Tansy Davies, a work commissioned by the Feeney Trust specifically for the CBSO Youth Orchestra.

The orchestra is based at the CBSO Centre but performs at Symphony Hall, Birmingham and Warwick Arts Centre.

See also

*City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
*City of Birmingham Symphony Chorus
*City of Birmingham Symphony Youth Chorus
*City of Birmingham Young Voices

External links

* [http://cbsoyouthorchestra.com/ Official site]
* [http://www.mlyo.org.uk/ The website of the former Midland Youth Orchestra]


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