{"id":100754,"date":"2023-12-06T11:39:14","date_gmt":"2023-12-06T16:39:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/?p=100754"},"modified":"2023-12-06T11:39:14","modified_gmt":"2023-12-06T16:39:14","slug":"scoop-naomi-woo-named-first-woman-music-director-nyo-canada","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/2023\/12\/06\/scoop-naomi-woo-named-first-woman-music-director-nyo-canada\/","title":{"rendered":"THE SCOOP | Naomi Woo Named First Woman Music Director Of NYO Canada"},"content":{"rendered":"
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L: Naomi Woo (Photo courtesy of the artist); R: NYO Canada at Koerner Hall 2023 (Photo courtesy of the NYO Canada)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The National Youth Orchestra of Canada (NYO Canada) has announced the precedent-setting appointment of Naomi Woo as Music Director for its 2024\/2025 seasons. Maestra Woo will be the first woman to hold the position in the organization’s history.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs NYO Canada embarked on the quest for its next musical director, Naomi Woo emerged as the foremost candidate to usher in the next era of young orchestral musicians and showcase their talents nationwide. We are thrilled to announce our collaboration with Naomi Woo, a historic appointment as the first female music director in our organization’s rich history. It is a privilege to work alongside her and benefit from her mentorship during the upcoming two summer sessions and tours, marking a significant chapter in NYO Canada’s musical journey,\u201d remarks NYO Canada CEO, Christie Gray.<\/p>\n

Naomi Woo<\/h2>\n

Naomi earned a PhD from the University of Cambridge, where she studied as a Gates Cambridge Scholar. She has also studied music along with mathematics and philosophy at Yale College, the Yale School of Music, and Universit\u00e9 de Montr\u00e9al.<\/p>\n

She is bilingual, and has served as guest conductor for some of Canada’s major orchestras, including the Toronto Symphony, Vancouver Symphony, Calgary Philharmonic, and Regina Symphony.<\/p>\n

Naomi is part of Tapestry\u2019s Women In Musical Leadership programme, and works closely with mentor Yannick N\u00e9zet-S\u00e9guin. For the current 2023\/24 season, she joins the Orchestre Metropolitan as Artistic Partner, and for 2024\/25, she will take up the position of Assistant Conductor of the Philadelphia Orchestra.<\/p>\n

She has conducted the Illinois Symphony Orchestra, and is an assistant\/cover conductor for the Los Angeles Philharmonic. She also conducts classical subscription concerts with the Orchestre Symphonique de Laval, Orchestre Symphonique de Trois-Rivi\u00e8res, Orchestre symphonique de la C\u00f4te-Nord, Symphony Nova Scotia, and the Thunder Bay Symphony \u2014 among many other professional assignments.<\/p>\n

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L: Naomi Woo (Photo courtesy of the artist); R: NYO Canada at Koerner Hall 2023 (Photo courtesy of the NYO Canada)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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