{"id":105227,"date":"2024-06-18T16:08:08","date_gmt":"2024-06-18T20:08:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/?p=105227"},"modified":"2024-06-19T08:00:03","modified_gmt":"2024-06-19T12:00:03","slug":"the-scoop-the-kindred-spirits-orchestra-is-looking-for-talented-young-artists-for-their-mentorship-program","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/2024\/06\/18\/the-scoop-the-kindred-spirits-orchestra-is-looking-for-talented-young-artists-for-their-mentorship-program\/","title":{"rendered":"THE SCOOP | The Kindred Spirits Orchestra Is Looking For Talented Young Artists For Their Mentorship Program"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_105231\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-105231\" style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-105231\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/06\/Copy-of-NEWS-23.jpg\" alt=\"The Kindred Spirits Orchestra (Photo courtesy of KSO)\" width=\"1200\" height=\"628\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/06\/Copy-of-NEWS-23.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/06\/Copy-of-NEWS-23-300x157.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/06\/Copy-of-NEWS-23-1024x536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/06\/Copy-of-NEWS-23-768x402.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-105231\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Kindred Spirits Orchestra (Photo courtesy of KSO)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The Kindred Spirits Orchestra Young Artists mentoring program is looking for talented young musicians for their <strong>tuition-free<\/strong> learning experience. Student musicians ages <strong>18 years and younger<\/strong> are invited to apply.<\/p>\n<p>The goal of the program is to help younger artists develop advanced technical and artistic skills. They\u2019ll gain experience as they gain skills rehearsing and performing alongside professional musicians of the KSO.<\/p>\n<p>Perhaps best of all, they\u2019ll be able to put all their work into a performance in a live concert hall setting.<\/p>\n<p>For high school students, there\u2019s another perk: the hours spent with KSO qualify as community volunteer hours that are required to graduate.<\/p>\n<p>Previous participants talk about their experiences:<\/p>\n<div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/0SpvFb3ojU4?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/div>\n<p>The 2023\/24 season\u2019s cohort included: Angela Wang (Markham), Sophia Wang (Richmond Hill), Selena Zhang (Richmond Hill), Brian Lo (Markham), Veronika Kolarska (Toronto), Samir Ahmadi (Markham), Ruoyi Qiao (Toronto), Theodora Chung (Markham), Tiffany Feng (Markham), Angel Jiang (Richmond Hill).<\/p>\n<p>More information about the young musicians for 2023\/24 <a href=\"https:\/\/ksorchestra.ca\/youth-strings-mentoring\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>Details<\/h3>\n<p>Here are some of the pertinent details.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Acceptance into the Young Artists program is via audition.<\/li>\n<li>There are weekly rehearsals and concerts at the Flat Markham Theatre, Meridian Arts Centre, CBC Glenn Gould Studio and other venues; see the <a href=\"https:\/\/ksorchestra.ca\/2024-2025-season\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">concert schedule here<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Rehearsals held on Tuesday evenings starting September 3 through to May 2025.<\/li>\n<li>Positions are available for violin, viola, cello, bass, flute, book, clarinet, bassoon, French horn, trumpet, trombone, timpani, percussion, piano and harp.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Many previous Young Artists in the mentoring program are now enjoying busy careers with orchestras worldwide.<\/p>\n<p>The deadline for registering for auditions is <strong>June 24, 2024<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>For more information or to register, email the KSO at <a href=\"mailto:GM@KSorchestra.ca\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">GM@KSorchestra.ca<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><em>Are you looking to promote an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/advertising\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #0e101a\"><u>event<\/u><\/span><\/a>? 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