{"id":97813,"date":"2023-07-13T14:29:39","date_gmt":"2023-07-13T18:29:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/?p=97813"},"modified":"2023-07-13T14:29:39","modified_gmt":"2023-07-13T18:29:39","slug":"preview-national-youth-orchestra-canada-embarks-2023-aurora-tour","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/2023\/07\/13\/preview-national-youth-orchestra-canada-embarks-2023-aurora-tour\/","title":{"rendered":"PREVIEW | The National Youth Orchestra Of Canada Embarks On 2023 Aurora Tour"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_97814\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-97814\" style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-97814\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/07\/nyo-cANADA-TOUR.jpg\" alt=\"L-R (clockwise): Maestro Sascha Goetzel (Photo courtesy of the artist); Tiffany Yeung NYO Canada\u2019s 2023 Canada Council Michael Measures First Prize Winner (Photo courtesy of NYO Canada); The NYO Canada (Photo courtesy of NYO Canada)\" width=\"1200\" height=\"628\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-97814\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">L-R (clockwise): Maestro Sascha Goetzel (Photo courtesy of the artist); Tiffany Yeung NYO Canada\u2019s 2023 Canada Council Michael Measures First Prize Winner (Photo courtesy of NYO Canada); The NYO Canada (Photo courtesy of NYO Canada)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The National Youth Orchestra of Canada (NYO Canada) is set to kick off a tour of eastern Canada, with stops in Ontario, Qu\u00e9bec, and the Maritime provinces. It will be the first time the NYO has visited Canada\u2019s East Coast in six years.<\/p>\n<p>The Aurora tour begins Friday, July 14 in Kingston, Ontario, heads east, and then loops back to a grand finale on August 2 in Toronto\u2019s Koerner Hall. This year, the NYO Canada has adopted an across the board PWYC policy to keep ticket prices accessible to all.<\/p>\n<p>Conductor Sascha Goetzel posted his reaction to the tour <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/CulKF-AJTwb\/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&amp;igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">on social media<\/a>. \u201cAbsolutely thrilled making music again with Canada\u2019s finest young musicians.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3>The NYO Canada<\/h3>\n<p>The current iteration of NYO Canada is 83 musicians strong. Historically, the organization has served as a training ground for tomorrow\u2019s working orchestral musicians, and a significant percentage of grads now occupy seats in orchestras in Canada, North America and well beyond.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/2021\/12\/16\/scoop-national-youth-orchestra-appoints-music-director\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Conductor Sascha Goetzel<\/a> leads the orchestra on tour, and the programmes will include work by SOCAN emerging composer Kalen Smith (a World Premiere) and the late Canadian composer <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/2023\/03\/28\/memoriam-composer-jocelyn-morlock-died-age-53\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jocelyn Morlock<\/a>, as well as beloved classics from the repertoire. Violinist Tiffany Yeung, this year\u2019s Michael Measures first prize winner, will be the soloist for the Brahm concerto.<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s a quick look at the programme, which will fluctuate by location as the tour proceeds.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_97816\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-97816\" style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-97816\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/07\/NYOC-Aurora-Tour-lineup-2023.jpg\" alt=\"NYOC Aurora Tour lineup 2023\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1006\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-97816\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image courtesy of NYO Canada<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Kingston, ON (July 14)<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Brahms, J \u2014 Violin Concerto in D Major, op. 77<\/li>\n<li>Morlock, J \u2014 My Name is Amanda Todd<\/li>\n<li>Mussorgsky\/Ravel \u2014 Pictures at an Exhibition<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Mont Laurier, QC (July 16)<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Rossini, G \u2014 William Tell Overture<\/li>\n<li>Ridout, G \u2014 Fall Fair<\/li>\n<li>Ravel, M \u2014 Ma M\u00e8re l\u2019Oye \u2013 Apoth\u00e9ose: Le Jardin f\u00e9erique<\/li>\n<li>Mendelssohn, F \u2014 Midsummer Nights Dream (Overture, Nocturne, Scherzo)<\/li>\n<li>Kreisler, F \u2014 Viennese Rhapsodic Fantasia Rapsodic Fantasietta<\/li>\n<li>Bizet, G \u2014 Farandole from L\u2019Arl\u00e9sienne<\/li>\n<li>Brahms, J \u2014 Hungarian Dances No 5<\/li>\n<li>Strauss Jr, J \u2014 Unter Donner und Blitz (Polka Schnell)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Qu\u00e9bec City, QC (July 18)<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Brahms, J \u2014 Violin Concerto in D Major, op. 77<\/li>\n<li>Smith, K \u2014 Glacial Titan<\/li>\n<li>Mussorgsky\/Ravel \u2014 Pictures at an Exhibition<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Charlottetown, PEI (July 23)<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Morlock, J \u2014 My Name is Amanda Todd<\/li>\n<li>Smith, K \u2014 Glacial Titan<\/li>\n<li>Ridout, G \u2014 Fall Fair<\/li>\n<li>Bizet, G \u2014 Farandole from L\u2019Arl\u00e9sienne<\/li>\n<li>Rossini, G \u2014 William Tell Overture<\/li>\n<li>Brahms, J \u2014 Hungarian Dances No 5<\/li>\n<li>Mussorgsky\/Ravel \u2014 Pictures at an Exhibition<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Halifax, NS (July 26)<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Brahms, J \u2014 Violin Concerto in D Major, op. 77<\/li>\n<li>Morlock, J \u2014 My Name is Amanda Todd<\/li>\n<li>Mussorgsky\/Ravel \u2014 Pictures at an Exhibition<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Saint John, NB (July 29)<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Morlock, J \u2014 My Name is Amanda Todd<\/li>\n<li>Smith, K \u2014 Glacial Titan<\/li>\n<li>Ridout, G \u2014 Fall Fair<\/li>\n<li>Bizet, G \u2014 Farandole from L\u2019Arl\u00e9sienne<\/li>\n<li>Rossini, G \u2014 William Tell Overture<\/li>\n<li>Brahms, J \u2014 Hungarian Dances No 5<\/li>\n<li>Mussorgsky\/Ravel \u2014 Pictures at an Exhibition<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Toronto, ON (August 2)<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Brahms, J \u2014 Violin Concerto in D Major, op. 77<\/li>\n<li>Smith, K \u2014 Glacial Titan<\/li>\n<li>Mussorgsky\/Ravel \u2014 Pictures at an Exhibition<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>There\u2019s nothing quite like the musical enthusiasm that can be generated with such a large ensemble of young musicians. Tickets and information available [<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/nyoc.org\/tickets\/aurora-tour\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">HERE<\/a><\/strong>].<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"western\"><em><b>#LUDWIGVAN<\/b><\/em><\/h3>\n<p class=\"western\"><em>Get the daily arts news straight to your inbox.<\/em><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"western\"><em>Sign up for the Ludwig van Daily \u2014 classical music and opera in five minutes or less <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/ludwig-van.us9.list-manage.com\/subscribe?u=4f785cb3f9058f2393ccad035&amp;id=57cdb68eac\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>HERE<\/em><\/a>.<\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The National Youth Orchestra of Canada (NYO Canada) is set to kick off a tour of eastern Canada, with stops in Ontario, Qu\u00e9bec, and the Maritime provinces.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":64,"featured_media":97814,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[40430,76,19,875,38,4557,63],"tags":[5652,39904],"yst_prominent_words":[20754,7478,7252],"acf":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/07\/nyo-cANADA-TOUR.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p9bakr-prD","amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/97813"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/64"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=97813"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/97813\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":97817,"href":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/97813\/revisions\/97817"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/97814"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=97813"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=97813"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=97813"},{"taxonomy":"yst_prominent_words","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/yst_prominent_words?post=97813"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}