NBYO Blogs
Sistema NB musicians performed for the first time with New Brunswick Youth Orchestra! In front of an audience of 1,400 people on Saturday night, Alice and Lucy joined the NBYO for the finale performance of the evening - Mambo potpourri by D. Perez-Prado. A highlight of the evening with the...
Daniel Britt and Alex Cho, both of Rothesay, joined the Youth Orchestra of Americas on a recent seven-city tour of China, where they were treated ‘like some crazy rock band’
By Erin Dwyer -- KV Style
Daniel Britt said it felt like he was a member of a travelling circus rather...
Be sure to visit this CBC Music video posted by Matthew McFarlane on Feb 07, 2012
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Here are a few excerpts:
"I have seen the future of music in Venezuela and [it] is a resurrection" - Sir Simon Rattle.
"El Sistema is a music program...
This fund has been established in loving memory of Sharon Crowther (1961-2011) by her family and friends to honour Sharon's love of teaching, music, and the human voice. The St. Andrews Arts Council, of which Sharon was a board member and officer for many years, will place the money in a...
Nominations are now open for the 2012 Lieutenant Governor's NBYO Award. Each year the award recognizes outstanding contributions to the development of the New Brunswick Youth Orchestra and/or the musical development of youth in NB.
Please forward your nomination(s) to NBYO Executive Director...
Here is an excerpt from the message sent by Sistema parent Sara Hamilton to NBYO President Ken MacLeod on January 2, 2012. Sara tells of Sistema's influence on her daughter Grace.
Hi Ken,
It was nice to meet you yesterday. You and the NBYO have certainly introduced a love of music to a...
When Canadian political figures were asked to recommend a Canadian movie, book or recording from 2011, Michael Ferguson, Auditor General of Canada, says: "Musikfreunde - Friends of Music (CD) by the New Brunswick Youth Orchestra is on my wish list. They're a world-class group from my home...
Posted Monday, December 19, 2011
Over 200 children and 20 teachers are making final preparations for this week's Sistema Christmas concerts in Moncton (7 PM on Tuesday, December 20th at the Capitol Theatre) and Saint John (6:30 PM on Thursday, December 22nd at Harbour View High School).
Many...
Submitted by Patrick Bolduc
Last spring, a friend invited my wife and me for dinner. Little did we know about his agenda! During the evening, he mentioned that the Sistema program run by the New Brunswick Youth Orchestra was looking for a bassoon and an oboe teacher. It just so happens...
2011-10-24
Je suis encore époustouflé par cette performance hors de l’ordinaire entendue hier, et ce, sous l’habile direction, le charme et l’énergie particulière qui caractérise Maestro Delgado. Je crois que je vais me souvenir de ces...
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