National Open Youth Orchestra: Feel the Music
- 3pm
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- Category:
- Classical Music | National Open Youth Orchestra
- Event type:
- Access Performances | Booking required | In-person
- Admission:
- £10 or £5 for anyone over 65, students in possession of a valid Students’ Union card, and anyone who feels that the full ticket cost is a barrier to their attendance. Under 18s £1
- Location:
- Milton Court Concert Hall
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The TCS London Marathon takes place on Sunday 21 April and may affect your journey. See which roads will be affected and the parking restrictions that will be in operation across London on the London Marathon website.
Join 24 brilliant young disabled and non-disabled musicians for an uplifting afternoon of music mixing acoustic, electronic and accessible instruments – including the Seaboard RISE and the Clarion.
Alongside bold versions of audience favourites such as Anna Meredith's Nautilus, Vivaldi's 'Autumn’ from The Four Seasons and the musicians’ own choice of The Good, the Bad and the Ugly, the orchestra will premiere music that speaks of themes close to their hearts.
Elements is an invitation to feel the devastating impact of climate change. Wittgenstein’s Chorale carries the orchestra’s message of inclusion, paying homage to a virtuoso left-handed pianist. In Soaring through Sparks we discover the Clarion, which some musicians play with head movement, and which is the first ever digital instrument to be assessed by the Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music (ABRSM).
This is a relaxed performance welcoming of disabled and neurodivergent audiences, families, and anyone else who would benefit from a less formal environment.
Running time: 1 hour
Programme
Antonio Vivaldi (arr Liam Taylor-West, Charlie Groves, Julia Koelmans and Ellen O’Brien) 'Autumn' from The Four Seasons
Alexandra Hamilton-Ayres (arr Doug Bott, Charlie Groves and Rhian Davies) Elements
Anna Meredith (arr Julia Koelmans and Charlie Groves) Nautilus
Ben Lunn (arr Charlie Groves, Doug Bott and Ellen O’Brien) Wittgenstein’s Chorale
Michael Betteridge (arr Doug Bott and Julia Koelmans) Soaring through Sparks
Accessibility information
There will be a Chill Out area outside the concert hall, for anyone needing quiet time before or during the performance. A range of seating options is available for this concert. You can book standard seats, wheelchair spaces, standing seats, or tickets in the relaxed seating area which will be equipped with bean bags. To view and book accessible seating, please update your access requirements in your Barbican account. Please visit the Barbican's Access Page for venue access information.
This concert will be BSL interpreted, with the interpreter positioned on the right side of the stage.
There will be a Mobiloo situated close to the venue for those that require an accessible changing place. Stewards will be able to direct you to this.
About NOYO
The National Open Youth Orchestra (NOYO) is a world-first, an ambitious orchestra launched in September 2018 to give some of the UK’s most talented young disabled musicians a progression route. It promotes musical excellence, supporting 11-25-year-old disabled and non-disabled musicians to rehearse and perform together as members of a pioneering inclusive ensemble.
Some of the National Open Youth Orchestra musicians play acoustic instruments; others, electronic instruments like the Clarion, which can be played with any movement of the body including the eyes.
NOYO collaborates with cutting-edge composers to create exciting new music for a diverse range of musicians and instruments. Our first commission, ‘The Umbrella’ by Liam Taylor-West won a British Composer Award in 2018.
The National Open Youth Orchestra is delivered through regional NOYO Centres.
NOYO’s London Centre is in partnership with the Barbican Centre and Guildhall School of Music & Drama.
Venue information
Milton Court, based across the road from our Silk Street building, provides the School with world-class performance and training spaces, including a state of the art concert hall, a lyric theatre, a studio theatre and several major rehearsal rooms.
- Milton Court, 1 Milton Street, London, EC2Y 9BH
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