National Open Youth Orchestra: Ring Out! No more barriers, just great music
- 3pm
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- Category:
- Classical Music | National Open Youth Orchestra | New Music
- Event type:
- Access Performances | Booking required | In-person
- Admission:
- £12 £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 26s £1
- Location:
- Milton Court Concert Hall
Event Information
Experience the emotionally charged performances of one of the most exciting youth orchestras in the world.
Fifteen brilliant young disabled and non-disabled musicians invite you into a musical universe without barriers, performing beautiful new pieces commissioned for the orchestra’s thrilling mix of acoustic and electronic instruments, including the Clarion.
Discover the world premieres of piano concerto Ring Out! by British Composer award-winner Liam Taylor-West, and Fragile by Yfat Soul Zisso, on the theme of the environment, chosen by the musicians themselves. Hear their bold take on Meredith Monk’s energetic, minimalist Parlour Games and the musicians' creativity showcased in the joyful interpretation of the jazz funk tones of Lucky Chops’ Behroozi.
This relaxed performance is suitable for all, including neurodivergent and disabled audiences, and families.
The concert will last for approximately one hour with no interval, although audience members are free to come and go from the concert hall as needed.
Programme
Liam Taylor-West Ring Out! (world premiere)
Yfat Soul Zisso Fragile (world premiere)
Lucky Chops Behroozi
Meredith Monk Parlour Games
Kate Whitley Falling
Oliver Cross Barriers
Oliver Cross Barriers
This relaxed performance is designed to welcome neurodivergent and disabled audiences, families, and anyone who may benefit from a more informal atmosphere. We maintain a flexible approach to noise, and audience members are free to come and go from the concert hall as needed. However, if you are attending with young children, we kindly ask that you help minimise excessive noise to avoid distracting the orchestra.
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 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 RevoLOO situated close to the venue for those that require an accessible changing place. Stewards will be able to direct you to this.
Please click on the links in the Seating and Access Guides section below to view PDFs with further information about access and seating for this concert.
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 Ensembles.
The London NOYO Ensemble is run in partnership with Guildhall School of Music & Drama.
Seating and Access Guides
"NOYO has proved to me that if an ensemble wants to make accessibility happen, they can."
Hear from Cass, who plays with both the National Open Youth Orchestra and the Bournemouth NOYO Ensemble, to hear more about his experiences playing with NOYO, and what he's most looking forward to about the concert.
"To me ‘no more barriers, just great music’ is a powerful message that everyone should have access to high-quality musical opportunities without experiencing barriers."
Hear from Georgina, who plays with the National Open Youth Orchestra and works as an Assistant Music Leader with the Birmingham NOYO Ensemble, to hear more about her experiences playing with NOYO.
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