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National Youth Orchestra of Wales
National Youth Orchestra of Wales
Youth orchestra
Native name	Cerddorfa Genedlaethol Ieuenctid Cymru
Short name	NYOW
Founded	1945
Location	Cardiff
Website	www.nyaw.org.uk/national-youth-orchestra-of-wales

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The National Youth Orchestra of Wales (NYOW, Welsh: Cerddorfa Genedlaethol Ieuenctid Cymru) is the national youth orchestra of Wales, based in Cardiff. Founded in 1945, it is the longest-standing national youth orchestra in the world.

Organisation

The orchestra numbers around 115 young players aged between 13 and 22 years who are auditioned and drawn from all over Wales, and who represent some of Wales' most talented young musicians.

The NYOW has performed in St David's Hall (Cardiff), the Bridgewater Hall (Manchester), the National Concert Hall (Dublin), Waterfront Hall (Belfast), Town Hall (Birmingham), Sage Gateshead, Beethovensaal (Stuttgart), the Salle Erasme (Strasbourg) the Konzerthaus am Gendarmenmarkt (Berlin), and La Mortella on the island of Ischia.

Many Welsh composers have been commissioned to write new works for the orchestra, such as Grace Williams, David Wynne, Daniel Jones, Arwel Hughes, former member Karl Jenkins, and founder member of the orchestra Alun Hoddinott. (Two dozen pairs of clogs were needed for the Orchestra's premiere of Karl Jenkins' Scenes From Wales in 2000).^[1]

Conductors

The NYOW has traditionally appointed a resident Principal Conductor and Musical Director. These have included Clarence Raybould (1945–1966), Arthur Davison (1967–1990), Elgar Howarth (1991–1995), Christopher Adey (1996–2002), and Owain Arwel Hughes (2003–2010). 2011's concert series was conducted by Takuo Yuasa. Carlo Rizzi (2012), Grant Llewellyn (2013), Jac Van Steen (2014), and Paul Daniel (2015). Carlo Rizzi returned for the 2016–2018 season. American conductor, Andrew Litton, conducted the 2019 concert series.

Courses

A residential course is normally held in the summer, followed by a short tour comprising four or five concerts. Known to its members as the "NASH" the annual residency offers a valuable opportunity for talented musicians to work together with top professionals in an intensive environment, culminating in a series of concerts. Since 2013, a young composers course has run alongside the orchestra's summer residency, giving composers the opportunity to have their music played by members of the orchestra. Works are composed during each residency which are then given their first performances at venues including The Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama, Aberystwyth University and in 2015 in the performing foyer spaces at Sage Gateshead and St David's Hall Cardiff.

Since 2001, the National Youth Orchestra of Wales and the BBC National Orchestra of Wales have worked together on projects culminating in joint concerts or recordings, giving young players the opportunity to play alongside some of the best orchestral players in Britain.

Auditions

Candidates are accepted for audition on the approval of their county Head of Music Service and are expected to support music activity at school/college and county level. The minimum standard for all instruments (except harp) is Grade VIII. Harpists may play at Grade VI. Auditions take place throughout the autumn around Wales and at selected centres in England for those studying away from home.

History

1945 Orchestra founded by Irwyn Walters
1946 First concert at the Rolls Hall, Monmouth
1948 First appearance at the National Eisteddfod where the first recordings were made for future broadcasting
1953 First broadcast to the Commonwealth to mark the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth
1955 The NYOW appeared at the Edinburgh Festival
1956 First record launched by Qualiton Records
1957 First concert tour abroad

Repertoire

Vaughan Williams' A London Symphony featured in an all British-programme in 2008, alongside the Celtic Dances of Welsh composer, William Mathias. A former member of the National Youth Theatre of Wales, Hollywood actor Matthew Rhys narrated the first-ever Welsh translation of Britten's Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra in a NYOW concert at St David's Hall, on 7 August^[2] as part of the National Eisteddfod in Cardiff.

The 2009 programme included Arwel Hughes Prelude for Orchestra, Tchaikovsky Swan Lake Ballet Suite and Mahler Symphony No. 1, with the orchestra performing at Aberystwyth Arts Centre; Prichard-Jones Hall, Bangor; Adrian Boult Hall, Birmingham; Sage, Gateshead; Three Choirs Festival, Hereford Cathedral and St David's Hall, Cardiff

The 2010 programme included Brian Hughes's Troad, Claude Debussy's La mer, and Rachmaninoff's Symphony No. 2. The orchestra performed at St David's Cathedral; Aberystwyth Arts Centre; St David's Hall, Cardiff; St Asaph's Cathedral; and RNCM Concert Hall, Manchester.

2011's repertoire included Hilary Tann's From the Feather to the Mountain, Liszt's Tasso, Lamento e Trionfo and Prokofiev's Symphony No. 5. Concerts were held at William Aston Hall, Glyndŵr University, Wrexham; Sage Gateshead; RNCM Concert Hall, Manchester; and St David's Hall, Cardiff.

2014's repertoire included Berlioz Symphonie Fantastique, with performances at St David's Hall, Cardiff, Sage Gateshead, St Asaph Cathedral, and at the Fishguard Music Festival at St David's Cathedral.

2015's repertoire included Dukas' La Péri, Schmitt, La Tragedie de Salome and Stravinsky's The Rite of Spring, with performances at the Three Choirs Festival in Hereford Cathedral as well as Bangor University and St David's Hall, Cardiff.

The 2016 season included Bartók's Concerto for Orchestra and Strauss' Ein Heldenleben, as well as a new commission Fanfare for our Youth by Gareth Wood (commissioned especially for the orchestra on their 70th anniversary).

In the summer of 2017, the orchestra performed Richard Strauss' Der Rosenkavalier Suite, Till Eulenspiegel's Merry Pranks, Benjamin Britten's Four Sea Interludes from Peter Grimes and Debussy's La mer.

The 2018 season opened with Richard Strauss’ Serenade for 13 Wind Instruments. This was followed by a first time collaboration with the National Youth Choir of Wales performing Leonard Bernstein's Chichester Psalms to commemorate Bernstein's 100th birthday. The final item of the program was Gustav Mahler's 5th Symphony.

The 2019 concert season conducted by Andrew Litton opened with Grace Williams’ much loved Fantasia on Welsh Nursery Tunes. This was followed by an orchestral suite based on Aaron Copland's only opera; The Tender Land. The final piece was Dmitri Shostakovich's 10th Symphony.

References

^ http://www.nyaw.co.uk/e_about.html | National Youth Arts Wales
^ Turner, Robin (13 July 2008), "Orchestral role for screen star Matthew Rhys", Western Mail. Retrieved 3 August 2008.

External links

National Youth Orchestra of Wales

[1] ttp://www.nyaw.co.uk/e_about.html | National Youth Arts Wales

[2] Turner, Robin (13 July 2008), "Orchestral role for screen star Matthew Rhys", Western Mail. Retrieved 3 August 2008.

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-'''The National Youth Orchestra of Wales''' ({{lang-cy|Cerddorfa Genedlaethol Ieuenctid Cymru}}), founded in 1945, has the distinction of being the first national youth orchestra in the world and is Europe's longest-standing national youth orchestra. 2016 marked the 70th anniversary of the orchestra.
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+| name                = National Youth Orchestra of Wales
-Based in the capital, [[Cardiff]], the orchestra has an impressive history which has merited attention both within [[Wales]] and beyond.
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+'''The National Youth Orchestra of Wales''' (NYOW, {{langx|cy|Cerddorfa Genedlaethol Ieuenctid Cymru}}) is the national [[youth orchestra]] of [[Wales]], based in [[Cardiff]]. Founded in 1945, it is the longest-standing national [[youth orchestra]] in the world.
 == Organisation ==
-The orchestra (abbreviation NYOW) numbers around 115 young players aged between 13 – 21 years who are auditioned and drawn from all over Wales, and who represent some of Wales' most talented young musicians.
+The orchestra numbers around 115 young players aged between 13 and 22 years who are auditioned and drawn from all over Wales, and who represent some of Wales' most talented young musicians.
-The NYOW performs in some of the most prestigious concert halls in Europe including [[St David's Hall]] ([[Cardiff]]), the [[Bridgewater Hall]] ([[Manchester]]), the [[National Concert Hall]] ([[Dublin]]), [[Waterfront Hall]] ([[Belfast]]), Town Hall (Birmingham), [[Sage Gateshead]], Beethovensaal (Stuttgart), the Salle Erasme ([[Strasbourg]]) the Konzerthaus am Gendarmenmarkt ([[Berlin]]) and La Mortella on the island of [[Ischia]].
+The NYOW has performed in [[St David's Hall]] ([[Cardiff]]), the [[Bridgewater Hall]] ([[Manchester]]), the [[National Concert Hall]] ([[Dublin]]), [[Waterfront Hall]] ([[Belfast]]), Town Hall (Birmingham), [[Sage Gateshead]], Beethovensaal (Stuttgart), the Salle Erasme ([[Strasbourg]]) the Konzerthaus am Gendarmenmarkt ([[Berlin]]), and La Mortella on the island of [[Ischia]].
-Successive generations of players have benefited from the guidance and tuition of internationally recognised professional musicians, many of them former members of the orchestra, and many well-known Welsh composers have been commissioned to write new works for the orchestra, such as [[Grace Williams]], [[David Wynne (composer)|David Wynne]], [[Daniel Jones (composer)|Daniel Jones]], [[Arwel Hughes]], former member [[Karl Jenkins]], and founder member of the orchestra [[Alun Hoddinott]]. (Two dozen pairs of [[clogs]] were needed for the Orchestra's [[premiere]] of Karl Jenkins' Scenes From Wales in 2000.)<ref>http://www.nyaw.co.uk/e_about.html | National Youth Arts Wales</ref>
+Many Welsh composers have been commissioned to write new works for the orchestra, such as [[Grace Williams]], [[David Wynne (composer)|David Wynne]], [[Daniel Jones (composer)|Daniel Jones]], [[Arwel Hughes]], former member [[Karl Jenkins]], and founder member of the orchestra [[Alun Hoddinott]]. (Two dozen pairs of [[clogs]] were needed for the Orchestra's [[premiere]] of Karl Jenkins' Scenes From Wales in 2000).<ref>http://www.nyaw.co.uk/e_about.html | National Youth Arts Wales</ref>
 === Conductors ===
-Unlike many youth orchestras which perform under the [[Baton (conducting)|baton]] of an annual guest conductor the NYOW has traditionally appointed a resident Principal Conductor and Musical Director.  These have included [[Clarence Raybould]] (1945–1966), Arthur Davison (1967–1990), [[Elgar Howarth]] (1991–1995), Christopher Adey (1996–2002), and [[Owain Arwel Hughes| Owain Arwel Hughes OBE]] (2003–2010). 2011's concert series was conducted by [[Takuo Yuasa]].
+The NYOW has traditionally appointed a resident Principal Conductor and Musical Director. These have included [[Clarence Raybould]] (1945–1966), Arthur Davison (1967–1990), [[Elgar Howarth]] (1991–1995), Christopher Adey (1996–2002), and [[Owain Arwel Hughes]] (2003–2010). 2011's concert series was conducted by [[Takuo Yuasa]].
-[[Carlo Rizzi (conductor)|Carlo Rizzi]] (2012), [[Grant Llewellyn]] (2013), Jac Van Steen (2014) and [[Paul Daniel]] (2015). Both the 2016 and 2017 residencies saw the return of Carlo Rizzi.
+[[Carlo Rizzi (conductor)|Carlo Rizzi]] (2012), [[Grant Llewellyn]] (2013), Jac Van Steen (2014), and [[Paul Daniel]] (2015). [[Carlo Rizzi (conductor)|Carlo Rizzi]] returned for the 2016–2018 season. American conductor, [[Andrew Litton]], conducted the 2019 concert series.
 === Courses ===
 A residential course is normally held in the summer, followed by a short tour comprising four or five concerts.
-Known to its members as the "NASH" the annual residency offers a valuable opportunity for talented musicians to work together with top professionals in an intensive environment, culminating in a series of concerts. There is also opportunity for composers within the orchestra and a number of works are composed during each residency which are then given their first performances at venues including The Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama, [[Aberystwyth University]] and in 2015 in the performing foyer spaces at the Sage, Gateshead and St David's Hall Cardiff.
+Known to its members as the "NASH" the annual residency offers a valuable opportunity for talented musicians to work together with top professionals in an intensive environment, culminating in a series of concerts. Since 2013, a young composers course has run alongside the orchestra's summer residency, giving composers the opportunity to have their music played by members of the orchestra. Works are composed during each residency which are then given their first performances at venues including The Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama, [[Aberystwyth University]] and in 2015 in the performing foyer spaces at [[Sage Gateshead]] and St David's Hall Cardiff.
-Since 2001 the National Youth Orchestra of Wales and the [[BBC National Orchestra of Wales]] have worked together on projects culminating in joint concerts or recordings, giving young players the opportunity to play alongside some of the best orchestral players in Britain.
+Since 2001, the National Youth Orchestra of Wales and the [[BBC National Orchestra of Wales]] have worked together on projects culminating in joint concerts or recordings, giving young players the opportunity to play alongside some of the best orchestral players in Britain.
 === Auditions ===
@@ Line 31: / Line 45: @@
 == History ==
-Orchestra founded by Irwyn Walters<br>
+*1945 Orchestra founded by Irwyn Walters
-First concert at the Rolls Hall, Monmouth <br>
+*1946 First concert at the Rolls Hall, Monmouth
-First appearance at the [[National Eisteddfod]] where the first recordings were made for future broadcasting<br>
+*1948 First appearance at the [[National Eisteddfod]] where the first recordings were made for future broadcasting
-First broadcast to the [[Commonwealth of Nations|Commonwealth]] to mark the [[Coronation]] of [[Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom|Queen Elizabeth]]<br>
+*1953 First broadcast to the [[Commonwealth of Nations|Commonwealth]] to mark the [[Coronation]] of [[Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom|Queen Elizabeth]]
-The NYOW appeared at the [[Edinburgh Festival]]<br>
+*1955 The NYOW appeared at the [[Edinburgh Festival]]
-First record launched by Qualiton Records<br>
+*1956 First record launched by Qualiton Records
-First concert tour abroad
+*1957 First concert tour abroad
 == Repertoire ==
-[[Vaughan Williams]]' [[Symphony]] No.2 featured in an all British-programme in 2008, alongside the Celtic Dances of Welsh composer, [[William Mathias]]. A former member of the National Youth Theatre of Wales, Hollywood actor [[Matthew Rhys]] narrated the first-ever Welsh translation of [[Benjamin Britten|Britten's]] [[The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra|Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra]] in a NYOW concert at [[St David's Hall]], on 7 August<ref>{{Citation
+[[Vaughan Williams]]' ''[[A London Symphony]]'' featured in an all British-programme in 2008, alongside the ''Celtic Dances'' of Welsh composer, [[William Mathias]]. A former member of the National Youth Theatre of Wales, Hollywood actor [[Matthew Rhys]] narrated the first-ever Welsh translation of [[Benjamin Britten|Britten's]] ''[[The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra|Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra]]'' in a NYOW concert at [[St David's Hall]], on 7 August<ref>{{Citation
   | last1 = Turner | first1 = Robin
   | title = Orchestral role for screen star Matthew Rhys
@@ Line 48: / Line 62: @@
   | url = http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/2008/07/13/orchestral-role-for-screen-star-matthew-rhys-91466-21330852/}}.</ref> as part of the [[National Eisteddfod]] in [[Cardiff]].
-The 2009 programme included [[Arwel Hughes]] Prelude for Orchestra, [[Tchaikovsky]] [[Swan Lake]] Ballet Suite and [[Mahler]] Symphony No. 1, with the orchestra performing at [[Aberystwyth Arts Centre]]; Prichard-Jones Hall, [[Bangor, Gwynedd|Bangor]]; [[Adrian Boult Hall]], Birmingham; [[The Sage]], Gateshead; [[Three Choirs Festival]], Hereford Cathedral and [[St David's Hall]], Cardiff
+The 2009 programme included [[Arwel Hughes]] Prelude for Orchestra, [[Tchaikovsky]] ''[[Swan Lake]]'' Ballet Suite and [[Mahler]] [[Symphony No. 1 (Mahler)|Symphony No. 1]], with the orchestra performing at [[Aberystwyth Arts Centre]]; Prichard-Jones Hall, [[Bangor, Gwynedd|Bangor]]; [[Adrian Boult Hall]], Birmingham; [[Sage Gateshead|Sage]], Gateshead; [[Three Choirs Festival]], Hereford Cathedral and [[St David's Hall]], Cardiff
-The 2010 programme included Brian Hughes's Troad, [[Claude Debussy]]'s La mer, and [[Rachmaninoff]]'s Symphony No. 2. The orchestra performed at [[St David's Cathedral]]; [[Aberystwyth Arts Centre]]; [[St David's Hall]], [[Cardiff]]; [[St Asaph's Cathedral]]; and [[RNCM]] Concert Hall, [[Manchester]].
+The 2010 programme included Brian Hughes's ''Troad'', [[Claude Debussy]]'s ''[[La mer (Debussy)|La mer]]'', and [[Rachmaninoff]]'s [[Symphony No. 2 (Rachmaninoff)|Symphony No. 2]]. The orchestra performed at [[St David's Cathedral]]; [[Aberystwyth Arts Centre]]; [[St David's Hall]], [[Cardiff]]; [[St Asaph's Cathedral]]; and [[RNCM]] Concert Hall, [[Manchester]].
-'s repertoire included [[Hilary Tann]]'s From the Feather to the Mountain, [[Liszt]]'s Tasso and [[Prokofiev]]'s Symphony No. 5. Concerts were held at William Aston Hall, [[Glyndŵr University]], [[Wrexham]]; [[The Sage Gateshead]]; [[RNCM]] Concert Hall, [[Manchester]]; and [[St David's Hall]], [[Cardiff]].
+'s repertoire included [[Hilary Tann]]'s ''From the Feather to the Mountain'', [[Liszt]]'s ''[[Tasso, Lamento e Trionfo (Liszt)|Tasso, Lamento e Trionfo]]'' and [[Prokofiev]]'s [[Symphony No. 5 (Prokofiev)|Symphony No. 5]]. Concerts were held at William Aston Hall, [[Glyndŵr University]], [[Wrexham]]; [[Sage Gateshead]]; [[RNCM]] Concert Hall, [[Manchester]]; and [[St David's Hall]], [[Cardiff]].
-'s repertoire included [[Berlioz]] Symphonie Fantastique, with performances at [[St David's Hall]], Cardiff, [[The Sage Gateshead]], [[St Asaph Cathedral]], and at the Fishguard Music Festival at St David's Cathedral.
+'s repertoire included [[Berlioz]] ''[[Symphonie Fantastique]]'', with performances at [[St David's Hall]], Cardiff, [[Sage Gateshead]], [[St Asaph Cathedral]], and at the Fishguard Music Festival at St David's Cathedral.
-'s repertoire included [[Paul Dukas|Dukas]], La Peri, Schmitt, La Tragedie de Salome and [[Stravinsky]], The Rite of Spring, with performances at Hereford Cathedral[[Three Choirs Festival]] as well as [[Bangor University]] and St David's Hall, Cardiff.
+'s repertoire included [[Paul Dukas|Dukas]]' ''[[La Péri (Dukas)|La Péri]]'', Schmitt, ''La Tragedie de Salome'' and [[Stravinsky]]'s ''[[The Rite of Spring]]'', with performances at the [[Three Choirs Festival]] in Hereford Cathedral as well as [[Bangor University]] and St David's Hall, Cardiff.
-The 2016 season included the incredibly difficult [[Bartók]] Concerto for Orchestra and [[Strauss]] Ein Heldenleben as well as a new commission 'Fanfare for our Youth' by Gareth Wood (commissioned especially for the orchestra on their 70th anniversary).
+The 2016 season included [[Bartók]]'s [[Concerto for Orchestra (Bartók)|Concerto for Orchestra]] and [[Strauss]]' ''[[Ein Heldenleben]]'', as well as a new commission ''Fanfare for our Youth'' by [[Gareth Wood (composer)|Gareth Wood]] (commissioned especially for the orchestra on their 70th anniversary).
-In the summer of 2017 the orchestra performed [[Richard Strauss]]'s Der Rosenkavalier Suite, Til Eulenspiegel, [[Benjamin Britten]]'s Four Sea Interludes from [[Peter Grimes]] and [[Debussy]]'s La Mer.
+In the summer of 2017, the orchestra performed [[Richard Strauss]]' ''Der Rosenkavalier Suite'', ''[[Till Eulenspiegel's Merry Pranks]]'', [[Benjamin Britten]]'s Four Sea Interludes from ''[[Peter Grimes]]'' and [[Debussy]]'s ''[[La mer (Debussy)|La mer]]''.
+The 2018 season opened with [[Richard Strauss|Richard Strauss’]] Serenade for 13 Wind Instruments. This was followed by a first time collaboration with the [[National Youth Choir of Wales]] performing [[Leonard Bernstein|Leonard Bernstein's]] [[Chichester Psalms]] to commemorate Bernstein's 100th birthday. The final item of the program was [[Gustav Mahler|Gustav Mahler's]] [[Symphony No. 5 (Mahler)|5th Symphony]].
+The 2019 concert season conducted by [[Andrew Litton]] opened with [[Grace Williams|Grace Williams’]] much loved [[Fantasia on Welsh Nursery Tunes]]. This was followed by an orchestral suite based on [[Aaron Copland|Aaron Copland's]] only opera; [[The Tender Land]]. The final piece was [[Dmitri Shostakovich|Dmitri Shostakovich's]] [[Symphony No. 10 (Shostakovich)|10th Symphony]].
 ==See also==
 *[[National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain]]
 *[[National Youth Orchestra of Scotland]]
+*[[List of youth orchestras]]
 == References ==
-{{reflist|30em}}
+{{reflist}}
 == External links ==
-*[http://www.nyaw.co.uk/e_nyow.html National Youth Orchestra of Wales]
+*[https://www.nyaw.org.uk/national-youth-orchestra-of-wales National Youth Orchestra of Wales]
-*[http://www.bbc.co.uk/wales/now/sites/news/updates/nyow_2007.shtml BBC National Orchestra of Wales]
-*[http://www.nyaw.co.uk/e_nytw.html National Youth Theatre of Wales]
-*[http://www.nyaw.co.uk/e_about.html National Youth Arts Wales]
-*[http://www.classicalmusic.org.uk/national-youth-orchestra-of-wales.html Classical Music UK]
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-{{DEFAULTSORT:National Youth Orchestra Of Wales}}
+{{National youth orchestra}}
+{{authority control}}
+[[Category:British symphony orchestras]]
 [[Category:Organisations based in Cardiff]]
 [[Category:Welsh orchestras]]
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 [[Category:National youth orchestras]]
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+[[Category:European youth orchestras]]
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