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EYO AT THE ABERDEEN INTERNATIONAL YOUTH FESTIVAL

Sat, 7 Aug 2010 13:45:36 +0100

Our summer concerts, conducted by Garry Walker, were in the Music Hall Aberdeen, in Eden Court Inverness and in the Alhambra Theatre Dunfermline. Our soloist in Aberdeen and Inverness was Lisa Milne and in Dunfermline Judith Howarth.

A message from the BBC

Sat, 31 Jul 2010 15:25:08 +0100

Hi Marjory,
I just wanted to drop you a quick line to say thank you for helping us out with filming on Monday. We were incredibly impressed by the orchestra and their professionalism and patience! I will send you a more formal note of thanks after the programme has gone out on October 12th at 10.45pm on BBC ONE, with some dvd copies, but before that I wanted to say thank you for all your help.

Emma

Emma Snodgrass
THE INVESTIGATIONS UNIT
Zone 4.16 | BBC Scotland | 40 Pacific Quay | Glasgow G51 1DA

Alex Salmond and the EYO at AIYF

Fri, 30 Jul 2010 10:54:38 +0100

Summer course schedule

Wed, 14 Jul 2010 12:36:57 +0100

Edinburgh Youth Orchestra
Summer Course and Tour 2010 21st July - 2nd August
Conductor Garry Walker, Soloist Lisa Milne

Wednesday 21 July
St Thomas of Aquin’s 1000-1300 Rehearsals (Sectionals)

1400-1700 Rehearsals
4 principal tutors - Bernie Docherty, Lawrence Gill, Chris Stearn, Ruari Donaldson
David McClenaghan tutoring horns

Thursday 22 July
St Thomas of Aquin’s 1000-1300 Rehearsals (Sectionals)

1400-1700 Rehearsals
4 principal tutors
David McClenaghan tutoring horns

Friday 23 July
St Thomas of Aquin’s 1000-1300 Rehearsals

Collection for Rachel House

Wed, 5 May 2010 13:29:21 +0100

We are delighted that the collection taken after our three spring concerts for Rachel House children's hospice amounted to £960.21

A message from Garry!

Tue, 27 Apr 2010 18:47:24 +0100

I really felt, having listened to the concert again on the CD, that I must write to say how proud I was of all your work. The Scheherazade is really sensational, with brilliant solo and ensemble playing. There is some real subtlety in the way the orchestra phrases, and it seems that we now breathe together much better, and it doesn't ever sound frenetic or rushed.

I think that the orchestra has really matured in the time I've worked with it, despite the fact that every year there is a considerable change over in membership. I think it has developed a real sense of identity, and a way of playing, that really marks it out as something very special. A friend of mine, who is a musician, overheard the last movement of the Rimsky-Korsakov and genuinely thought it was a professional orchestra on the radio. I think that's pretty high praise.

2010 Summer Concerts Flyer

Mon, 26 Apr 2010 09:06:32 +0100

Take a look at our new flyer for EYO's 2010 Summer Tour!

Some thoughts from our 2010 soloist, Daniel Bell

Mon, 19 Apr 2010 20:13:48 +0100

The EYO 2010 Spring Concerts were a really great experience for me. It's the third time I've played a concerto with EYO (the previous times were in 1997 and 2002), and I enjoyed this time the most. It was fantastic to get the chance to perform the Beethoven Concerto three times in a row, so I felt I could really get to grips with it. It was a pleasure to play in the beautiful acoustic of the Usher Hall and to work with Garry Walker, who was a member of the orchestra with me in the early 1990s. He and the orchestra did a fantastic job with the Beethoven and the whole programme.

To all young musicians in the Edinburgh area!

Mon, 22 Feb 2010 19:59:27 +0000

The Tinderbox Orchestra

The Tinderbox Orchestra is a community of young musicians, pro musicians, composers & bands from different genres & backgrounds. We write & perform exciting new music & provide a broad & inspiring education for young musicians in & around Edinburgh.

The Tinderbox Orchestra Mission: To be as creative as possible with an orchestra, performing modern styles of music and working together with bands, musicians, composers and other artists from different backgrounds and genres. Using this framework, we will create an inspiring community and provide a progressive musical education for young musicians in and around Edinburgh.

James Loughran CBE

Sat, 9 Jan 2010 17:12:54 +0000

Many congratulations to our President, James Loughran, who has been awarded a CBE in the New Year's Honours List. James was the founding Conductor of the EYO in 1964,
has conducted the orchestra on many occasions since then and remains one of our greatest supporters today.

Congratulations!

Mon, 29 Sep 2008 14:21:10 +0100

Many congratulations to Daniel Bell, former violinist with the EYO and our soloist in 2002, who is the newest member of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra!!
We are delighted that Daniel has agreed to be our 2010 Spring concerts soloist, performing Beethoven's violin concerto.