Australian Youth Orchestra: Recent Episodes
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AYO Momentum ensemble musicians, violinist Donica Tran and cellist Erna Lai, sat down with Michael Clarke on ABC North Queensland Breakfast.Donica and Erna are members of AYO's Momentum Ensemble, who performed in two concerts at the Australian Festival of Chamber Music in Townsville.Originally aired Wednesday July 31, 2024.
The Question Of Privilege: In Conversation With Lauren McCormick and Zinia ChanIn her own words, Maddie Hammond is a Perth-based ‘composer, trumpet player, music educator, and above all music enthusiast’. In January 2023, Maddie was one of three participants of the Words About Music program at AYO National Music Camp. During camp, (between writing program notes, devising blog posts, presenting at concerts and creating content for the annual camp calendar) Maddie conducted several interviews which she compiled into three episodes for the AYO podcast.
New Music Part 2: In Conversation with Anne Cawrse, Phillip Cullen and Nick KyrikakisIn her own words, Maddie Hammond is a Perth-based ‘composer, trumpet player, music educator, and above all music enthusiast’. In January 2023, Maddie was one of three participants of the Words About Music program at AYO National Music Camp. During camp, (between writing program notes, devising blog posts, presenting at concerts and creating content for the annual camp calendar) Maddie conducted several interviews which she compiled into three episodes for the AYO podcast.
New Music Part 1: In Conversation with Conductors Umberto Clerici and James JuddIn her own words, Maddie Hammond is a Perth-based ‘composer, trumpet player, music educator, and above all music enthusiast’. In January 2023, Maddie was one of three participants of the Words About Music program at AYO National Music Camp.During camp, (between writing program notes, devising blog posts, presenting at concerts and creating content for the annual camp calendar) Maddie conducted several interviews which she compiled into three episodes for the AYO podcast.
The full collection of favourite songs and chants from our mentors, designed for use with the accompanying song sheets and lesson ideas from Resource Book 1 of Music in Me (formerly the National Music Teacher Mentoring Program).
The full collection of favourite songs and chants from our mentors, designed for use with the accompanying song sheets and lesson ideas from Resource Book 1 of Music in Me (formerly the National Music Teacher Mentoring Program).
The full collection of favourite songs and chants from our mentors, designed for use with the accompanying song sheets and lesson ideas from Resource Book 1 of Music in Me (formerly the National Music Teacher Mentoring Program).
The full collection of favourite songs and chants from our mentors, designed for use with the accompanying song sheets and lesson ideas from Resource Book 1 of Music in Me (formerly the National Music Teacher Mentoring Program).
The full collection of favourite songs and chants from our mentors, designed for use with the accompanying song sheets and lesson ideas from Resource Book 1 of Music in Me (formerly the National Music Teacher Mentoring Program).
The full collection of favourite songs and chants from our mentors, designed for use with the accompanying song sheets and lesson ideas from Resource Book 1 of Music in Me (formerly the National Music Teacher Mentoring Program).
The full collection of favourite songs and chants from our mentors, designed for use with the accompanying song sheets and lesson ideas from Resource Book 1 of Music in Me (formerly the National Music Teacher Mentoring Program).
The full collection of favourite songs and chants from our mentors, designed for use with the accompanying song sheets and lesson ideas from Resource Book 1 of Music in Me (formerly the National Music Teacher Mentoring Program).
The full collection of favourite songs and chants from our mentors, designed for use with the accompanying song sheets and lesson ideas from Resource Book 1 of Music in Me (formerly the National Music Teacher Mentoring Program).
The full collection of favourite songs and chants from our mentors, designed for use with the accompanying song sheets and lesson ideas from Resource Book 1 of Music in Me (formerly the National Music Teacher Mentoring Program).
The full collection of favourite songs and chants from our mentors, designed for use with the accompanying song sheets and lesson ideas from Resource Book 1 of Music in Me (formerly the National Music Teacher Mentoring Program).
The full collection of favourite songs and chants from our mentors, designed for use with the accompanying song sheets and lesson ideas from Resource Book 1 of Music in Me (formerly the National Music Teacher Mentoring Program).
The full collection of favourite songs and chants from our mentors, designed for use with the accompanying song sheets and lesson ideas from Resource Book 1 of Music in Me (formerly the National Music Teacher Mentoring Program).
The full collection of favourite songs and chants from our mentors, designed for use with the accompanying song sheets and lesson ideas from Resource Book 1 of Music in Me (formerly the National Music Teacher Mentoring Program).
The full collection of favourite songs and chants from our mentors, designed for use with the accompanying song sheets and lesson ideas from Resource Book 1 of Music in Me (formerly the National Music Teacher Mentoring Program).
The full collection of favourite songs and chants from our mentors, designed for use with the accompanying song sheets and lesson ideas from Resource Book 1 of Music in Me (formerly the National Music Teacher Mentoring Program).
The full collection of favourite songs and chants from our mentors, designed for use with the accompanying song sheets and lesson ideas from Resource Book 1 of Music in Me (formerly the National Music Teacher Mentoring Program).
The full collection of favourite songs and chants from our mentors, designed for use with the accompanying song sheets and lesson ideas from Resource Book 1 of Music in Me (formerly the National Music Teacher Mentoring Program).
The full collection of favourite songs and chants from our mentors, designed for use with the accompanying song sheets and lesson ideas from Resource Book 1 of Music in Me (formerly the National Music Teacher Mentoring Program).
The full collection of favourite songs and chants from our mentors, designed for use with the accompanying song sheets and lesson ideas from Resource Book 1 of Music in Me (formerly the National Music Teacher Mentoring Program).
The full collection of favourite songs and chants from our mentors, designed for use with the accompanying song sheets and lesson ideas from Resource Book 1 of Music in Me (formerly the National Music Teacher Mentoring Program).
The full collection of favourite songs and chants from our mentors, designed for use with the accompanying song sheets and lesson ideas from Resource Book 1 of Music in Me (formerly the National Music Teacher Mentoring Program).
The full collection of favourite songs and chants from our mentors, designed for use with the accompanying song sheets and lesson ideas from Resource Book 1 of Music in Me (formerly the National Music Teacher Mentoring Program).
The full collection of favourite songs and chants from our mentors, designed for use with the accompanying song sheets and lesson ideas from Resource Book 1 of Music in Me (formerly the National Music Teacher Mentoring Program).
The full collection of favourite songs and chants from our mentors, designed for use with the accompanying song sheets and lesson ideas from Resource Book 1 of Music in Me (formerly the National Music Teacher Mentoring Program).
The full collection of favourite songs and chants from our mentors, designed for use with the accompanying song sheets and lesson ideas from Resource Book 1 of Music in Me (formerly the National Music Teacher Mentoring Program).
The full collection of favourite songs and chants from our mentors, designed for use with the accompanying song sheets and lesson ideas from Resource Book 1 of Music in Me (formerly the National Music Teacher Mentoring Program).
The full collection of favourite songs and chants from our mentors, designed for use with the accompanying song sheets and lesson ideas from Resource Book 1 of Music in Me (formerly the National Music Teacher Mentoring Program).
The full collection of favourite songs and chants from our mentors, designed for use with the accompanying song sheets and lesson ideas from Resource Book 1 of Music in Me (formerly the National Music Teacher Mentoring Program).
The full collection of favourite songs and chants from our mentors, designed for use with the accompanying song sheets and lesson ideas from Resource Book 1 of Music in Me (formerly the National Music Teacher Mentoring Program).
The full collection of favourite songs and chants from our mentors, designed for use with the accompanying song sheets and lesson ideas from Resource Book 1 of Music in Me (formerly the National Music Teacher Mentoring Program).
The full collection of favourite songs and chants from our mentors, designed for use with the accompanying song sheets and lesson ideas from Resource Book 1 of Music in Me (formerly the National Music Teacher Mentoring Program).
The full collection of favourite songs and chants from our mentors, designed for use with the accompanying song sheets and lesson ideas from Resource Book 1 of Music in Me (formerly the National Music Teacher Mentoring Program).
The full collection of favourite songs and chants from our mentors, designed for use with the accompanying song sheets and lesson ideas from Resource Book 1 of Music in Me (formerly the National Music Teacher Mentoring Program).
The full collection of favourite songs and chants from our mentors, designed for use with the accompanying song sheets and lesson ideas from Resource Book 1 of Music in Me (formerly the National Music Teacher Mentoring Program).
The full collection of favourite songs and chants from our mentors, designed for use with the accompanying song sheets and lesson ideas from Resource Book 1 of Music in Me (formerly the National Music Teacher Mentoring Program).
The full collection of favourite songs and chants from our mentors, designed for use with the accompanying song sheets and lesson ideas from Resource Book 1 of Music in Me (formerly the National Music Teacher Mentoring Program).
The full collection of favourite songs and chants from our mentors, designed for use with the accompanying song sheets and lesson ideas from Resource Book 1 of Music in Me (formerly the National Music Teacher Mentoring Program).
The full collection of favourite songs and chants from our mentors, designed for use with the accompanying song sheets and lesson ideas from Resource Book 1 of Music in Me (formerly the National Music Teacher Mentoring Program).
The full collection of favourite songs and chants from our mentors, designed for use with the accompanying song sheets and lesson ideas from Resource Book 1 of Music in Me (formerly the National Music Teacher Mentoring Program).
The full collection of favourite songs and chants from our mentors, designed for use with the accompanying song sheets and lesson ideas from Resource Book 1 of Music in Me (formerly the National Music Teacher Mentoring Program).
The full collection of favourite songs and chants from our mentors, designed for use with the accompanying song sheets and lesson ideas from Resource Book 1 of Music in Me (formerly the National Music Teacher Mentoring Program).
A sample selection of favourite songs and chants from our mentors, designed for use with the accompanying song sheets and lesson ideas from NMTMP Resource Book 1
A sample selection of favourite songs and chants from our mentors, designed for use with the accompanying song sheets and lesson ideas from NMTMP Resource Book 1
A sample selection of favourite songs and chants from our mentors, designed for use with the accompanying song sheets and lesson ideas from NMTMP Resource Book 1
A sample selection of favourite songs and chants from our mentors, designed for use with the accompanying song sheets and lesson ideas from NMTMP Resource Book 1
A sample selection of favourite songs and chants from our mentors, designed for use with the accompanying song sheets and lesson ideas from NMTMP Resource Book 1
A sample selection of favourite songs and chants from our mentors, designed for use with the accompanying song sheets and lesson ideas from NMTMP Resource Book 1
A sample selection of favourite songs and chants from our mentors, designed for use with the accompanying song sheets and lesson ideas from NMTMP Resource Book 1
What can producing an orchestral concert teach you about engineering a live punk rock show? In today’s episode we chat to musician, sound engineer, and Sound Production alumna, Olivia Aquilina.
Coming from a background of producing live gigs in Adelaide, Oliva talks to us about about what it’s like to come to an AYO program without possessing a classical music background, working in collaboration, and she gives her top tips to everyone thinking about applying for an AYO program.
We'd like to acknowledge we’ve recorded this podcast on the traditional lands of the Eora and the Kuarna Nations, and pay our respects to Elders both past, present and future.
Have you ever wondered how our musicians deal with the challenges of approaching difficult repertoire?
We sat down with AYO flautist, Jemima Drews, and AYO flute tutor, Lisa-Maree Amos to talk a little bit about how they tackled Debussy’s notoriously tricky “Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune” (Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun) earlier this year at our Autumn Music Camp.
We'd like to acknowledge we’ve recorded this podcast on the traditional lands of the Kulin Nations and pay our respects to Elders both past, present and future.
What was that first piece you heard that made you love classical music? What does the music mean to you now and how can we make it accessible to more audiences? We asked the next generation of young musicians at AYO Autumn Music Camp about their introduction to classical music and a rundown of their favourites from then to now.
Hear from violinist Robyn Blann, bassoonist Tiger Chou, horn player Simon Jones and percussionist Carissa Soares.
We'd like to acknowledge we’ve recorded this podcast on the traditional lands of the Kulin Nations and pay our respects to Elders both past, present and future.
For our third and final mini-series exploring tricks of the trade and what it takes to be a multi-faceted artist in the 21st century we had a glimpse into the world of orchestral managing.
What kind of personality is best suited to arts administration? How do you react to changing situations? Do you think you could handle the role? Find out in our latest podcast with the orchestral managers.
We'd like to acknowledge we’ve recorded this podcast on the traditional lands of the Kulin Nations and pay our respects to Elders both past, present and future.
On our second part of this mini series on forging a multi-faceted career as an artist, we spoke to two industry specialists about sound production, musical recording and creating the experience of a classical concert through technology.
We'd like to acknowledge we’ve recorded this podcast on the traditional lands of the Kulin Nations and pay our respects to Elders both past, present and future.
Forging a multi-faceted career as an artist in the 21st century requires a broad understanding of the arts sector, from putting on a production to gathering an audience.
We chatted to two experts in the field of communication and music. They broke down how a musician can present themselves on stage, online and tell their story to an audience.
We'd like to acknowledge we’ve recorded this podcast on the traditional lands of the Kulin Nations and pay our respects to Elders both past, present and future.
On the latest episode of the podcast we welcomed AYO violin alumna Frances Evans, who is set to host the inaugural Warren Chamber Music Festival in the Central West of NSW. The festival will feature a line-up packed with AYO alumni and hopes to attract locals and travellers to experience chamber music in a rural setting.
Frances chats to us about her musical career since performing with AYO and how she hopes Australia can expand its cultural experiences far and wide.
The Warren Chamber Music Festival will take place 7-9 May 2021, Warren NSW For more information visit: https://bit.ly/30dVQtZ
We'd like to acknowledge we’ve recorded this podcast on the traditional lands of the Eora, Ngemba, Wongaibon, Wayilwan, Waiabara Nations and pay our respects to Elders both past, present and future.
In our next episode of the AYO podcast we chatted to oboist Miriam Cooney about a memorable performance from National Music Camp earlier this year — Weber’s ‘Der Freischütz’ Overture. The German opera has a dramatic and dense storyline which the orchestra workshopped throughout the week.
Listen to Miriam on our latest podcast chatting all about her experiences as an AYO musician, and hear the live AYO concert recording of Weber’s ‘Der Freischütz’ Overture.
We'd like to acknowledge we’ve recorded this podcast on the traditional lands of the Eora Nations and pay our respects to Elders both past, present and future.
On the latest episode of the AYO podcast, violinist Adrian Biemmi chats to us about his favourite memory on an AYO program. Last year at National Music Camp 2019, the Weiss Chamber Orchestra performed Anton Arensky’s Variations on a Theme by Tchaikovsky. The piece evoked an immediate emotional response for Adrian, who had played it for the first time many years beforehand when he had just started out playing violin. Discover more about the piece and Adrian’s AYO experience.
We'd like to acknowledge we’ve recorded this podcast on the traditional lands of the Whadjuk and Eora Nations and pay our respects to Elders both past, present and future.
Being part of an orchestra at AYO National Music Camp can be both rewarding and exhausting, playing all kinds of new repertoire in a fast-paced environment. We caught up with two participants from camp, tubist Rachel Kelly and cellist, Francesca Masel, who joined us to share their stories from the brass and string sections.
We'd like to acknowledge we’ve recorded this podcast on the traditional lands of the Kaurna Nations and pay our respects to Elders both past, present and future.
We caught up with internationally celebrated conductor Tzelaw Chan to hear his perspective on the Australian music scene, and working with AYO musicians at National Music Camp.
We'd like to acknowledge we’ve recorded this podcast on the traditional lands of the Kaurna Nations and pay our respects to Elders both past, present and future.
Last month, Momentum Ensemble premiered a newly commissioned work by composer Lachlan Skipworth and photographer Greg Barrett. We caught up with them both on the AYO podcast to discuss their creative process, and working together from a blank canvas.
We'd like to acknowledge we’ve recorded this podcast on the traditional lands of the Eora Nations and pay our respects to Elders both past, present and future.
A unique part of touring overseas is having the opportunity to share Australian music with the rest of the world. Today AYO will perform Sydney-based composer Holly Harrison’s ‘Frumious’ at the National Centre for the Performing Arts in Beijing. We caught up with Holly to discover more about the work.
We'd like to acknowledge we’ve recorded this podcast on the traditional lands of the Eora Nations and pay our respects to Elders both past, present and future.
What is the role of an Associate Conductor? We caught up with Daniel Carter to find out more about his role in preparing the orchestra, and the process of passing the baton to the next conductor.
Josh Winestock recently completed his composition studies at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music and is a member of new music group ‘Spiral’. Words About Music participant Stella Joseph-Jarecki sat down with Josh to discuss how he found himself composing, the challenges of creating music, and his piece Long Nights.
Written, produced and edited by Stella Joseph-Jareki and Madi Chwasta
Long Nights was performed by an ensemble of tutors and students from National Music Camp 2019
Opening and closing music: excerpt from Wild October Jones by Melody Eötvös
With thanks to Jim Atkins, Jakub Gaudasinksi and Phillip Sametz
We'd like to acknowledge we’ve recorded this podcast on the traditional lands of the Kaurna Nations and pay our respects to Elders both past, present and future.
Rhys Little is currently studying composition at Sydney Conservatorium of Music, and has worked with the Sydney Symphony Orchestra and Sydney Philharmonia Choirs. Words About Music participant Stella Joseph-Jarecki sat down with Rhys to discuss how he found himself composing, the challenges of creating music, and his piece 'Folded Sky'.
Written, produced and edited by Stella Joseph-Jarecki and Madi Chwasta
Folded Sky was performed by an ensemble of tutors and students from National Music Camp 2019
Opening and closing music: excerpt from Wild October Jones by Melody Eötvös
With thanks to Jim Atkins, Jakub Gaudasinksi and Phillip Sametz
We'd like to acknowledge we’ve recorded this podcast on the traditional lands of the Kaurna Nations and pay our respects to Elders both past, present and future.
Tom Misson is a composer from Tasmania who has had his music played on ABC Classic FM and performed by the Hobart Wind Symphony. Words About Music participant Stella Joseph-Jarecki sat down with Tom to discuss how he found himself composing, the challenges of creating music, and his work Three Pieces for Orchestra.
Written, produced and edited by Stella Joseph-Jarecki and Madi Chwasta
'Three Pieces for Orchestra' was performed by an ensemble of tutors and students from National Music Camp 2019
Opening and closing music: excerpt from Wild October Jones by Melody Eötvös
With thanks to Jim Atkins, Jakub Gaudasinksi and Phillip Sametz
We'd like to acknowledge we’ve recorded this podcast on the traditional lands of the Kaurna Nations and pay our respects to Elders both past, present and future.
An introduction to Manuel de Falla’s much-loved ballet score 'The Three-Cornered Hat', featuring a performance of Suite No.2, live from AYO National Music Camp 2019.
Written and Produced: Christopher Healey Editor: Christopher Healey Presenter: Stella Joseph-Jarecki
Falla 'The Three-Cornered Hat': Suite No.2
Performed by: Bishop Orchestra 2019 conducted by Ariel Zuckermann
We'd like to acknowledge we’ve recorded this podcast on the traditional lands of the Kaurna Nations and pay our respects to Elders both past, present and future.
During National Music Camp, Christopher Healey, fellow composer and member of the Words About Music team, met with composer Melody Eötvös to discuss her music, the business of composing and the future of the art form.
Producer: Christopher Healey Editors: Jakub Gaudasinksi and Christopher Healey Presenter: Stella Joseph-Jarecki
Music by Melody Eötvös
Attic Tragedy Bishop Orchestra 2019 conducted by Ariel Zuckermann
Wild October Jones (2015) Performed by William Cedano (alto flute), Wong Lam (piano), Evan Kahn (cello), Julia Ross (percussion).
Olber's Dance (2015) Kuttner String Quartet
House of the Beehives (2015) Performance by Inventi Ensemble - Melissa Doecke (flute), Ben Opie (oboe)
We'd like to acknowledge we’ve recorded this podcast on the traditional lands of the Kaurna Nations and pay our respects to Elders both past, present and future.
In conversation with Anna Goldsworthy.
Many aspiring musicians make more than music. Anna Goldsworthy, one of the artists-in-residence at National Music Camp in 2019, manages many simultaneous careers – as author, journalist and musician. In this podcast, Madi Chwasta and Stella Joseph-Jarecki, of the NMC Words About Music team, talked to Anna about the “portfolio career” life and what advice she has for people aspiring to take on a range of creative challenges.
Written and produced by Madi Chwasta and Stella Jospeh-Jarecki Edited by: Madi Chwasta
With thanks to Jim Atkins, Jakub Gaudasinksi and Phillip Sametz The Saint-Saëns Septet was performed by tutors and artists-in-residence at National Music Camp: Anna Goldsworthy, piano; Dave Elton, trumpet; Helen Ayres and Lachlan Bramble, violins; Stephen King, viola; Tim Nankervis, cello and Phoebe Russell, double bass.
We'd like to acknowledge we’ve recorded this podcast on the traditional lands of the Kaurna Nations and pay our respects to Elders both past, present and future.
Two tremendous Australian trumpet players took part in National Music Camp 2019 – David Elton, principal trumpet in the London Symphony Orchestra, was Artist-in-Residence, and Brent Grapes, his counterpart in the West Australian Symphony Orchestra, was trumpet tutor. Words About Music participant (and occasional trumpeter) Christopher Healey, grasped this rare opportunity and talked to these outstanding musicians about their work, their technique, their practice routine…and of course mouthpieces.
Written, produced and edited by Christopher Healey With thanks to David Elton and Brent Grapes for their time, and Phillip Sametz, Jakub Gudasinski and the 2019 AYO Words About Music team for their assistance.
David Elton and Brent Grapes recorded Lassus’ Fulgebunt justi sicut lilium especially for this podcast.
The excerpt from Saint-Saëns’ Septet was performed by tutors and Artists-in-Residence at AYO National Music Camp: Anna Goldsworthy, piano; David Elton, trumpet; Helen Ayres and Lachlan Bramble, violins; Stephen King, viola; Tim Nankervis, cello and Phoebe Russell, double bass.
We'd like to acknowledge we’ve recorded this podcast on the traditional lands of the Kaurna Nations and pay our respects to Elders both past, present and future.
Adam Weitzer in conversation with camp participants Kate Mostert (oboe) and Jason Henery (double bass), and tutor Sharon Grigoryan (cello).
Performance anxiety affects performers of all ages, both student and professional. In this podcast Adam Weitzer, of the NMC Words About Music program, sat down with some musicians from the orchestral program to hear their perspectives on how performance anxiety affects them, and how they deal with it.
Written and produced by Adam Weitzer Edited by: Adam Weitzer
With thanks to Jakub Gaudasinki, Phillip Sametz, and Jim Atkins
Beethoven Symphony No. 4 performed by the Alexander Orchestra conducted by Giordano Bellincampi at NMC 2019
We'd like to acknowledge we’ve recorded this podcast on the traditional lands of the Kaurna Nations and pay our respects to Elders both past, present and future.
Ahead of her performance of Max Richter’s Recomposed with Momentum Ensemble, violinist Miki Tsunoda joined us to discuss the growing art of reworking classical greats into modern masterpieces.
We'd like to acknowledge we’ve recorded this podcast on the traditional lands of the Eora Nations and pay our respects to Elders both past, present and future.
AYO Chamber Players Artistic Director Piers Lane joined us to talk about what's in store at our upcoming chamber music concerts at Elder Hall.
We'd like to acknowledge we’ve recorded this podcast on the traditional lands of the Eora Nations and pay our respects to Elders both past, present and future.
Conductor Courtney Lewis will lead the Australian Youth Orchestra as they perform works by Britten, Tchaikovsky and Rachmaninov. Ahead of the concerts, we caught up with Courtney to find out a little more about the repertoire we'll be hearing.
We'd like to acknowledge we’ve recorded this podcast on the traditional lands of the Eora Nations and pay our respects to Elders both past, present and future.
Benjamin Britten's 'Sinfonia da requiem' and Rachmaninov's 'Symphonic Dances' have one thing in common – they both feature a saxophonist! Alice Morgan joins AYO's woodwind section to perform these pieces at our upcoming concerts, and we caught up with Alice and her tutor James Nightingale to hear their thoughts on the use of saxophone in an orchestral setting.
We'd like to acknowledge we’ve recorded this podcast on the traditional lands of the Eora Nations and pay our respects to Elders both past, present and future.
AYO violinists James Chen and Emily Beauchamp took part in a masterclass with Anne Harvey-Nagl from the Australian World Orchestra. Hear them chat about their experience in our AYO podcast.
We'd like to acknowledge we’ve recorded this podcast on the traditional lands of the Eora Nations and pay our respects to Elders both past, present and future.
Simone Vitiello chats to AYO tutor Lucy Reeves in episode 7 of AYO’s podcast. Lucy is a harpist, and performs with many orchestras around Australia and New Zealand. She also runs a private Alexander Technique practice in Brisbane, which she tells us about in this podcast.
We'd like to acknowledge we’ve recorded this podcast on the traditional lands of the Yuggera Nations and pay our respects to Elders both past, present and future.
Sarah is in her final year at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music, and brought along to camp her witty personality and determination to experiment with new musical ideas. The most appealing part of coming along to camp, for Sarah, was the incentive of being able to work alongside some of the industry’s leading performers during the creation process. The result of her two-week stint at camp was Flint, a composition based upon a poem by English poet Christina Rossetti. The poem tells of the beauty of precious stones, and yet how, whilst they are beautiful, they do not possess the fire and passion of flint, albeit less pleasing to the eye.
Hear Sarah as she talks in detail about her new work, and her time at AYO National Music Camp.
We'd like to acknowledge we’ve recorded this podcast on the traditional lands of the Kaurna Nations and pay our respects to Elders both past, present and future.
For Christopher, one of the attractions of AYO National Music Camp lay in the rare chance to spend an uninterrupted block of time creating music, without the inevitable distractions that come with everyday life. He approached his new work very mathematically; from the two-week duration he was given for its creation down to the careful planning of the piece’s structure. 136199 Eris is a musical representation of the dwarf planet of the same name, fondly known as simply “Eris”. Christopher explores themes of isolation, remoteness and strife in this musical depiction of a distant world, resulting in a rather eerie and intriguing work of art.
Christopher tells us more about his experience at camp, and his new work, 136199 Eris.
We'd like to acknowledge we’ve recorded this podcast on the traditional lands of the Kaurna Nations and pay our respects to Elders both past, present and future.
Although he hails from WA, Michael came to National Music Camp this year from Boston, where he is currently studying at the New England Conservatory. One of the attractive aspects of camp, for Michael, was the opportunity to reconnect with the Australian music scene. Michael created his Chamber Symphony under the mentorship of composer Gerard Brophy, and found that his guidance helped him to shape the work from its conceptual stages to a final product. The piece focuses greatly upon the idea of virtuosity, and Michael has written passages that aptly display the skill of his performers. The work also challenges the recognized concepts of melody and harmony, and blurs the lines between the horizontal and vertical nature of the two.
Fast-talking and straight to the point; hear as Michael captures the essence of his Chamber Symphony in this AYO podcast.
We'd like to acknowledge we’ve recorded this podcast on the traditional lands of the Kaurna Nations and pay our respects to Elders both past, present and future.
One of the aspects of AYO National Music Camp that Kym most enjoyed was being able to work closely alongside performers during the creative process. Discussing the capabilities of each individual instrument with its owner in a relaxed working environment allowed him to broaden his understanding of specific instrumental techniques. Kym took this knowledge and applied it to his new piece, Moto Perpetuo, which explores the idea of the ceaseless activity that is all around us every day. This composition takes the audience on a journey through three contrasting scenes; yet each of them is seamlessly linked by a torrent of driving semiquavers, representing the relentless way we often find ourselves travelling through life.
Hear Kym as he tells us more about the creative process behind Moto Perpetuo: Three Scenes.
We'd like to acknowledge we’ve recorded this podcast on the traditional lands of the Kaurna Nations and pay our respects to Elders both past, present and future.
We talked to accordionist James Crabb about his upcoming projects with AYO's Momentum Ensemble, at the State Library of Queensland, Sydney Opera House and UKARIA 24 Festival.
We'd like to acknowledge we’ve recorded this podcast on the traditional lands of the Eora Nations and pay our respects to Elders both past, present and future.
We caught up with AYO Alumna and Principal Oboist of Sydney Symphony Orchestra to talk about her upcoming collaboration with the Australian Youth Orchestra for our July Season concerts.
We'd like to acknowledge we’ve recorded this podcast on the traditional lands of the Eora Nations and pay our respects to Elders both past, present and future.