From London to Paris in concert with the City of Leeds Youth Orchestra
11/11/2011
For their next concert the City of Leeds Youth Orchestra (CLYO) will take their audience on a musical journey around Europe - and the ticket's free for schoolchildren.
The orchestra's members, ranging in age from 12 to 19, come from across Leeds and further afield. They have been rehearsing together since September, and are preparing for their first concert of the season at St Edmund's Church in Roundhay.
Entry to the concert is free for schoolchildren, who will hear a full symphony orchestra perform a programme of music inspired by London, Paris and Venice. The varied programme includes George Gershwin's An American in Paris, the first movement of Ralph Vaughan Williams' second symphony A London Symphony and Franz Liszt's symphonic poem Tasso: Lamento e Trionfo, which was inspired by the songs of a gondolier in Venice.
Principal conductor Dougie Scarfe said, "CLYO is a friendly and exciting place for young people to make music, and with 85 members this year the orchestra is going from strength to strength. We are hugely fortunate to be able to perform two concerts a year in the wonderful St Edmund's Church, and this programme will give you a taste of what the orchestra has to offer in the coming months."
Plans for the rest of the season include two appearances at Leeds Town Hall, the annual travelling prom which brings the orchestral experience to Leeds schoolchildren, and a tour to eastern Germany in July 2012.
The concert takes place on Saturday 19 November at 7.30pm, at St Edmund's Church, Roundhay, Leeds LS8 1JN. Tickets are available on the door at a price of £10.00 and £5.00 concessions. Schoolchildren are admitted free of charge.