Nationals 2010 dates announced

The Sasol National Youth Orchestra Course 2010 will take place in Durban. It will be the third SA National Youth Orchestra Foundation programme for 2010, and we will be celebrating our 46th year. It will be an intensive programme filled with challenges and fun for the National Youth Orchestra and the National Youth Concert Orchestra. Open to all musicians aged between 13-25.

Recorded auditions for all Nationals events will be held in April in main centres across the country by the traveling audition team on the following days:

Bloemfontein 6 April;

Grahamstown 7 April;

PE 7 and 8 April;

George 8 April;

Cape Town 9, 10 and 23 April;

Stellenbosch 10 April;

Kimberley 13 April;

Potchefstroom 14 April;

Joburg 19 and 23 April;

Pretoria 20 and 21 April;

Durban 22 April.

Our Strings programme will run in Grahamstown at the National Arts Festival from 21 June – 2 July, in partnership with the Cape Philharmonic Orchestra. Fredrik Burstedt joins us to conduct the NYO Strings. Open to all musicians aged between 18-25.

Our Wind, Brass and Percussion programme is from 24 September – 3 October in Cape Town. This programme will focus on wind bands and percussion ensemble playing. We will be entering the ensembles into the Stellenbosch Ensemble Competition. Open to all musicians aged between 13-25.

Recorded auditions for all Nationals events will be held in April by the traveling audition team – you need to prepare a study and a piece of your choice, of minimum grade 6 level, not exceeding five minutes in total. Application forms will be available from 22 February 2010 on www.sanyo.org.za, or email us on 2010@sanyo.org.za