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24.01.2022 WAYO ARTIST FOCUS - Samuel Coleridge-Taylor, Overture to the Song of Hiawatha (1900) https://wayo.com.au/event/2021-rit Samuel Coleridge-Taylor was one of the most progressive writers of his time. Born in Holborn in 1875 to an English mother and a father originally from Sierra Leone, he liked to be identified as Anglo-African and was later referred to by white New York musicians as ‘Black Mahler’, owing to his musical success. Joining the Royal College of Music at the tende...r age of 15 years old, Coleridge-Taylor’s affinity for music was palpable. He carried a personal recommendation from Edward Elgar, and was heralded as a genius by the influential music editor and critic, August Jaeger. The Song of Hiawatha, which included the epic Hiawatha Overture, was based on a poem by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. Despite the black community’s ongoing battle against racism, the first part of this work, Hiawatha’s Wedding Feast, was so popular that it led him to embark on three tours of the United States. His classical compositions were heavily influenced by traditional African music, and were so well received that in 1904, he was invited by President Theodore Roosevelt to visit the White House a rare event at this time for a man of African descent. Samuel Coleridge-Taylor died of pneumonia on 1 September 1912 in Croydon, at the age of 37. The inscription on Coleridge-Taylor's carved headstone includes four bars of music from the composer's best-known work, Hiawatha, and a tribute from his close friend, the poet Alfred Noyes, that includes these words: Too young to die: his great simplicity, his happy courage in an alien world, his gentleness, made all that knew him love him. We are privileged to be able to perform this work for you in our upcoming concert, Rite & Revolution, at Perth Concert Hall on Saturday 10 July. Get your tickets here https://wayo.com.au/event/2021-rit Proudly presented by Woodside Energy.

21.01.2022 Are you WA Youth Orchestra's (WAYO) next Operations Manager? With the small and dedicated WAYO team, be the person that achieves the following: Manage the rehearsals and concerts that deliver live music experiences to audiences in tens of thousands every year Provide the operational and musical support for our super talented 400 members, conductors, and music staff... Be part of our major events that have included annual international conductor seasons, special events for the Perth International Arts Festival, collaborations with WA’s major arts organisations, international partners, and globally renowned artists. This a rare opportunity join the office team of three that currently have a combined 23 years of service at WAYO. For full details, please download this Job Description at https://wayo.com.au/about/work-with-us/ Applications close 5pm Friday 30 October, 2020

19.01.2022 WA Youth Orchestra appreciate the support of Woodside Energy, our Principal Partner of 30 years through the partnership we are able to make our most ambitious of ideas a reality.

18.01.2022 Members of the WA Youth Orchestra are thrilled to be performing in the His Majesty's Theatre pit for this terrific collaborative production.

12.01.2022 WAYO is excited to be back in the mighty Perth Concert Hall tonight to perform Evolution - WA Youth Orchestra. Proudly Presented by Woodside conducted by Peter Moore OAM and soloist Alessandro Pittorino. After 12 weeks of distanced rehearsals, 31 litres of hand sanitiser and a whole lot of work we can’t wait to play. There’s so many members, staff, guest and tutoring musicians, venue crews, sponsors and donors that have assisted since we returned to activities in July we cann...ot thank everyone enough. Due to a distanced orchestra and audience, we are at capacity tonight and there are no more tickets left, but you can catch WAYO and it’s ensembles over the next few months in 2020 in other concerts at Perth Concert Hall, His Majesty's Theatre, Peter & the Wolf with the WA Youth Orchestra and Xmas @ Mandurah Performing Arts Centre. Details at www.wayo.com.au See more

12.01.2022 Thanks Seesaw Magazine for the great review. We are glad you enjoyed it as much as we loved performing this special concert. "For current WAYO members, for alumni like Tooby, for new classical composers like Skipworth, and First Nations people keeping culture alive, it is the work of a lifetime."

11.01.2022 The one and only WAYO Babies Proms with the Philharmonic Orchestra is on now sale - proudly presented by St John of God Health Care, 24 & 25 July 2021. Tickets and info at www.wayo.com.au/concerts/current-season/ Tickets still only $15 a seat and no booking fee! Shows at 10am & 1130am. Celebrating over 30 years, the original and the best orchestral children’s concert returns with the WAYO Philharmonic, Conductor Jen Winley , and everyone's favourite host and the fantastic ...person who co-created Babies Proms - Peter Moore OAM. Performances are 24 & 25 July at Judith Cottier Theatre, Perth College, Mt Lawley Get in quick, these are so popular! #concertsforkids #musicforlife #community See more

11.01.2022 WAYO delves into the world of Dance! https://wayo.com.au/event/2021-rite/ With the first half of 2020 providing significant downtime for office staff, we laid the groundwork for several initiatives which we planned to launch (if at all possible) in 2021. We are thrilled to introduce you to Merge, our newest venture launching this July Season! Merge is a brand new initiative from WA Youth Orchestras nurturing interdisciplinary collaborations between WAYO and other creative ind...ustries to further the cultural and performative experience of our members. We personally seek out, commission and produce these collaborations independently, making this a completely unique offering in the Australian arts landscape. RITE & REVOLUTION - on sale now https://wayo.com.au/event/2021-rite/ The first of these collaborations combines the awesome force of our 107 piece flagship orchestra with a choreographer, ensemble of dancers, and 25 guest musicians. For this performance, WAYO have personally commissioned up-and-coming home grown choreographer, Scott Elstermann, to compose a dance work to a piece of orchestral music by contemporary Western Australian composer, Rebecca Erin Smith. In celebration of Western Australian stories and home grown talent, this work will bring these disciplines together in a symbiotic exploration of movement and sonority on the Perth Concert Hall stage. To partner this work, the orchestra will perform Stravinsky’s enigmatic ballet The Rite of Spring in its totality (a rare occurance in today’s concert halls). Our dancers will return to the stage with fresh new choreography, crafted by Elstermann, bringing to life a contemporary perspective on a historically pivotal work. Stay tuned for profiles on all of our magnificent dancers in the coming weeks! Read more about our incredible team of creatives who have put this together over at https://wayo.com.au/about/merge-initiative/ Proudly presented by Woodside Energy <3

09.01.2022 WA Youth Orchestra congratulates our 2020 Peter Moore OAM Scholarship recipients. These fantastic young musicians hold leadership positions within the WA Youth Orchestra (WAYO) and have made a significant contribution. The scholarship is named to honour and thank our current fantastic Music Director and it awards a prize valued at over $1,000 to each recipient. The scholarship will return awarding up to 6 Tertiary students in our 2021 flagship orchestra, following our audition results. If you'd still like to audition for our amazing 2021 activities apply now at https://wayo.com.au/apply/audition/. Congratulations to our 2020 Peter Moore OAM scholarship winners: Alexandra Allan, Alistair Barrow, Aishah Chadwick-Stumpf, Gabrielle Lee, Ryan Lee & Jeremy Mazurek

07.01.2022 The one and only WAYO Babies Proms with the Philharmonic Orchestra is now on sale - proudly presented by St John of God Health Care, 24 & 25 July 2021. Tickets and info at www.wayo.com.au/concerts/current-season/ Tickets still only $15 a seat and no booking fee! Shows at 10am & 1130am. Celebrating over 30 years, the original and the best orchestral children’s concert returns with the WAYO Philharmonic, Conductor Jen Winley , and everyone's favourite host and the fantastic ...person who co-created Babies Proms - Peter Moore OAM. Performances are 24 & 25 July at Judith Cottier Theatre, Perth College, Mt Lawley Get in quick, these are so popular - 50% sold on first day on sale! #concertsforkids #musicforlife #community See more

01.01.2022 Star organist Alessandro Pittorino provided an amazing opening for our special concert 'Evolution' proudly presented by Woodside Energy last Saturday. Alessandro then joined the 100-piece WA Youth Orchestra for the 2nd half to perform the mighty Saint-Saëns Organ Symphony. Fantastic!