Suffolk Youth Orchestra
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The flagship of Suffolk County Council's extensive programme of youth music opportunities, the Suffolk Youth Orchestra (SYO) is a full symphony orchestra of over 90 players, all aged between 13 and 21 years. It ranks among the finest of its type in the UK. As well as appearing in prestigious venues at home, and giving annual performances at the Snape Proms, SYO have toured extensively throughout Europe. They also provided the orchestral accompaniment for the National Youth Music Theatre's Tour of 'Creation'. SYO was one of only seven British youth orchestras selected to participate in the Masterprize Dearfield Education Programme, part of Masterprize 2001 - the world's leading composing competition, in association with the London Symphony Orchestra. They also presented a 'Prom in the Park' in the Abbey Gardens, Bury St. Edmunds, in the presence of Her Majesty the Queen and Prince Phillip on the occasion of the Royal Golden Jubillee visit to Suffolk, and performed Saint-Saëns' 'Organ' Symphony at a concert attended by Her Royal Highness, the Princess Royal, at St. Edmundsbury Cathedral in celebration of the completion of the new cathedral tower.
In December 2007 the orchestra led the musical proceedings at BBC Radio Suffolk's Children in Need Carol Concert in Snape Maltings Concert Hall, which was subsequently broadcast across the region on Christmas Day.
In 2000 the ensemble was on route to their hotel near Paris
when the building was struck by a Concorde
aircraft.
. Locations have included: Poland
, including a concert at Oświęcim
(Auschwitz); Prague
; Barcelona
and the Costa Dorada
, Spain
; Strasbourg
; Tuscany
, Italy
; the Castile and León
region of Spain
, Hungary
, East Germany, Holland and Belgium.
The Suffolk Youth Orchestra mainly perform at Snape Maltings Concert Hall.
In December 2007 the orchestra led the musical proceedings at BBC Radio Suffolk's Children in Need Carol Concert in Snape Maltings Concert Hall, which was subsequently broadcast across the region on Christmas Day.
In 2000 the ensemble was on route to their hotel near Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
when the building was struck by a Concorde
Concorde
Aérospatiale-BAC Concorde was a turbojet-powered supersonic passenger airliner, a supersonic transport . It was a product of an Anglo-French government treaty, combining the manufacturing efforts of Aérospatiale and the British Aircraft Corporation...
aircraft.
Performances
Every summer the orchestra embarks upon a week long tour to continental EuropeContinental Europe
Continental Europe, also referred to as mainland Europe or simply the Continent, is the continent of Europe, explicitly excluding European islands....
. Locations have included: Poland
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
, including a concert at Oświęcim
Oswiecim
Oświęcim is a town in the Lesser Poland province of southern Poland, situated west of Kraków, near the confluence of the rivers Vistula and Soła.- History :...
(Auschwitz); Prague
Prague
Prague is the capital and largest city of the Czech Republic. Situated in the north-west of the country on the Vltava river, the city is home to about 1.3 million people, while its metropolitan area is estimated to have a population of over 2.3 million...
; Barcelona
Barcelona
Barcelona is the second largest city in Spain after Madrid, and the capital of Catalonia, with a population of 1,621,537 within its administrative limits on a land area of...
and the Costa Dorada
Costa Dorada
The Costa Daurada is an area on the coast of Catalonia, Spain, between Cunit and the mouth of the Ebro River. It is entirely included in the province of Tarragona.-Main centers:*Calafell*Torredembarra*Tarragona*Salou*Cambrils*L'Ametlla de Mar...
, Spain
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
; Strasbourg
Strasbourg
Strasbourg is the capital and principal city of the Alsace region in eastern France and is the official seat of the European Parliament. Located close to the border with Germany, it is the capital of the Bas-Rhin département. The city and the region of Alsace are historically German-speaking,...
; Tuscany
Tuscany
Tuscany is a region in Italy. It has an area of about 23,000 square kilometres and a population of about 3.75 million inhabitants. The regional capital is Florence ....
, Italy
Italy
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; the Castile and León
Castile and León
Castile and León is an autonomous community in north-western Spain. It was so constituted in 1983 and it comprises the historical regions of León and Old Castile...
region of Spain
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
, Hungary
Hungary
Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The...
, East Germany, Holland and Belgium.
The Suffolk Youth Orchestra mainly perform at Snape Maltings Concert Hall.