The Sheffield Youth Orchestra was formed in 1964 with the aim
of providing young, local musicians the opportunity to gain valuable orchestral
experience.
Rehearsals are held at Croft House, Garden Street, S1 4BJ on
Saturdays from 10.00 am until 12.30 pm.
We meet during term time: SEPTEMBER - DECEMBER, JANUARY -
MARCH and APRIL - JUNE
We perform 4 to 5 concerts each year, usually at the
end of Term. Our repertoire has a great variety of challenging music, mostly
classical interspersed with Film Music, and all is performed to a high standard.
Players are encouraged to suggest new items for the repertoire.
Regular activities include an annual residential weekend at
Crich in early Spring. This is great fun and contributes much to the musical and
social development of the orchestra.
To hear us "live" visit YouTube for our Edinburgh
Fringe performance of "Peter and the Wolf".
At the end of each term there is usually a concert, during which a great variety of challenging music is performed to a high standard. Much of the repertoire is suggested by the players themselves.
Regular activities include an annual residential weekend which, as well as being great fun, contributes much to the musical and social development of the orchestra.
We are always interested to find new, enthusiastic young musicians to join us. In particular we would welcome more players in our brass and string sections: so get in touch soon if you can play the trumpet, french horn, viola, trombone, double bass or tuba. (We can provide loan instruments for double bass players.)
Membership is subject to audition and the standard required depends on the
instrument and the number of available places, but the following guide may prove
helpful: STRINGS, Grade 5 and above; WOODWIND, Grade 6 and above; BRASS,
Grade 5 and above. We have some instruments to loan to needful players
including Double Bass, Trombone, Viola, A Clarinet.
Our present subscription at £75 p.a. is one of the lowest in
the country.
DATES FOR YOUR
DIARY
April 17th. Ponds Forge. A massed concert
in support of Bolsterstone and Worrall Male Voice Choirs. 1000 tickets
already sold! We have to make a big noise to fill that large
auditorium!
May 1st. "Music from the Crofts" a charity
concert in support of Croft House in the Central United Reform Church, Norfolk
Street.
Both events have Film Music (Miss Saigon, Pirates
of the Caribbean, Gladiator, Star Wars) and Elgar Pomp and Circumstance No 1
(with massed singing of "Land of Hope and Glory".)
June 12th. Special Rehearsal in Croft House
(09.30 start) with maestro Laurence Perkins (Manchester Camerata principal
bassoon) to direct us. This will be the third special class with maestros from
Manchester Camerata over the last 18 months.
July 10th. At Wakefield
Cathedral with Benjamin Frith playing Beethoven Concerto No. 5 "The
Emperor".
July 17th. Worksop "The Crossing" with Michael Davies (RNCM)
doing the Beethoven and Duncan Taylor (Hamburg DMC) playing Carulli Guitar
Concerto in A . "The Crossing" is the new Methodist Hall/community centre with
an 8ft Bechstein completely rebuilt and a regular audience of
>150.
These two programmes also include Tchaikovsky
Symphony No 2 and Weber "Peter Schmoll".
Please click on the link above for more details.
