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A TRIUMPH OF YOUTH AND TALENT

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This summer the Palestine Youth Orchestra (PYO) leaves the troubled olive groves of Palestine to tour Britain for the first time calling at Leeds Town Hall on Wednesday 27 July.

Following a critically acclaimed performance by a smaller ensemble of the PYO (the Palestine Strings) with Nigel Kennedy at the BBC Proms in 2013, the PYO now embarks on its first ever UK tour under the baton of British conductor Sian Edwards, Head of Conducting at the Royal Academy of Music and the first ever winner of the Leeds Conducting Competition. Set against a backdrop of international political turmoil, these young musicians are poised to bring a message of inspiration and humanity to UK audiences.

Equally at home with Western and Arabic music, the PYO has a unique position amongst youth orchestras internationally. The orchestra will perform Beethoven’s Overture to Leonore No 3, Mussorgsky’s Pictures at an Exhibition, Arabic songs by Om Kolthoum and Fairuz sung by Nai Barghouti, Arabic improvisations in the PYO’s own trademark style and Graham Fitkin’s Metal – energy packed, pop inspired and suiting the PYO’s youthful musical vigour.

The Palestine Youth Orchestra was established by the Edward Said National Conservatory of Music in 2004 with the vision of bringing together talented students from all over Palestine and the Palestinian Diaspora. Despite the daily obstacles they face, their drive and passion for music has entranced audiences in France, Germany, Italy, Jordan, Greece, Oman, Syria, Bahrain and Lebanon.

Unable to rehearse together as an orchestra at home, the PYO will be meeting and rehearsing at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland between the 18 – 24 July 2016. The orchestra will be joined by the Palestinian singer Nai Barghouti, a rising star of Arabic music and several students from leading British music colleges. The concert at Leeds Town Hall will be the orchestras first ever appearance in England!
Tickets to see the Palestine Youth Orchestra at Leeds Town Hall are available from the Box Office on 0113 376 0318.

 


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