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F E AT U R E The orchestra reimagining excellence THE DISABLED-LED YOUTH ORCHESTRA THAT’S PUSHING MUSICAL BOUNDARIES COMES TO BIRMINGHAM TOWN HALL THIS JUNE. KATY EDGINGTON FINDS OUT MORE The National Open Youth Orchestra (NOYO) was launched back in September 2018. Its aims? To promote musical excellence and support 11-25 year old disabled and nondisabled musicians to come together as members of an inclusive ensemble. And it’s a world first. After more than two years of delays and disappointments due to the Covid-19 pandemic, NOYO will perform their first ever series of concerts this spring and summer, kicking off in London at the end of April followed by May performances in Bristol and Poole. You can catch them at Birmingham Town Hall on Sunday, June 5 for the fourth and final date. Although there are now many organisations working to provide opportunities for disabled musicians to develop their and to play, generations of young people have missed out on that chance. That’s why NOYO co-founder and Musical Director Doug Bott says the orchestra was set up with two key purposes in mind. “First, we wanted to provide a practical progression route for young disabled people who have a precocious musical talent, but who may face barriers to developing that talent through more conventional youth orchestras. “The second is to provide a youth orchestra which can perform in public, shining as a beacon of opportunity to give people around the country and the world a clear sense of what young disabled people can achieve as musicians, to raise aspirations.” Applications to join NOYO open every March. They’re open to 11-25 year old disabled and nondisabled musicians. Some recruits come straight in as full members, while others who show potential NATIONAL OPEN YOUTH ORCHESTRA IS A WORLD FIRST. PHOTO BY PAUL BLAKEMORE but require a little more time and development, are brought on as trainees. Though they don’t perform in concerts, they do get to develop their skills. Under the auspices of Open Up Music, NOYO is delivered through regional centres in London, Bournemouth, Bristol, and Birmingham - the newest of the four. Birmingham NOYO Centre is run in partnership with Midlands Arts Centre (MAC), a contemporary arts centre and charity in Cannon Hill Park, education and training charity Services For Education, and music charity B:Music. Currently there are just three young people at the Birmingham centre, but the team are hoping 10 www.jaimemagazine.com
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