Our Next Course
3 - 9 August 2025 at Stamford School in Lincolnshire
Open to players aged 14-21 of at least grade 6 and above, this is a very exciting opportunity to be part of the relaunch of the Main Orchestra.
The application deadline has now been extended and we welcome enquiries regarding vacancies. If you would like to know more, please email apply@nywo.org.uk. The main orchestra comprises the following instruments:
- Flute/piccolo
- Oboe/Cor Anglais
- Clarinet/bass clarinet
- Bassoon/Contrabassoon
- Saxophones
- French Horn
- Trumpet/Cornet
- Trombone
- Euphonium
- Tuba
- Double Bass
- Percussion
We are delighted to welcome back Dr Glenn D. Price (Canada) to conduct the orchestra.
Currently Director of Performing and Visual Arts at the California Institute of technology (CalTech), Glenn has earned an international reputation as a leading conductor and educator and is widely regarded as an authority on the field of wind music.
His numerous recordings are recognised for expanding the repertoire while offering a performance model of technical precision and musical artistry.
His distinguished performing, teaching and conducting career has included full-time positions in Canada, Los Angeles, and as Director of Wind Studies at the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music (CCM). His dedicated service to the profession has encompassed appointments as Artistic Director of the International Youth Wind Orchestra, Founding Conductor of the Orquesta Latinoamericano de Vientos (Wind Orchestra of Latin America), and election as President of the World Association for Symphonic Bands and Ensembles (WASBE).
Applicants should be aged between 14 and 21 on 1 August 2025, and be British citizens, and/or resident or studying in the UK or another Commonwealth country. We accept applications from musicians in senior school, sixth-form colleges, or who are educated at home. We also accept conservatoire and university students (who may be studying Music or another subject).
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