Posted: Thu Nov 08, 2007 11:48 am
this band performed at the proms in London this year, I could only see it on television, but their performance was incredble.
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Posted: Thu Nov 08, 2007 12:48 pm
This is not a youth orchestra as we know it. The ages run from 12-29. Still incredible, but they are misrepresenting themselves.
Posted: Thu Nov 08, 2007 1:40 pm
Hey, to a geezer like me, that's young!Chuck Jackson wrote:The ages run from 12-29.
Posted: Thu Nov 08, 2007 2:23 pm
Much of the rest of the world has a different idea of youth than the US. It's more a cultural difference than a misrepresentation.Chuck Jackson wrote:This is not a youth orchestra as we know it. The ages run from 12-29. Still incredible, but they are misrepresenting themselves.
Posted: Thu Nov 08, 2007 2:47 pm
Indeed. The Netherlands Youth Orchestra consists largely of College/University studentspierre wrote:Much of the rest of the world has a different idea of youth than the US. It's more a cultural difference than a misrepresentation.Chuck Jackson wrote:This is not a youth orchestra as we know it. The ages run from 12-29. Still incredible, but they are misrepresenting themselves.
Same goes for a lot of other top-level "youth" orchestras in this region.conductor's name
Posted: Thu Nov 08, 2007 9:13 pm
Gustavo Dudamel is the name of the conductor. He is from Venezuela.