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 YOUTH ORCHESTRA OF THE AMERICAS

 

Artistic Advisor
Plácido Domingo

Principal Conductors
Carlos Miguel Prieto
Gustavo Dudamel



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YOA Sound Clips


Sergei Prokofiev – Romeo and Juliet (Excerpts from Suites 1 & 2)
Romeo & Julliet 08:29
Gustavo Dudamel, Principal Conductor
José Félix Ribas Hall, Teatro Teresa Carreño, Caracas, Venezuela

Arturo Márquez –
Danzon #2 09:32
Gustavo Dudamel, Principal Conductor
Wolf Trap Center for the Performing Arts, Vienna, Virginia, USA

Samuel Barber –
Overture to The School for Scandal 09:15
Christopher Wilkins, Conductor
Auditorio Stanta Ursula, Lima, Perú

Sergei Rachmaninov – Concerto for Piano No. 2
II. Adagio sostenuto 09:22
Berenika Zakrzewski, Piano, Guest Soloist
Carlos Miguel Prieto, Conductor
Teatro Colón, Buenos Aires, Argentina

YOA Films & Videos

SYMPHONY – THE SOUNDING OF ALL VOICES  [52:00]
*World Premier: Breckenridge Film Festival
Bernard Faucher, Director
Andrés Faucher, Producer
Eduardo Jiménez, Editor
Hilda Ochoa-Brillembourg, Executive Producer

Synopsis: Symphony. Literally, "the sounding of all the voices," SYMPHONY is the story of the birth, synthesis and sensational inaugural tour of the Youth Orchestra of the Americas…

SYMPHONY is available for purchase through the YOA online store. To preview scenes from the film, visit:
http://www.lobopg.com/productions/Project-pages/Symphony.html

 
DISCOVERY – LIFE, SPIRIT, MUSIC  [52:00]
*Winner of Best Feature Orinda Film Festival
*Honorable Mention Anchorage Film Festival
Andrés Faucher, Director and Producer
Eduardo Jimenez, Editor
Hilda Ochoa-Brillembourg, Executive Producer

Synoposis: When does a technician become an artist? That is the question at the heart of DISCOVERY, an hour-long documentary that follows the young musicians of the Youth Orchestra of the Americas (YOA) throughout a tour of South America…

DISCOVERY is available for purchase through the YOA online store. To preview scenes from the film, visit:
http://www.lobopg.com/productions/Project-pages/Discovery.html

MESSA DA REQUIEM, GIUSEPPE VERDI—CONDUCTED BY PLÁCIDO DOMINGO, WITH EUROPACHORAKADEMIE AND YOUTH ORCHESTRA OF THE AMERICAS  [123:37]
*Includes bonus cocumentary: “The Making of…” by Maja Synke Princess of Hohenzollern, featuring interviews with YOA musicians and staff. Benedict Mirow, Director

MESSA DA REQUIEM is available for purchase through the YOA online store.

LEGACY  [in Post-Production]
Andrés Faucher, Director and Producer
Rita Da Silva, Editor
Hilda Ochoa-Brillembourg, Executive Producer

Legacy is a feature length documentary that explores the hope, dignity, and joy that the pursuit of excellence engenders in a human being. Featuring musicians from 11 different countries, LEGACY is shot in 31 cities throughout the Europe and the Americas…

To preview LEGACY, visit:
http://www.lobopg.com/productions/Project-pages/legacy.html

 
violin in rehearsal

“To participate in YOA has been one of the most beautiful and enriching experiences of my life!!! To enjoy the company of happy and talented youth from all the corners of America and other places in the world, joined by excellent teachers and energetic and charismatic conductors who put together the best of their experiences with our youthful characters in vibration with the music, guided by hard work, friendship, and the joy of traveling across the globe, make this experience a permanent mark in my life.

Each tour offers new and valuable opportunities to grow as musicians, and above all as individuals.  The reunion with old and new friends, the junction of cultures and their exchanges,the opportunity to play and get to know imposing and emblematic theaters from important cities of America, the arrivals and departures in the airports and hotels, the rehearsals, the parties, the reprimmendings, the love flings, and the best dancing and language lessons you can imagine!! In short… a series of events that nurishes day by day our experience of life and that impregnates us with the essence of YOA.”  Guillermo Marín, Clarinet, Colombia

“Participar en la YOA ha sido una de las experiencias más bellas y enriquecedoras de mi vida!!! Disfrutar de la compañía de jóvenes alegres y talentosos de todos los rincones de América y otros lugares del mundo acompañados por excelentes profesores de fila y enérgicos y carismáticos directores que unen lo mejor de su experiencia a nuestra juventud para vibrar con la música, de la mano del trabajo duro, de la amistad y del goce de viajar por el mundo, hacen que esta vivencia se convierta en una marca imborrable en mi vida.

Cada Gira ofrece nuevas y valiosas oportunidades para crecer como músicos y sobre todo como personas. El encuentro de viejos y nuevos amigos, la confluencia de culturas y su intercambio, la oportunidad de tocar y conocer imponentes y emblemáticos  teatros de importantes ciudades de América, las llegadas y salidas de los aeropuertos y hoteles, los ensayos, las fiestas, las llamadas de atención, los amoríos y las mejores clases de baile y de idiomas que puedas imaginar!! En fin....una serie de situaciones que nutren día a día nuestra experiencia de vida y que nos impregna con la esencia de la YOA.”  Guillermo Marín, Clarinet, Colombia

“Agradezco de nuevo la oportunidad que me están dando de hacer parte de tan magnifica orquesta, esto para mi es un sueño hecho realidad, hace mucho quería hacer música con personas como las que encontre en la YOA. Estas personas son grandes de alma, corazon, personalidad, no violentos, amables. El trabajo de nosotros los artistas es mostrarle a las personas que se pueden hacer cosas buenas y con amor.”  Pablo Moreno, Oboe, Colombia

“I am so thankful for the opportunity to be part of such a magnificent orchestra. For me this is a dream come true, so long ago I wanted to make music with people such as those that I found in YOA. These people are big souls, hearts, personalities, and gentle. The work of us as artists is to show people you can do good things and with love.”  Pablo Moreno, Oboe, Colombia

“The creation of any new artistic enterprise is always welcome. But when that project involves young people, the meaning is much more than just music. Bridging the gaps that differentiate cultures is best accomplished through music and the joy of working with colleagues. This new endeavor (YOA) promises a great deal for all of us. The young musicians will come away with strong ideals and values. In turn, they will enrich all of our lives.”
Leonard Slatkin, Music Director, National Symphony Orchestra
& YOA Artistic Advisory Committee Member

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