WAYO https://wayo.com.au/ Western Australian Youth Orchestras Fri, 30 Jun 2023 03:38:02 +0000 en-AU hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.2.2 181743675 Updates on the rest of 2023 https://wayo.com.au/2023/06/updates-on-the-rest-of-2023/ Thu, 22 Jun 2023 06:59:48 +0000 https://wayo.com.au/?p=5872 Updates for you on the rest of your year! Season 2 – Northey conducts WAYO – Perth Concert Hall – 7:30pm Saturday 8 July Tickets are on sale now so don’t miss out booking your favourite seats. All music and rostering are up online. Check the detailed rehearsal schedule for exactly when each piece [ read more ]

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]]> 5872 3 June Soundscape Ensembles Concert Information https://wayo.com.au/2023/06/3-june-soundscape-ensembles-concert-information-2/ Thu, 01 Jun 2023 05:18:36 +0000 https://wayo.com.au/?p=5843 The semester 1 Ensembles Concert Soundscape is on THIS SATURDAY 3 June. We will be at Newman College Marist Auditorium this Saturday for both the morning sound check and evening concerts. There is a large carpark at the venue, and you will enter through the main foyer doors. We will have signage and staff [ read more ]

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]]> 5843 3 June Soundscape Ensembles Concert Information https://wayo.com.au/2023/05/3-june-soundscape-ensembles-concert-information/ Thu, 25 May 2023 08:28:40 +0000 https://wayo.com.au/?p=5812 Below are some important details regarding the sound check and performance on Saturday 3rd June at the Marist Auditorium, Newman College. Please note the specific times for each ensemble below regarding concert and sound check times. These are in your rehearsal schedule available in the online members area. You only have to attend the [ read more ]

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]]> 5812 Season 1 May 28 Concert Info https://wayo.com.au/2023/05/season-1-may-28-concert-info/ Thu, 25 May 2023 08:00:24 +0000 https://wayo.com.au/?p=5809 Your season 1 concert is this Sunday! Recapping info below for the weekend. Please don’t be late this week as there is a lot to get through and we will have to be strict on time. Saturday 27 May – rehearsal with Jon Tooby – extended till 1pm – at UWA Callaway Auditorium 9 [ read more ]

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]]> 5809 Meet the Musician: Emma John https://wayo.com.au/2023/04/meet-the-musician-emma-john/ Fri, 28 Apr 2023 03:27:00 +0000 https://wayo.com.au/?p=5585 Emma is one of the recipients of a 2023 Peter Moore Scholarship.  She writes about her WAYO experience:

I have been a part of the WAYO organisation for three years. I initially joined the Philharmonic in 2021, and then moved into the orchestra in 2022. This year I am very excited to be the principal horn of the Western Australian Youth Orchestra.

Being a part of WAYO has been fundamental in my development as a young musician...

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]]> 5585 Rehearsal 1 April and Rehearsal Etiquette https://wayo.com.au/2023/03/rehearsal-1-april-and-rehearsal-etiquette-3/ Thu, 30 Mar 2023 03:18:47 +0000 https://wayo.com.au/?p=5681 This Saturday is the last rehearsal before the Term 1 holiday break. There will be no rehearsals on 8, 15, & 22 April due to Easter, school holidays, and Anzac Day long weekend. You’re sounding great so far in rehearsals so keep up the practice over the holidays! Please be reminded of some rehearsal [ read more ]

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]]> 5681 Rehearsal 1 April and Rehearsal Etiquette https://wayo.com.au/2023/03/rehearsal-1-april-and-rehearsal-etiquette-2/ Thu, 30 Mar 2023 03:17:40 +0000 https://wayo.com.au/?p=5678 This Saturday 1 April will start with Wagner (including harp), then move onto covering the sections from the Babies Proms concert repertoire. This Saturday is the last rehearsal before the Term 1 holiday break. There will be no rehearsals on 8, 15, & 22 April due to Easter, school holidays, and Anzac Day long [ read more ]

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]]> 5678 Rehearsal 1 April and Rehearsal Etiquette https://wayo.com.au/2023/03/rehearsal-1-april-and-rehearsal-etiquette/ Thu, 30 Mar 2023 03:15:50 +0000 https://wayo.com.au/?p=5676 This Saturday 1 April will start with Bernstein, then move onto the Prokofiev. All players only in Prokofiev, please be ready at the venue by 9:20am. Please be reminded of some rehearsal etiquette. Please don’t chat when the conductor is speaking. It is very rude, and you should be listening to the conductor to [ read more ]

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]]> 5676 Philharmonic Sectionals 25 March https://wayo.com.au/2023/03/philharmonic-sectionals-25-march/ Thu, 23 Mar 2023 05:23:54 +0000 https://wayo.com.au/?p=5629 This Saturday you will be having sectionals at WAAPA. Normal time 9am – 12pm. You will be in the following rooms: Violin 1 & Violin 2 – Richard Gill Auditorium with Sara Duhig Viola – ES4 with Hannah Herriman Cello – ES1 with Anna Sarcich Wind and Brass – ES2 with Dale Pointon A [ read more ]

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]]> 5629 WAYO quartet inspired by Kronos masterclass https://wayo.com.au/2023/02/wayo-quartet-inspired-by-kronos-quartet-masterclass/ Tue, 28 Feb 2023 07:18:05 +0000 https://wayo.com.au/?p=5549 “To vib, or not to vib: that is the question. Or is it?” As quoted by legendary Kronos Quartet cellist Paul Wiancko, who mentored our talented WAYO quartet members in an awe-inspiring private masterclass which explored the intricacies of musical style, use of vibrato, ensemble playing and the art of playing contemporary works with [ read more ]

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