Student Player Applications
As part of its charitable outreach work, applications are invited for young players to attend the first rehearsal for upcoming concerts and play through the full programme.
This is a great opportunity to experience playing in a large orchestra, with the orchestra's inspirational conductor Simon Wright.
The musicians in each section will be very welcoming and helpful, and you won't be expected to play every note!
Invitation to play
The York Guildhall Orchestra will soon be preparing for their concert on Sunday 9th February 2025, in the Barbican, York. Click here for further concert information.
The orchestra extends an invitation for young players working at Grade 8 level to join the orchestra for their first rehearsal on Friday 17th January 2025, when they will be playing through the entire programme.
Event details
Date:
Friday, 17th January 2025.
Time:
7:15pm for a 7:30pm start, until 10:00pm.
Place:
Acomb Methodist Church, Front Street, Acomb, York, YO24 3BX.
Music:
Sibelius - Karelia Suite
Bloch - Shelomo
Tchaikovsky - Romeo & Juliet
Shostakovich - Symphony No.9
Attendance
Places will be allocated on a first-come, first-served basis, with a limit on overall numbers to maintain the balance within the orchestra. We will try to rotate places to give everyone who applies a chance to attend a first rehearsal in the course of our concert season. Clarinettists will require an A clarinet.
If you would like to attend this rehearsal, please apply by filling in the application form, before Friday 3rd January. Please note, if you are under 16 this form should be completed by your parent/carer.
Students who are under 16 will need to be brought to the rehearsal and collected again by an adult. Please do not park in the Methodist Church carpark, where spaces are very limited and are reserved for players with large instruments. There is a free carpark at Morrisons, a short walk along Front Street, and some parking on Front Street itself. Please bring your child no earlier than 7:15, and please arrive to collect them by 9:50pm.
Confirmation
We will confirm by email that a place has been allocated. The orchestra reserve the right to select those players to whom a place will be offered. No correspondence will be entered into in respect of the allocation process.
Players who have attended this rehearsal will be entitled to a complimentary ticket for the concert.
Please note that by filling in this form you consent to YGO keeping the information you provide here for the purpose of communicating with you about our rehearsals and concerts. All information will be safely stored and will be deleted after three months from the date of the first rehearsal above.
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