NC Symphony Announces Audition Dates for NCS Youth Sinfonietta

The North Carolina Symphony announced today the audition dates for the NCS Youth Sinfonietta.

Auditions for the exclusive chamber orchestra, made up of 14 to 19 year olds from across the state and led by the Symphony's renowned staff of conductors, will be held Wednesday, Sept. 28, from 5:30 to 9:00 p.m. and Saturday, Oct. 1, from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

Auditions take place in Meymandi Concert Hall, Progress Energy Center for the Performing Arts, 2 E. South St., in Raleigh. Applications to audition can be downloaded now on the Youth Sinfonietta page at www.ncsymphony.org/education.

Twice each year, members of the NCS Youth Sinfonietta (formerly the Young All Stars Orchestra) come together for a week of intensive coaching with North Carolina Symphony musicians and rehearsals with North Carolina Symphony conductors. Making friends and having fun along the way, the experience culminates in a public performance of challenging classical repertoire, held in Raleigh.

"An amazing experience," said Alex Moll, 17, a cellist and ensemble member a year ago from Greenville, N.C., following his first week in the orchestra. "Playing in the orchestra has completely changed how I look at and appreciate the process of preparing orchestral music at this high level. Although Maestro [Grant] Llewellyn is very demanding, he helps us to bring out our very best."

Applicants must be between ages 14 and 19; North Carolina residents or students enrolled in a North Carolina school; and available for all rehearsals and performances during the winter and spring (see schedule below). Applications should be postmarked or emailed by Friday, Sept. 23.

For additional information, visit www.ncsymphony.org/education or contact Jessica Nalbone, North Carolina Symphony Director of Education, at 919.789.5461 or jnalbone@ncsymphony.org.

The NCS Youth Sinfonietta is offered in partnership with the Triangle's Philharmonic Association.

About the North Carolina Symphony

Founded in 1932, the North Carolina Symphony performs over 175 concerts annually to adults and school children. The orchestra travels extensively throughout the state to venues in over 50 North Carolina counties. Under the artistic leadership of Music Director and Conductor Grant Llewellyn, Resident Conductor William Henry Curry and Associate Conductor Sarah Hicks, the orchestra employs 67 professional musicians.

Based in downtown Raleigh's spectacular Meymandi Concert Hall at the Progress Energy Center for the Performing Arts and an outdoor summer venue at Koka Booth Amphitheatre in Cary, N.C., the Symphony performs about 60 concerts annually in the Raleigh, Durham, Chapel Hill and Cary metropolitan area. It also holds concerts in Fayetteville, New Bern, Southern Pines, Wilmington and many other North Carolina communities throughout the year.

NCS Youth Sinfonietta
2011/12 Schedule

Auditions
Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2011, 5:30-9:00pm
Saturday, Oct. 1, 2011, 9:00-3:00pm

Meymandi Concert Hall, Progress Energy Center for the Performing Arts, Raleigh

Winter
Sarah Hicks, Associate Conductor
Sunday, Jan. 8, 2012, Rehearsal, 6:00-9:00pm
Monday, Jan. 9, 2012, Rehearsal, 6:00-9:00pm
Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2012, Sectionals, 6:00-9:00pm
Saturday, Jan. 14, 2012, Rehearsal, 10:00am-12:00pm
Saturday, Jan. 14, 2012, Rehearsal, 1:00-3:00pm
Sunday, Jan. 15, 2012, Dress Rehearsal, 10:00am-12:00pm
Sunday, Jan. 15, 2012, Concert, 2:00pm

Tentative April 10, 2012, Side-by-side rehearsal with the North Carolina Symphony
William Henry Curry, Resident Conductor

Spring
Grant Llewellyn, Music Director
Monday, April 16, 2012, Rehearsal, 6:00-9:00pm
Wednesday, April 18, 2012, Sectionals, 6:00-9:00pm
Saturday, April 21, 2012, Rehearsal, 10:00am-12:00pm
Saturday, April 21, 2012, Rehearsal, 1:00-3:00pm
Sunday, April 22, 2012, Dress Rehearsal, 10:00am-12:00pm
Sunday, April 22, 2012, Concert, 2:00pm

Programs and performance venues TBA.

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