Youth orchestra named

Press, 28 May 1979, Page 6

Youth orchestra named

PA Wellington! Seventy-four players from throughout New Zealand have been named for the 1979 National Youth Orchestra. The orchestra will meet in Auckland on August 19 for a week of rehearsals before giving concerts at Hamilton on August i 25 and Auckland on August! 26.

This year the orchestra will be ’ conducted by the Viennese-born international conductor, Georg Tintner, who now lives in Australia. Before this year’s concerts with the N.Y.0., Mr Tintner will conduct concerts given by the Canadian and Australian youth orchestras, the New Zeaiand Symphony Orchestra said yesterday. The concertmaster (leader) of the N.Z.5.0., Mr Peter

• Schaffer, who auditioned all I 200 applicants for this year’s I youth orchestra, said he was | “most impressed” with the (talent and continued high (standard offering. The age of the successful applicants ranges from 14 to

The orchestra’s leader, for the second year in succesision, will be a Wellington I violinist, Simon Miller. Players include 22 from Wellington, 21 from Christchurch, 17 from Auckland, six from Dunedin, ,wo each from Hamilton and Nelson, and one each from Gisborne, Napier. Palmerston Nortn. and Invercargill. The programme for this year’s concerts will include Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony, various operatic arias, and a specially commissioned work by the Christchurch composer, Dorothy Buchanan.

The youngest mempe' of the orchestra is a Nelson girl. Wendy Calder, aged 14. Also from Nelson is Rebecca Jackson. They are both violinists.

The Christchurch members are: Alison Catan ach (flute), Rachel Catanach (violin), Paul Claman (trombone), Heather Dunford (viola), Trevor Falloon (trumpet), David Gilling (violin), Charlotte Hayes (cello), Susanjane Higgs (violin), Pamela Keightley (flute), Allan McFarlane (tuba), Sinclair McLaren (oboe), Jennifer Moreau (violin); Helen Mountford (cello), Lindsay Mountford (Viola), Stephanie O’Flaherty (violin), Peter Rainey (viola). John Rogers (viola), lan Swedlund (cello), Rachel Thompson (viola), Christopher walker (clarinet). and Marise White (viola).