NJO Symphony Orchestra

7 - 22 August 2022

Large symphonic project with several soloists conducted by Alexander Shelley with concerts in the Netherlands, Berlin and Romania.

Auditions	Application for live auditions for this project is now closed. Only students at conservatoires in Belgium can send in their video audition until and inluding 22 March 2022. Students from conservatoires outside the Netherlands and Belgium can do so until and uncluding 9 May 2022. See details below. For students at conservatoires in the Nederlands Applying for auditions was possible until and including Wednesday 16 March 2022 and is now closed. The auditions will be held live from 29 March until and including 26 April 2022 in the Netherlands. For audition dates and locations per instrument please go to Audition dates. For students at conservatoires in Belgium Applying for auditions and sending in your video audition is possible until and including Tuesday 22 March 2022 (registering first and then sending in a video link is also possible, as long as your full application including video has been completed by 22 March). For students at conservatoires outside The Netherlands and Belgium Applying for auditions and sending in your video audition is possible until and including Monday 9 May 2022 (registering first and then sending in a video link is also possible, as long as your full application including video has been completed by 9 May).
Rehearsals	Between 7 and 15 August 2022 in Theater Orpheus, Apeldoorn
Lodging	Stayokay Apeldoorn or other accommodation in or near Apeldoorn
Concerts	Several concerts between 12 and 16 August 2022: during the festival 'Muziekzomer Gelderland', followed by a concert on Tuesday 16 Augustus 2022 in Het Concertgebouw Amsterdam. Subsequently a tour through Romania and Berlin until and including Monday 22 August 2022.
Conductor	Alexander Shelley
Soloists	Coraline Groen (violin), Annemarie Kremer (soprano), Laetitia Gerards (soprano)
Works*)	Richard Strauss - Don Juan, Opus 20 3[1.2.3/pic] 3[1.2.Eh] 2 3[1.2.cbn] — 4 3 3 1 — tmp+3 (tri, glock, cym, sus cym) — hp — str Benjamin Britten - Violin Concerto No. 1, Opus 15 3[1.2/pic2.3/pic1] 2[1.2/Eh] 2 2 — 4 3 3 1 — tmp+2 (sd, cym, sus cym, glock, bd, td, tri) — hp — str NB. Dit werk wordt niet gespeeld in het Concertgebouw op 16 augustus 2022 Richard Strauss - Vier letzte Lieder 4[1.2.3/pic2.pic1] 3[1.2.Eh] 3[1.2.bcl] 3[1.2.3/cbn] — 4 3 3 1 — tmp — hp — cel — str Sopraansolo NB. Dit werk wordt alleen gespeeld in het Concertgebouw op 16 augustus 2022 Gustav Mahler - Symphony No. 4 in G major 4[1.2.3/pic1.4/pic2] 3[1.2.3/Eh] 3[1.2/Ebcl.3/bcl] 3[1.2.3/cbn] — 4 3 0 0 — tmp+4 (slgh-bells, glock, tri, cym, tamtam, bd) — hp — str
Costs	Participants pay a personal contribution of € 150 for the tour to Romania.

*) click on the name of the work to open information on the orchestra instrumentation

Please find information on the other projects under preparation by the National Youth Orchestra of the Netherlands on the page Programme & planning. Read everything about auditioning on Audition information.