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Canada, India tie-up for a musical arrangement
The stage is set for the formation of a Canada-India Youth Orchestra (CIYO) with 32 musicians and three faculty members from National Youth Orchestra of Canada who are experts in instrumental music.
The experts in instrumental music are on a two-week exchange programme with Bangalore School of Music (BSM).
According to Arun Rozario, conductor, Bangalore School of Music Chamber Orchestra, around 36 musicians, including 14 from Bangalore, have been selected by BSM to attend master classes, take part in one-to-one lessons with leading instructors, and rehearse a repertoire with the Canadian team.
The training will culminate on May 25 with a joint performance at Chowdaiah Memorial Hall, under the baton of celebrated Canadian conductor Alain Trudel. Music buffs in India will have the opportunity to listen to rare instruments like the basoon, trombone and French horn.
During the two-week training, the Indian participants will get to know more about the instruments and learn the correct techniques to play them. According to Rozario, the creation of CIYO will give young musicians in India the opportunity to play western orchestral music.
The Canada-India musical exchange began last year when Ashley Rego (violinist) from Goa, Arun Rozario (violinist) from Bangalore, Divya Raghunathan (viola player) from Bangalore and Bianca Mendonca (cello player) from Mumbai were chosen to participate in NYOC's 2012 summer programme.
"We had the opportunity to study chamber music and large orchestral pieces in private classes, sectionals and with the full orchestra. We also attended workshops in wellness and injury prevention, and participated in a concert tour which took us to Koerner Hall in Toronto," said Arun. NYOC has selected Ashley Rego, Arun Rozario and Elvina (viola player) as guest musicians for a two-month performance training which commences in the last week of June.
"We are proud and honoured to travel to India as cultural ambassadors to mentor these musicians," said Barbara Smith, executive director, NYOC.
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