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#ThisIsOurOrchestra - National Open Youth Orchestra with BBC National Orchestra of Wales

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Members of the National Open Youth Orchestra pose in front of a white background with their instruments. One member of the group is a wheelchair user.
The National Open Youth Orchestra – the world's first disabled-led national youth ensemble – return to Hoddinott Hall for an afternoon concert with guest musicians from BBC National Orchestra of Wales, conducted by Alice Farnham. The programme includes Michael Betteridge's Soaring Through Sparks – the world's first Clarion concerto – arranged by Julia Koelmans with soloist Alessandro Vazzana who plays the Clarion with head movement and Charlotte Harding's The Orchestra: A Young Person's Guide, co-commissioned by the BBC.
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BBC Hoddinott Hall, Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff, Cardiff, CF10 5AL
Telephone:
029 2063 6464
Email:
dan@openupmusic.org
Website:
https://www.wmc.org.uk/en/whats-on/2026/national-open-youth-orchestra-with-bbc-national-orchestra-of-wales

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  • 30th July 2026

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The National Open Youth Orchestra – the world's first disabled-led national youth ensemble – return to Hoddinott Hall for an afternoon concert with guest musicians from BBC National Orchestra of Wales, conducted by Alice Farnham.

The programme includes Michael Betteridge's Soaring Through Sparks – the world's first Clarion concerto – arranged by Julia Koelmans with soloist Alessandro Vazzana who plays the Clarion with head movement and Charlotte Harding's The Orchestra: A Young Person's Guide, co-commissioned by the BBC.

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