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Learn more about the man behind the camera in director John Bolton's interview with La Scena Musicale magazine about That Higher Level! You can stream the movie now on NFB website, NFB.ca.

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The National Film Board of Canada, in association with the National Youth Orchestra of Canada, proudly presents Directed by John Bolton (2018 | 75 min) STREAMING FOR FREE NOW ON NFB.CA nfb.ca/film/
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Join us on our 60th Anniversary Season, and our special Generations tour to 🇩🇪Germany and 🇭🇷Croatia. For 60 years, NYO Canada has helped train the next generation of classical musicians. 🚨Apply soon! Our Final Deadline is Dec. 28th.

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Join us on our 60th Anniversary Season, and our special Generations tour to 🇩🇪Germany and 🇭🇷Croatia. For 60 years, NYO Canada has helped train the next generation of classical musicians. 🚨Apply soon! Our Final Deadline is Dec. 28th. 🎻 nyoc.org/auditions/application 🎻
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We're thrilled to announce that our Nov 13 Frenergy Tour concert in Montreal raised over $3,000 for Orchestre symphonique de Montréal - OSM, La Musique Aux Enfants!

Thank you to everyone who attended! You can learn more about the program at lamusiqueauxenfants.org.

Thank you as well to maestro Sascha Goetzel and soloist Blake Pouliot for their amazing performances, as well as EU Ambassador Pēteris Ustubs, European Union in Canada and European External Action Service - EEAS for making The Frenergy Tour possible!🇨🇦🇪🇺

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Were thrilled to announce that our Nov 13 Frenergy Tour concert in Montreal raised over $3,000 for Orchestre symphonique de Montréal - OSM, La Musique Aux Enfants! Thank you to everyone who attended! You can learn more about the program at lamusiqueauxenfants.org. Thank you as well to maestro Sascha Goetzel and soloist Blake Pouliot for their amazing performances, as well as EU Ambassador Pēteris Ustubs, European Union in Canada and European External Action Service - EEAS for making The Frenergy Tour possible!🇨🇦🇪🇺 #NYO #EUYO #TheFrenergyTour #CloserThanEver
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It was a pleasure & privilege to be in attendance when this group of young people displayed their awesome talent in a truly fantastic concert. I hope the NYO will visit us again very soon, maybe even with the EUYO. Congratulation to all.

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Instagram post 18015769915259022 We're thrilled to announce that our Nov 13 Frenergy Tour concert in Montreal with @euyorch raised over $3,000 for the musical eduation program at @osmconcerts, La Musique Aux Enfants! Thank you everyone who attended, along with both orchestras, @saschagoetzel and @blakepouliot for putting on an amazing performance! You can learn more about the La Musique Aux Enfants at: lamusiqueauxenfants.org . . #NYO #EUYO #TheFrenergyTour #CloserThanEver
Instagram post 17862804889602081 You could spend your summer touring 🇩🇪 Germany & 🇭🇷 Croatia with 🇨🇦 Canada's premier youth orchestra! Don't be late - the final deadline is Dec 28th. Apply at nyoc.org!
Instagram post 18016318660253373 🎶Streaming now for free on NFB.ca!🎶 Get a behind-the-scenes look of Canada's National Youth Orchestra in "That Higher Level," a documentary following our 2017 tour! Directed by John Bolton and streaming now on the NFB website. ------ 🎶Nouveau et gratuit sur ONF.ca! 🎶 Une centaine de musicien(ne)s à la poursuite de l'excellence composent l’Orchestre national des jeunes du Canada. Suivez leurs prouesses dans le documentaire "Le plus haut niveau" de John Bolton 🎻
Instagram post 18015210148258003 Deadline: Dec 28th! Join us for our summer tour of Germany 🇩🇪, Croatia 🇭🇷, Canada 🇨🇦, w/ more details to come! 🎶 Link in bio! 🎶
Instagram post 17848067830763124 Malcolm Kellett-Cooke is a tuba player and 4-time NYO alumni. He's another of our Alumni Ambassadors happy to answer all your questions about auditions! Submit your questions and apply for auditions now at nyoc.org! Favourite NYO memory: My favourite NYO moment was playing in the Winspear Centre, in Edmonton, during the Edges of Canada tour in 2017. In high school I had seen the NYO play there, and I remember feeling so excited that I might one day get to represent my hometown and province nationally. All the stars aligned that day, as I happened to be an MC for that tour, so not only did I get to stand up for Alberta but I was able to personally hype up the crowd and express how much it meant for me to be performing that day. The concert featured the overture to Die Meistersinger — a tubist’s dream piece — as well as Strauss’s Death and Transfiguration. Advice for new NYO applicants: What I would say to someone debating auditioning for the first time is that auditioning isn’t about valuing yourself so much as it is about process. I wasn’t accepted to NYO until the fourth year that I applied, and where it was difficult sometimes, I feel that the process always contributed to my growth as a musician. Even if you’re not sure if you’ll get in, committing to preparing an audition list — especially one as extensive as NYO’s — is a challenging and rewarding experience in and of itself. I would suggest that anyone seriously considering auditioning should at least commit to learning the repertoire to the best of their ability.
Instagram post 17857407643629905 We're deeply saddened to learn of the passing of Simon Streatfeild. Simon was an acclaimed conductor and viola player. He conducted the NYO for many years, helped found The Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, and worked for years with The Vancouver Symphony Orchestra. We're sorry to hear about his loss. Our condolences are with his friends and family.
Instagram post 18067772512172831 We last visited Germany in 2018, when we played in Berlin. 😎 This summer, we're thrilled to return to 🇩🇪 again. Stay tuned for more details 🌞 Apply for the 2020 orchestra 🎶 at nyoc.org!
Instagram post 17875206568495536 Thanks to the support of our amazing donors, we surpassed our #GivingTuesday goal of $6,000 and raised over $10,000! 👏👏👏 Thank you so much to everyone who donated. Because of you, we can provide a tuition-free program for Canada's young musicians.
Instagram post 18120051496033257 This summer, we'll be touring in 🇩🇪Germany, 🇭🇷Croatia, & 🇨🇦Canada! That's not all: more dates & locations will be announced soon. If you want to take your musicianship to a higher level and tour internationally, apply for NYO 2020 at nyoc.org!
Instagram post 17855002183659960 On Dec 11th, join the National Youth Orchestra of Canada as they train and tour across the country in That Higher Level - premiering on the NFB (@onf_nfb) website Dec 11th! . . #ThatHigherLevel #PlusHautNiveau #classicalmusic #documentary
Instagram post 17864998060562046 Congratulations to NYO alum @bryan.cheng for winning the 2019 OSM Competition!🎉🎉 Along with other awards, Bryan will get to perform with the OSM on Feb 27, in a concert directed by conductor Matthias Pintscher. 🎉Alum Matthew Christakos also won a Banff Centre Arts Prize!
Instagram post 17880690538470932 Last year’s orchestra had a magical flute section✨. There’s still time to give—all endowment donations today are eligible for triple matching! Help us meet our $6,000 goal! Give to NYO on GivingTuesday, so we can give back music across Canada. 🎻Link in bio! #GiveTunes #GivingTuesday #music #classicalmusic #nyo #torontogives
Instagram post 17842841062847752 Our 2017 orchestra had some real heroes – and you can be a hero today, by giving to our tuition-free program, which lets musicians receive elite training from esteemed Canadian musicians, no matter their financial situation. With alumni making up 40% Canadian’s professional orchestras, we help build music in Canada. Today, all endowment donations will be triple-matched up to our goal of $6,000! Give on #GivingTuesday, and we’ll #GiveTunes to you. 🎺Link in bio! #music #classicalmusic #nyo #torontogives
Instagram post 17873144341509691 In 2013, things got tough on the road. From Europe to Canada, NYO has brought the world stunning performances from young musicians. We’re celebrating 60 years of our program. Help us build the future of music in Canada today. All endowment donations up to $6,000 are eligible for triple-matching! 🎉Link in bio!🎉 #GiveTunes #GivingTuesday #music #classicalmusic #nyo #torontogives
Instagram post 17846327281783131 Our 2004 orchestra was pretty colourful. Throughout the years, we've premiered vivid new works from Canadian composers (like Jared Miller's "Under Sea, Above Sky" last year) and shared them across the world. For GivingTuesday, all endowment donations are triple-matched as we kick off our 60th Anniversary Endowment Campaign! Help us build the next six decades of music in Canada. 🎼Link in bio! #GiveTunes #GivingTuesday #music #classicalmusic #nyo #torontogives
Instagram post 18082986511090202 Our 1999 orchestra knew how to party like it was…well…1999. Know someone in this pic? Tag them below! And help us build 60 more years of music – today, all endowment donations are triple-matched for GivingTuesday, up to our goal of $6,000! 🎼Link in bio!🎵 #GiveTunes #GivingTuesday #music #classicalmusic #nyo #torontogives
Instagram post 17902413385403624 Finding some literal downtime after a performance in 1993! For sixty years, young musicians have started their careers with our program. This #GivingTuesday, help make a place for musicians for decades to come. Donate to our endowment today, and your gift will be triple-matched! 🎶Link in bio!🎵 . . #GiveTunes #music #classicalmusic #nyo #torontogives
Instagram post 18008451274267963 In the 70’s, NYO had long hours of practice…and longer hair. Here, they rehearse with Marius Constant, famed French composer, conductor, and the writer of the Twilight Zone theme. Help us build another 60 years of music in Canada by giving today for Giving Tuesday. All endowment donations will be triple matched, up to our goal of $6,000! 🎶Link in Bio!🎵 . . #GiveTunes #GivingTuesday #music #classicalmusic #nyo #torontogives
Instagram post 17861828416604517 It’s #GivingTuesday, and at NYO Canada, we’re also celebrating our 60th anniversary season. Today, we’ll be looking back at six decades of music, starting with our 1967 orchestra. Help us build the future of music in Canada today. For GivingTuesday, all endowment donations will be triple-matched up to our goal of $6,000! Give to NYO, and we’ll #GiveTunes🎶 back to you. 🎵Link in bio!🎶 . . #GiveTunes #GivingTuesday #music #classicalmusic #nyo #torontogives
Instagram post 18083432239083996 Allison Miller is another of our Alumni Ambassadors. An alum of the orchestra from 2016-2018, Allison has gone onto be the Principal Flute at the Saskatoon Symphony Orchestra. Favourite NYO memory: My favourite moment from the NYO Canada 2018 session was playing the stunningly serene flute solo finish to Copland’s Appalachian Spring, performed in Usher Hall in Edinburgh, Scotland. Advice for new NYO applicants: My advice to a candidate debating whether or not to audition for NYO for the first time would be to apply! 100%! The growth and development that takes place in studying and recording the audition excerpts is huge. It’s always better to put yourself out there and take a risk than to play it safe! If you're curious about the NYO, feel free to submit a question to our alumni at nyoc.org/orchestra/ask-an-alum and apply for auditions!
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