Back in May this year I featured the National Youth
Orchestra of Iraq, http://nyoiinfo.wix.com/nyoiraq http://twitter.com/nyoiraq www.youtube.com/user/nyoiinfo
who were due to undertake a visit to the
USA in August 2014 to join the Elgin Youth Symphony Orchestra www.eyso.org for three weeks of study in
Illinois, followed by performances in Elgin, Chicago, and Washington, DC.
Collaboration with players and tutors of the Elgin Youth Symphony Orchestra,
performing to American audiences and telling stories through music, is NYOI's
effort to reach out to young Americans and share cultures.
NYOI regretfully announce that they have had to cancel their
tour due to the instability in Iraq. It has made it impossible for orchestra
members to complete the visa process that would allow them to travel, though
thankfully all NYOI musicians are currently safe.
They are looking forward to continuing their partnership
with Elgin Youth Symphony Orchestra in the future, and encourage everyone to stay
up to date with the orchestra by connecting on Facebook and Twitter.
Dubbed ‘the world's bravest orchestra’, the National Youth
Orchestra of Iraq was founded in 2009 by 17-year-old Zuhal Sultan https://twitter.com/ZuhalSultan , a
pianist in Baghdad. Now consisting of 44 young musicians from across the
country they have overcome seemingly insurmountable barriers to make music
together.
The Classical Reviewer sends all best wishes to the members
of the National Youth Orchestra of Iraq and hopes that the situation will soon
improve and that they will be able to undertake their USA tour at some time in
the near future.
For more information contact:
Rachel Maley, Elgin Youth Symphony Orchestra rmaley@eyso.org or Majid Al Azzawi, National
Youth Orchestra of Iraq majid.azzawi@hotmail.com
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