{"id":4057,"date":"2011-08-23T14:35:56","date_gmt":"2011-08-23T04:35:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/soundslikesydney.com.au\/?p=4057"},"modified":"2011-08-23T14:35:56","modified_gmt":"2011-08-23T04:35:56","slug":"the-young-musicians-of-the-awo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/soundslikesydney.com.au\/?p=4057","title":{"rendered":"The young musicians of the AWO"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-4060\" href=\"https:\/\/soundslikesydney.com.au\/news\/the-young-musicians-of-the-awo\/4057.html\/attachment\/awo-3\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-4060\" title=\"AWO\" src=\"https:\/\/soundslikesydney.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/AWO-100x82.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"100\" height=\"82\" \/><\/a>Sydney is buzzing with the 90 musicians of the Australian World Orchestra about to blitz the stage this weekend. All of them have, at some point in their career called Australia home. They now work with elite ensembles all around the world.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0Rehearsals have been full swing and in amongst the orchestral glitterati, are four young musicians hand picked from the Australian Youth Orchestra to train and perform alongside the Masters.<\/p>\n<p><br class=\"spacer_\" \/><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4080\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4080\" style=\"width: 100px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-4080\" href=\"https:\/\/soundslikesydney.com.au\/news\/the-young-musicians-of-the-awo\/4057.html\/attachment\/adam\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-4080\" title=\"Adam\" src=\"https:\/\/soundslikesydney.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/Adam-100x100.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4080\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Cellist Adam Szabo<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Adam Szabo, 22 is principal cellist with the AYO and holds a Fellowship with the Sydney Symphony as well as free-lancing with other orchestras around the nation. He was palpably excited after his first rehearsal with the orchestra this week, which he described simply as \u201cHeaps of fun!\u201d There are no concessions for the younger musicians \u2013 they are expected to perform on just a few rehearsals. Whilst he has worked with some of the more senior musicians before, he sees many new faces in this broad pool of talent and skill.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0Asked what the experience meant to his career, he said \u201cAny orchestral experience is vital \u2013 my knowledge develops with every concert and every piece. Being surrounded by these amazing musicians and their level of skill allows the knowledge to seep into you\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0Szabo describes the atmosphere of positivity and emphasizes the importance of music making in this culturally young country. He is of Hungarian parentage and both his parents are musicians which tipped the scales towards his career in music over law.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4081\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4081\" style=\"width: 100px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-4081\" href=\"https:\/\/soundslikesydney.com.au\/news\/the-young-musicians-of-the-awo\/4057.html\/attachment\/sophia\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-4081\" title=\"sophia\" src=\"https:\/\/soundslikesydney.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/sophia-100x100.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4081\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Percussionist Sophia Ang<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Sophia Ang is a percussionist with the AYO and was delighted and awed to be invited to train and perform with the AWO. \u201cI\u2019m a little bit nervous because I\u2019m not playing with my peers. These are well established people whom I\u2019m watching and learning from all the time. Even if we\u2019re not playing, we watch from the audience and after each piece there is a discussion and suggestions about how to play it. There are so many things about a piece that you don\u2019t realise until you play it\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0Through the concert, Ang plays a range of percussion instruments from the triangle, the Chinese cymbals, bass drum, glockenspiel and flexatone (a metal instrument that makes a \u201cwhooshing\u2019 sound). The Brett Dean composition \u201cVexations and Devotions\u201d is particularly demanding for the percussionists and there are some quick changes required.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Ang is also involved in the teaching day at Parramatta\u2019s Riverside Theatre on Monday 29<sup>th<\/sup> August where she expects to be working with the student musicians on their school repertoire.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0Szabo sums up the event: \u201cMost of us have orchestral experience \u2013 but there is no substitute for the opportunity to work with so many talented people\u201d.\u00a0 Undoubtedly, the value of learning by working and performing with professional musicians is beyond measure and, in the life of a musician, is an affirmation of\u00a0 years of teaching and practice.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><br class=\"spacer_\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sydney is buzzing with the 90 musicians of the Australian World Orchestra about to blitz the stage this weekend. 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