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Derby & Derbyshire Youth Orchestras: February Concert

The Derby & Derbyshire Schools' Orchestra (DDSO) and Derbyshire City & County Youth Orchestra (CCYO) are two large ensembles for talented orchestral musicians

DDMP logoThe City & County Youth Orchestra and the intermediate-level Derby & Derbyshire Schools' Orchestra bring together many of the most talented young musicians from schools and music centres across the city and county. 

This concert is a culmination of a three-day residential course for both ensembles at the Hayes Conference Centre.

Programme to include

Derby & Derbyshire Schools Orchestra (DDSO)

Beethoven Egmont Overture
Smetana Polka from The Bartered Bride
Smetana Vlatava from Ma Vlast
Mancini Mancini Memories

Verónica Urrego Conductor

City & County Youth Orchestra (CCYO)

Ratavaara Cantus Arcticus "Concerto for Birds and Orchestra"
Sibelius
Karelia Suite
Shostakovich 
Festive Overture

Peter Stark Conductor

Event details

  • Tuesday 20 February 2024
    7.30pm concert starts, 7.00pm doors open
  • Derby Reach
    Riverside Court, Derby DE24 8HY
  • Tickets
    Tickets are currently only being offered to families of the orchestra due to limited capacity of the venue. 

More about the City & County Ensembles

Four county-level large ensembles for higher achieving young instrumentalists and singers in Derby and Derbyshire
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