Open Up Music | Opening up music to young disabled musicians
The Clarion - accessible, digital musical instrument
Description: The National Open Youth Orchestra is a pioneering, inclusive UK ensemble for 11-25 year-old talented disabled and non-disabled musicians.
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The National Open Youth Orchestra (NOYO) is a world first, an ambitious orchestra launched in September 2018 to give some of the UK’s most talented young disabled musicians a progression route. It promotes musical excellence, supporting 11-25 year-old disabled and non-disabled musicians to rehearse and perform together as members of a pioneering inclusive ensemble.
Some of the National Open Youth Orchestra musicians play acoustic instruments; others, electronic instruments like the Clarion , which can be played with any movement of the body including the eyes.
NOYO collaborates with cutting-edge composers to create exciting new music for a diverse range of musicians and instruments. Our first commission, ‘The Umbrella’ by Liam Taylor-West won an Ivors Composer Award in 2018. This year, NOYO will premiere ‘Elements’ by Alexandra Hamilton-Ayres , beautiful new music that speaks of the climate emergency, a topic NOYO musicians deeply care about.
Open Up Music | Opening up music to young disabled musicians
The Clarion - accessible, digital musical instrument