SCO YOUTH ACADEMY ANNOUNCED AT SCO SEASON LAUNCH
Sundays 1 - 29 November 2020, 2 - 5pm | Edinburgh
Scottish Chamber Orchestra (SCO) yesterday announced its 2020-21 season in Edinburgh & Glasgow, the second with Principal Conductor Maxim Emelyanychev. Following a hugely successful first year together and the extension of his contract with the SCO until 2025, Emelyanychev joins the Orchestra for seven programmes, demonstrating the extraordinary talent of the young musician and the fruitfulness of their musical partnership.
Highlights of the season include the world premiere of Karine Polwart & Pippa Murphy’s If you See Me, Weep which explores climate change, directed by violinist Pekka Kuusisto; three world premieres from Associate Composer Anna Clyne; and the launch of the SCO Youth Academy in Autumn 2020 – a new youth orchestra for school-aged musicians developed in partnership between the SCO and St Mary’s Music School.
The SCO are joined throughout the season by a host of internationally acclaimed artists throughout the season – including violinists Nicola Benedetti and Lisa Batiashvilli, baritone Roderick Williams, and saxophonist Jess Gillam -alongside solo appearances from SCO Principals.
About SCO Youth Academy
Developed in partnership between the Scottish Chamber Orchestra and St Mary’s Music School, the SCO Youth Academy launches in Autumn 2020. It is a new, unique and distinct youth orchestra for school-aged musicians, who will work with top professionals over a series of Sunday afternoon sessions in the centre of Edinburgh. Designed to enhance and complement existing provision, it builds on the success of the SCO String Academy (launched 2019) and the SCO Wind Academy (launched 2020) and aims to enhance musical learning in a welcoming environment.
Conducted by SCO violinist Gordon Bragg and tutored by SCO musicians, the SCO Youth Academy is open to aspiring school-aged orchestral musicians who have reached Grade 6+ and who are able to commit to a series of sessions. Applications open in April.
Find out more about the SCO Youth Academy on our Events page.