Youth Music of the World

Nebraska Youth Orchestra + West Boca Raton Community HS in Rome

The Nebraska Youth Orchestra, comprised of young musicians from the Omaha Area Youth Orchestras organisation, appear at the Basilica Sant’ Andrea della Valle, famous for being the opening scene from the opera Tosca. From Florida the West Boca Raton Community High School Woodwind Choir performs at the San Giovanni Battista dei Fiorentini which dates back to 1519.

Nebraska Youth Orchestra + West Boca Raton Community HS in Rome

26m 46s

  • Putnam City Orchestras and Carl Sandburg High School in London.: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Putnam City Orchestras and Carl Sandburg High School in London.

    S1 E106 - 26m 46s

    The final program in the Youth Music of The World series sees Putnam City Orchestras out of Oklahoma and Carl Sandburg High School Symphonic Winds from Chicago. They perform in St. John’s Church in Smith Square, London, a church which dates back to 1710. A fine selection of beautifully performed classical music is the perfect denouement to the series.

  • Atlanta & Charlottesville students at Santa Maria in Portico Campitelli, Rome: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Atlanta & Charlottesville students at Santa Maria in Portico Campitelli, Rome

    S1 E105 - 26m 46s

    This program takes music students from Woodward Academy in Atlanta and Charlottesville High School to the beautiful church of Santa Maria in Portico Campitelli, in Rome. This is a stunning venue for the Woodward Academy Band and the Charlottesville High School Wind Ensemble to perform in. Look out for the magnificent murals and religious icons which form the backdrop to this stunning concert.

  • Cadogan Hall, the LICF Gala Concert - Part 2: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Cadogan Hall, the LICF Gala Concert - Part 2

    S1 E104 - 26m 46s

    We return to London’s famous Cadogan Hall, to hear students from across the USA singing a repertoire of familiar pieces accompanied by a professional orchestra. For most of the students it’s the first time they have performed outside of the USA. This is part 2 of the magnificent London International Chorale Festival Gala Concert.

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