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World Premiere on Youth Mental Health Day

May 7, 2021 - 12pm 

The Apollo Initiative is a collective of six British Columbia youth orchestras that has commissioned and recorded a new work by Juno award-winning Canadian composer Jordan Nobles to raise funds in support of youth mental health in BC. 
Over 350 students from the Greater Victoria Youth Orchestra, Surrey Youth Orchestra, Langley Community Music School Orchestra, Coquitlam Youth Orchestra, Okanagan Symphony Youth Orchestra, and Vancouver Youth Symphony Orchestra have been rehearsing and performing collectively in digital format to prepare for the world premiere of this exciting and important project.

We invite everyone to view the video which will be launched at 12 noon on Friday, May 7 and hope that you will consider making a donation.
It will be free to watch this short performance on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/user/cmhabc and on the Apollo Initiative’s Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/ApolloInitiativeBC. It will also be aired on the Shaw Community channel (in Greater Victoria on channel 4 or channel 105 on BlueCurve). Donations to the Canadian Mental Health Association BC Division will be gratefully accepted through CanadaHelps at https://www.canadahelps.org/en/pages/the-apollo-initiative/.
 
Here is a link to the CHEK News story about the Apollo Initiative that aired on April 26th!
https://www.cheknews.ca/chek-upside-youth-orchestras-uniting-to-raise-money-for-youth-mental-health-774179/
We are in the middle of planing our next 2021-22 season, but meanwhile, enjoy 8 of our cellists play "alone-but-together" a short suite by Frederick Bye for "Cellobration 2020"
Founded in 1986, the Greater Victoria Youth Orchestra has been producing exceptional orchestral music for over thirty years. Season after season, the GVYO presents a truly impressive range of repertoire, sharing their magnificent music with Victoria's discerning audiences as well as school children at home and as far afield as Haida Gwaii (2001), the Yukon Territory (2006), the Kootenay region (2016).
Guided by internationally acclaimed conductors and coaches, the orchestra provides outstanding  opportunities to young, dedicated musicians. GVYO alumni can be found in prestigious schools, ensembles, and orchestras throughout the world. Join us this season, and be uplifted by the passion our youth bring to the world's best music!
GVYO'S MISSION
  •  To affirm and nourish the love of music in young people
  •  To challenge young orchestral musicians to achieve the highest standards of instrumental competence and musical  performance
  •  To teach commitment, discipline, cooperation, and responsibility through rehearsals and performances​
  • To pass on a depth of musical understanding through inspired musical direction and leadership
  • To foster the development of future audiences and supporters of the arts
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