FREE CONCERT: Orquestra Jovem das Gerais in Edinburgh

Experience the vibrant energy and colour of Brazilian music with Orquestra Jovem das Gerais an outstanding youth orchestra from Minas Gerais
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FREE CONCERT! 🎶🎻

Experience the vibrant energy and colour of Brazilian music with Orquestra Jovem das Gerais, an outstanding youth orchestra from Minas Gerais, Brazil. Blending classical masterworks with Brazilian folk and popular traditions, this exciting programme brings together samba, choro, baião, tango, and orchestral favourites.

📍 Greyfriars Kirk, Edinburgh

📅 Sunday 19 July 2026

🕕 5.00 PM

🎟 FREE ENTRY

Conductor: Renato Almeida

Repertoire includes:

Libertango – Astor Piazzolla

Garota de Ipanema – Antônio Carlos Jobim

Aquarela do Brasil – Ary Barroso

O Trenzinho do Caipira – Villa-Lobos

Mourão – César Guerra-Peixe

Waltz No. 2 – Shostakovich

Méditation – Massenet

Ave Verum Corpus – Mozart

Founded with the mission of transforming lives through music, Orquestra Jovem das Gerais brings together talented young musicians from diverse backgrounds, offering high-level orchestral training alongside meaningful performance opportunities. The orchestra has become an important cultural force in Minas Gerais, championing access to classical music while celebrating Brazil’s rich musical heritage.

Alongside its vibrant concert work, the orchestra plays a vital social and educational role through workshops, outreach performances, and partnerships that help widen access to music education and artistic opportunity for young people.