Orquestra Jovem das Gerais in York
Schedule
Fri, 17 Jul, 2026 at 06:00 pm
UTC+01:00Location
St Olave's Church, York | York, EN
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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.
📍 St Olave’s Church, York
đź“… Friday 17 July 2026
đź•• 6.00 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.
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