Galina Performs with the National Youth Concert Band

Over the Easter holidays, Galina spent a week with the National Youth Concert Band (NYCB) – this is her second year, and she was honoured to have been appointed to the positions of Principal Clarinet and Leader of the Band. The band is formed of almost 60 young musicians, aged between 14 and 18, who play brass, woodwind, and percussion instruments to a very high standard, selected through a competitive audition process.

This year's repertoire focused on some very challenging music for symphonic wind orchestra, and included the 40-minute 'Lord of the Rings Symphony' by Dutch composer Johan de Meij. As Principal Clarinet, Galina undertook a number of solos, leading the section of 15 clarinets. The week's rehearsal culminated in a performance at the Bradshaw Hall, the beautiful concert hall at the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire of Music.

Looking ahead to the summer holidays, following a successful audition, Galina will once again be performing as a musician with the National Youth Music Theatre (NYMT) at the Leicester Curve Theatre. This year, she will be 'trebling' on Clarinet, Bass Clarinet, Tenor Saxophone, and Flute, for a new musical 'The Boy Who Sailed the Ocean in an Armchair', which will involve working with the Musical Director of the West End production of 'Cabaret', who is the musical supervisor and orchestrator for the production, providing further opportunities to understand the creative process of creating a new show.

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