{"id":127887,"date":"2014-12-02T16:42:49","date_gmt":"2014-12-02T15:42:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.geraldgarcia.com\/wordpress\/?p=127887"},"modified":"2014-11-26T16:55:12","modified_gmt":"2014-11-26T15:55:12","slug":"deadline-for-national-youth-guitar-ensemble-auditions-approaching-fast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/geraldgarcia.com\/?p=127887","title":{"rendered":"Deadline for National Youth Guitar Ensemble auditions approaching fast!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"NYGE logo\" src=\"http:\/\/geraldgarcia.com.c51.previewmysite.eu\/WPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/adc-800x273.jpg\" width=\"584\" height=\"199\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nyge.org.uk\" target=\"_blank\">The National Youth Guitar Ensemble<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0is currently looking for young talented guitarists who have a passion for performing and interacting with like-minded musicians to audition for the ensemble&#8217;s 2015 courses.<\/p>\n<p>If you know of a gifted guitarist aged 13-18 years old, that is of at least grade 6 standard then NYGE would love to hear from them.<\/p>\n<p>Details below<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/adobeformscentral.com\/?f=-xLGP5sLvDWCnJd%2Ac-UEvg\" target=\"_blank\">Link to the audition flyer\u00a0<\/a>:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Excerpts from last summer&#8217;s concert<br \/>\n<\/strong>From the Steppes of Central Asia &#8211; Borodin arr.Crawford<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"584\" height=\"329\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/jWD-IzOPgyg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Variations on a theme of Tchaikovsky are.Gordon<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"584\" height=\"329\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/9EgB-jvd1O8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Auditions are taking place in January at the following venues:<br \/>\n<strong>2015\u00a0AUDITION\u00a0DATES\u00a0&amp; VENUES:<\/strong><\/p>\n<h1>11th Jan: London &#8211;\u00a0Royal Academy of Music<\/h1>\n<h1>24th Jan: Manchester &#8211;\u00a0Chetham\u2019s School of Music<\/h1>\n<h1>31st Jan: Birmingham &#8211;\u00a0Edgbaston High School for Girls<\/h1>\n<h1><\/h1>\n<h4><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nyge.org.uk\" target=\"_blank\">The National Youth Guitar Ensemble<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0offers the highest standard of ensemble\u00a0training in the UK to young aspiring guitarists. Directed\u00a0by guitarist\/composer\u00a0Gerald Garcia, the NYGE\u00a0is currently made up of twenty four\u00a0of the UK&#8217;s finest young\u00a0guitarists.<\/h4>\n<p>Successful\u00a0candidates are invited to attend two\u00a0residential courses per year.\u00a0Bursaries are available to students in\u00a0financial difficulty.<\/p>\n<p>Applicants\u00a0need to be 13 &#8211; 18 years\u00a0old\u00a0on the 1st September 2015 and\u00a0the equivalent\u00a0standard of grade six or above.<\/p>\n<h1><strong>APPLICATION DEADLINE:\u00a05th December 2014<\/strong><\/h1>\n<h4>For late applications please\u00a0<a href=\"mailto: nygecoordinator@gmail.com\">email the Co-ordinator<\/a>\u00a0for availability.<\/h4>\n<p>Successful applicants are invited to attend two residential courses at Easter and in the summer led by Musical Director Gerald Garcia. The VIDA Guitar Quartet performed with NYGE for the 2014 concert season. Other past artists and conductors with NYGE include Leo Brouwer, Gary Ryan, Chris Susans, Carl Herring, Belinda Evans and Keith Fairbairn.<br \/>\nBursaries for the courses are offered in cases of need.<\/p>\n<p>Applicants can apply for an\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/adobeformscentral.com\/?f=-xLGP5sLvDWCnJd%2Ac-UEvg\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>audition online here<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"NYGE Youtube Channel\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCfGXbRR9G6oDopfxQ51ztFw\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>More videos here<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The National Youth Guitar Ensemble\u00a0is currently looking for young talented guitarists who have a passion for performing and interacting with like-minded musicians to audition for the ensemble&#8217;s 2015 courses. 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