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The Denver Young Artists Orchestra Association (DYAO) is one of the leading youth orchestras in the United States today. It was founded in 1977 by Betty Naster and Carl Topilow in Denver, Colorado. The orchestra maintains a close relationship with the Colorado Symphony Orchestra. Membership is by audition and is limited to musicians aged 8 to 23.
It was followed in 1935 by the Young People's Symphony Orchestra in Berkeley, California, which describes itself as the second oldest independent youth symphony in the country. [5] By 1963, Life magazine counted about 15,000 youth orchestras in the country and noted that they were producing music of a caliber that could appeal to adult audiences.
Each artist-run centre has a unique program, but most present contemporary art by Canadian and international artists, often in combination with critical writing and other public events such as lectures, performances, screenings, etc. The centres have tended to focus on emerging artists and artists working outside the commercial gallery system.
Artists Equity is an American production company founded by actors and filmmakers Ben Affleck and Matt Damon in November 2022. History. The company's founders Ben ...
At 107,600 m 2 (1,158,000 sq ft), the NAC works with thousands of artists, both emerging and established, from across Canada and around the world and collaborates with dozens of other arts organizations across the country. The NAC operates in the performing arts fields of classical music, English theatre, French theatre, Indigenous theatre ...
It also regularly partners with artists and arts organizations on projects and campaigns. Key partners include CARFAC Ontario, Ottawa Arts Court Foundation, AOE Arts Council, Ottawa Art Gallery, Culture Days and the City of Ottawa. In 2010–11, the Council completed a landmark two-year research project, Arts and the Capital City. [10]
The Ottawa Youth Orchestra Academy (OYOA) is a registered Canadian charitable organization [1] that comprises two full orchestras, eight instrumental ensembles for strings, winds, brass and harp. The organization also includes a beginner's and pre-school program as well as instruction in music theory and history through Grade 3 in the RCM Syllabus.
YoungArts (previously National YoungArts Foundation and National Foundation for Advancement in the Arts, or NFAA) is an American charity established in 1981 by Lin and Ted Arison to help nurture emerging high-school artists. The foundation is based in Miami, Florida. In 1981, Ted Arison gave $5 million to launch the National Foundation for ...