News Summary:
On February 2, 2026, the National Youth Orchestra of Canada (NYO Canada) announced a restructuring of its summer training program, transitioning to a four-week intensive format from its previous five-week schedule. Previously, on July 13, 2025, The Isabel presented NYO Canada, led by Music Director Naomi Woo, performing a program that included 20th-century masterpieces and modern creative works, such as Shostakovich’s Symphony No. Earlier in 2025, on May 16, Abbotsford oboist Addison Trustham, 20, was selected among 90 young musicians to perform with NYO Canada on its cross-country summer tour. This followed a May 14, 2025, conversation published by NYO Canada with James Campbell, a clarinet faculty member for June 15-20, 2025, and an alum from 1968-1969, who discussed his career-shaping experiences with the orchestra. On May 12, 2025, a young Courtenay-based cellist was named to perform on NYO Canada’s 65th Anniversary Tour, which will feature an appearance at Victoria’s Symphony in the Summer Festival.
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