India National Youth Orchestra
Music enhances the education of our children by helping them to make connections and broadening the depth with which they think and feel. If we are to hope for a society of culturally literate people, music must be a vital part of our children's education. We see ourselves as bridge builders between various cultures and being the cultural ambassador of India to the world!
The India National Youth Orchestra is a new movement in orchestral traditions in India; encouraging more youth to learn an instrument and supporting teachers by giving them new repertoire and technical advice.
Our orchestra works with over 150 musicians from 12 different states of India - Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Kerala, Goa, Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra, West Bengal, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and Delhi.
The India National Youth Orchestra was created to give young Indian musicians the chance of developing their talents and being exposed to western orchestral repertoire. A major part of western instruments is used to build up a symphony orchestra; solo repertoire and lessons are incomplete without orchestra experience and this is unfortunately not available to young musicians in India. Hence our project endeavours to complement the existing western music education. The musicians are exposed to masterpieces of western symphonic literature and will also learn team work, coordination and group dynamics - all these personal attributes are important for the success of an orchestra as a whole and also add to personality development of an individual. The India National Youth Orchestra also collaborates with the Oxford Mission in Kolkata and the Gandhi Ashram in Kalimpong emphasizing on the participation of underprivileged youth in this project. One of the future goals of the orchestra is to commission and perform new symphonic music with Indian content. The first composition of this kind was the arrangement of the Rajasthani folksong "Pallo Latke".
In the beginning we began with 50 musicians and now we have 150 young musicians who come from twelve different Indian states and demonstrate the unity in the cultural diversity of their country. We see ourselves as bridge builders between the various cultures of India as well as cultural ambassadors of India in the world.
In 2014 the Commonwealth Youth Orchestra invited Jemima Khan (front row, 3rd from the left) of the India National Youth Orchestra to take part in concerts and workshops as part of the marking of the Commonwealth Games 2014, in the Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, St James’s Palace and Marlborough House.
Delhi Public School R.K. Puram - Jemima Khan invited to perform at Commonwealth Youth Orchestra
