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  • Monday 27 October 2008 - Friday 31 October 2008


    Music of the Americas

    Latin was taken to its extreme with the aid of artists who are steeped in the music of the Americas. Led by Alex Wilson and a line-up of leading artists from the world of Latin American music, Aldeburgh Young Musicians immersed themselves in the worlds of modern jazz, improvisation and composition.


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    Photo: Malcolm Watson

    The final Open Session provided a showcase of a week-long musical tour of Columbia, Cuba, Puerto Rico and Brazil, building the thrilling and unique musical sounds of the Americas into the students' repertoire.

    Click on the videos below to see some original compositions by the students performed during the Open Session, together with a final ensemble piece.

    Alex Cook (aged 14) - 'Sin Titulo':


     
    Tom Rose (aged 17) - 'El jub jub jubo':


     
    Ensemble piece: Benigo Echemendia - 'Camina y Prende el Fogon':


     


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AYM Exchanging Worlds Ensemble

The Aldeburgh World Orchestra Project

The AWO project brings emerging professional musicians from all over the world to Suffolk; to inspire, engage and perform; raising ambition and celebrating talent on a local to international level, as part of the London Cultural Olympiad in 2012

AYM Exchanging Worlds Ensemble

As part of Exchanging Worlds we will also establish a creative performance ensemble made up of exceptional young musical talent (under 18's) through Aldeburgh Young Musicians (AYM). This commissioning ensemble will be cross cultural and cross genre in content. Through collaborative working and the exchange of global musical conversations, new works will be created for performance at Snape Maltings and regional touring. 

Alongside the ensemble AYM Composers will compose a fanfare for members of Aldeburgh World Orchestra, experiment with remote interactivity and take advantage of AWO mentoring opportunities. Finally, two young musicians will join AWO.

Exchanging worlds has been funded by Legacy Trust UK, an independent charity set up to help build a lasting cultural and sporting legacy from the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games across the UK.