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“Make sure you have joy when you play! Do what you love most and never stress too hard, and even in strenuous times, make sure you’re doing some fun stuff on your instrument too.”
Read More“It’s important to do everything in music with a purpose. Practice for a purpose and play with purpose and it will translate to the audience.”
Read More“The best advice I could give would be to make everything as easy as possible for yourself. Listen to the piece before hand, write in accidentals before you miss them, practice anything that looks tricky! More meaningful progress is made when you aren't worried about what could go wrong and that giving yourself help allows you to grow as a musician; you aren't cheating for making something more simple. Also, the more horrible, embarrassing, loud mistakes that you make, the more confidence you'll have for the future. Trust me, I play the piccolo.”
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“Media Videos.” Zuill Bailey 01, https://www.zuillbailey.com/index.php/en/media-zuill-bailey.
We are excited to announce that the AYPO Cello Masterclass video with Alumnus Zuill Bailey has gone live!
Here is the Library of Congress announcement link, which includes the performing cellists names: https://www.loc.gov/item/webcast-10153
YouTube video link: https://youtu.be/sS8VfnVgTLI
Thank you to all of the AYP cellists for participating in this special event and a congratulations to Kevin Shan, Kyle Ryu, and Alexandra Lukashuk for their performances!
ABOUT ZUILL BAILEY
AYPO alumnus, Zuill Bailey, grew up in Northern Virginia. At an early age, he was influenced and inspired by Rostropovich, who was then Director of the National Symphony. His parents are musicians. His mother is a pianist and his father has a Doctorate in both music and education. His sister is a violinist.
As an energetic four year old, while running furiously down a back hallway following a concert, Zuill Bailey had his first "run- in" with a cello. The instrument was broken following the encounter but not Bailey's spirit. He announced then that the cello would be his instrument of choice. The rest is history.
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Zuill Bailey, widely considered one of the premiere cellists in the world, is a Grammy Award winning, internationally-renowned soloist, recitalist, Artistic Director and teacher. His rare combination of celebrated artistry, technical wizardry and engaging personality has secured his place as one of the most sought after and active cellists today.
A consummate concerto soloist, Mr. Bailey has been featured with symphony orchestras worldwide, including Los Angeles, Chicago, San Francisco, Detroit, Indianapolis, Dallas, Louisville, Honolulu, Milwaukee, Nashville, Toronto, Colorado, Minnesota, Utah, Israel, Cape Town, Philharmonia (UK) and the Bruchner Orchestra in Linz, Austria. He has collaborated with such conductors as Itzhak Perlman, Alan Gilbert, Andrew Litton, Neeme Jarvi, Giancarlo Guerrero, James DePriest, Jun Markl, Carlos Kalmar, Andrey Boreyko, Krzysztof Urbanski, Jacques Lacombe, Grant Llewellyn and Stanislav Skrowaczewski. He also has been featured with musical luminaries Leon Fleisher, Jaime Laredo, the Juilliard String Quartet, Lynn Harrell and Janos Starker.
AYPO is proud to be the first orchestra in the Washington DC Metropolitan area to present Philip Herbert's Elegy: in memoriam - Stephen Lawrence". Under the direction of Conductor Doug Martin, AYCO will work with the London-based composer and perform his recent work that symbolizes empathy and paying homage to a young life unjustly lost.
Philip has eclectic interests and has taken the path of a portfolio career, where he has enjoyed combining teaching up to University level, composing, Examining for the Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music for a period, writing for publication, performing, project origination and broadcasting: as well as developing workshops, masterclasses and residencies across an eclectic musical range, for young people and Adults, of all abilities, in collaboration with some of Britain’s finest musicians.
In 1998, Philip conducted a research trip that took him to the USA, to visit the St Louis Orchestra, Chicago Center for Black Music, Indiana Bloomington University’s Music department - to see the African American Archives for Music: then finally Schomburg Music Center for Research in Black Culture. It was through this trip, that his awareness of the need to promote the hidden repertoire, written by Black Composers of classical music.
In February 1999, he wrote ‘Elegy: in memoriam - Stephen Lawrence, as a gesture of empathy, after watching heartbreaking media footage involving a case of a student. This piece was premiered at the first annual memorial lecture of the Stephen Lawrence Charitable Trust, in September 2000: which was given by HRH Prince Charles.
Please join us as our American Youth Concert Orchestra presents this virtuosic piece by Philip Herbert at the Rachel M. Schlesinger Concert Hall & Arts Center on November 21, 2021 at 3:00pm.
Read more about Philip Herbert here.
Purchase tickets to the Sunday, November 21, 2021 concert here.
“Give yourself a break and spend a day on relaxed playing like long tones or something sometimes because it can help you not burn out or wear your chops out.”
Read More“Even if you're last chair for the third year in a row, don't give up. Your genuine passion for music is more important than how flashy your accomplishments look on paper, and playing any instrument poorly and with determination is more worthwhile than playing it well and apathetically.”
Read More“Listening to a lot of music and different interpretations of the same pieces is a great way to become more expressive!”
Read More“The advice I would give to young musicians is (i) to be as prepared as you can be because you never know for sure what will happen during your rehearsals and concerts, and (ii) always pay close attention to your parts as you read through the music because that will give you a strong sense of what you want to express for that piece when you perform.”
Read More“Practice.”
Read More“Music is so good. Explore as much of it as you can. Don't get too caught up in technique or competition. Play music because it sounds good and because you can use it as a tool to connect with other people. It takes vulnerability and courage to give a performance that is genuine rather than just playing the notes on the page. Reject the idea that classical music is the most valuable music and use your musical ability and creativity to play whatever you want.”
Read More“I'll share the advice we've received from Mr. Dunkel in sectionals - ‘Don't be afraid to sound bad; just keep practicing....it will get better.”’
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Updated 6.25.21, visit https://www.broadwayworld.com/norfolk/article/Vienna-Youth-Joshua-Thrush-Places-First-In-International-Bassist-Competition-20210625 For a special press release in Broadway World regarding Joshua’s recent accomplishment!
A special congratulations to Joshua Thrush, the competition winner, Age 14 and Under Division, at this years International Society of Bassists' biennial double bass competition.
Joshua, has been with AYPO for four years, including 1 year AYDO, 1 year AYSE, 1 year AYCO, and this past season in AYSO.
Joshua Thrush, age 14 from Vienna, Virginia, recently won first place in the Age 14 and Under division of the 2021 International Society of Bassists Solo Competition. The biennial convention of the International Society of Bassists is the premier double bass gathering, with its performance competitions drawing competitors from countries all over the world. The competitors must play a required piece and then have the remainder of 15 minutes to perform a diverse program. In addition to the required piece, Joshua played Capriccio from David’s Anderson’s Four Short Pieces, the Allemande from Bach’s First Cello Suite, and the first movement of the Dittersdorf Bass Concerto.
Joshua has been playing the bass for nearly five years, beginning private lessons with Ira Gold of the National Symphony Orchestra in the fall of 2016 after having previously played clarinet, saxophone, and even, briefly, the cello. Joshua is currently a Youth Fellow with the National Symphony Orchestra and a member of the American Youth Symphonic Orchestra (AYSO), a division of the American Youth Philharmonic Orchestras program (AYPO) for which he’s played for the past four years. In 2021, Joshua won the AYSO Solo Competition, the Rockville Music Competition Intermediate Strings division, and was chosen as a Bass Alternate for the National Youth Orchestra 2 (NYO2). In 2020, Joshua was given the title of Principal Bass of northern Virginia’s Junior District X Honors Orchestra and was accepted into the Fairfax Symphony’s All-Stars Youth Orchestra program. As part of winning the Aspiring category and the Misbin Family New Talent Award in the 2019 Joseph and Goldie Feder Memorial String Competition, Joshua performed the first movement of the Dragonetti Concerto in a recital at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC. In that same year, he received the distinction of highest score in the Junior Division of the George Mason Academy Honors Recital.
Joshua has performed in master classes for Paul Ellison and Francois Rabbath and has attended various workshops including ISB Young Bassists 2019, KC Bass, and Bass Works. This summer, after attending the virtual ISB Young Bassists 2021, he plans on playing with the Birch Creek Symphony in Egg Harbor, Wisconsin and in the National Philharmonic Summer Strings program. Outside of playing the bass, Joshua enjoys boating, fishing, and discussing the stock market. Joshua looks forward to starting high school in the fall and to having more opportunities to grow and develop his skill on the double bass.
To learn more about Josh’s recent competition win, click here: https://www.isbworldoffice.com/performance.asp
“Learn to practice correctly, and work hard whenever you do practice.”
Read More“I think it is important for young musicians to play music that keeps them engaged with their instrument. They should definitely learn the standards of their instrument, but they should also choose pieces that inspire them to continue with their musical studies.”
Read More“Keep playing and practicing—I promise it's worth it! Music and orchestra aren't supposed to be stressful; in fact, they were my main stress relievers throughout high school.”
Read More“Failure is only a learning experience with an unexpected outcome. Your wins will only benefit from that.”
Read More“Listen to music. Of all the times you could have been born in, you were born at just the right time to have every single classical album ever published right at your fingertips, take advantage of that.”
Read More“My advice for young musicians is never be afraid to look for a better opportunity for yourself to improve.”
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