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NMYO Appoints New Conductor for Young String Ensemble and Offers Rolling Admissions

The Northeast Massachusetts Youth Orchestras has announced the appointment of Michael Coelho as the new conductor of the Prelude String Ensemble, NMYO’s beginner string training program.

As the Prelude String Ensemble Conductor, Michael Coehlo brings an abundance of positive energy and outstanding musical skills to NMYO. “His love of teaching and performing is evident in all of his work,” says Gerald Dolan, NMYO’s Music Director.  “He will be a welcome addition to our NMYO program and I know that students and parents will enjoy working with Michael.”

The Prelude Orchestra provides NMYO’s youngest musicians with the exciting opportunity to experience their first orchestral playing.  Led by Michael Coehlo, “students will build solid technical skills while developing enhanced listening skills in a nurturing and supportive environment,” states Dolan.

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Michael Coelho, a trained violist, is currently pursuing his master's degree in Music Education at the Boston Conservatory. He is a highly active musician in New England as both a freelancer and a teacher. As a teacher, Coelho maintains a private studio and taught in the UMass Lowell String Project and other outreach programs.

NMYO holds rolling admissions for all eight ensembles including the Prelude String Ensemble. NMYO’s ensembles include:

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- Symphony Orchestra - high school musicians

- Wind Ensemble - advanced wind players

- Intermezzo Orchestra - middle school level musicians

- Overture and Prelude String Ensembles - elementary and middle school string players seeking early ensemble experience

- Junior Flute Choir - middle school flutists

- Flute Choir - high school flutists

- Select Flute Choir - advanced high school flutists

Auditions for all ensembles will be held on this date.

Musicians interested in auditioning for the 2013-2014 concert season should email auditions@nmyo.org or call (978)309-9833 to request further information and to schedule an audition time.

ABOUT THE NORTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS YOUTH ORCHESTRAS


The mission of the Northeast Massachusetts Youth Orchestras (NMYO) is to provide young musicians with exceptional ensemble training and opportunities for personal growth through musical performance and community service. Led by Music Director Gerald J. Dolan Jr., with an accomplished team of music professionals, NMYO creates community connections and collaborations for its young players.  NMYO’s musicians come from over 40 towns and participate in one of eight ensembles offered by the program. The regular rehearsal and concert schedule is supplemented with master classes, enrichment days, chamber music coaching, community service outreach concerts to underserved populations, and a composer in residence program. NMYO is the largest youth orchestra program in northeast Massachusetts and southern New Hampshire.

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