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Step into a ‘New World’ with the Free State Youth Orchestra

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The Free State Youth Orchestra (FSYO) is a key component of the Free State Symphony Orchestra Company. It acts as feeder orchestra for the FSSO and is an essential element of the music-educational pipeline at the Odeion School of Music in Bloemfontein. Its membership comprises senior learners as well as university students. Interim conductor Dingaan Chabalala, Sinfonietta concert master Francois Cilliers and Youth Orchestra concert master Kefentse Motshabi joins Yolanda Maartens in the OFM Art Beat to talk about their first concert of the year on the 11th of May. Visit them on Facebook for details: https://www.facebook.com/fsyo1/
23 Apr 2025 English South Africa Performing Arts · Visual Arts

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