Nottingham Youth Orchestra – Winter Concert 2025

Nottingham Youth Jazz Orchestra

Conductor

Ben Lee / Tony Farrell

Programme notes

We are thrilled to present to you Nottingham Youth Jazz Orchestra (NYJO), a group of exceptionally talented young musicians who will take you on a journey through the rich and soulful world of jazz. NYJO perform in the bar before the start of the concert and again during the Interval.

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Orchestra

NYJO

Electric Guitar
Toby Aldridge

Electric Bass
Rebecca Stavrinides
Josh Bird
Matthew Rhodes

Drums
Finlay Bird
Mrinal Bhargava

Alto Sax
Willem Knights
Reuben Paterson
Emma Rhodes
Emmie Davis
Cassie Egan
Lawrence Bungay

Tenor Sax         
Isabelle Hoban
Matthew Rhodes
Kitty Haworth

Flute
Tabitha Kumar
Sophie McIntyre

Trumpet
Thomas Moran
Dylan Siew Grainger
Owen Weinberg
Charlotte Simmonds
Amelie Jelnicki
Elliot Haworth

Trombone
James Crane
Dexter Kay
Bella Dobson

Piano
Jack Barron
Joe Moran

Tutor Thanks

Ben Lee
Tony Farrell

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
NYO would like to thank the Danny Morris Memorial Trust Fund for their support.

Peter Horril Scholarship
We are very grateful to the Horril family for their donation in memory of Peter Horril. Peter was a local schoolmaster and music lover.

Donation of Paxman Series 4 French Horn
Families of NYO members may be aware that we have bursaries available which provide financial support towards membership fees, trips and instrumental tuition. What is perhaps less well known is NYO also has a number of musical instruments available on loan, again to support NYO members based on genuine need. 

In 2023 NYO was fortunate to receive a brand new Paxman Series 4 French Horn which is an excellent student level instrument donated by the Bob Paxman Young Horn Players Fund and supplied by Paxman Musical Instruments Ltd. This horn is being used by a student at today’s concert alongside a few other instruments which NYO is able to offer on loan to students during their membership of NYO.

Friends of NYO
Prof & Mrs D F Brailsford
Mr & Mrs A Foster
Mr R Hammond
Mr & Mrs Hands
Professor S & Mrs H Hodkinson
Mrs F Keetley
Mrs Emily Kenefeck
Mr & Mrs A MacDiarmid
Mrs Elisabeth Mills
Mr & Mrs R Nicolle
Mr & Mrs A C Powell
Prof & Dr Polnay
Mr & Mrs K Pryer
Mr & Mrs R Skinner
Drs A & M D Smith
Mr H & Mrs E Watkinson
Mrs Witcombe

French Horn Chair - In memory of Don and Betty Adamson
Double Bass Chair - In memory of Corin Long and Pam Thomas