YOA Orchestra of the Americas Takes 2014 Artistic Tour to the

For Immediate Release
CONTACT: Andrés Ortiz
Public Relations and Press
YOA Orchestra of the Americas
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YOA Orchestra of the Americas Takes 2014 Artistic Tour to
the Caribbean
City of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic —
In the spirit of regional development and commitment to underserved communities across
the Americas, YOA Orchestra of the Americas will tour the Caribbean in 2014, celebrating
the creation of new youth orchestras, artistic empowerment, and music education in this
archipelago of vibrant island cultures.
Representing 25 countries of the Americas, 80 talented musicians between 18 and 30 years
of age will come together for the Caribbean Tour, led by Music Director Carlos Miguel
Prieto (Mexico), and Guest Conductors Rafael Payare (Venezuela) and Jean-Philippe
Tremblay (Canada). In addition, the tour will feature a world-renowned composer-inresidence, Arturo Márquez (Mexico), recipient of his country’s highest honor for artists:
the Gold Medal in Fine Arts.
As part of its mission, YOA seeks to share knowledge and teach classical music in locations
where resources for symphonic music are limited and classical concerts are rarely played.
As such, to foster community involvement and encourage intercultural exchange, YOA
musicians and faculty will give classes and training to local musicians in the Youth
Philharmonic of the Dominican Republic, the National Music Camp of Haití, the Music
Academy Occide Jeanty in Haiti, and the National Youth Orchestra of Jamaica.
During the 2014 tour, YOA will perform more than nine concerts in eight cities in the
Caribbean, reaching more than 13,000 live audience members and over 180,000 people
through broadcast television from July 5-26. YOA will perform with world-class
international artists, including cellist Alisa Weilerstein (USA), violinists Robert McDuffie
(USA), Alexandre Da Costa (Canada), and rising star Yolanda Bruno (Canada). The
concerts will take place in important cultural centers of the Caribbean region: the Grand
Theatre Cibao, the Plaza Eugenio María de Hostos, and the National Theatre of Santo
Domingo in the Dominican Republic. Additionally, YOA will give concerts at the Youth
Music Festival of Port-au-Prince in Haiti, in Jamaica’s Emancipation Park, and the
Convention Center of Montego Bay, among other venues.
YOA Orchestra of the Americas trains musicians on theoretical and technical levels,
enriching personal development for its participants during the preparatory residence and
following artistic tour. Each day during the Residency, musicians participate in master
classes, private lessons, orchestra sectionals, and chamber music rehearsals led by YOA
faculty, who are principal musicians in some of the most famous orchestras around the
world. In addition to musical training, YOA members have access to yoga, dance, language,
and leadership classes as well as lectures by the participating faculty. Upon completion of
the Residency, YOA Orchestra of the Americas will begin an international tour, visiting the
Dominican Republic, Haiti, and Jamaica.
About YOA Orchestra of the Americas
YOA Orchestra of the Americas, under the artistic leadership of Plácido Domingo, is a
world-class international symphonic orchestra. To achieve the greatest equality and
diversity, the orchestra offers a full scholarship to each of its members that covers all costs
associated with the international tour.
YOA works under the guidance of an artistic advisory board, including some of today’s
most renowned musicians: Yo-Yo Ma, John Williams, Joshua Bell, Philip Glass, and
Gustavo Dudamel, among others. Since its inaugural tour in 2002, YOA has played over
200 concerts in the most prestigious theatres across the Americas and Europe, including the
Colón Theatre in Argentina, Carnegie Hall in New York, the Kennedy Center in
Washington DC, and the Konzerthaus of Berlin.

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