National Youth Orchestra of Canada

Summer Spotlight Series
Classical
Orchestra
Jennifer Velva Bernstein Performance Hall
Isabel Bader Centre for the Performing Arts
The musicians of the National Youth Orchestra gather for a pre-concert group photo

Experience the next generation of Canadian musical talent with the National Youth Orchestra of Canada, where young musicians from across the country come together to perform world-class repertoire with passion and precision under the direction of acclaimed conductor Daniel Bartholomew-Poyser. The wide-ranging program spans Anna Clyne’s vibrant Masquerade, Lili Boulanger’s D’un soir triste, the Cello Concerto by Edward Elgar performed by Sabina Sandvoss, Winner of the 2026 Canada Council for the Arts Michael Measures Prize, and Sergei Prokofiev’s powerful Symphony No. 5 in B-flat major.

This performance is supported through the generosity of Josette Arassus. 

Program

Anna Clyne (b. 1980) - Masquerade

Lili Boulanger (1893–1918) - D’un soir triste

Edward Elgar (1857–1934) - Cello Concerto in E minor, Op. 85

Sergei Prokofiev (1891–1953) - Symphony No. 5, op. 100, B-flat major

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