{"id":34145,"date":"2024-11-08T14:32:48","date_gmt":"2024-11-08T14:32:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/admin.nyo.org.uk\/?post_type=news&#038;p=34145"},"modified":"2024-11-08T16:49:15","modified_gmt":"2024-11-08T16:49:15","slug":"nyo-welcomes-youth-trustees-to-the-board","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/admin.nyo.org.uk\/news\/the-national-youth-orchestra\/nyo-welcomes-youth-trustees-to-the-board","title":{"rendered":"NYO welcomes Youth Trustees to the Board of Trustees"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"34145\" class=\"elementor elementor-34145\" data-elementor-post-type=\"news\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-487c2fa e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"487c2fa\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-62d7658b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"62d7658b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.21.0 - 20-05-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>As the UK\u2019s leading organisation championing orchestral music as a powerful agent for teenage development, w<span style=\"text-align: var(--text-align); color: var(--the7-base-color); letter-spacing: var(--the7-base-letter-spacing); text-transform: var(--the7-base-text-transform); word-spacing: normal;\">e believe young people should play a key role in shaping the future of NYO.<\/span><span style=\"text-align: var(--text-align); color: var(--the7-base-color); letter-spacing: var(--the7-base-letter-spacing); text-transform: var(--the7-base-text-transform); word-spacing: normal;\">\u00a0That&#8217;s why we\u2019re focussed on ensuring young people participate in key decision-making and bring new ideas to the boardroom.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>To support us to achieve this, we\u2019re delighted to announce the appointment of two Youth Trustees to the Board of Trustees, <strong>Hannah Rebecca Stell<\/strong> and <strong>Patrick Bevan<\/strong>. They will play a crucial role in governance, strategy and advocacy to ensure youth voice is at the heart of the organisation.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>Hannah and Patrick are passionate advocates for the NYO community. Hannah began her NYO journey in 2015 on the first ever NYO Inspire Orchestra residency, later progressing to become Principal Trombone in the Orchestra. Patrick was an NYO musician for five years, holding numerous leadership roles in the Orchestra.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>Both musicians will bring valuable experiences from inside and outside of the orchestral sector. Patrick now leads the Young Musicians Symphony Orchestra and works for a global trading firm as a Quantitative Trader, following a maths degree at Cambridge University. Hannah is currently the Substitute Principal Trombone with the Lahti Symphony Orchestra in Finland and is the Young Persons\u2019 Representative for the British Trombone Society.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>Let\u2019s meet the new Youth Trustees:\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><strong>What inspires you in your role as a Youth Trustee?<\/strong>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><strong>Hannah: <\/strong>\u201cI am inspired by the energy that NYO generates! I have always been blown away by the power of hundreds of young musicians creating music together. They inspire me to continue to advocate for youth music. I benefited from initiatives provided by NYO and I want to ensure that future generations can continue to gain valuable experiences from the organisation.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><strong>Patrick: <\/strong>\u201cBeing in the orchestra changed my life. I feel privileged to have benefited from such amazing musical experiences and I gained invaluable life skills. In my role as Youth Trustee, I want to help others have the same opportunities. I want to make classical music accessible to as many young people as possible.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><strong>What\u2019s your favourite NYO memory?<\/strong>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><strong>Hannah: <\/strong>\u201cSo many memories to choose from! One that stands out to me is playing an improvised solo in Mason Bates\u2019s electronic piece, \u2018Mothership\u2019 or performing with steelpan player, Luke Walker. This experience was incredibly fulfilling and encouraged me to approach orchestral music from a new angle.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><strong>Patrick: <\/strong>\u201cPlaying at the Royal Albert Hall in the BBC Proms is a highlight, and I feel very lucky to have been able to do this on five occasions. The atmosphere is electric, performing in front of one of the most engaged audiences in the world while being broadcast simultaneously on BBC Radio and TV. Leading the Orchestra at the Proms in 2018 is my favourite memory from my time as an NYO musician.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>Patrick and Hannah join six other trustees who bring a huge amount of experience, across sectors.\u00a0<span style=\"color: var(--the7-base-color); letter-spacing: var(--the7-base-letter-spacing); text-align: var(--text-align); text-transform: var(--the7-base-text-transform); word-spacing: normal;\">Let\u2019s meet the rest of the Board of Trustees:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>Chair of the Board of Trustees, <strong>Chris Satterthwaite CBE<\/strong> is non-executive chairman of Access Intelligence and Zinc Media. He was chief executive of Chime Communications and is the former chairman of the Roundhouse, Dulwich Picture Gallery and The Watts Gallery. He is currently a trustee of QEST and was awarded a CBE in 2016 for services to the arts.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><strong>Lyn Fletcher <\/strong>has enjoyed a distinguished career as a violinist for more than 40 years, leading several major British orchestras. She teaches young violinists and regularly coaches the strings in orchestral music at the Royal Northern College of Music.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><strong>Mazdak Sanii<\/strong> is co-founder and Chief Executive Officer of Avant Arte, a platform that partners with leading artists and international museums. He has also held roles as Board Member and COO of leading online music community, Boiler Room and worked at Rothschild &amp; Company, advising companies on growth strategy and financing.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><strong>Vyla Rollins<\/strong> is an award-winning organisational psychologist, Executive Director of the Leadership Institute at the London Business School and the Managing Director of Rubato Global Consulting Ltd. We\u2019d like to congratulate Vyla on becoming the new Chair of the Board of Trustees at Clore Social Leadership.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><strong>Steve Sacks <\/strong>is President of the Advisory Board for the Arts and has over 30 years\u2019 experience in business and the arts. He has held roles as a partner at McKinsey and Company, the UK Chief Customer Officer of Burberry PLC and the Customer and Digital Director of Selfridges and Co, among many other leadership positions.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><strong>Nicola Brentnall MVO<\/strong> is a philanthropy advisor and Chief Executive Officer of Ajaz.org. Nicola was a Director of The Queen\u2019s Trust and Co-Founder and CEO for The Queen\u2019s Commonwealth Trust. She has held leading roles for Beat and the Prince of Wales\u2019s Charitable Foundation.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fc6c4ef e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"fc6c4ef\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We\u2019re delighted to announce the appointment of two Youth Trustees to the Board of Trustees, Hannah Rebecca Stell and Patrick Bevan.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":34150,"template":"","news_category":[249],"class_list":["post-34145","news","type-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","news_category-the-national-youth-orchestra"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/admin.nyo.org.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/34145","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/admin.nyo.org.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/admin.nyo.org.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/news"}],"version-history":[{"count":35,"href":"https:\/\/admin.nyo.org.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/34145\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":34191,"href":"https:\/\/admin.nyo.org.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/34145\/revisions\/34191"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/admin.nyo.org.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/34150"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/admin.nyo.org.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=34145"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"news_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/admin.nyo.org.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news_category?post=34145"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}