Symphony of dreams
The newly formed Africa United Youth Orchestra is performing at the famous Carnegie Hall, as part of World Orchestra Week. Paul Botes documented their final rehearsal at the University of South Africa
The newly formed Africa United Youth Orchestra is performing at the famous Carnegie Hall, as part of World Orchestra Week. Led by American conductor William Eddins, the orchestra includes young musicians from the Democratic Republic of Congo, Kenya, Mozambique, Nigeria and South Africa. The Continent’s photo editor Paul Botes documented their final rehearsal at the University of South Africa’s ZK Matthews Hall as they prepared for their international debut in New York, where they are performing works by Michael Mosoeu Moerane, Mzilikazi Khumalo, Bongani Ndodana-Breen, and AntonÃn Dvorak.
