Projects
Calendar year 2023
March 1 2023
WBYO – OJO International Chamber Music Days (chamber music ensembles, up to 20 young musicians)
Up to 14 selected members of the Western Balkans Youth Orchestra and up to 12 fellows from the East Bavarian Youth Symphonic Orchestra will come together at the Bavarian Folk Academy in Freyung establishing new chamber music ensembles, working on selected works of the chamber music literature under the direction of outstanding chamber music professionals from Germany.
Chamber music concerts (all ensembles) in
Freyung, Kurhaus
Dingolfing, Herzogsburg
Freising, Diözesenmuseum
First Open composition calls for young composers in the Western Balkans.
Western Balkans go dance (symphonic orchestra, up to 65 musicians)
WBYO presents the region’s favorite dances, in combination with well-known dances by Brahms, Kodaly, Khachaturian and Shostakovich: Favorite (folk) dances from Albania, BiH Croatia, Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia and Serbia will be arranged by young composers/arrangers from the region as part of the First Open Call for Composition.
Working/preparation days in Durrës, Albania
Full symphonic orchestra concerts in
Durrës, Albania
Tetovo, North Macedonia
Pristina, Kosovo
Sarajevo, Bosnia & Herzegovina
Kotor, Montenegro
Novi Sad & Belgrade, Serbia
and
Berlin (Konzerthaus) & Essen (Philharmonie Essen), Germany
First Partners’ meeting in Belgrade, Serbia
WBYO musicians’ selection process (online application)
Calendar year 2024
Second Open composition calls
for young composers/arrangers in the Western Balkans.
Second Partners’ meeting in Kotor, Montenegro
Round table, discussion, planning, coordination, evaluation of all activities during the second project period, July 2024 – March 2025
Western Balkans go Pop & Rock (symphonic orchestra, up to 65 musicians)
The WBYO will present 30 new orchestrated most favorite rock & pop songs from the region and worldwide.
Orchestra masterclasses & working/Preparation days in Kotor during the KotorArt Festival
Orchestra concerts in:
Kotor, Montenegro, as part of KotorArt Festival
Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Durrës, Albania
Novi Sad, Serbia
Pristina, Kosovo
Skopje/Struga, North Macedonia
Germany (Bayreuth, Berlin, Essen)
Third Open Call for Composition for young composers in the Western Balkans
Music of today – Laboratory for contemporary music (up to 20 musicians, strings & wind instruments)
Working days in Skopje, North Macedonia. WBYO members will work with the awarded composers on new, experimental works/ensembles under the artistic direction of outstanding tutors.
Chamber music/ensemble concerts in
Skopje, North Macedonia
Pristina, Kosovo
Belgrade & Novi Sad, Serbia
Calendar year 2025
Third Partners’ meeting in Tirana, Albania
Round table, discussion, planning, coordination, evaluation of all activities during the fourth project period, July – November 2025
The World of the Overture (symphonic orchestra, up to 60 musicians)
Favorite overtures by Mozart, Verdi, Wagner, Tchaikovsky, as well as some Western Balkans composers will be presented by the WBYO.
Working/Preparation days in Tirana in collaboration with the University of Arts.
Orchestra concerts in
Tirana, (Shkoder) Albania
Kotor, Montenegro
Sarajevo, Bosnia & Herzegovina
Novi Sad, Serbia
Skopje, North Macedonia
Germany, Italy, Austria
WBYO concert tour in Western Europe (selected young musicians, up to 30 musicians)
Orchestra masterclasses and concerts in cooperation with the East Bavarian Youth Symphonic Orchestra.
Full symphonic orchestra concerts in Germany
Regensburg
Landshut
Freising
Calendar year 2026
Fourth Partners’ meeting in Pristina, Kosovo
Round table, discussion, planning, coordination, evaluation of all activities during the last project period, July – September 2026.
Western Balkans Youth Opera Stage (symphonic orchestra, mixed choir, singers, up to 65 musicians)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s Magic Flute in light of its 235 Anniversary.
Preparation and working days will take place in Pristina during the 15th European Summer Music Academy.
Fifth & project closing Partner’s meeting in Kotor