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Series Summary
Orchestra United charts the creation of the Hallé Harmony Youth Orchestra, which brings together a cross-section of young people from Manchester's vast cultural and ethnic community.
Chosen from a variety of backgrounds, the youth orchestra will be expected to perform a concert of classical music, in front of a paying audience of 2,400, at Manchester's Bridgewater Hall.
With hugely varying levels of experience, but a similar drive and passion, they will learn to relate to each other and work together in a way that would be impossible to conceive of in their everyday lives.
Through their eyes, viewers see the impact the music has on them, their friends, families and communities.
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Episodes (4)
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Orchestra United follows charismatic young conductor James Lowe as he holds auditions to find 75 aspiring musicians aged 11 to 18 to form a…
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The young musicians travel to Derbyshire for a five-day residential summer school in a bid to get them working together as a team: a fully…
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Having got his orchestra playing together as one during the summer school, James Lowe feels they are ready to tackle accompanying soloists…
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James Lowe's orchestra have been together for almost a year and the most important two hours of their journey are fast approaching.
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