'Post-it' Note Feedback, St David's Hall 2011

Here is the final instalment of our 2011 ‘Post-it Note’ feedback, just a small selection of some fantastic and well deserved comments. There are some poignant messages in light of the violence in the UK during the week.

• An excellent concert, was proud of every member – just compare your standards: of musicianship, self esteem, confidence, power of concentration, team work etc and compare your personal skills with the lunatics who trashed Britain last week.  Well done all. Tony Small

• Absolutely brilliant – enough said.

• Swn Aruthrol.  Roedd hi’n pleser clywed grwp roedd yn gweithio mor dda gydai gilydd.  Roedd y Prokoviev yn wych.

• A super concert.  Very professional and of a very high standard.  Excellent choice of music that could be enjoyed by everyone. Garry Keeble

• Lovely choice of pieces and beautifully performed.  Loved the conductor!

• Extremely enjoyable.  The communication between every section of the orchestra produced a very tight performance with everyone working as one unit.  Well done.

• This is the first time I have been to see the NYOW, I thoroughly enjoyed it and will definitely come again next year.

• Lovely programme! How about a pre-concert talk from conductor/principal players?  Fantastic Prokofiev – brilliant playing from Horn 1, Oboe 1 and Flute 1.

• Absolutely amazing concert – so much wonderful, young talent.  An absolute inspiration to us all and a credit to all your hard work.  (well done Jamie on Bassoon)

• Wow! Excellent – better than professionals.

• Well done. I wish I had auditioned again – you sounded amazing!

• The pieces enabled the whole orchestra to participate to their full potential.  Very high standard of performance.  Most enjoyable.  Fantastic viola solo – made her auntie cry.

• Awesome.  Oliver we are very proud of you!

• Rhaglen gyffrous wedi’i pherfformio’n wych.  Llongyfarchiadau.
• Ardderchog – Excellent!  I found it hard to believe that the performers are all so young.  Very accomplished and a very ambitious program for a youth orchestra.  Thank you – diolch!

• What a wonderful evening.  So great to see such talent especially this week of violence and despair – to see youth united in this way – here to the future. Grandparents of James Ralph-Hopkins

• The Violas rock and the 2^nd Violins! A fantastic accomplished performance.  Thank goodness we know where our children are tonight and long live the NYOW for giving future generations a chance!

• Under Yuasa’s clear, unfussy direction, the NYOW play with a high degree of assurance and commitment.  Well done – class of 2011.

• First piece unfamiliar to me, but played with zeal.  The Liszt was beautifully executed.  Prokofiev – always difficult.  The orchestra swallowed the whole symphony with ease.  Magnificent sound.  Well done NYOW. All of you!

• Congratulations to you all.  A superb concert, all your hard work has paid off.  It was a huge privilege to sit in the audience tonight.  Well done