>> ADIA: WITH THE MANY GUITARS, BANJOS, AND BASSES THAT HAVE APPEARED IN ALMANAC'S STUDIO "B," IT'S ABOUT TIME WE HEAR FROM SOME OTHER STRINGED INSTRUMENTS.

QUARTET SELENE JOINS US FROM THE GREATER TWIN CITIES YOUTH SYMPHONIES -- OR G.T.C.Y.S.

-- WHO IN JUST A FEW WEEKS WILL BE TOURING NEW ZEALAND AND AUSTRALIA.

HERE TO TALK ABOUT THE TOUR AND NEXT WEEK'S SEND OFF CONCERT IS G.T.C.Y.S.

ARTISTIC DIRECTOR MARK RUSSELL SMITH.

THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.

>> THANK YOU SOICH.

SO MUCH.

GREAT TO BE HERE.

>> SO THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THAT ANYONE FROM G.T.C.Y.S.

HAS BEEN ON "ALMANAC."

>> IT'S HARD TO FIT AN ORCHESTRA IN THE STUDIO.

BUT THERE'S ONE NEXT DOOR I IN NOTICED.

>> HOW MANY FOLKS ARE IN?

>> THE WHOLE PROGRAM HAS ABOUT 1300 STUDENTS.

THE GROUP THAT'S TOURING US AUSTRALIA IS 120.

SO IT'S STILL A VERY, VERY BIG ORCHESTRA.

THAT'S A LOT OF PEOPLE TO TRAVEL WITH.

>> YEAH, HOW MANY FOLKS ARE SUPPORTING THE ORCHESTRA?

>> WELL, COMMUNITY WISE, MANY, MANY, MANY, AND WE HAVE WONDERFUL DONORS AND SUPPORTERS.

THERE WILL BE 14 ADULTS, CHAPERONES, TRYING TO MANAGE ALL THAT.

SO IT'S A BIG COMPLICATED THING.

BUT VERY WELL PLANNED.

>> AND SO YOU'RE GOING TO NEW ZEALAND AND AUSTRALIA WHICH I AM SO ENVIOUS OF.

WHAT ARE SOME OF THE STOPS YOU'RE GOING TO HIT?

>> FIRST IS AUCKLAND, WELL, AND WE'RE SEEING NEW ZEALAND, AND THEN WE'RE SEEING HOBBITON, BUT WE PLAY A CONCERT IN AUCKLAND WITH THE AUCKLAND YOUTH ORCHESTRA, AND THEN WE HAVE TWO CONCERTS?

SYDNEY, ONE AT THE CONSERVATORY THERE, AND THEN OF COURSE THE SYDNEY OPERA HOUSE IS THE CROWN JEWEL.

AND SO THAT'LL BE JUST -- IT'S A GRAIL THRILL FOR ALL OF US AND ESPECIALLY FOR THE STUDENTS OF COURSE.

>> WONDERFUL.

SO WHO DO WE HAVE HERE TONIGHT?

>> WE HAVE THE QUARTET SELENE.

THEY ARE MEMBERS OF THE G.T.C.Y.S., OF THE ORCHESTRA THAT'S ON TOUR.

FOUR INCREDIBLE STRING PLAYERS, THEY'RE PLAYING HAYDN.

JUST KEEP IN MIND, THESE ARE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS WHO ARE JUST PLAYING ON A WORLD-CLASS LEVEL.

>> YEAH, I BELIEVE IT.

YOU HAVE ONE CONCERT COMING UP BEFORE THE TOUR.

>> RIGHT, ON THURSDAY, ON JUNE N CONCERT HALL IS OUR SENDOFF CONCERT.

YOU'LL HEAR THE ENTIRE TOUR PROGRAM AND IT'LL BE VERY, VERY EXCITING.

THE ORCHESTRA IS SOUNDING FANTASTIC AND THESE STUDENTS WHO ARE AGED BASICALLY 12 TO 18 ARE PLAYING 18 ARE PLAYI PLAYING SPECTACULAY WELL.

>> ALREADY, LET'S HEAR FROM QUARTET SELENE.

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