Two New Brunswick performers will be heading to a prestigious music school in London in the fall, marking the first time New Brunswick Youth Orchestra musicians have secured seats at the Royal College of Music.
Amy Robichaud, Alexander Urbina will head to London’s Royal College of Music this fall
Hannah Rudderham · CBC News
· Posted: Feb 23, 2026 5:00 AM EST | Last Updated: 2 hours ago
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Alexander Urbina, a bassoonist, and Amy Robichaud, a bass trombonist, show off their acceptance letters to the Royal College of Music in London. (Submitted by Sistema N.B.)
Two New Brunswick performers will be heading to a prestigious music school in London in the fall, marking the first time New Brunswick Youth Orchestra musicians have secured seats at the Royal College of Music.
Amy Robichaud, a bass trombonist, and Alexander Urbina, a bassoon principal with the orchestra, secured their spots after in-person auditions in Toronto earlier this month.
Robichaud said the in-person audition was much more nerve-racking than the video audition that preceded it.
“My mouth dried up completely before I even played the first note in my audition,” she recalled.
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