{"id":25267,"date":"2023-09-03T20:20:29","date_gmt":"2023-09-03T20:20:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/admin.nyo.org.uk\/?post_type=stories&#038;p=25267"},"modified":"2023-09-13T08:27:06","modified_gmt":"2023-09-13T08:27:06","slug":"eleanor-curson-trombone","status":"publish","type":"stories","link":"https:\/\/admin.nyo.org.uk\/stories\/orchestra-experiences\/eleanor-curson-trombone","title":{"rendered":"Ellie, Trombone"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"25267\" class=\"elementor elementor-25267\" data-elementor-post-type=\"stories\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-03128cd e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"03128cd\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;container_type&quot;:&quot;flex&quot;,&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\" data-core-v316-plus=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f8f52cf elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f8f52cf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.18.0 - 20-12-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p>Being part of the audience at NYO\u2019s \u2018Run Riot\u2019 concert in 2022 encouraged Ellie to audition for the NYO Orchestra. 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