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Entry requirements: Entry by audition during Nov for a residential course at Easter. Specialises in contemporary inc new commissions. Age range: 12-21. No of members: 52
Ty Cerdd - Music Centre Wales, Wales Millennium Centre, Bute Place, Cardiff, CF10 5AL
NYOS Futures is the cutting-edge, cross-genre, contemporary ensemble of NYOS. Players are drawn from the Symphony and Jazz orchestras and membership is by invitation only. This ensemble aims to introduce young musicians and audiences to new music. Some projects include compositions written especially for the ensemble and repertoire can include classical, jazz and cross-genre music.
NYOS, 13 Somerset Place, Glasgow, G3 7JT, United Kingdom
Part of the National Youth Orchestras of Scotland, NYOS Jazz Access is a training ground for the next generation of top jazz musicians, giving students aged 12-18 from across Scotland the opportunity to display their improvisation and key solo and ensemble skills. The NYOS Jazz Access Ensemble performs regularly at venues and festivals across the UK and has impressed audiences with their youthful enthusiasm and energy, as well as their mature sound.
13 Somerset Place, Glasgow, G3 7JT, United Kingdom
NYOS Jazz Orchestra (The National Youth Jazz Orchestra of Scotland) is Scotland's foremost youth jazz ensemble. Under the direction of Malcolm Edmonstone and Andrew Bain, NYOS Jazz Orchestra aims to provide students with the opportunity to study and perform jazz at the highest possible level, with respected professional musicians from the UK and beyond. NYOS Jazz Orchestra regularly impresses audiences with their youthful vigour matched by sonic depth and quality instrumentation.
13 Somerset Place, Glasgow, G3 7JT, United Kingdom
NYOS Junior Orchestra is for ambitious young musicians aged 8 and over. This is also the first step of the pathway for aspiring members of NYOS Senior Orchestra and NYOS Symphony Orchestra (The National Youth Orchestra of Scotland). NYOS Junior Orchestra provides younger students with the opportunity to perform large-scale symphonic repertoire at top class venues. Annual membership of NYOS Junior Orchestra includes residential courses in both spring and summer, followed by the opportunity to perform at prestigious venues across Scotland.
13 Somerset Place, Glasgow, G3 7JT, United Kingdom
NYOS Senior Orchestra is for musicians aged 13 and over, and the second stage on the classical pathway for aspiring members of NYOS Symphony Orchestra (The National Youth Orchestra of Scotland). Annual membership of NYOS Senior Orchestra includes residential courses in both spring and summer, followed by the opportunity to experience the thrill of orchestral performance at top venues across Scotland.
13 Somerset Place, Glasgow, G3 7JT, United Kingdom
Our flagship ensemble, the NYOS Symphony Orchestra is formed of over 100 of the most gifted young orchestral players from across Scotland. Every year, NYOS Symphony Orchestra delivers world-class training and offers prestigious concert opportunities in the spring and summer, as well as an annual national or international tour. The orchestra is celebrated for delivering insightful, energetic and impassioned performances of diverse and challenging repertoire, and has appeared at major venues and festivals worldwide.
NYOS, 13 Somerset Place, Glasgow, G3 7JT, United Kingdom
Concert orch and choir which aims to provide an opportunity for like-minded, talented young Christians to perform, and lead worship in venues throughout the UK and abroad. Entry requirements: Application form and audition CD or video (YouTube or similar) of 2 pieces: 1 classical, 1 popular. Application form available online. Age range: 18-26. No of members: 100.
8 Armley Grange Drive, Leeds, LS12 3QH, United Kingdom
Weekly rehearsals. Annual courses. Regular performances. Entry requirements: By audition. Age range: 9-18.
Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, 100 Renfrew Street, Glasgow, G2 3DB, United Kingdom
For players aged 16 upwards, grade 8 plus with good sight-reading. A musical charity offering advanced orchestral training for students, young professionals, teachers and experienced players under professional conductors. Wide range of large-scale orchestral repertoire studied, including new music. One and two-day courses in London, week-long summer school in Edinburgh. Dates: various, throughout the year. Fees: student and non-student rates apply.
60-62 Clapham Rd, London, SW9 0JJ, United Kingdom
Weekly rehearsals. Annual courses. Regular perfs. Entry requirements: By audition. Age range: 9-18.
Junior Academy, Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, 100 Renfrew St, Glasgow, G2 3DB, United Kingdom
Samyo is the National Youth Orchestra for Indian Music. As the only youth orchestra in Britain to combine North and South Indian music traditions with Western influences and orchestral elements, it is leading the way for the next generation of Indian musicians in the UK while creating new avenues for future collaborative work.
Founded by Milapfest in 2001, the orchestra exists to provide specialized training, development, and performance opportunities for young musicians of all backgrounds, who are under the age of 18 and trained in Indian classical music.
Liverpool Hope University, The Capstone Building, Liverpool, L6 1HP
Youth orch combining both N and S Indian music traditions with contemporary orch elements; showcases new music and provides training and perf opportunities to talented young musicians who are trained in Indian classical music. Entry requirements: Previous knowledge of and training in Indian classical music. Age range: 10-18.
Milapfest, Liverpool Hope University, The Capstone Building, 17 Shaw St, Liverpool, L6 1HP, United Kingdom
The National Youth Wind Orchestra Of Great Britain is a large concert orchestra with approximately 75 members aged 14-21. Main Orchestra grade 8, ages 14-21. Chamber Music Course and Saxophone Course grade 8, ages 14-21. Auditions take place every autumn for courses the following year. Residential courses Spring and Summer. NYWO is considered by conductors coming from abroad to be one of the very best wind orchestras in the world.
4 Earlston Park, The Mount, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, SY3 8BE, United Kingdom
VaCO
Concentrates on Chamber Orchestra/Ensemble repertoire.
Students take greater responsibility and get more expert tutor time.
Greater opportunities to explore repertoire that isn’t usually covered by conservatoire / university symphony orchestras or national and county youth orchestras.
Fewer participants on each course allows us to tailor opportunities to the individual.
Advanced students get opportunities, responsibilities and experiences suitable to their level.
Less confident students get the support and mentoring they need.
Age range: 16-24. Grade 8 minimum.
11 Skellbank, Ripon, North Yorkshire, HG4 2PT, United Kingdom
Exists to provide a much needed bridge between college life and the profession. Students and particularly graduates wishing to follow a career in music are encouraged to apply. Min of 4 courses and concerts a yr are given at St John's Smith Sq where the orch is resident. Auditions held biennially in the autumn (annually for str players). Age range: Music graduates up to age 25, music students aged 18-25. No of members: 70.
11 Gunnersbury Avenue, London, W5 3NJ, United Kingdom
