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The Irish Association of Youth Orchestras is the all-Ireland resource organisation for youth orchestras in Ireland.
IAYO Orchestral Conducting Workshops 2025
The Irish Association of Youth Orchestras’ annual Orchestral Conducting Workshops will take place in MTU Cork School of Music from Monday, 30 June to Friday, 4 July 2025. Please apply here.
IAYO 2026 Festival Applications
We are delighted to announce that applications are now open for the 30th Festival of Youth Orchestras in 2026. The 2026 Festival will take place on Saturday, 7 February 2026 in the National Concert Hall, Dublin. Closing date for applications is Friday, 11 April 2025.
Irish Youth Baroque Orchestra Woodwind Programme
We are delighted to announce details of the Irish Youth Baroque Orchestra Woodwind Programme, we are seeking oboe and bassoon players to learn baroque oboe & bassoon. Successful applicants will be provided with the loan of a quality reproduction historical instrument, and receive one to one tuition from professional musicians specialising in historically informed performance.
ConCorda Chamber Music Course for Strings 2025
ConCorda Chamber Music Course for Strings 2025 is now open for applications. ConCorda will take place from 2nd-9th August 2025, Newtown School, Waterford. The application deadline is Friday, 9th May 2025.
Arts Council Funding
Applications are now open for the The Arts Council’s Young People, Children and Education Bursary Award. Applications for the Young Ensembles Scheme are also now open.
Esker Festival Orchestra and Choir 2025
We are delighted to announce details of the 2025 edition of the Esker Festival Orchestra which will take place between Friday, 15 August and Sunday, 24 August 2025. Applications close on Monday, 24 March 2025.
Irish Youth Baroque Orchestra
The Irish Youth Baroque Orchestra Performance Course will take place from Monday, 28 July to Saturday, 2 August 2025 in Dublin. Applications are now open for 2025. Application deadline is Friday, 29 March 2025.
Be a Friend of IAYO!
Celebrate Ireland’s youth orchestras and help to give young musicians from all over Ireland the opportunity of a lifetime to perform at the Festival of Youth Orchestras at the National Concert Hall.
To mark the 25th anniversary of the Festival of Youth Orchestras, IAYO launched a Friends scheme – an opportunity for everyone who is passionate about Ireland’s youth orchestras and the Festival to support us and the amazing work of our members.
