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The Irish Association of Youth Orchestras is the all-Ireland resource organisation for youth orchestras in Ireland.

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IAYO Pathways to Participation Online Workshops

IAYO are holding a series of online workshops for members this November themed around ‘Pathways to Participation’. These are networking opportunities, with member orchestras that will be able to share their experiences in recruiting and retaining players over the years, along with a discussion forum on the issues currently facing members when it comes to recruiting new players and keeping them involved in youth orchestras.

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World Orchestra Festival 2025

The 11th World Orchestra Festival 2025 will take place from Thursday, 24 July to Sunday, 27 July 2025 in Vienna, Austria. The World Orchestra Festival welcomes symphonic orchestras, chamber music orchestras, folk music orchestras, wood and brass Bands, marching bands, percussion ensembles, Jazz bands, ensembles of various types to join in the rich activities of the festival.

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IAYO Youth Orchestra Collaboration Grant Recipients

We are delighted to announce the 2025 IAYO Youth Orchestra Collaboration Grant recipients. The recipients are Donegal Youth Orchestra, the County Tipperary Ryan Youth Orchestra and Fingal Youth Orchestra (FYO).

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MTU Cork School of Music Open Day 2024

The MTU Cork School of Misic 2024 Open Day will take place on Saturday 16 November 2024 from 10am to 3.30pm.

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Applications Open for IAYO’s Young Musicians Forum

The IAYO Youth Sub-Committee are proud to announce that the ‘Hear Us Play, Have Our Say’ forum for young orchestral musicians, aged 16 to 25 years of age, will be taking place on Saturday, 23 November and Sunday, 24 November 2024. There is no cost to participate. The closing date for applications is Monday, 11 November. Please apply here.

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Safe to Create Training Opportunities 2024

Safe to Create are offering a number of trainings, both online and in-person, for autumn and winter 2024. See full information and register via www.safetocreate.ie.

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IAYO Festival of Youth Orchestras 2025

We are delighted that the 2025 Festival of Youth Orchestras will take place on Saturday, 8 February 2025 in the National Concert Hall, Dublin. We will announce details of ticket sales soon.

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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.

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