We are delighted to welcome Delphine Picovici to the Irish Association of Youth Orchestras Board of Directors! Delphine was nominated to the board at our Annual General Meeting. Delphine Picovici completed her B(Mus) Honours...
The Irish Youth Wind Ensemble met in March for a weekend of sectionals and workshops with some of Ireland’s finest professional wind, brass and percussion musicians and tutors. During the workshops, they prepared for...
Since April 2020, Athenry Music School has been teaching all their groups, orchestras and choirs online. They were quick to adapt to the sudden upheaval that was brought about last year and this was...
The NYMAZ Connect: Resound Remote Music Learning Festival 2021 took place from 17 – 31 May 2021 online and featured Athenry Music School’s Katharine Mac Mághnuis and Sinéad Hayes, and IAYO Director Allin Gray...
We are delighted to announce that Carol Daly has become the latest board member of the European Orchestra Federation (EOFEed). Carol is Principal of the Cork ETB School of Music, is a current board...
Written by Katharina Baker, Artistic Director, Coole Music & Arts In the autumn of 2020, Coole Music & Arts in Gort, County Galway explored different possibilities of connecting and playing together in spite of...
As you may know, on Sunday, 9 May 2021, IAYO held this online, Youth Orchestra Day of Celebration, where we celebrated the incredible work of youth orchestras and ensembles that has continued over the...
On Sunday, 9 May 2021, we held an online, Youth Orchestra Day of Celebration, where we celebrated the incredible work of youth orchestras and ensembles that has continued over the past year in keeping...
In 2021, the European Orchestra Federation (EOFed) will present the inaugural EOFed Award to celebrate best practice and innovation in the youth and amateur orchestral community in Europe. Nominations are now open. The aim...
Applications are currently open for the 12th European Orchestra Festival which will take place from 5 – 8 May 2022 in Plovdiv, Bulgaria. Plovdiv was European Cultural Capital in 2019 and it is one...
