The Creative Ireland Programme has announced details of the Creative Youth Conference 2021. The conference – ‘Creativity: the connection to our future, now’ – will be hosted online and will comprise three separate events...
It has been a year since I last wrote a piece for Newsnotes and it is hard to know where to start… Firstly I’d like to acknowledge what a difficult time it has been...
As we mark the one-year anniversary of the arrival of Covid-19 to Ireland, which completely disrupted our lives and music playing, we take a look at how we have kept the music going –...
We are proud and impressed with how our members and friends have come up with innovative ways to keep their orchestras engaged these past 12 months. It is very important to remember the benefits...
Galway Music Residency has reimagined its long-standing Apprentice Ensemble programme to focus on remote learning and will trial a one-semester pilot programme this spring. They are delighted to be working closely with local music...
Our 26th Festival of Youth Orchestras was due to be held on Saturday, 13 February 2021 but, unfortunately, we couldn’t have our usual get-together in the National Concert Hall. At IAYO we really want...
As the ConCorda Christmas Stocking Filler came to a close just before New Year’s Eve, the participants and young musicians created a little musical souvenir to ring in the New Year! The recording of...
From an anonymous donation to IAYO and following a complete refurbishment, this early 1900’s French violin has been lovingly restored to its past glory by Hugo Vegter (String Instrument Specialist) based in Cork City....
Here at the Irish Association of Youth Orchestras, amidst the strangeness of 2020, we still had an enjoyable and musically productive year which would not have been possible if it wasn’t for the young...
Minding Creative Minds with support from Department of Culture, Arts, Media, Tourism, Sport and the Gaeltacht and other partners is an organisation established to offer a free 24/7 wellbeing & support programme for the...
