Category: News

We would love welcome Laoise O’Brien as the newest board member of IAYO! Laoise is a musician and producer based in Kilkenny City. She divides her time between her music production company and her...

IAYO have a full-size “Mozart” engraved violin for sale (below) recently serviced by Vegter Violins, for sale at the moment.. The violin has Mozart engraved on the scroll and pegbox and is from circa...

IAYO have a 15 7/8” viola for loan, recently serviced by Vegter Violins. This is a good student viola and is handmade in China and is suitable for a taller student. The viola comes...

In case you weren’t able to attend our 26th Festival of Youth Orchestras in the National Concert Hall on Saturday, 19 February 2022, do not fear! We were on hand to record every note...

We are delighted to announce that we have launched our new Practice Club Hub webpage! The Practice Club Hub contains videos and playlists that were recorded during our Practice Club sessions last summer.  During...

TG4 is looking for performing families to take part in the new series of Réalta & Gaolta. Families (siblings, cousins, parents, couples, etc.) do not need to be able to speak Irish but there...

In November 2021, Musica Fusion sent an invitation to Carlow Youth Orchestra asking them to travel to Charleville, County Cork for a collaborative rehearsal and concert! Sean Cloney, an 11-year old French Horn player...

A year on from my last update and it is wonderful to hear that so many IAYO orchestras are getting back to normal rehearsals. It seems like what we once took for granted is...

Written by Charlotte O’Donoghue New research on youth orchestra participation is underway at the University of Limerick with support from the Irish Association of Youth Orchestras (IAYO). Researcher Charlotte O’Donoghue is currently a PhD...