IAYO AGM 2024
The IAYO Annual General Meeting will take place on Sunday, 6 October 2024 at 10am and will be held online. We will keep IAYO members updated via email on the AGM and circulate the...
Category: Notices
IAYO Child Safeguarding Policy Updates
The IAYO Child Safeguarding Policy has been updated (by the inclusion of a statement on gender and sexuality in the code of conduct for staff and volunteers). Members are welcome to ask for copies...
Applications Open For IAYO’s Youth Orchestra Collaboration Grant Scheme
In 2024, IAYO is once again running our Youth Orchestra Collaboration Grant scheme to stimulate collaboration among youth orchestras in Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland. (International collaborators can take part too). Closing...
The Arts Council Releases Policies for Music and for Children and Young People’s Arts
Below Allin Gray, IAYO CEO, discusses The Arts Council’s recent policies. The Arts Council has recently released its policies relating to music and to young people and the arts, making a range of commitments...
IAYO Youth Sub-Committee 2024
On Sunday, 25 February, the IAYO Youth Sub-Committee met on Zoom for the first meeting of the year. At this meeting, the committee agreed on the terms for the group and also started planning...
Applications Open for the IAYO Festival of Youth Orchestras 2025
We are delighted to announce that the 2025 Festival of Youth Orchestras will take place on Saturday, 8 February 2025 in the National Concert Hall, Dublin! Applications are now open for the 29th Festival...
Online Rehearsal Guide
IAYO and De Unges Orkesterforbund (UNOF) have created a digital guide for those interested in learning more about rehearsing online via the open source software Jamulus. You can download the guide here in PDF...
Agnes O’Kane Award 2024 | Nominations Open
Nominations for the 2024 Agnes O’Kane Award are now open. The Agnes O’Kane Award is presented annually to an individual in recognition of the volunteer work that they have undertaken on behalf of a...
IAYO Online Workshops in Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
Below Allin Gray, Denise Ní Dhuibhir and Noeleen Hartigan discuss IAYO’s equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI) policy plans, as well as an overview of EDI. Under the UN Convention on the Rights of the...
Youth Voice Consultation at IAYO AGM
IAYO are inviting members attending this year’s AGM on Sunday, 1 October 2023 to bring one or two youth delegates with them on the day. These youth delegates must be aged between 15 and...
