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West Cork Chamber Music Young Composers Competition

The West Cork Chamber Music Young Composers’ Competition is open for entries from Irish and Irish-resident composers under 35. Submissions must be scored for string quartet (2 violins, 1 viola, and 1 cello) with a...

Young People, Children, and Education Bursary Award

Applications are now open for the The Arts Council’s Young People, Children and Education Bursary Award. The Award supports the professional development of artists by enabling them to spend time developing their practice. The...

IAYO Forum for Young Orchestral Musicians

The IAYO Youth Sub-Committee, supported with funding from the European Youth Foundation of the Council of Europe, are proud to announce that the ‘Hear Us Play, Have Our Say’ forum for young orchestral musicians,...

IAYO Youth Work Updates

Below Allin Gray, IAYO CEO and Rachel Dunne Lambe, IAYO Youth Participation Officer, discuss the exciting developments in IAYO youth work. We are delighted to announce that IAYO has received funding from the Department...

Inclusive Music Ensemble

Hugh McCarthy, senior lecturer at MTU Cork School of Music in music technology writes below about the Inclusive Music Ensemble. The Inclusive Music Ensemble (IME) performance group and college courses commenced in late 2021....

NYCI SPARK Youth Arts Festival 2025

The National Youth Council of Ireland (NYCI) are delighted to announce that the SPARK Youth Arts Festival 2025 will take place from February 24 until 1 March 2025. SPARK Youth Arts Festival is a...