Hi,

I play the cello in the South Tyneside Youth Orchestra. Its great. We formed a few years ago and have improved loads. We are planning a tour round Paris this October. If you play in a Youth Orchestra please leave a message!

Thanks

I play in a youth concert band (still waiting to be moved up to the youth orchestra). Is there anybody out there who is a member of Suffolk Youth Music? I am a member of the North Suffolk Youth Concert Band, and next year I will hopefully be a member of Suffolk Wind Band.

Wow! I've never actually been in Suffolk youth orchestra or north suffolk personally but i know a number of people who have been. When i was a lot younger i used to attend their music school on saturday mornings. Small world.

i've played in my county youth orchestra since i was 7. i also play in a 4 counties youth orchestra but only 3 times a year.

I play in the;
Milton Keynes Music Service Symphony Orchestra and Chamber Orchestra, Bedford County Youth Orchestra,
English Schools Orchestra and
the National Schools Symphony Orchestra.

love orchestras, they're so much fun! plus you get to want music friends from all over the country/county!!!!!!

tour's are fun too, i'm been to the edinburgh festival with bedford and spain with mk. spain was arpund the time that American Pie came out on video "this one time, at band camp." ironically we watched it on the 26 hour bus ride home.

hornplayer xx

Hi i play in moe school orchestra i wanted to join one that offers residential courses but i'm only grade 5 can anyone offer any suggestions?

I play in Oxfordshire County Youth Orchestra and in the oxford youth sinfonia. oh and our county youth string orchestra.
See y'all at the national festival of music for youth...........??
BRING IT ON!!!!

My 3 school orchestras and my school band and my 2 school choirs
English Schools' Orchestra
Bucks County Youth Orchestra (but only when they need an extra violin, I dont have time to commit to it!)
Slough Philharmonic (youngest member woo!)
Chiltern Camerata (youngest member again woo!)
High Wycombe Youth Orchestra
High Wycombe Youth String Orchestra
National Youth Training Choir (do choirs count?)

Im in a few chamber groups too but I dont suppose you want to hear about that.

Since I'm from Northern Ireland, I'm in the unique position of being eligible for THREE national youth orchestras- Britain, Ireland and Northern Ireland. So I'm in all of them, and my local youth orchestra as well. I love it- I've been all over the world on various tours and played in all the major concert venues in Britain and Ireland.

I used to play in the Cumbria Youth orchestra, i now play in the local youth band and some times get roped into Carlisle Youth orchestra, but not if i can help it!

I don't know how you guys all have enough time to play in these orchestras! I find it hard enough to fit in NSYCB.

im currently in my school band, but i would like to join an orchestra too though

I'm in the Merseyside Youth Orchestra and it's great! Like hornplayer said, orchestras are not only fun, but a great experience for any string, woodwind, brass or percussion player. Usually there is a lot of string parts but when the wind and percussion get the tunes it's fantastic! I encourage anyone who plays to Grade 6+ standard to get in touch with their local youth orchestra and see if there are any places available...

Hey,

I play in the Hallé Youth Orchestra and it's great....I've only been in since September but it's been really fun and I've learnt loads....that's why orchestra's are great....along with tours and residentials of course!

36 Degrees x

As well as playing in the two youth orchestras i mentioned before, i also play in the City of Carlisle orchestra, the school orchestra and band, Carlisle Youth Concert Band, The Border Concert Band! Its great fun and you meet loads of people as crazy as you!

I'm in Gloucestershire Youth Jazz Orchestra...I guess that could count as an orchestra!
I'm also doing the first round of National Festival of Music for Youth in Oxford march 20.
Look out for us, if anyone's going. We're Downfield Jazz, and I'll be playing saxophone
wearing a bright blue shirt!

I play in GCDYO -no1 will have heard of it because I live in grimsby!But its the towns youth orchestra and i play in the symphony,wind and swing band. I also play in Lincolnshire county wind band and NYWO - baritone sax part bring it on!!!

I play in West Wilts Junior Wind Band....Anyone else here play at the Wiltshire Music Centre....

QUOTE (purple dolphin @ Jan 24 2005, 08:11 PM)

I play in a youth concert band (still waiting to be moved up to the youth orchestra).

lol same (well hopefully)a few my friends play in the youth orchestra near me but i havent been asked 2 audition but i would really like to join it maybe sometime

well we've got to have dreams

Hi hgirl.

I'm from NI, but I didn't know I could do that!

Strictly speaking, Northern Ireland is not an independant country. Therefore, the NI Youth Orch is not National.

PS - how do you do lrsm, 5 a levels . . . are you mad?
(Jesus luvs u)

i play in a county big band and a windband

QUOTE (acraig252 @ Feb 14 2005, 12:55 PM)

Hi hgirl. I'm from NI, but I didn't know I could do that! Strictly speaking, Northern Ireland is not an independant country. Therefore, the NI Youth Orch is not National. PS - how do you do lrsm, 5 a levels . . . are you mad? (Jesus luvs u)

I do know that Northern Ireland is not an independent country. UYO is still regarded as a national youth orchestra however. It might not make sense but thats the way it is

PS I'm not mad at all- I'd be practicing anyway, doing LRSM just gives me something concrete to work for, and I loved all my subjects- it was hard enough narrowing them down to 5!

in other words, hgirl is a genius!

no im not!

btw..im just wondering, like if you plan to play in an orchestra as a career during adulthood, how much would you earn per month in lets say US dollars?

QUOTE (hgirl @ Feb 17 2005, 10:33 PM)

no im not!

well give me another person who at 17 is doing 5 A-levels, LRSM horn and grade 6 piano, got a scholarship to the RAM etc etc etc!!!

I play in the South/Central Aberdeenshire music centre concert band and orchestra! It's brilliant and the concert band got a gold award in the scottish concert band festival!

QUOTE

no im not!

If its any conselation hgirl, my brother is doing 5 AS levels, (maths, further maths, geog, history, and physics) It boggles my mind just thinking about it.

lol Im 18 now! yay! anyway, you're too nice to me, im all embarrassed! there are loads of people on this forum (including u!) with just as good and better achievements- not everything is about qualifications!

oh yes i forgot your birthday had already been!!

yeah i am from northern ireland aswell any of u in cbsm?

Hi,

I'm not in a youth orchestra but i play the cello in the national childrens orchestra. It's great fun!

My sister's in the SYO-1st violin.

Anyone else here in the NCO/NYO?

Daisy
xxx

I play in northamptonshire youth orchestra, its a good laugh, but getting up early on a saturday morning is really annoying.

Wow! Northamptionshire county youth orchestra is one of the best in the UK. The leader of the first violins Vikki Moran is amazing! A couple of my friends are in it and they constantly win loads of competitions. Its just so much commitment tho! Its like a 3 and a half hour rehearsal each saturday morning! I'm gonna audition this year, I havent before because I didnt think I could commit myself to it.

yeh, its really good fun. vicki is really good, and her desk partner is amazing as well. You should audition, the rehearsals are long, but when you're playing you don't notice the time, and the sectional rehearsals break it up a bit, so its not sitting for a long time. I used to go to music centre in Towcester before, so I was used to doing music from 9-12, but its still a lot of concentration for a weekend.

I'm in Southampton YO, we're 40 years old this year and as amazing as ever - had a superb tour last year to Hungary, hopefully should be in festival for youth final in b'ham. basicly everyone i know is in it, we have a great time

our conducter jane is the best - no, really!

Benvenuto Cellini!

The problem is that i play the piano and that i live in zimbabwe!!!!

Im in my school orchestra. there is only one other orchestra i could be in and that is the harare youth orchestra.

1stly they're not that great. secondly they already have 2 pianists. 3rdly im not a good enough violinist to even think of going near them with a violin ... sucks hey,


hgirl you are amazing!!! what subjects are you doing?
Im doing IB (Higher maths, bio , chem , standard french , english , business and management) + grade 8 piano +violin + orchestra +singing lessons +all other IB commitments - and believe me IM DYING....

Gosh hgirl that is impressive!!! I'm in Worcestershire Youth Wind Orchestra and thinking about applying for CBSO Youth (although I'm not sure as I will litwerally then have no free time!)

Im in Conwy County Orchestra and the county wind group. I'm gona start 4 counties next yr because Im revising at the mo for my GCSEs

im in the cheshire youth training orchestra, i play cello in it but im only doin it to get some expereiance.

i want to play sax in a jazz/swing band but i dnt no any in my area, does anyone no of anyin the the cheshire area which would take on a 16 yr old gr 5/6 tennor sax?????

QUOTE (cheeble @ Jan 27 2005, 09:21 PM)

National Youth Training Choir (do choirs count?)

Wow cheeble I'm in nytc as well!!!
Shouldn'y you be in Bloxham right now? I'm not as that woould mean missing a whole week o school - not good right before gcses!!!
Did you go to Moreton Hall last summer?

im in surrey county youth orchestra and i love it! we're playing duff music this term tho which is annoying...and my best friends in NYO!

I play in CBSM Concert Band

QUOTE (saxofluteocello @ Apr 8 2005, 08:40 PM)

im in the cheshire youth training orchestra, i play cello in it but im only doin it to get some expereiance. i want to play sax in a jazz/swing band but i dnt no any in my area, does anyone no of anyin the the cheshire area which would take on a 16 yr old gr 5/6 tennor sax?????

hiya, get my email addresa from the msn link below my posts and email me!!!

im in Luton Youth Orchestra. going on tour in italy next year (YAY!) a load of school bands, orchestras ect. i get dragged into. i would like to join the concert band but im not to bothered. Theres also LYJO (Luton Youth Jazz Orchrestra) that in not in but im not really intressted in that but i know alot of good players in LYJO.

Hillingdon Symphony Orchestra and Strings
Watford Youth Orchestra
English Schools' Orchestra
School Orchestra, Jazz Band, Strings
My Jazz band
2 String quartets.

That's the main instrumental stuff...

I'm in the Enfield Youth Symphony Orchestra, I'm really enjoying it even though I can't play half the music!
Jess

I used to play the Alto Saxophone in our local Youth Orchestra, and I absolutely loved it. I only stopped playing in it because it was disbanded.

What sort of pieces did you play in your orchestra kayla?

We did Harry Potter and Ice Castles but I can't remember any of the others. A lot of them were written for other instruments and then we had to transpose them as there were only 2 Saxophones in the Orchestra.