Australian Youth Orchestra

The Australian Youth Orchestra (AYO) is an Australian organisation for young musicians. It operates the national youth orchestra of Australia, as well as Camerata Australia, Young Australian Concert Artists and Young Symphonists. It also runs several other activities including master classes, outreach programmes and a generous scholarship scheme. It is a member of the "Australian Roundtable for Arts Training Excellence".[1]

Australian Youth Orchestra
Youth orchestra
Short nameAYO
LocationSydney
Websitewww.ayo.com.au

The AYO finds its origins in the music camps founded by John Bishop and Ruth Alexander in 1948. These camps saw the foundation of the National Music Camp Association (NCMA) in 1951. The Youth Orchestra itself debuted in 1957 at the Sydney Town Hall.

The organisation changed its name to Youth Music Australia in 1993 before adopting the name of its flagship in 2000.

Awards and nominations

APRA Classical Music Awards

The APRA Classical Music Awards are presented annually by Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) and Australian Music Centre (AMC).[2]

Year Nominee / work Award Result
2007Body Torque – The Australian Ballet, Australian Youth Orchestra, Sonic Art EnsembleOutstanding Contribution by an Organisation[3]Nominated
2006 National Music Camp Composition Program, Body Torque – Australian Youth Orchestra, The Australian BalletOutstanding Contribution to Australian Music in Education[4]Won

Notes
  1. Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts (2008-09-15). "Arts training bodies". Archived from the original on 21 August 2008. Retrieved 2008-10-03.
  2. "Classical Awards". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA). Archived from the original on 25 May 2010. Retrieved 4 May 2010.
  3. "2007 Finalists - Classical Music Awards". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA). Archived from the original on 7 August 2011. Retrieved 4 May 2010.
  4. "2007 Winners - Classical Music Awards". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA). Archived from the original on 14 January 2010. Retrieved 4 May 2010.


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