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NYOS to perform in BBC Music Nation Cultural Olympiad
Date: 16/01/2012
NYOS will be taking part in the BBC's Music Nation event on 3 March at the Clyde Auditorium, when they will perform with the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra and Chief Conductor Donald Runnicles, soloist Nicola Benedetti, the National Youth Choir o
NYJOS celebrates 20th anniversary!
Date: 16/01/2012
Watch this space for news about exciting events to celebrate the 20th Anniversary year of NYJOS, including the summer tour with trombonist, Rick Taylor!
NYJOS to perform at the London Jazz Festival
Date: 07/11/2011
Hot on the heels of their critically acclaimed UK summer tour, Scotland’s finest young jazz musicians will be joined once again by the dream pairing of reedsman Iain Dixon and guitarist Mike Walker in their debut appearance at the internatio
NCOS Fundraising event at The Framework Gallery
Date: 04/11/2011
We are especially grateful to NCOS supporters Fiona and Peter Foyle of the Framework Gallery in Troon, who, in response to the NCOS appeal have very generously offered to donate 10% of the sales from their current art exhibition towards the work
Audition Application Forms
Date: 01/09/2011
The audition application forms for NYOS, NYJOS and NCOS are now available to download from this site. Go to the relevant orchestra's page and click on the image. All you need to do is download and print the form, fill it in (remembering to
NYJOS Winners!
Date: 31/08/2011
3 NYJOS Students have come up trumps and seen their talent recognised in high profile Scottish jazz awards this summer. This just goes to show the high standards being achieved by our students.
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NYOS performs at opening of parliament
Date: 24/06/2011
On the 1st July NYOS Strings will perform at the opening of the fourth session of the Scottish Parliament. Our players will perform Air and Slip Jig and The Fiddler's Farewell by Eddie McGuire, Elgar's
Marketing and Communications Manager Vacancy
Date: 17/06/2011
NYOS seeks an expoerienced and enthusiasic Marketing and Communications Manager to take be responsibility for the public face of all the activities of The National Youth Orchestras of Scotland.
For more information, click here
NYJOS performs at Kirking of Parliament
Date: 10/05/2011
Good luck to NYJOS players Pete Johnstone, John Lowrie and Matthew Herd for their performance at the Kirking of Parliament on Tuesday 10th May. NYJOS is delighted to have been selected to play at this important event and we are sure this trio of t
Camerata Scotland Receive Rave Reviews
Date: 03/05/2011
Well done to our pre-professional chamber orchestra, Camerata Scotland, who received rave reviews for their spring concert tour, That Blessed Wood. To read the reviews in full, online, click the links below.
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NYJOS Players in line for top jazz award!
Date: 07/04/2011
Congratulations to all the NYJOS players that have been selected for the semi-Finals of the Young Scottish Jazz musicians of the Year 2011 Awards. For more information, click here
NYOS Unwrapped
Date: 07/01/2011
The National Youth Orchestra of Scotland will be featured on BBC Radio Scotland's Classic's Unwrapped programme on Sunday 9th January, from 5.05pm. Tune in to BBC Radio Scotland on 92 - 95 FM and 810 MW to listen to excerpts from their recent Pos
Camerata Scotland in Mauritius
Date: 30/11/2010
Camerata Scotland are currently in Mauritius, representing Britain's musical talent in a celebration of the island's bilateral relations with Britian. They won't just be sunbathing, with a full schedule, including running workshops with disadvanta
NYJOS Alumni wins prestigious scholarship
Date: 10/11/2010
NYJOS Alumni Alan Benzie from Glasgow is the first UK jazz musician to be awarded the prestigious Billboard Magazine Endowed Scholarship.
The scholarship prize is awarded to current students with strong academic recor
Love NYOS? Tell us about it!
Date: 08/11/2010
Do you love NYOS?
Are you a current NYOS Student or an Alumni?
If the answer is yes - WE NEED YOUR HELP!
The National Youth Orchestras of Scotland are delighted to have been able to provide world class
Camerata Scotland represent Britain in Mauritius
Date: 12/10/2010
Camerata Scotland, has been selected to represent Britain’s young musical talent in Mauritius in November as part of the island’s celebrations marking the 200th anniversary of establishment of bilateral relations. The invita
NYJOS FREE Jazz Workshops
Date: 21/09/2010
Free Jazz Workshops in Aberdeen and Stirling
Are you a budding jazz musician?
Whether you are the future Duke Ellington or a jazz beginner, if you are a young musician under the age of
NYJOS Audience Feedback
Date: 13/09/2010
Audience members at our NYJOS Summer concert at The Old Fruitmarket couldn't wait to tell us how much they enjoyed our concerts. Click here to find out what they thought,
NYOS Strings Summer Photos
Date: 07/09/2010
Photographs from our recent NYOS Strings concert at St Bride's Episcopal Church in Hyndland, Glasgow are available to view via this link:
For more information, click here
Dundee Caird Hall Images
Date: 18/08/2010
Click here to view photographs of our Dundee Concert with Jane Irwin and Diego Masson on Facebook.
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Date: 05/08/2010
NYJOS Summer Tour 2010 - Photos
Click on this link to view photos from the NYJOS Summe
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Date: 04/08/2010
NYOS Alumni Nicola Benedetti Plays the Proms
Scotland's star violinist and NYOS Alumni Nicola Benedetti realised her childhood dream in a memorable performance at the Proms in London last night.
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Date: 04/08/2010
NYOS "thrives on complexity" - Dundee Courier Review
Garry Fraser of The Dundee Courier came to the National Youth Orchestra of Scotland's first summer concert on Mond
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Date: 02/08/2010
Alumni Online Survey Results
We recently carried out an online survey asking our Alumni where they are now and what they are up to. We found the results fascinating, we hope you
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Date: 28/07/2010
NYOS Summer 2010 - Sample repertoire and Family Notes available
Not sure what to expect from this years NYOS Summer Concerts? You can now listen to samples of the repertoire at Spotify, simply follow t
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Date: 26/07/2010
South African Jazz Legend Joins NYJOS Tour
NYJOS was delighted when South African Jazz legend Lucky Ranku attended their performance at Band on the Wall in Manchester and joined them on stage!&
Alumni Survey
Date: 05/07/2010
Thanks to everyone who took part in our recent alumni e-survey. We will be publishing the findings on our website soon.
Congratulations to Rhona Duncan who took part in the survey and has won a £100 Amazon gift voucher in our
Calling all NYOS Alumni!
Date: 07/06/2010
NYOS is keen to find out what our former students are doing now. We are also interested in hearing your views on your time at NYOS and what it meant for you.
We would be therefore be grateful if you would take the time to complete a
NYOS Summer/Autumn Season Diary
Date: 26/05/2010
NYOS has announced all the details of it's Summer/Autum Season with the launch of it's new Season Diary.
If you are on our mailing list, your copy of the diary should be on it's way to you, containing all the latest news, photograph
NYOS' Parliamentary Reception
Date: 18/05/2010
On May 12 2010, NYOS hosted a reception in the Scottish Parliament to celebrate the end of our Thirtieth Anniversary celebrations.
The evening was a fantastic success with speeches from NYOS Chief Executive, Julian Clayton, Chairman
Official Spring Concert Photographs are Online!
Date: 07/05/2010
The official photographs from both NCOS and NYJOS' brilliant performances in Glasgow Royal Concert Hall on April 12 are now online.
Please click on the links below to view the images from the Spring Concerts along with im
The Reviews Are In!
Date: 14/04/2010
The National Children's Orchestra of Scotland and The National Youth Jazz Orchestra of Scotland delighted audiences at The Usher Hall and Glasgow Royal Concert Hall on 11 and 12 April 2010.
The young musicians received some fantastic r
NYOS joins Twitter
Date: 01/03/2010
NYOS has joined twitter! If you would like to keep up-to-date with our news on twitter then search for us, our username is NYOS1979.
NYOS Futures performs in Edinburgh
Date: 01/02/2010
NYOS' contemporary chamber ensemble perform Luigi Dallapiccola's Tre Laudi at Reid Concert Hall in Edinburgh on Sunday 21 February at 2:30pm.
Tickets are just £2 for students and children (full price tickets £5) and can
