Senior Orchestra
Overview
NYOS Senior Orchestra is for musicians aged 13 and over, and the second stage on the classical pathway for aspiring members of NYOS Symphony Orchestra (The National Youth Orchestra of Scotland).
Annual membership of NYOS Senior Orchestra includes residential courses in both spring and summer, followed by the opportunity to experience the thrill of orchestral performance at top venues across Scotland.
NYOS Senior Orchestra Patron - Colin Currie
Colin Currie is a solo and chamber artist at the peak of his powers. Championing new music at the highest level, he is the soloist of choice for many of today's foremost composers. Colin became Patron of NYOS Senior Orchestra in July 2015.
Applications
Classical Applications are now closed and will open again in August 2021.
Applications are invited from instrumentalists aged 12 and over with Scottish links i.e:
- Born in Scotland
- Living in Scotland
- Studying in Scotland, or
- with Scottish Family.
Standard: ABRSM Grade 7 or equivalent (Qualification as a guide only and not essential)
Visit our contact page to join our mailing list and receive email reminders when applications open.
“An evening of fine music making, showing the remarkable musicianship these young players are capable of. Mixing a grand sweep with abundant spirit and passion”
David Kettle, The Scotsman
Performances
There are no forthcoming performances.
Conductor
Alice Farnham
Programme
NYOS Senior Orchestra ends its exciting year with a complete performance of Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No.5.
NYOS Senior Orchestra Spring Concert 2020
City Halls, Glasgow
Conductor
Alice Farnham
Programme
Guiding the Orchestra through this wonderful programme is conductor Alice Farnham, one of Classic FM’s Ten Best Women Conductors 2019.
NYOS Senior Orchestra Summer Concert 2019NYOS 40th Anniversary
Perth Concert Hall
Conductor
Dionysis Grammenos
Soloist
Alexey Stadler
Programme
Andrzej Panufnik, Concerto Festivo
Robert Schumann, Cello Concerto
Dmitry Kabalevsky, Symphony No.2
NYOS Senior Orchestra Spring Concert 2019NYOS 40th Anniversary
City Halls, Glasgow
Conductor
Dionysis Grammenos
Programme
“An evening of fine music making, showing the remarkable musicianship these young players are capable of. Mixing a grand sweep with abundant spirit and passion” The Scotsman
NYOS Senior Orchestra Summer Concert Th Power of Nature
Ayr Town Hall
Conductor
Catherine Larsen-Maguire
Programme
This summer NYOS Senior Orchestra, conducted by Catherine Larsen-Maguire, presents a programme designed to challenge and inspire its members.
NYOS Senior Orchestra Spring Concert The Power of Nature
City Halls, Glasgow
Conductor
Catherine Larsen-Maguire
Programme
This spring NYOS Senior Orchestra, conducted for the first time by Catherine Larsen-Maguire present a programme designed to challenge and inspire its members with repertoire influenced by nature, sure to captivate its audience. Arrive early for a special pre-concert performance.
NYOS Senior Orchestra – Summer Concert
The Albert Halls, Stirling
Conductor
Maxime Tortelier
Soloist
Sarah Ayoub (piano)
Programme
We are delighted to welcome conductor Maxime Tortelier to work with NYOS Senior Orchestra again this summer.
NYOS Senior Orchestra Spring Concert The Americas
City Halls, Glasgow
Conductor
Maxime Tortelier
Programme
NYOS Senior Orchestra perform an array of exhilarating and horizon broadening compositions inspired by the Americas under the baton of conductor Maxime Tortelier.
NYOS Senior Orchestra Summer Concert
Greyfriars Kirk, Edinburgh
Conductor
James Lowe
Programme
This summer, NYOS Senior Orchestra will make a welcome return to the stunning Greyfriars Kirk for an afternoon performance in Edinburgh. Before that however, the young musicians have the honour of performing at the International Society for Music Education (ISME) World Conference 2016 at Glasgow’s Royal Concert Hall.
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NYOS Senior Orchestra ISME Performance
Glasgow Royal Concert Hall
Conductor
James Lowe
Programme
This summer, NYOS Senior Orchestra have the honour of performing at the International Society for Music Education (ISME) World Conference 2016 at Glasgow’s Royal Concert Hall.
Conductor
James Lowe
Programme
This April, NYOS Senior Orchestra in association with Ayr Arts Guild, make a welcome return to the beautiful Ayr Town Hall with Conductor James Lowe.
NYOS Senior Orchestra Summer ConcertCity Halls, Glasgow
City Halls, Glasgow
Conductor
James Lowe
Soloist
Leonard Elschenbroich
Programme
This summer, NYOS Senior Orchestra will be joined by Leonard Elschenbroich - the charming and deeply expressive cellist - to perform Bloch's Schelomo.
NYOS Senior Orchestra Spring Concert
Perth Concert Hall
Conductor
James Lowe
Soloist
Daniel Rainey (violin)
Programme
The Senior Orchestra follows it's critically acclaimed 2014 season with a celebration marking the 150th anniversary of Jean Sibelius.
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NYOS Senior Orchestra Concert at Greyfriars Kirk
Greyfriars Kirk Edinburgh
Conductor
James Lowe
Soloist
Benjamin Grosvenor
Programme
NYOS Senior Orchestra will Commemorate the First World War Centenary this July with Benjamin Grosvenor at Greyfriars Kirk in Edinburgh. Later on in the month the orchestra takes part in the biggest event during the opening weekend of the Commonwealth Games Cultural Festival.
Giving their all is what I like about the NYOS set-up. With youthful enthusiasm allied to a considerable amount of skill, the joy of communing with classical music was patently obvious. All in all, it was a five-star performance.
Garry Fraser, The Courier, 20 July 2019
DownloadIt was genuinely astonishing that these under 18s could generate so much excitement in their performance… we could certainly feel it in the audience as the orchestra pulled off a spirited encore.
David Smythe, Bachtrack, July 2019
View..a blazing, rocketing and riveting performance of the Symphonic Dances from West Side Story that would have had Leonard Bernstein himself grooving to the electrifying playing of the teenage orchestra. He was here a long time ago, and I will never forget the sight of him doing just that to the rhythms of Candide.
Michael Tumelty, The Herald Scotland, 28 July 2016
Download ViewRecently in Perth Concert Hall the Senior Orchestra of NYOS (National Youth Orchestras of Scotland) started on good form, but later was absolutely superb.
Ian Stuart-Hunter, Perthshire Advertiser
DownloadRecently in Perth Concert Hall the Senior Orchestra of NYOS (National Youth Orchestras of Scotland) started on good form, but later was absolutely superb.
Ian Stuart-Hunter, Perthshire Advertiser
DownloadFULL marks to whoever put the programme together for the NYOS Senior Orchestra’s energetic summer concert – it served as the ideal vehicle to showcase the orchestra’s playing in chamber-like intimacy, sparkling modernism and big, blazing Russian tunes.
David Kettle, The Scotsman
DownloadWHAT a cracker of a concert on Wednesday night in Greyfriars Kirk from the National Youth Orchestra of Scotland's Senior Orchestra, delivered by the seniors (up to age 19) with that intoxicating mix of organisation, iron discipline and the magnetic flair of playing that is off the leash, bringing the music roaring from the page and into vivid life.
Michael Tumelty, Herald Scotland
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