NYOS Development

Programmes

NYOS Development

Spring Course	Monday 13 - Friday 17 April 2026
Spring Concert	Saturday 18 April 2026, 6.30pm - City Halls, Glasgow
Summer Course	Monday 20 - Friday 24 July 2026
Summer Concert	Saturday 25 July 2026, 6.30pm - Perth Concert Hall
Age Range	11 - 18
Grade Level	Grade 5-8 (or equivalent)

NYOS Development is the perfect place for any young musician who aspires to become a part of the NYOS orchestra and wants to level up their musicianship. With the help of our fantastic instrumental tutors, NYOS Development musicians learn to hone their skills, master impressive repertoire and showcase their skills with performances in concert halls across Scotland.

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NYOS Development | Perth Concert Hall, 2025

Upcoming Performances

NYOS Development makes its debut at Glasgow City Halls in April 2026, joined by acclaimed cellist and NYOS alumnus Finn Mannion. Featured works include Bosmans’ Poème for cello and orchestra and Poulenc's Les Biches.

In summer, NYOS Development present an enchanting evening of orchestral music, featuring works by Holst, Elgar, and Grace Williams's Penillion.

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My highlight of my NYOS Development experience was getting the opportunity to work with other young musicians from all over Scotland, making new friends, and actually getting to talk about music and shared interests. I also absolutely loved playing in the orchestra—NYOS is such an amazing environment!
Participant, NYOS Development

Applications & Auditions

Applications for NYOS Development are now closed.

However, we are still considering late applications from viola and double bass players. If you wish to know more, please email ensembles@nyos.co.uk

Eligibility Information
You are eligible to apply if you are an orchestral instrumentalist:

Aged: 11-18
Grade: 5-8 or equivalent.

NB: Grade qualification is a guide only and you do not need to have taken any exams to apply.

Have a Scottish connection:
- Born in Scotland
- Living in Scotland
- Studying in Scotland
- Have Scottish family
Fees & Financial Support
NYOS Development Fees 2026 : £1,350

Fees cover the costs of:
- Tuition from outstanding professional musicians
- The opportunity to perform with world-class conductors and soloists at Scotland's top concert halls
- Leisure time and extra-musical activities, including health and wellbeing sessions, technical exercises and masterclasses
- All residential accommodation for both spring and summer courses
- All meals
- Travel to concert venues
- NYOS branded merchandise
Financial Support

No young person who is offered a place on a NYOS course will miss out due to financial circumstances.

Finance should never be a barrier to joining the NYOS community and we encourage applying for NYOS to visit our Financial Assistance page page to see what support you might be eligible for. Auditions are free and course bursaries of up to 100% are available. In 2025, 56% of our orchestral participants received bursary support, and nearly a third of our players attended their orchestra completely free of charge.

FAQs

What are the course costs?

Course costs vary depending on which orchestra you are a member of. You can find more information on membership fees here.
May I apply on more than one instrument?

Yes, but please complete a separate application form for each instrument.

Please Note: a doubling instrument (e.g. cor anglais, piccolo, bass clarinet. etc.) does not require a separate form. However, if you intend to offer this as part of your audition, please include a video of the applicable excerpt as well as one piece of your own as part of what you upload to our auditions platform.
When is the closing date for applications?

The closing date for all application forms and pre-recorded solo auditions is midnight on Sunday 12 October 2025.

For late applications and auditions, please contact ensembles@nyos.co.uk, if you haven't done so already.
Do I need to be available for all course dates?
We expect participants to be available for all the course dates and commit to the orchestra and their fellow musicians. However if you do have any problems with the dates then please get in touch with us via email ensembles@nyos.co.uk to discuss this.

Participants may not be excused for one of the following reasons:
- They have chosen to attend another course or activity knowing that it will clash with a NYOS course with no mention to NYOS.
- Their family has booked a holiday.
- The related activity is of local or school level.
Participants may be excused from a course for specific reasons such as representing their country in another activity e.g. sport, or attending activities relating to further education studies e.g. university terms clash, graduations.

Participants should not book social activities or events that clash with NYOS courses.
Is there financial support available?

No young person who successfully auditions for any NYOS ensemble will miss out due to financial circumstances.

NYOS has a robust bursary scheme that offer those in need support with course fees, as well as support towards travel costs. Over half of our orchestra members last year had financial support to participate.

Please find full details of our Financial Support here.

We encourage all those applying to NYOS to have a read of the support we have available. Application forms for our bursaries are sent out with offer letters for the orchestra in December.

If you want to talk further about financial support, please contact ensembles@nyos.co.uk or call the NYOS office on 07562 481 397.