The East Sussex Youth Orchestra (ESYO) is the county’s top youth orchestra for 14 to 21 year olds. We meet during the school holidays, usually at Christmas or Easter and in the summer. Courses last about a week and we prepare for a concert or series of concerts in East Sussex or abroad.
We have performed all across the county, as well as London’s Royal Albert Hall and even at the Edinburgh Festival. For our 30th anniversary year in summer 2009 we performed three concerts in Venice and Tuscany in Italy to standing ovations at each concert!
If you think you’ve got what it takes to join the ESYO, why not apply to audition? You need to be 14 or over. If you are a strings player you need to be grade 7 or above, or grade 8 for woodwind and brass.
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Musicians in the ESYO get financial support to be part of the orchestra from the Friends of the ESYO. For details of the ESYOs upcoming performances, see the Friends of ESYO website.
Are you a member of the ESYO? Or do you play in a different orchestra? Let us know
Did you know?
Many players from ESYO have gone on to work professionally in music. Charles Mutter, a former leader of ESYO, is now associate leader of the BBC Concert Orchestra!
