Australian Youth Orchestra
Australian youth orchestra training organisation From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Australian youth orchestra training organisation From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Australian Youth Orchestra (AYO), formerly Youth Music Australia, is a training organisation for young musicians. It originitated in the music camps founded by John Bishop and Ruth Alexander in 1948.[1] AYO offers tailored training and performance programs yearly for aspiring musicians, composers, arts administrators and music journalists, aged between 12 to 30.
| Australian Youth Orchestra | |
|---|---|
| Youth orchestra training organisation | |
| Short name | AYO |
| Former name | Youth Music Australia |
| Founded | 1948 |
| Location | Collingwood, Melbourne Chippendale, Sydney |
| Website | www |
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The Australian Youth Orchestra is one of eight "national elite training organisations" of the Australian Roundtable for Arts Training Excellence (ARTS8), partially funded by the Australian Government via the Office for the Arts.[2]
AYO offers several programs:[3]
The APRA Classical Music Awards are presented annually by Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) and Australian Music Centre (AMC).[4]
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Body Torque – The Australian Ballet, Australian Youth Orchestra, Sonic Art Ensemble | Outstanding Contribution by an Organisation[5] | Nominated |
| 2006 National Music Camp Composition Program, Body Torque – Australian Youth Orchestra, The Australian Ballet | Outstanding Contribution to Australian Music in Education[6] | Won |
The ARIA Music Awards is an annual awards ceremony that recognises excellence, innovation, and achievement across all genres of Australian music. They commenced in 1987.
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Australia Day / Child of Australia (with Sydney Symphony Orchestra, Joan Carden & John Howard) | Best Classical Album | Nominated | [7] |
| 1990 | Works of Koehne, Stravinsky, Messiaen, Ravel | Nominated |
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