Community spirit
The NYO adventure is about teenagers from across the UK, representing regions and different backgrounds, making music together.
It’s about community spirit, seeing the best in each other and wanting the best for each other. Everyone contributes to a safe, happy and optimistic community.
Our pastoral Support Team and world class tutors encourage musicians with their expertise and knowledge. When musicians engage in a workshop, rehearse together, create music or perform they have the generous support and trust of the whole NYO community.
Taking on challenges
The adventure is about taking on exceptional musical challenges, sharing a common purpose and working for collective success.
It’s about getting behind the greatest orchestral music of all time, from masterworks to the most cutting-edge new voices, and seeking energy and excitement in musical performance. It’s about trying things out, making music in new ways, and pioneering new presentation of music. And it’s about finding new destinations – new locations, new audiences, and mediums.
Playing their part
We all know that music education is not equally available to all young people across the UK. Our musicians take action to do something about this, taking music and experiences to other young people in concert halls, primary and secondary schools and youth centres.
On the adventure musicians discover they are powerful role models, who can encourage other young people’s musical curiosity and aspirations, and foster understanding, and wellbeing through music.
Sharing teenage voices
The adventure is fuelled by what matters to teenage musicians – the music they make, and the causes they back through the power of orchestral music.
They raise their voices to advocate for young people and their musical opportunities.
Howl’s Moving Castle, string quartet edition. 🏰🎻
An orchestra of 160 teenage musicians will bring music from Howl’s Moving Castle to life, this April.
Hisaishi 🪄 Howl’s Moving Castle
Wagner ❤️ Tristan und Isolde
Prokofiev ⚔️ Romeo and Juliet
Collide tour ⚡️
📍9 April @bridgewaterhall, Manchester
📍11 April @southbankcentre, London
🎟️Free for Teens
📣Apply to take your seat in the Orchestra of 2027!
🎻Reach new heights as a musician on the biggest stages
🌟See your confidence soar
💡Inspire your generation in schools, surprising places and in your community
Apply by 17 May. It’s free to apply and audition.
Phantom of the Opera… name a more iconic opening! 🎭
The National Youth Orchestra perform a special version of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Phantom of the Opera to thousands of school pupils at the Blackpool Tower Ballroom.
Performing for thousands of school students! 🙌🎶
Last week, 4,000 students in Blackpool and Bolton experienced an orchestra, many for the first time.
From orchestral classics and film favourites like Pirates of the Caribbean to a brand-new version of Phantom of the Opera, created especially for these performances by Andrew Lloyd Webber. The Orchestra created a musical experience the audience won’t soon forget.
📡 The performances from The Blackpool Tower Ballroom are on Classic FM this week! Tune in to Ritula Shah’s shows between 2pm-4pm every weekday.
A massive thanks to Lancashire Music Service and Blackpool Music Service for the collaboration in making this happen.
Don’t miss us on @classicfm this week! 🤩
Tune in to Ritula Shah show between 2pm-4pm every weekday for music from our school concert at the Blackpool Tower Ballroom! 📡
Phantom of the Opera,Scheherazade, Danzon No.2 and more! 🎶
‘A Pirate’s Tale’ by 13-year-old James from Ark Bolingbroke Academy 🎶🙌
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