When Iโm inside the music and playing with others I feel a kind of relief from everything going on.
Louis
— Cello
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Together we can open the door to orchestral music for many more teenagers, regardless of their background or where they live.
We’re a welcoming community where 2,000 teenagers push their limits, discover new skills, and enable musical discovery for thousands of other young people.
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Ongoing support through regular donations ensures that together we can unlock the potential of many more musical teenagers.
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The power of your donation
The support of the NYO community opens up life-changing opportunities for thousands of UK teenagers each year.
Our NYO Inspire programme is free to teenagers from all backgrounds
There are no financial barriers to teenage musicians taking their seat in the Orchestra
We reach 8,000 teenagers through Free for Teens tickets and tours directly to schools and youth centres
The Power of Your Donation
A lasting legacy
By leaving a gift in your will, youโll play your part in supporting transformational experiences for generations of young people.
Philanthropy
With your support we will enable teenagers from all backgrounds and different levels of ability to pursue music together in the face of extreme pressures and limited opportunities.
Corporate partnerships
Back teenagers to make extraordinary music in unexpected places and change their lives. Help us enable more than 10,000 young people a year achieve something incredible.
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Our supporter experience
As part of the NYO community, we keep our supporters updated on the difference their donation is making.
There are also opportunities to meet NYO musicians, enjoy extraordinary concerts and take part in exclusive events.
Give a state school musician a fairer chance to shine at NYO auditions
A 30-minute session with an NYO tutor could make all the difference
Meet the young people your donation helps
- Inspire Journeys
At NYO, Iโm able to share my enthusiasm and passion for music with people of my age and inspire and be inspired with others.
- Orchestra Experiences
- Inspire Journeys
- Orchestra Experiences
- Inspire Journeys
I want to open up orchestral music for my generation by taking part in projects in schools around the country, showing young people what NYO is and how orchestral music can be accessible to everyone.
- Orchestra Experiences
At NYO, Iโm able to share my enthusiasm and passion for music with people of my age and inspire and be inspired with others.
- Orchestra Experiences
NYO brings out my best self and allows me to become a better trumpet player and collaborator.
- Orchestra Experiences
- Orchestra Experiences
It was a truly inspiring day to see so many young people getting so much out of being part of this wonderful organisation.
Donor
— Spring open rehearsal
The feeling each and every audience member brings to you as you perform on stage means a lot.
Patrick
— Viola
When you play, it takes you away from difficulties in life
Prince, cello
Iโve had so many comments from staff and students saying how inspirational the day was and how much they enjoyed everything from the workshops to the performances.
Daniel Corrigan
— Head of Music, Radclyffe School
If we were able to inspire anyone in the audience or at the schoolsโ workshops to take up a musical instrument, I think that is an incredible thing.
Alice
— Violin
NYO Inspire is probably the best thing I’ve done in my whole life.
NYO Inspire Musician
It made me feel really happy that we managed to make something that good
Play the School participant
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