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A FREE 2019 Easter Wind and String Ensemble Course

Edinburgh Youth Orchestra will host two ensemble courses Easter 18-22 April 2019. The courses will focus on wind and string players – coached and directed by highly experienced orchestral musicians and coaches, Lawrence Gill and Claire Docherty. If you are aged 11-18 and play an orchestral instrument from grade 3 level and above, please get […]

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EYO Has A New General Manager

Edinburgh Youth Orchestra is delighted to welcome in new General Manager, Wendy Elliott. Wendy studied piano at the RSAMD in Glasgow with Graeme McNaught, working with instrumentalists and singers, including Lisa Milne, Pat MacMahon and the Mansbridge String Quartet, before training as a Primary School teacher in London. She is now Principal Teacher in the […]

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New Vice-President

After almost 30 years as General Manager of EYO, Marjory Dougal has now retired from the Board of Trustees. During that time she has been the inspirational driving force behind the orchestra – without her, the orchestra would certainly not have flourished in the way it has. In recognition of the outstanding work she has […]

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Summer concert thank you

Edinburgh Youth Orchestra wishes to thank conductor, Sian Edwards once again for her inspiration and steering the orchestra through rehearsals and three very well received concerts in Aberdeen at The Beach Ballroom and two concerts at Greyfriar’s Kirk in Edinburgh as part of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. We were delighted former EYO member Rhiannon Carmichael […]

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Farewell

We are very grateful to Claire Mackie, who has recently resigned as a trustee and Chief Executive of the Orchestra, as she moves on to a new job.  Claire has played a large part in the Orchestra’s recent successes, and we wish her all good fortune in her new career.

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