Camp
2020 camp update:
Due to the ongoing Covid-19 crisis SYO has cancelled the 2020 music camp and concert. Students will have the opportunity to present Pictures At An Exhibition at a later date.
SYO Orchestra Camp 2020 – 03-05/04/2020 – Pictures at an Exhibition
Each year the SYO hosts an open Orchestra camp for young musicians in the Shoalhaven to come together to rehearse over the weekend and develop their skills, make new friends and have a heap of fun culminating in a big performance at the end of the weekend.
The camp involves intensive rehearsals of orchestral music with our Maestro John Dunstan and expert tutors in orchestral instruments and performance.
The overnight camp allows students to meet new friends with similar interests and be involved in orchestral playing they may not usually be exposed to.
This year students will be learning and performing repertoire from Ravel’s orchestral arrangement of Mussorgsky’s Pictures at an Exhibition.
Registrations for camp are available through this page or, for more information, please contact us. Places are limited. NSW Creative Kids Voucher payment options are available.
“When I play the cello it helps me express my feelings. Learning the cello was not easy at first, but I soon came to enjoy it and think of no other instrument! SJS and my teachers guided me to play with others to make music.”
Our Programs
Orchestra
The Shoalhaven Youth Orchestra is the premier youth orchestral music group in the Shoalhaven. Rehearsing on Tuesday afternoons at the Nowra School of Arts students develop upon their ensemble skills, sight reading abilities and understanding of orchestral repertoire.
Junior Strings
The Shoalhaven Junior Strings is a training ensemble for junior orchestral string players, preparing them for rehearsal and performance with the senior orchestra. Rehearsals are help on Tuesday afternoons at the Nowra School of Arts.
Quartet
The Shoalhaven Youth Orchestra Quartet is made of our principal violinists, violist and cellist. This ensemble may perform regularly and is available for private functions.
School Holiday Programs
The Shoalhaven Youth Orchestra runs programs at different times during school holidays. Keep an eye on our School Holidays website tab, social media platforms and our e-newsletter for information about upcoming holiday activities for music students and concerts for audiences.
School Visits
The Shoalhaven Youth Orchestra visits Shoalhaven schools to showcase both instruments and instrumentalists to the wider Shoalhaven Community.
Instrument Hire
The Shoalhaven Youth Orchestra maintains a full inventory of orchestral instruments available for hire.