There will be a senior orchestra rehearsal on this Sunday 25th January from 12-2pm. Please ensure your child attends, as this is the last rehearsal prior to our concert in the National Concert Hall on February 7th.
Please download the important information and fill out and return the permission slip asap 2015 IAYO Festival of Youth Orchestra Concert-Info & Permission Slip
Fergus Shiel, conductor and composer will hold a very special once off workshop with the Senior Orchestra on Wednesday 21st January from 4pm-6.30pm. The workshop will focus exclusively on “Bolero”, which is one of the orchestra’s most challenging pieces for the upcoming NCH Concert, and which was specially arranged by Fergus Shiel. The workshop is in two sessions ; 4pm-5pm with a short break and from 5.30pm-630pm. It will be very intensive and the children should bring a snack and water. It is imperative that ALL members attend this very special workshop. The children have put a huge amount of work into preparing for the concert and this workshop will be a great opportunity for them to collectively improve their skills in advance of the big day! There will be a fee of €5 per child to attend – the cost of the event is already being subsidised by the music programme. Please ensure your child pays the fee before 21st January.
There will also be a senior orchestra rehearsal on this Sunday 11th January from 12-2pm. Please try and ensure your child attends. If your child is unable to attend, please let me know in advance. The Sunday rehearsal is specifically to rehearse “Ironclad” which the wind and percussion parts have not done yet so it is vital that everyone attends. We only have a month to go!
All Music Lessons and Junior and Senior Orchestra will resume as normal from Monday 5th January with the exception of lessons from Eamon Cahill and his Junior and Senior Orchestra rehearsals. Eamon will start lessons and Jazz Band rehearsals as normal from Monday 12th January.