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AYO Orchestral Career Development

Aimed at young musicians on the cusp of their professional career, the AYO Orchestral Career Development programs act as a springboard for those wanting to pursue performance at an elite level, providing participants with the skills to establish a diverse and successful career in music.

What’s involved?

This exciting program gives participants the opportunity to receive valuable one-on-one mentoring from a member of a professional orchestra. Your mentor will guide you through a range of focus areas such as audition preparation, as well as providing unique coaching in concerto and excerpt workshops. This mentorship will help participants refine the skills and knowledge they need to enter the rich world of professional orchestral music. The program will culminate in a casual audition for one of Australia’s state orchestras.

Meet Phoebe and Hayasa, two participants in the AYO Orchestral Development program in 2019! These two young musicians took part in the MSO Fellowship, receiving coaching from musicians of the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra before doing a casual audition for MSO at the culmination of the program. Hear about their experience in this article. Read more.

MSO Fellowships

When

21–29 August 2022

Where

Melbourne

ASO Fellowships

Where

9–15 May 2022

Where

Adelaide

Cost

$ 515 per fellowship

AYO will arrange and cover all travel, instrument freight, meals and accommodation costs associated with the program.

Eligibility

18–25 years inclusive as at 1 January 2022

ASO Fellowships: limited places are available for violin, viola, cello, double bass, flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon and horn players. Previous participants of the program are ineligible to apply.

MSO Fellowships: limited places are available for violin, viola, cello and double bass. Previous participants of the program are ineligible to apply.

AYO’s 2022 programs have been designed to ensure the safety and wellbeing of our participants and staff. Additional health management and social distancing procedures are in place as per individual state guidelines. Please note that the programs offered in 2022 will only go ahead if it is safe for them to do so.

Due to the uncertainty of that living with Covid has brought, we will be announcing all additional information such as location, guest artists and repertoire in October.

We thank you for your patience and understanding as we work to bring you the best AYO experiences we can. Read more about AYO’s programs in relation to COVID-19 here.