Sydney Youth Orchestra
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The Sydney Youth Orchestra (or SYO), is the flagship orchestra of the Sydney Youth Orchestras family. The SYO consists of around 100 skilled young musicians residing around Sydney.
Sydney Youth Orchestras consists of eleven different ensembles of varying standards. Many of the members of the SYO (the most senior orchestra) have progressed through the various lower level ensembles within the association, although it is not a requirement for entry.
In Sydney Youth Orchestras there are four junior ensembles with only strings:
- Speer Orchestra (40 stringed instruments)
- Camerata (40 stringed instruments, commenced 2008)
- Chamber Orchestra (40 stringed instruments)
- Sinfonietta (40 stringed instruments)
Two more senior ensembles introduce wind and brass:
- Peter Seymour Orchestra (30 stringed instruments and 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 bassoons, 2 French horns)
- Sydney Youth Philharmonic Orchestra (symphony orchestra with 75 total instruments)
There is also an ensemble specifically for a wide range of wind and brass instruments: the Symphonic Wind Orchestra (40 instruments including flute, oboe, clarinet, saxophone, bassoon, horn, trumpet, trombone, tuba and percussion); a Percussion ensemble training with Synergy Percussion and TangoOz. Led by Tango specialist Maggie Ferguson, TangoOz was established in 2009 as Australia's first authentic Tango Orchestra to give young musicians the unique opportunity to learn and play authentic Argentine tango music.
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