The Sydney Youth Orchestra (SYO) is a youth orchestra based in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia and is the premier orchestral training ground in Australia for many young musicians. Since its founding in 1973 by Peter Seymour, a legendary music educator, it has provided orchestral training to thousands of young musicians (aged between 6 and 25 years) whom are required to audition annually to be placed in orchestras and ensembles to best meet their stage of development as a musician. It is part of the larger organisation called Sydney Youth Orchestra Inc which provides a pathway for hundreds of young musicians from beginner to pre-professional to connect, create and champion orchestral music. Sydney Youth Orchestra Inc is also the largest orchestral training provider in Australia. SYO receives less than 10% of its income through funding from state government grants, and 35% from student participation fees.

Ensembles

SYO is made up of 12 different orchestras and ensembles.

SYO Strings

Orchestras

Alumni

Since 1973, SYO has over 5,500 alumni. Many of them still take musical occupations, with some also taking business and corporate fields, including:

Alumni 1970s

Alumni 1980s

Alumni 1990s

Alumni 2000s

Alumni 2010s

Conducting Fellowship