Australian Youth Orchestra | |
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Youth orchestra training organisation | |
Short name | AYO |
Former name | Youth Music Australia |
Founded | 1948 |
Location | Collingwood, Melbourne Chippendale, Sydney |
Website | www |
The Australian Youth Orchestra (AYO), formerly Youth Music Australia, is a training organisation for young musicians. It originitated in the music camps founded by John Bishop and Ruth Alexander in 1948.[1] AYO offers tailored training and performance programs yearly for aspiring musicians, composers, arts administrators and music journalists, aged between 12 to 30.