South African National Youth Orchestra Foundation

South African National Youth Orchestra

Abbreviation	SA NYO, NYO or Nationals
Formation	1964
Type	National Youth Orchestra
Headquarters	Cape Town & Pretoria, South Africa
Management	The Nationals Team
Main organ	Board of Directors
Parent organisation	SANYOF
Website	www.sanyo.org.za

The South African National Youth Orchestra Foundation is a non-profit organisation in the music education and development sector. The Foundation supports the training and development of South Africa's young musicians through national courses, national and international tours and workshops, and networks nationally and internationally. It also assists regional youth orchestra and music education programmes countrywide. It organises youth orchestra courses, where the South African National Youth Orchestras are formed. This has included the South African National Youth Orchestra, South African National Concert Orchestra, the South African National Wind Orchestra, the South African National Youth Baroque Orchestra, South African National Youth Brass and the South African National Youth String Orchestra. Members of these orchestras are under the age of 25.^[1]