Auditions
We are accepting late auditions on Tuba, Viola, French Horn, Cello, Bassoon, and Double Bass for our orchestras. To inquire, email admin@oyoa.aojo.ca. All other programs are open for audition and/or registration.
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2025-26 Auditions
24
May
Auditions: OYCO, OYSO Violins; all other ensembles requiring auditions
Saturday, École Secondaire Philemon Wright
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News
Summer 2025 Chamber Music Academy Opportunity
Early Bird Applications for Music at Port Milford’s 39th Summer Chamber Music Academy are due by March 1st! If four or more students from OYOA apply and list OYOA as “how they heard about MPM,” all accepted OYOA students will automatically receive a $100 tuition discount. Offer applies for both Junior Session (ages 10-13) and […]
Winners of the 2024 OYOA Concerto Competition
The OYOA held its concerto competition finals for the Ottawa Youth Concert Orchestra and Ottawa Youth Symphony Orchestra on November 10th, 2024. We would like to congratulate clarinetist Caspar Sun for winning the OYCO competition playing Mozart Clarinet Concerto in A, and violinist Cecilia Kim for winning the OYSO competition playing the Mendelssohn Violin Concerto […]
Programs
Preschool classes, preparatory music for kindergarten aged students, and recorder ensembles for young learners. The journey begins here.
Ensembles for beginners, intermediate and advanced students, as well as opportunities to learn a new instrument. More advanced students can audition for our orchestras.
beginner, primary, junior, intermediate, and senior string ensembles serve a wide range of learners. There are two full orchestras for our most advanced players.
Ensembles for beginners, intermediate and advanced students, opportunities to learn new instruments. More advanced students can audition for our two orchestras.
Ensembles for beginners, junior, intermediate and advanced harpists. Opportunities for young players to learn the harp through our Jumpstart Program.
Ensembles for beginner percussion students and opportunities to play in our two full orchestras. Learn percussion through our Jumpstart Program.
The next level
Symphony Orchestras
The Concert Orchestra provides advanced string, wind, brass and percussion students with a full orchestral experience, including sectional coaching, and a number of performance opportunities.
The Symphony Orchestra provides the Academy’s most experienced players with the opportunity to learn advanced orchestral repertoire and to perform in at least three public concerts each year.
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