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Kiwanis Winners!

So many of our ensembles and students participated in the Kiwanis Festival (National Capital Music Festival).  Senior Strings received gold and has been invited to provincials!  The Saxophone ensemble also got gold and the Junior Winds and Brass Band earned…

NACO-OYSO Side-by-Side Concert!

On Sunday May 4th, the NAC Orchestra and Ottawa Youth Orchestra combine forces to present the Superheros concert as part of the Family Adventure series.  Senior Chamber Strings and Senior Chamber Wind Ensembles will also be playing in the lobby.  The OYSO…

Winners of the 2024 OYOA Concerto Competition

Cecilia Kim (centre) with conductors Emanuelle Lambert-Lemoine (left) and Travis Mandel (right)

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…

OYSO Students Perform at the UAE Embassy

On November 8, our Ottawa Youth Symphony Orchestra students performed for His Excellency Fahad Saeed Al Raqbani, Ambassador of the United Arab Emirates to Canada, at the UAE Embassy in Ottawa. We are so proud of our students, Cal McGowan,…

Concerto Competition, Final Round

We are pleased to announce the finalists for our Concerto Competition which will take place on November 5th, 2023, Freiman Hall, at the University of Ottawa at 5pm (430pm – doors). Adjudicators will announce winners at the end of the…