The Adelaide Youth Orchestra is an 80-member

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designed to showcase the best young instrumentalists in

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. The youth orchestra itself comprises members aged between 12 and 25 years. Four further ensembles fall under the AdYO banner - The Adelaide Youth Wind Orchestra (AdYWO), The Adelaide Youth Sinfonia (AdSi), catering mainly for middle school aged musicians, Adelaide Youth Winds (AYW) and the Adelaide Youth Strings (AYS), for string players aged 8 to 12. AdYO performs a series of concerts during each year, including a major concert at the

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supported by all the ensembles of the Youth Orchestra organisation, and at Christmas.

References

External links

Official AdYO website
Australian youth orchestras Musical groups from Adelaide {{Orchestra-stub

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