Galway Youth Orchestra Brings Festive Cheer: Christmas Concert 2024

Join the Galway Youth Orchestra for a magical Christmas concert on Saturday, 7th December 2024, at 7 PM in the Galway Community College in Wellpark Road, Galway. Featuring performances by the Junior, Intermediate, and Senior Orchestras, the highlight of the evening will be The Snowman. Tickets are €10 (€5 concession). Don’t miss this festive treat!

Interview with Michael Dooley: Senior Orchestra Conductor

Galway Youth Orchestra Auditions 2024

Are you a young musician looking to expand your skills and perform with other talented players? Galway Youth Orchestra is holding auditions for the 2024 season, and we want you to be a part of it! Whether you're a beginner or more advanced, GYO offers ensembles that cater to all levels of ability. From woodwind and brass to percussion and strings, we welcome players of instruments such as clarinet, flute, violin, cello, and more.

Auditions will be held on Saturday, September 7th, 2024, from 9:30 AM to 11:30 AM at Colaiste na Coiribe, Ballymoneen Rd. This is a great opportunity for musicians aged 7 to 19 from across Galway city and county to showcase their talents and join a supportive and vibrant musical community. Don't miss your chance to be part of Galway's leading youth orchestra! To book your audition or for more information, contact us at 087 261 4357 or email us at contactgyo@yahoo.ie.

GALWAY YOUTH ORCHESTRA'S 2013 PERFORMANCE OF ‘RHAPSODY IN BLUE’

The Galway Youth Orchestra and pianist David Grealy performed this great work in Seapoint, Salthill, on Saturday, April 27 2013 at 8pm. The concert also included performances by the junior, intermediate, jazz, and senior orchestras under the direction of conductors Peter Berrill, Joanne Cater, John Fleming, and Michael Dooley.

David Grealy, a native of Galway, studied organ under Mark Keane and Raymond O’Donnell, and piano under Patricia Lillis. He was a member of the Galway Youth Orchestra from 1999 to 2005.

David is a first-class honours music graduate of NUI Maynooth. He has been assistant organist at St Bartholomew’s Church, Dublin since September 2011. From 2006 to 2008, he was organ scholar at St. Mary's Pro-Cathedral, and was also assistant director to the choirs there in 2009-10.

Galway Youth Orchestra Presents: Winter Concert 2023

The Galway Youth Orchestra is set to present its Winter Concert at the Galway Community College Music Centre on Wellpark Road in Galway on Saturday, December 9th, starting at 7:30 pm. Conducted by Michael Dooley, Joanne Cater, and Ingrid Nicola, the orchestras will showcase the talents of two young soloists: Erin Saunier O’Brien on Piccolo and Luke Moreno on French Horn.

The concert will take place in the newly refurbished performance space, graciously offered by Music Generation and GCC. This addition to Galway's concert venues is a welcome development for the orchestra.

In January, the orchestra will conduct auditions for new Junior and Intermediate level string and wind players. For more information about the auditions, please contact contactgyo@yahoo.ie via email or 0872614357.

two performances by the gyo

"O Rieding Op. 35," is attributed to the composer Oscar Rieding. Oscar Rieding was a German violinist and composer who lived from 1840 to 1918. He is known for his numerous works for violin, particularly his violin concertos and shorter pieces, which are often used as teaching repertoire for young violinists. Opus 35 is one of his well-known compositions.

Shostakovich's "Five Pieces for Violin and Piano" is a collection of short works composed by Dmitri Shostakovich, the prominent Russian composer of the 20th century. The composition was written in 1955 and is cataloged as Opus 97. It is sometimes referred to as "Five Pieces for 2 Violins and Piano" as it can be performed either by one violinist accompanied by a pianist or by two violinists and a pianist.

Played by members of Galway Youth Orchestra: Ruihan Wu on flute and piano, Chiara Feldman on violin, and guest player Parsia Jahanzad on piano. These young musicians are students of Coláiste Muire Máthar in Galway.

Interview on Galway bay fm

Did you catch our recent interview on Galway Talks with Keith Finnegan on Galway Bay FM? We had the pleasure of showcasing the Galway Youth Orchestra, represented by the Carmel Garrett, and our members delivered an enchanting performance.

We were on to promote our upcoming auditions on the 13th of May 2023. We are on the lookout for new instrumentalists to join our orchestra.

We would like to extend our gratitude to Keith Finnegan for giving us a platform to promote the orchestra.