Musical Youth

The young students from St Peter’s National School String Orchestra in Phibsborough are busy preparing for their upcoming appearance at the Irish Association of Youth Orchestras Annual Festival. The festival takes place in the National Concert Hall on Saturday, 10 February and the talented pupils have been practicing for months to ensure they turn in a
peak performance. It’s a big honour for the local school as just eight orchestras nationwide are invited to appear at the festival.
Full details on the festival can be found online at www.iayo.ie (taken from the Northside People)

We wish the children every success with their performance.

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The 2018 Festival of Youth Orchestras will see almost 500 young musicians
take to the stage of the National Concert Hall to perform a variety of music
played by young people for young people – from the standard classical repertoire
to music from the movies, pop tunes arranged for orchestra and new music
by Irish Composers. The 2018 edition will include Hungarian Dances by Brahms,
music from Star Wars, Carmen, the Pirates of the Caribbean, Sesame Street,
Duke Ellington and much more. There will also be modern Irish works by Elaine
Agnew, Vincent Kennedy and Michael Houlihan. It’s a family-friendly event not
to be missed. Presented by the Irish Association of Youth Orchestras
3.00pm Performance
St Peter’s National School String Orchestra & Royal Irish Academy of Music
Junior Strings, Dublin
Drogheda Young Orchestral Players
Mayo Youth Orchestra
Cork ETB Youth Orchestra
8.00pm Performance
Musical Fusion Orchestra, Charleville, Cork
Young European Strings Chamber Orchestra, Dublin
Laois School of Music Orchestra
Donegal Youth Orchestra
Tickets
Tickets are available from the National Concert Hall Box Office on 417 0000 and
online at www.nch.ie.
Full Price: €15 (Concession: €10)
Children (14 and under): €7.50
Family Ticket (4 tickets minimum 1 adult): €40
40% discount for Groups of 10 or more