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25.01.2022 Dear friends, If you have not already completed this very quick online survey, we would really appreciate if you could take a moment of your time to do so. Thank you.

25.01.2022 February 29!!! See you there!

22.01.2022 An outstanding performance from our Sinfonia players and the Bellingen High School String Orchestra on Saturday night. Congratulations to the soloists, a tribute to the incredible talent the BYO fosters. Well done to our junior string players, your dedication and enthusiasm are always evident. We are very excited by our upcoming event featuring our BYOSS and Sinfonia on the 5th April. Tickets available through our event page on our web site. Thank you to Maria Light for images.

22.01.2022 The Bellingen Youth Orchestra is very excited to announce that they will be hosting 'Fighting Fires With Music' on the 1st of February. A fundraising event to raise funds that will be donated to the Australian Red Cross to assist in bushfire relief, specifically the rebuilding of houses. Our players expressed that they wanted an opportunity to give back to those communities affected by recent and ongoing fires. Please note our main BYO ensemble are not performing due to spac...e restrictions. We do however have renowned concert pianist David Helfgott and the BYO's very own Sinfonia playing. As well as local talented singers Rosie and Duke, a range of BYO strings and Jazz ensembles and a little bit of the dramatic thrown in, we are all sure to be in for a treat. Alongside the event, we are also coordinating an online auction, where thanks to the generosity of local business and individuals we will have a large range of products to auction. This online auction will go live on the 26th Jan. Pencil in the 1st Feb NOW, stay tuned for eventbrite details. Tickets; Under 12's $10 General admission $20 Treats will also be available at intermission. A huge shout out to all local business and individuals that have got involved with our online auction, if you would like to contribute to our auction please email [email protected] MANY THANKS. Please SHARE!!

19.01.2022 One of our favourites played by our BYO String School and Sinfonia, 'Old reinlender from sonndala' composed by the Danish String Quartet.

18.01.2022 Dear players, parents and lovers of the BYO. We are hoping to establish an annual camp to provide our players with the opportunity to access a Music Camp environment that is usually only available to them in Sydney. We know that camps held in Sydney or regional areas can be expensive for parents and also incur transportation issues. We are currently looking at seeking grants/funds to assist in the establishment of a local camp. If you believe that you may be able to write a ...'letter of support' for this idea please email [email protected] or if you have any other ways/ideas/funds in which you would like to contribute. It has been a challenging year for the BYO (as for many) with the fires and the pandemic. We feel that this opportunity will help to continue to inspire our young players to continue to be resilient and play music. Thank you. See more

17.01.2022 Something a little different for all our classical music lovers.. @theartdepartmentco and @andyschestmnc are bringing ARIA nominated and internationally acclaimed composer @lukehowardmusic to Toormina. Howard is a Melbourne based composer and one of Australia’s foremost practitioners of contemporary classical music. He will be performing a special one-off show right here at The Art Dept. We couldn’t be happier about this. For tickets and full details head to https://www.facebook.com/events/455505658735120/

17.01.2022 Thank you to all those parents and friends of BYO that attended yesterdays performances. What an incredible success! So much joy to be able to witness our incredibly talented young players BYOSS and our excetional senior players, Sinfonia wow our local community - and a couple from further afield - once again. A highlight was one of our very own string school players, sharing a 'world first preview' of her original composition. More photos and sound to come. We can't wait to see you all in December for our next performance with the BYO and David Helfgott.

16.01.2022 Dear parents and players, One of our talented ex-players, Blaise Borrer has always been an inspiring young filmmaker. He is currently working on his graduating film which he will be working on at the National Flim School. The film follows a mother and her 12-year-old autistic son's relationship as the pressures of transitioning to high school start to impact their communication at home. Blaise is currently trying to raise 7.5K and is almost 30% of the way there! He has got ...just under a week to get there. If you would like to support Blaise please click on the link below. Any donations over $2 are also tax-deductible. Link: https://australianculturalfund.org.au//between-the-lines-/ Thank you. See more

15.01.2022 We are very excited to announce that four players from the BYO, that form the 'The Belligen Youth Quartet' have been invited to support Luke Howard at his upcoming show at the Art Department in Toormina. Ticket information available here.

14.01.2022 Our online auction closes at 5PM. Get your bids in NOW. Thank you for all your support.

13.01.2022 Thanks to Maria Light for this image. It embodies the connection our beautiful players have with their music and with each other. Bellingen Youth Orchestra takes pride in the community we create within our ensembles, coupled with the positive nurturing of each individual's musical pathways. This photo is of our very talented Sinfonia. We look forward to sharing more images with you soon.

11.01.2022 Dear friends of the Bellingen Youth Orchestra, On behalf of the BYO we would like to sincerely thank all that attended on Saturday night, it truly was a magical event. We would also like to show our appreciation to those businesses in our local and surrounding areas that generously donated items for our auction. It was a huge success. We have currently raised over 10 thousand and are very close to calculating the total amount. This will be passed on to the Red Cross Bellinge...n Branch to support locals that lost homes/dwellings etc in our shires. Thank you to our absolutely incredible performers and conductors that performed on the night. What talent we have in the BYO! Thank you to Annie Phelan, our brilliant artistic director who supported the idea from the onset and to our awesome backstage crew that managed the lights, sound, set up and back up. As well as organsing the auction and the publicity etc. Finally, thank you so much to the charming David Helfgott and Gillian for their ongoing support of the BYO as patrons and for donating their time. As always, David was an exception! I never get tired of watching him play. Stay tuned for the launch of our website and up coming events!

09.01.2022 To ensure the safety of all, Saturday nights 'Fun Night of Music' is cancelled. Thank you. We will let you know of the postponed date, once it has been confirmed.

09.01.2022 It is with much excitement that we can finally announce that the Bellingen Youth Orchestra will once again be picking up their instruments and sharing their love of music with our community. The concert will also feature our patron David Helfgott and our senior ensemble 'Sinfonia'. This event will have a capacity of 120 audience members. Please email [email protected] with your name and mobile number if you would like to get on the door list. NO ATTENDEES o...n the day, due to covid regulations. Performance times: 3pm or 5pm. Cost: Over 18's $15.00 Under 18's free. Cash only on the door please. Please be advised that this performance will be filmed and sections may become part of a publicly aired documentary. Thank you. December 5th concert.PNG See more

08.01.2022 We are very excited to share our new website with you all. When you open up the site, you have the option of becoming a friend of the BYO. This will allow us to send you information regarding upcoming events etc. Just add your email, it's as easy as that! On the website you will see that we have an events page and a blog.

07.01.2022 Dear BYO community, We are seeking feedback on our recent 'Toddler Proms' (Peter and the Wolf) as part of our report to the council. Their generous funding helped bring our idea to life. In order to provide more fantastic free events of the like, we would love to hear your thoughts on our production and what benefits your child received. You can comment below or email [email protected] Thank you.

06.01.2022 Dear friends of BYO, We are very excited to announce that our Bellingen Youth Orchestra are once again picking up their instruments to share their love of music with their community. Also featuring David Helfgott and Sinfonia, we look forward to presenting new works. Playing at the Stockton Hall, Bellingen High School at 3pm and 5pm. Tickets are $15 over 18's and under free. CASH ONLY ON THE DOOR. Thanks. If you would like to attend please email [email protected] with your name and mobile number (per covid regulations). We can then put you on the door list. Capacity is 120 per performance. Your name must be on the list for attendance. All covid safety precautions are followed to keep us all safe. We appreciate your cooperation with this. Please be advised that we will have a film crew in attendance filming David and the BYO. This footage may be used for a publicly broadcast documentary. Thank you.

05.01.2022 The Bellingen Youth Orchestra join forces with The Australian Haydn Ensemble to perform a collaborative concert of Vivaldi, Haydn and Mozart. Our BYO Sinfonia will also present Winter and Summer from Vivaldi's four seasons. An event not to be missed. More information and tickets in link!!

04.01.2022 The BYO continue to go from strength to strength. 2020 will be no exception. With more players joining our ever growing string school, and new string players moving into our main orchestra we are now catering for and providing musical pathways to around 90 players. Our older players who have now ventured out into the world are continuing to support the BYO by working as tutors and playing with our ensembles for large events. Our Sinfonia, after presenting their own independent concert in the latter part of 2019, are particularity excited about 2020. We will kick off the year with a combined performance with the The Australian Haydn Ensemble. Stay tuned for details. Please share our page with lovers of all things classical and music in general.

04.01.2022 A few beautiful shots from Saturdays performance. Stay tuned for information regarding our upcoming show on December 5th, featuring the BYO, David Helfgott and Sinfonia. photo credit Jay Black https://www.andthetrees.com/about Please do not download without permission, thank you. Please contact Jay if you would like to reproduce her images. ... Thank you. See more

04.01.2022 We are very close to reaching capacity. If you have not yet purchased a ticket, jump online now. See link below. Tickets can also be purchased from the Emporium Bellingen Department Store or at the door. I would advise trying to pre-purchase if possible. See you soon.

03.01.2022 A wee snippet from our incredibly talented Sinfonia. They will be playing on the 1st Feb as part of our fundraiser.

02.01.2022 Dear BYO supporters, To support us in applying for grants. Could you please take 1 minute to complete this survey. We are grateful. THANK YOU to those that have responded so far. VALUABLE data! Keep them coming PLEASE!

02.01.2022 A little snippet from Grieg's 'Holberg suite' played by Sinfonia.

01.01.2022 "Hi Rainee It was good to talk to you the other day. You and your team are amazing, so are the young people in the Bellingen Youth Orchestra and elsewhere who are putting on this concert on Saturday 1 February as a fundraiser for the people who have been so severely affected by the bushfires. The local Red Cross Branch members are proud to have such a keen and committed community who want to help them help others. The Australian Red Cross Disaster Recovery Fund has been set... up to give emergency grants to those whose primary place of residence has been destroyed or made uninhabitable by the fires. The grants are available to help people impacted by bush fires across Australia. Red Cross is committed to being there for communities as they recover in the long term and will be making further announcements about support from the funds received as it becomes clearer about the needs of communities impacted." THANK YOU to all those wonderful people that have purchased tickets to our 'Fighting Fires with Music' event on the 1st February. Our BYO Sinfonia are very excited to support the event and play for such a wonderful cause. All money that we raise will be given to our local Red Corss branch and used to support those that have lost homes in our local and surrounding shires.