We are thrilled to welcome Laura Gardiner to EYO as the new General Manager. A passionate advocate for accessible high-quality music education, Laura was a founding member of The @benedetti_fdtn team. Read more about her at edinburghyouthorchestra.org/… – at Edinburgh, Scotland

After conducting the Symphony Orchestra for ten summers, Sian Edwards is now stepping down as our Musical Director. We owe an enormous debt of gratitude to Sian for her inspirational leadership in guiding the orchestra to the highest musical standards in performance. – at Edinburgh, Scotland

A sensational end to our Summer Season 2025. Huge thanks go to our conductor and musical director, the inspirational Sian Edwards. Our biggest thanks go to our amazing young musicians. To come together and perform so amazingly in just one week is an incredible feat. Bravo! – at Edinburgh, Scotland

TICKET UPDATE: Our @edfringe Box Office allocation has SOLD OUT for Saturday and almost gone for Friday night. There will only be a limited number of tickets available on the door at @greyfriars_kirk. #edfringe #DareToDiscover – at Edinburgh, Scotland

We’ve got a real treat for our parents, friends and carers this evening. In a change to the norm, we’ve had a whole day of Star Wars and can’t wait to perform later!

Rehearsals are going well under the expert guidance of our tutors and wonderful conductor, Sian Edwards. A well-received resupply of pizzas let our intrepid young musicians keep going until 7.00pm! More photos: myreside.smugmug.com/EYO/EYO… Buy tickets: tinyurl.com/EYOatEdFringe25 – at Edinburgh, Scotland

Storm update (at 08:30am): At the moment, our rehearsals are still ON if you are able to get to GWC safely. The College is regularly reviewing the situation and may decide to close early, if this is the case we will stop rehearsals. We'll post updates on social media. – at Edinburgh, Scotland

🎟️ Tickets for our Summer conerts at @greyfriars_kirk are available now! With special guests @NYCOScotland, the concerts will be spectacular and sure to sell-out fast. Guided by the fantastic Sian Edwards, let our young musicians amaze you... 🔗 tinyurl.com/EYOatEdFringe25 – at Edinburgh, Scotland

We are hiring! EYO seeks a new General Manager from 1 September 2025. To apply: Creative Scotland: opportunities.creativescotla…... We Make Music Scotland: wemakemusicscotland.org/.../… Scottish Music Centre: scottishmusiccentre.com/jobs… Deadline for applications: 30 May 2025 at 17:00 – at Edinburgh, Scotland

Wow! What a sensational way to end our fantastic Easter Course. A huge thanks to our magnificent tutors and ambassadors for working their magic, and of course to our young musicians for embracing the challenge full on and producing a wonderful finale to their work. Well done! – at Edinburgh, Scotland

A huge thank you 🙏 to Lucy Drever and Calum Huggan for running our workshop this morning where we were exploring the extended technique with our instruments. We can't wait to share what we created on Sunday! #EYO #ExtendedTechnique #MusicWorkshop – at Edinburgh, Scotland

Our spaces are set at George Watson's College for our Easter Course 🐣 - it’s now time to fill them with music! We’re so excited to see everyone tomorrow. 🎶 We've got so much packed in the next few days, finishing with our magnificent sharing concert on Sunday. #EYO #YouthMusic – at Edinburgh, Scotland

The @MCOEdinburgh have commissioned Alexander McNamee to write a piece to open their spring concert. His piece is called “From Chesser to Colinton” and has been inspired by his childhood memories of walking by the Water of Leith in Craiglockhart and Colinton Dells. Amazing! – at Edinburgh, Scotland

We've had an incredible response to our 2025 Summer Season, but there's still time for you to join us! The deadline for applications is 9pm on Monday 9th December. Don't miss out on an amazing opportunity this summer! Apply now: edinburghyouthorchestra.org/… – at Edinburgh, Scotland

🚨 Only 3 Weeks until our Summer Course Deadline 🚨 We are particularly keen to hear from any tuba players that would like to be part of something incredible in August 2025. #tuba #tubist #tubaist #tubaplayer Apply now: edinburghyouthorchestra.org/… – at Edinburgh, Scotland

DEADLINE: Monday 9th December 2024 The deadline to apply for our fantastic Summer Symphony Course is only 1 month away! The audition excerpts are also live on the website, so what are you waiting for? Apply now: edinburghyouthorchestra.org/… – at Edinburgh, Scotland

We are so proud that our amazing 2023 soloist, Ben Shankland, is on the shortlist for 'Best Instrumentalist' in this year's Scottish Jazz Awards. Well done! #ScottishJazzAwards #VoteBen #Inspiration You can vote for Ben on the Jazz Awards website: jazzfest.co.uk/awards/ – at Edinburgh, Scotland

🪐 Applications to join us for another year of fabulous music making on our Symphony Orchestra Course and Concerts Season 2025 are open! 🚀 🔗 For more information, and to apply, follow: edinburghyouthorchestra.org/… – at Edinburgh, Scotland

📢 Getting ready for Easter EYO 2025! Our Easter Development Ensembles Course for players from Grade 3 standard, aged 10 and above who play an orchestral instrument, will run from 17-20 April 2025 at George Watson’s College, Edinburgh. 🔗 Sign up now: edinburghyouthorchestra.org/… – at Edinburgh, Scotland

An incredible concert to end our Summer Season! Our wonderful musicians, have worked so hard with their dedicated tutors, and then under Sian Edwards’ guidance to create a phenomenal sound. We are so proud of their achievements and they too should be bursting with pride! 👏👏👏 – at Edinburgh, Scotland