Blended Course

16th-21st August 2021

Conductor David Brophy will be at the helm this year, exploring Sibelius Symphony No. 1 and the second movement of Shostakovich’s Second Piano Concerto with UYO pianist Niamh Brown.

A former Principal Conductor of the RTÉ Concert Orchestra, David now enjoys a close relationship with both RTÉ orchestras in addition to regular appearances as guest conductor with the Ulster Orchestra. David has conducted orchestras across the world and worked with internationally acclaimed artists from Lang Lang and Tasmin Little to U2 and Imelda May!

The orchestra will meet online for five days and benefit from sectional rehearsals with a highly experienced team of tutors as well as lessons, talks, mini-masterclasses and even yoga!

On Saturday 21st August we are thrilled to all be back playing together at the Hill of the O’Neill in Dungannon! 

We have a day of rehearsals and recording scheduled and can’t wait!

Play-in Day 14th Feb 2021

Online Course 16th-25th August 2020

Daniele Rustioni (Chief Conductor of Ulster Orchestra) led our first ever online summer course delivering tutorials on Tchaikovsky’s Romeo & Juliet Fantasy Overture and a host of other topics as he shared his experience with our young players.

Members had the opportunity to play along to a recording with Daniele conducting and an extract from Romeo & Juliet was selected for players to record at home to form a virtual orchestra showpiece!

There was a range of other online content eg Tutor Talks, Vlogs and Performances; The Daniele Lecture, a Masterclass with Ciaran McCabe and much more!

Make Music Day UK 21st June 2020

Make Music Day is the UK’s largest single-day music event and the largest international celebration of music in the world, taking place in 125 countries on 21 June annually. Originating in France in 1982 as Fête de la Musique, it’s a DIY, grassroots festival encouraging people to organise live music events in their communities. With social distancing measures in place in the UK, Make Music Day is moving online for 2020. 

The Ulster Youth Orchestra has made our own version of the official song, Bring Me Sunshine which we hope you’ll enjoy and sing along to!