The National Youth Orchestra of Ireland

Audition Applications

Auditions for the 2018/19 season have now closed and the orchestra has been selected. NYOI auditions are held once every year, in October. Candidates can complete an application form from August 2019 onwards. 

 The 2019 audition dates and locations are as follows:

Fri. October 4th (evening): City of Belfast School of Music
Sat. October 5th: Templeogue College
Sun. October 6th: Templeogue College
Fri. October 18th (evening) CIT Cork School Of Music
Sat. October 19th: CIT Cork School Of Music
Sun. October 20th: Galway Technical Institute

Leadership auditions will take place on the evening of Sunday October 6th in Dublin.

For auditions in 2019, all applicants must have reached their 12th birthday by 1st September 2019 and must not have reached their 19th birthday by 1st August 2020. If you are a first-time applicant, you can sign up to participate in a free audition training workshop, taking place on September 28th & 29th. Just tick the relevant box during your application. Closing date for applications is 16/09/19.

You can download the auditions excerpts here: NYOI audition excerpts