Corinda Youth Orchestra

The Corinda Youth Orchestra was founded in 2013 and has been an ongoing gifted and talented initiative of the Brisbane Inner Western State Schools Association. Hosted at Corinda SHS, through the vision great support from Principal Helen Jamieson the orchestral group is aimed at providing an exciting and challenging performance environment for young, orchestral musicians from the wider community. Woodwind, Brass, Percussion, and String players aged 10 - 20 audition for a place in this program. Membership is currently free.

A key aim of the CYO is to provide pathways for talented students of all ages to develop their musical skills in different ways than otherwise are available to them, and to provide them with steps toward a lifetime of musical fulfilment. Several young students who gained some of their early orchestral experience at CYO have already transitioned onwards to membership of Queensland Youth Orchestra groups. CYO also offers graduating secondary school students an option to continue playing and enjoying musical performance after school. Far too many of our talented secondary school students develop great musical skills through their school years and then don’t play their instrument at all after that. CYO offers those players a stepping stone toward a longer term involvement and enjoyment of musical performance.