Ottawa Youth Orchestra Academy

Congratulations to the winners of our concerto competition! Caspar Sun (clarinet) for OYCO and Cecilia Kim (violin) for OYSO!

We invite you to our double feature orchestra concert - with works by Dvorak, Rimsky-Korsakov, Gershwin, Dvorak and more!

We're looking forward to hosting the final round of the concerto competition on November 10th with some very fine soloists. This is a free event!

On Saturday October 26, we had our Primary and Junior Strings Halloween mini concert! It was spooktacular!

The OYOA invites you to attend a recital by 2024 alumni Nabeel Ansari with Anna Petersen and Frederic Lacroix on August 10.

Join us for an exciting concert on May 4th featuring works by Shostakovich, Tchaikovsky, Mozart and more!

Register now for Auditions or for non-auditioned programs in introductory, jumpstart, and beginner classes at ottawayouthorchestra.ca

Join us for our AGM on February 27th at 7pm, held on zoom. To register: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regist…

We're so proud of the OYOA Saxophone Ensemble who placed second nationally in the CBC Music Class Challenge in their category. Huge congratulations to the students and their teacher Lani Sommers! cbc.ca/music/events/c…

Our concert featuring our small ensembles is on December 16th. One ticket is good for both shows! Come on out and support our young musicians at this wonderful winter showcase at St. Joseph's Church!

We're so proud of our saxophone ensemble for entering the CBC Music class challenge this year. Kudos to all the students and their conductor, Lani Sommers! youtube.com/watch?v=Q-_xR7…

Join us on December 9th for our upcoming concert! It's going to be one of our most exciting shows yet!

We invite the public to the final round of our OYSO concerto competition, featuring five fantastic soloists who come from the ranks of the orchestra: Nabeel Ansari, Philippe Lafleur, Cal McGowan, Claire Qui, and Grace van see Sloot! Freiman Hall, Perez Building , uOttawa, Nov 5!

Head to our website at ottawayouthorchestra.ca and get your OYOA swag! We have hoodies, T-shirts, and sweatpants! For hoodies, you can personalize them with your name and instrument. They're fantastic gifts and warm for the fall weather.

Today is National Day of Truth and Reconciliation. OYOA supports the rights of all indigenous peoples, acknowledges the tragedy of residential schooling, welcomes students from every background, and is mindful that the territory on which teach and learn is unceded.

We stand in support of the musicians and youth orchestra members whose season has been cancelled suddenly in Kitchener-Waterloo. Please see below for a message from our Board of Directors.

We have excellent programs for students aged 3-8 for play based music instruction! Join us this fall for Saturday morning classes!

Looking to give your school band experience a boost? We are offering programs for beginner (no experience) and current winds, brass, and percussion students in Fall 2023! Email admin@oyoa-aojo.ca for more information!

Come & enjoy our Spring Concerts featuring the ensembles of the Ottawa Youth Orchestra Academy next weekend. Tickets are available online at ottawayouthorchestra.ca or at the door. One ticket for both shows! The artwork on this concert poster is by Julius Marks in Jr. Strings.

Huge congratulations to Senior Strings Ensemble conducted by Fanny Marks, and the Ottawa Youth Concert orchestra conducted by Travis Mandel, both of whom performed at Kiwanis last night. The adjudicators were so impressed! youtu.be/7NWL-Vd8mVc