The Orchestra - Our Players
Conductor - Helen Renaud
Manager - Jo Vergeer
Christchurch Youth Orchestra - CYO
The CYO is the flagship ensemble of the Christchurch School of Music, made up of top young musicians aged 25 and under.
CYO Experience
Young people inspired through shared musical performance.
Concert programme 2023
Concert One - 13th May
Concert Two - 29th July
Concert Three - 2nd December
We're so proud of our Youth Orchestra and Youth Concert Band who both received platinum awards at the recent Music Works Ensemble Festival Aotearoa (MEFA) in Wellington.
Such a great result.
Congratulations on a 2023 Gold Award and the Percussion Prize - Christchurch Youth Wind Orchestra
Christchurch School of Music Chosen to Build
in Performing Arts Precinct
After years of a nomadic existence, the Christchurch School of Music (CSM) hopes to build a $15 million new facility in the city’s performing arts precinct. The school, which teaches music and runs orchestras and bands for 1100 mostly school-age students, has been chosen by the city council as its preferred occupant for one of the precinct’s last remaining sites.
Music has a lot of power. It can uplift your consciousness.
It is a salve for all emotional wounds and is a powerful tool of connection.
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