A concert for the whole family, featuring an eclectic programme of music by our talented young musicians. First up is Peter and the Wolf by Serge Prokofiev, a symphonic fairytale for children that introduces them to the instruments of the orchestra through characters of the story.

Come and join us for this wonderful concert celebrating the magnificent Enigma Variations by Elgar. Other works on the programme are a premier performance of a piece composed by local composer Mark Menzies, called Canterbury Blue for Concert Band, the stirring Brahms Academic Overture and the beautiful Air by Bach. Conducted by Helen Renaud, this concert is a great opportunity to hear our talented and hard working young musicians in concert.

Concert Two 2019
UCCYO presents “Bolero”

Come and join our talented young musicians, conducted by Helen Renaud, in a concert of wonderful music from around the world. From the beautiful lakes and mountains of New Zealand with Lilburn's Aotearoa Overture to the noisy and bustling streets of Paris in Gershwin's American in Paris.

The CSM UC Christchurch Youth Orchestra – “Halloween”
CGHS Auditorium – Saturday 27 October 2018
Reviewed by Tony Ryan

I can’t quite put my finger on why familiar classical hits often, as here, come to life in performances by talented young people more than they sometimes do in the hands of seasoned professionals. Could it be a certain sense of discovery that communicates more tangibly to the listener; or maybe that the challenges presented by the technical and musical aspects of the repertoire require a greater degree of commitment and effort than the almost nonchalant, and consequently less engaging, ease that more experienced players sometimes demonstrate? Whatever the case, the Christchurch Youth Orchestra’s Halloween concert proved to be an exceptionally involving experience for the whole audience.

The CSM UC Christchurch Youth Orchestra – “Confessions”
Charles Luney Auditorium – Saturday 11 August 2018
Reviewed by Tony Ryan

Verdi, Elgar, Holst and Sibelius – great names; great music – and brought to us by young people with a such a sense of exploration and discovery that, somehow, the music speaks freshly in ways that experienced professionals cannot always achieve.

Title: “Revolution”
With special guests Rodger Fox and the NZ School of Music Big Band
Classical Meets Jazz! Big Band leader, Rodger Fox, and the NZ School of Music Big Band join us as our special guests in an exciting fusion of classical and jazz in great classics such as West Side Story, Take the A Train and Lorde's Royals

UC CYO PRESENTS “OUR MUSIC, OUR VOICE” Saturday 2 December Music composed by and conducted by players from the Orchestra.

UC Christchurch Youth Orchestra presents “The Lark Ascending"

UC Christchurch Youth Orchestra presents: The Storyteller
Sat 20 Aug 2016, 7:30pm–9:30pm
Old St John's, 320 Hardy Street, Nelson, Nelson / Tasman

Origins: The UC Christchurch Youth Orchestra Sat 13 May 2017, 7:30pm–9:00pm Oamaru Opera House, 94 Thames St, Oamaru, North Otago

Christchurch Youth Orchestra ‘New World’ Sat 5 Oct 2013, 8:00pm–9:30pm The Transitional Cathedral, Latimer Square, Christchurch

The Jazz Verses with the Christchurch Youth Orchestra Sat 4 Aug 2012, 7:30pm Aurora Centre for the Performing Arts, Cnr Greers Rd and Memorial Ave, Burnside, Christchurch

Christchurch Youth Orchestra Concert With Luke di Somma Sat 12 Oct 2013, 5:00pm–6:30pm Tekapo Springs, 6 Lakeside Drive, Lake Tekapo, Mackenzie

UC Christchurch Youth Orchestra presents “Our Place” Sat 15 Oct 2016, 7:30pm–9:30pm The Piano: Centre for Music and the Arts, 156 Armagh Street , Christchurch

Jan 31 2009 - The orchestra is visiting the town as part of its Southern Tour which started at the beginning of this week. It has already performed in Oamaru, Invercargill and Stewart Island.

Jun 05 2012 STEADY HAND: Luke Di Somma conducts the Christchurch Youth Orchestra in its first concert of 2012 at the Middleton Grange Performing Arts Centre.

Christchurch Youth Orchestra to Brisbane - 2014
The Christchurch School of Music is very excited that the Youth Orchestra has been invited to attend the Australian Festival of Youth Orchestras in December.

CYO presents “Landscapes"
Join the fabulous Christchurch Youth Orchestra, conducted by Luke di Somma.
Programme:
Beethoven - Egmont Overture
Gershwin - An American in Paris
Lilburn - Symphony No. 1
Faure - Pavane