Founded in 1979, the Godalming Youth Orchestra offers young people the experience of playing with others in a good orchestra.
The orchestra is open to orchestral instrument players aged between 8 and 16 who have reached grade 4 standard or above. We hold rehearsals from 9:30 to 10:45 on Saturday mornings during the Autumn and Spring terms. If you can regularly attend the rehearsals in Godalming, then come along!
Our conductor David Wright has been with us since 1996. David is Head of Brass at Charterhouse School in Godalming and a professional conductor with a particular reputation for theatre and opera. Under his direction, the rehearsals are entertaining, educational, and enjoyed by all. They are a great introduction to ensemble playing and they do wonders for sight reading!
We play a range of music from the classical repertoire, some in arrangements for youth orchestra, some as originally written. GYO has given first performances of several works written specially for the orchestra and our conductor. At the end of each term, after about ten rehearsals, David conducts the orchestra in a public concert.
| Site updated January 2012. | © 2012 Godalming Youth Orchestra |
