Apply for an audition to join one of our orchestras for the 2025/26 term.
Closing date: 18th April 2025
Provisional audition date: Weekend of 2nd May 2025.
FLUTE * TRUMPET * TUBA - unfortunately we do not currently have any vacancy for these instruments in our senior orchestra (CYO). Successful candidates in these instruments will be assigned a place in our junior orchestra (JCYO).
10th and 11th May 2025.
Joined by the superb Celebration Singers from Dublin, CYO will present the iconic music of ABBA's Benny and Bjorn. Be prepared for two great nostalgic ABBA nights complete with mirror balls and maybe some dancing in the aisles to Andy O'Callaghan's genius arrangements of Waterloo, Dancing Queen, Mamma Mia, Voulez Vous, Chiquitita, Thank You For The Music, Fernando, S.O.S., and so much more!
Matinees at 12pm and 2pm on Sat. 14th and Sun. 15th Dec, 2024.
Great to be back with what has become a Cork Tradition for the Cork Youth Orchestra and #Corkmas
These matinees will sell out very quickly.
Also featuring The Performers Academy Youth Choir live animation with Seán O'Brien.
The stars of our evening concert are Áine Whelan, Dave Lofts and U.M.A.N.
The 'First Lady of Irish Musical Theatre', will perform for one night only with The Cork Youth Orchestra on Saturday the 27th of April 2024 at Cork City Hall
Tickets on sale NOW 
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Killian Donnelly will perform for one night only with The Cork Youth Orchestra on Saturday the 9th of December at City Hall, Cork.
Killian is originally from Meath, Ireland. He is to return to London’s ‘Les Misérables’ as Jean Valjean for 15 weeks only from 31st October 2023
Some of Killian’s other roles include: The Phantom in the West End production of The Phantom of the Opera (Her Majesty’s Theatre); Jean Valjean in Cameron Mackintosh’s new production of Les Misérables (UK and Ireland Tour); after having starred as Valjean in the London original (Queen’s Theatre), returning to the production in which he made his West End debut; his Broadway debut recreating the role of Charlie Price in Kinky Boots (Al Hirschfeld Theatre, New York), having originated the role in London (Adelphi Theatre) – 2016 Olivier Award Nomination for Best Actor in a Musical, 2015 Evening Standard Theatre Awards Shortlist for Best Musical Performance, and, for the Original London Cast Recording, 2017 Grammy Award Nomination for Best Musical Theater Album; Jackie in Frank McGuinness’ Donegal (Abbey Theatre, Dublin); Huey Calhoun in Memphis (Shaftesbury Theatre) – 2015 Olivier Award. Some of the ther stage productions that Killian has appeared in include: The Commitments, Billy Elliot the Musical, Michael Collins, Sweeney Todd, The Full Monty, West Side Story, The Wireman, Singin’ in the Rain.
The orchestra will also perform The Snowman and many Christmas favourites plus unique music/art collaborations including live on-screen animations from France based animation artist, Seán O’Brien. We will be joined onstage by the Performers Academy Youth Choir. (This concert concert begins at 8.00pm)
Cork Youth Orchestra Presents - The Snowman: Magical Christmas Matinee
On the 9th and 10th of December at City Hall, Cork, The Cork Youth Orchestra will present, 1-hour matinee concerts at 12.00pm and 2.00pm, featuring The Snowman and many Christmas favourites plus unique music/art collaborations including live on-screen animations from France based animation artist, Seán O’Brien. We will be joined onstage by the Performers Academy Youth Choir.
Animations: Sean O'Brien
Narrator: Evelyn Grant
Conductor: Tomás McCarthy
Ticket Information
Parterre: €14.50 Incl. booking fee
Doors 11:15am | Performance Starts 12pm
This is a one-hour long, fully-seated show.
Reflections of Ireland in aid of Cork Penny Dinners.
The concert, titled ‘Reflections of Ireland’ is in aid of the very special charity, Cork Penny Dinners to support their important work helping the homeless. This concert marks the beginning of the CYO ‘Reflections of Ireland’ Concert Tour to Italy. It will feature ‘The Brendan Voyage’ by Shaun Davey, with soloist Shane Keating, on Uilleann Pipes. The orchestra will also perform Leroy Anderson’s ‘Irish Suite’, ‘Aisling’ by Dr Declan Townsend and ‘Finnegan’s Wake’ by A.J. Potter. The orchestra will also play one of their favourite pieces, ‘Danzon No.2’ by Arturo Marquez.
The ‘Reflections of Ireland’ Concert Tour to Italy under conductor Tomás McCarthy, will then depart from Cork to Italy to represent Ireland at the International Festival of Youth Orchestras / Festival Orchestre Giovanili, a festival dedicated to youth orchestras held annually in the Tuscany and Umbria regions of Italy.
CYO will perform open air concerts in Montecatini, Volterra and Florence, on July 4th, 6th and 8th.
This tour is made possible thanks to the generous support of the Orchestra/Concert/ Italy 2023 tour sponsors:
Harris Group, O’Leary Life, The Pavilion, O’Flynn Group, PepsiCo.
City Hall Cork is one of Ireland’s premier orchestral performance venues and this concert promises to be another really memorable experience for our orchestra members. It will be a fabulous celebration of the hard work and dedication of our members who have been rehearsing since January in preparation for this concert and the concert tour to Italy.
For further information about CYO and our upcoming concerts, please follow us on Facebook or Instagram or check our website www.corkyouthorchestra.ie.
We are so proud of the Junior Cork Youth Orchestra who performed so beautifully in the National Concert Hall on Saturday 11th February, as part of the Irish Association of Youth Orchestra’s Festival. Well done to all of you. Thanks to Bereniece Riedewald who came along to photograph the very special event.
Cork Youth Orchestra will present ONE Evening concert at 8.00pm.
We are delighted to welcome former orchestra member, Cian Ducrot to perform with the CYO this Christmas. This is a unique chance to see Cian perform a full set of his songs with Ireland’s largest orchestra. Cian’s songs have been orchestrated by Paul Frost, one of Ireland’s premier arranger/orchestrators. If you have been lucky enough to watch Cian live in concert, seeing Cian with an orchestra of 140 behind him would be amazing if not awesome. Check out Cian Ducrot at cianducrot.com
The concert will begin with a screening of The Snowman followed by some Christmas favourites with the orchestra and The Performers Academy Youth Choir plus live onscreen drawings by France based animator, Seán O’Brien. Our guest soloist, Cian Ducrot will perform in the second half.
The Snowman:
On the 10th of December at City Hall, Cork, The Cork Youth Orchestra will present FOUR 1-hour matinee concerts featuring The Snowman and many Christmas favourites plus unique music/art collaborations including live on-screen animations from France based animation artist, Seán O’Brien. We will be joined onstage by the Performers Academy Youth Choir.
Performers Academy Youth Choir
Animations: Seán O’Brien
Narrator: Evelyn Grant
Conductor: Tomás McCarthy
