Johnson & Perrott was the venue for the launch of the Colm Wilkinson with the Cork Youth Orchestra concerts, which were held in the City Hall Cork on December 10th and 11th 2011 The Cork City Lord Mayor Cllr Terry Shannon, and Cork County Mayor Cllr Tim Lombard joined other Cllrs and guests to Launch the […]

Rehearsals Begin for a hectic Year, CYChO playing in a Masonic Hall, Colm Wilkinson, Juniors playing in National Concert Hall, not to mention the Festival of Youth Orchestras, Tuscany July 2012 CYO and JCYO will return to rehearsals on the 3rd of September, at Deerpark. Our three orchestras have busy schedules planned. Our Chamber Orchestra has been […]

Available from www.ticketgroup.ie, Xtra-vision, or direct from the Orchestra Tickets for the Colm Wilkinson concerts were placed on sale to coincide with Colm's appearance on the Season finale of the Late Late Show. Tickets are available from www.ticketgroup.ie, any Xtra-vision outlet, and direct from the Orchestra. The concerts are to be held on Sat 10th and Sun 11th […]

Video Footage available on DVD Anyone who attended the Altan CYO concert will know what a special night it was. Two video cameras were used to give the audience close-up live images of the Orchestra and Altan during the concert. This footage was recorded and has been edited into a DVD which is available to purchase. An […]

Evening Echo article about CYO and altan 2011

Ireland's First Youth Orchestra formed in 1958 "The inspiration to form a CORK YOUTH ORCHESTRA came in the first instance, as a result of that memorable visit early in the year of the world-renowned National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain."........quote from The Cork Examiner on July 2nd 1958. Mr Michael O'Callaghan. M.A. B.Mus was the […]