{{Short description|none}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}} {{use Australian English|date=August 2022}} {{Infobox orchestra | type = [[Youth orchestra]] training organisation | name = Australian Youth Orchestra | short_name = AYO | image = | caption = | alt = | former_name = Youth Music Australia | founded = {{Start date|1948}} | location = Australia | concert_hall = | principal_conductor = | music_director = | website = {{URL|www.ayo.com.au}} | logo = }}

The '''Australian Youth Orchestra''' ('''AYO'''), formerly '''Youth Music Australia''', is a training organisation for pre-professional musicians. It originated in the [[Summer camp|music camp]]s founded by [[John Bishop (academic)|John Bishop]] and Ruth Alexander in 1948.<ref>[https://ayo.com.au/about-ayo/about-us/ "About Us"], Australian Youth Orchestra</ref> AYO offers tailored training and performance programs yearly for aspiring musicians, composers, arts administrators and music journalists, aged between 12 and 30.

==Structure== The Australian Youth Orchestra is one of eight "national elite training organisations" of the [[Australian Roundtable for Arts Training Excellence]] (ARTS8), partially funded by the [[Australian Government]] via the [[Office for the Arts]].<ref>{{cite web| url=https://www.arts.gov.au/what-we-do/performing-arts/national--performing-arts-training-bodies| title=National training organisations in the performing arts| website=Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and the Arts. [[Office for the Arts]]| publisher=Australian Government| access-date=26 August 2022| archive-date=27 October 2022| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221027164500/https://www.arts.gov.au/what-we-do/performing-arts/national--performing-arts-training-bodies| url-status=dead}}</ref>

AYO offers several programs:<ref>[https://ayo.com.au/join-ayo/ayo-programs/ "AYO Programs"], Australian Youth Orchestra</ref> * Orchestra and chamber programs ** AYO Symphonists, residential program for musician of high school age ** Australian Youth Orchestra, flagship orchestra ** National Music Camp, two weeks' orchestral program ** Professional immersion ** Momentum Ensemble, by invitation * Arts administration and production ** Media and Communication ** Orchestral management ** Sound production * Composition

==Awards and nominations==

===APRA Classical Music Awards=== The [[APRA Awards (Australia)|APRA Classical Music Awards]] are presented annually by [[Australasian Performing Right Association]] (APRA) and [[Australian Music Centre]] (AMC).<ref name="APRAClassical">{{cite web|url=http://www.apra-amcos.com.au/APRAAwards/ClassicalAwards.aspx |title=Classical Awards |publisher=[[Australasian Performing Right Association]] (APRA) |access-date=4 May 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100525120155/http://www.apra-amcos.com.au/apraawards/classicalawards.aspx |archive-date=25 May 2010 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

{{Awards table}} |- |rowspan="2"| [[APRA Music Awards of 2007|2007]] || ''Body Torque'' – [[The Australian Ballet]], Australian Youth Orchestra, Sonic Art Ensemble || Outstanding Contribution by an Organisation<ref name="CMANom">{{cite web|url=http://www.apra-amcos.com.au/APRAAwards/ClassicalAwards/History/2007Finalists.aspx |title=2007 Finalists – Classical Music Awards |publisher=Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) |access-date=4 May 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110807095015/http://www.apra-amcos.com.au/APRAAwards/ClassicalAwards/History/2007Finalists.aspx |archive-date=7 August 2011 }}</ref> || {{nom}} |- |2006 National Music Camp Composition Program, ''Body Torque'' – Australian Youth Orchestra, The Australian Ballet || Outstanding Contribution to Australian Music in Education<ref name="CMAWin2007">{{cite web|url=http://www.apra-amcos.com.au/APRAAwards/ClassicalAwards/History/2007Winners.aspx |title=2007 Winners – Classical Music Awards |publisher=Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) |access-date=4 May 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100114011419/http://www.apra-amcos.com.au/APRAAwards/ClassicalAwards/History/2007Winners.aspx |archive-date=14 January 2010 }}</ref> || {{won}} {{end}}

===ARIA Music Awards=== The [[ARIA Music Awards]] is an annual awards ceremony that recognises excellence, innovation, and achievement across all genres of [[Australian music]]. They commenced in 1987. {{awards table}} ! {{Abbr|Ref.|Reference}} |- | [[ARIA Music Awards of 1989|1989]] | ''Australia Day / Child of Australia'' (with [[Sydney Symphony Orchestra]], [[Joan Carden]] & [[John Howard (Australian actor)|John Howard]]) |rowspan="2" |[[ARIA Award for Best Classical Album|Best Classical Album]] | {{nom}} |rowspan="2" | <ref name="ARIAClassical">ARIA Award previous winners. {{cite web|url=https://www.ariaawards.com.au/history/award/best-classical-album?view=list#|title=ARIA Awards – Winners by Award|publisher=[[Australian Recording Industry Association]] (ARIA)|access-date=12 November 2018}}</ref> |- | [[ARIA Music Awards of 1990|1990]] | ''Works of [[Graeme Koehne|Koehne]], [[Igor Stravinsky|Stravinsky]], [[Olivier Messiaen|Messiaen]], [[Maurice Ravel|Ravel]]'' | {{nom}} |- {{end}}

==References== {{reflist}}

==External links== * {{official|https://ayo.com.au/}}

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