Reading Youth Orchestra
A small, friendly community of young musicians based in Reading, Berkshire. One of the oldest youth orchestras in the UK, we're proud to be continuing a long history of providing local students with a place to play great music in a supportive environment every Friday night.

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Why our members love RYO
- Supportive environment – we build each other up
- Friendly and relaxed – we’re a mini community
- Exciting repertoire – from Beethoven to James Bond
- Musical development – improve your skills
- Creative opportunities – play solos, compositions and arrangements
Latest news
Mayer Faust Overture Workshops
– By Abbey Hardy Over the summer holidays (August 2021) members of RYO participated in three online workshop sessions of Mayer’s Faust …
The Return of Live Rehearsals
– By Pippa Moore 14 months and many Zoom rehearsals later, RYO was finally able to welcome back its members in person …
May sectionals 2021
– By Daniel Hobart and Abbey Hardy This was our first rehearsal back after lockdown. After a while apart we were finally …
Reflections of a year on Zoom
– By Daniel Hobart Spanning from March 2020 to May 2021, the past year of RYO has been dominated by Zoom rehearsals. …
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