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SYO was founded as a single orchestra in 1973 by the visionary music educator and conductor, Peter Seymour. For almost half a century SYO, has grown to become a community of over 550 young musicians, aged 6-24, from all over Sydney and New South Wales.

Since 1973, SYO has championed excellence in music education and fostered a love of music in over 5,500 young musicians, contributing to the cultural identity of Sydney, Australia and the world.

Our Alumni continue to enrich our community through outstanding music performance, education and arts administration as well as excelling in business and corporate worlds.

SYO invites you to celebrate and share in the achievements of our exceptional Alumni.

Stay tuned for updates to this page – we have a special Alumni project coming up to celebrate our 50th Anniversary in 2023. 

In the meantime – feel free to fill out your details below and stay connected with SYO. 

SYO Alumni Program

SYO Alumni Program

Sign up to our SYO Alumni Program to indicate your interest in performance opportunities and receive a discount code for selected SYO concerts. 
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Sydney Youth Orchestras acknowledge the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation, the traditional custodians of the unceded land on which we perform today, and their connections to land, water and community.
We pay our respect to Elders past and present, the original storytellers of these lands where we learn and create music
today. We extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and honour their continuation of the oldest music practice in the world.
Always Was, Always Will Be.

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SYO is supported by the NSW Government through Create NSW