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From the AdYO Archives: 2002

23 years ago – just one year after AdYO was founded – a new ensemble was created to bridge the gap between Adelaide Youth Strings (now Junior Strings) and our flagship youth orchestra – and it made the news!

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advocacy

AdYO takes home the Ruby!

Last month, AdYO was honoured at the 2025 Ruby Awards, taking out Outstanding Contribution by an Organisation or Group at a gala ceremony at Adelaide’s Botanic Gardens.

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supporters

Join Operation: Bass Trombone

This Giving Tuesday we’re fundraising to provide our players with a piece of specialist equipment needed to level up their orchestral skills and get the most out of their AdYO experience!

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concerts

AdYO Live: Fame & Fate

Join Adelaide’s top emerging musicians under the masterful baton of Adelaide Symphony Orchestra Conductor Laureate Nicholas Braithwaite with soloist international Menuhin Competition winner and AdYO alum Tianyou Ma.

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concerts

AdYO Live: Winter Symphonies

Join us at Adelaide University’s iconic Elder Hall for an afternoon of exciting wind, percussion and orchestral works from some of SA’s brightest young musicians.

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concerts

AdYO Live: Glorious!

What do you get when you combine the iconic SAPPS choir with AdYO’s talented Junior Strings? A vibrant, exciting showcase of youth music in SA!

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concerts

AdYO Live: Mahler 1

Feel the power of Mahler’s epic Symphony No. 1 performed by a super-sized combined orchestra of SA’s finest young musicians!

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concerts

AdYO Live: The Planets

Immerse yourself in the breathtaking sounds of Holst’s magnum opus The Planets as our senior orchestra brings to life the celestial wonders that orbit our universe.

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