Join us
There’s a place for players from Grade 5 to conservatoire level, up to age 26. Here’s how it works.
Sinfonietta for Grade 5 and above. Youth Orchestra for Grade 8 and up. Not sure? Ask your music teacher or listen to the audition excerpts.
Fill in the form and prepare your excerpt.
Once your place is confirmed, pay your subscription within a month — and you’re in.
Mid-year places are sometimes available — email [email protected].
Wind players especially wanted — brass and woodwind places are open in the Youth Orchestra. See Youth Orchestra auditions →
2026 subscriptions
One subscription covers the whole year. Play in both orchestras? You still pay only once.
| Who | Annual subscription | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| First family member | $220 | Full year, either or both orchestras |
| Each additional family member | $110 | Sibling discount |
| Tertiary student | $110 | Full-time tertiary study |
| WYO — 1–2 projects only | $45–$180 | Students $45–$90 · others $90–$180, by number of projects |
Cost should never be the reason a young person can’t play.
Pay in 2 or 4 instalments, or apply for a partial or full fee grant for hardship — tick the box when you apply, or email [email protected] in confidence.
WYOS is a volunteer organisation, and we depend on our volunteers. The committee, the concert helpers and the people moving chairs and selling tickets are all parents and supporters giving their time, and that’s what keeps fees this low.
When you join, we expect every player and family to lend a hand a few times a year:
There’s no minimum age — placement is by playing level, not age. The upper limit is 26.
Yes, and it’s still a single subscription. Many players are in both.
Ask your child’s music teacher, or listen to the audition excerpts for each ensemble. Players often start in the Sinfonietta and move up to the Youth Orchestra as they progress.
Subscriptions are refundable up to the end of week 3 of the term or project. After that, fees are non-refundable. Any outstanding balance from a previous year must be cleared before a place is confirmed.