The National Youth Orchestra of Ireland

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MusXchange

Coming in 2018

A unique European exchange programme for pre-professional musicians.

The MusXchange programme was launched as a pilot project in 2009 with co-finance from the EU Commission and EU Parliament. The National Youth Orchestra of Ireland has participated in the programme for several years, hosting international students from Austria, Portugal, Italy, Scotland and France.

In order to apply you must be:

  • Between 16 and 26 years of age
  • A member of one of the national youth orchestras of the EFNYO network

Benefits of the MusXchange programme:

  • Constitutes an opportunity of gaining orchestral practice in an EFNYO partner orchestra, at the same time increasing your social, intercultural and language skills.
  • Offers lots of opportunities to discover new repertoire, different performance styles and orchestra traditions, and to work with conductors, teachers, and artists abroad
  • Gives you the professional experience of making music in a different musical environment and performing at concert venues all around Europe
  • Enables you to meet orchestra musicians of your own age and level, expanding your network of personal contacts in other EFNYO member countries