Join NMYO! Schedule Your Audition for the 2026-2027 Concert Season
April 10, 2026April 10, 2026
Contact: Sarah Southard, Executive Director FOR IMMEDIATE
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Phone: (978) 309-9833
Email: sarah.southard@nmyo.org
Northeast Massachusetts Youth Orchestras, Inc.
Join NMYO! Schedule Your Audition for the 2026-2027 Concert Season
IPSWICH, MA – 8 April 2026 – The Northeast Massachusetts Youth Orchestras (NMYO) is looking for young musicians
to join its ensembles in the 2026-2027 Concert Season. Are you in search of a great place to play your instrument,
perform in concert, and socialize with other young musicians who enjoy playing music as much as you? Then NMYO is
the place for you!
Auditions for both new and returning NMYO musicians take place on Saturday, June 6 between 8:30 AM and 5:00 PM
at Ipswich High School, 134 High Street, Ipswich, MA. But you can start preparing for your audition now! (Students who
can’t make the June 6th date can still fill out the registration form and request an alternate date.)
String musicians, with at least one year of lessons, and woodwind, brass, and percussion students, who have played for
at least two years and are taking private lessons, are invited to audition. The audition is used to determine proficiency
on the student’s instrument and to assign ensemble placement.
NMYO offers five ensembles including two beginning string ensembles; two full orchestras; and a Wind Ensemble for
intermediate and advanced winds, brass, and percussion. The Symphony Orchestra program also includes a small
ensemble chamber music component to challenge the advanced players. NMYO ensembles perform two major
concerts and several small concerts annually. Weekly rehearsals are held in Topsfield/Boxford conveniently located
near Route 1 and just off Interstate 95.
NMYO does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, disability, gender, sexual orientation, or gender
identity in its programs and need-based tuition assistance is available.
Get more information, view audition requirements, and register for your audition time today at nmyo.org/auditions.
Questions? Email auditions@nmyo.org or phone (978) 309-9833.
ABOUT NMYO: NMYO provides youth musicians with exceptional ensemble training and opportunities for cognitive,
social, and personal growth through musical performance and community service. Led by Music Director Michael
Coelho, with an accomplished team of music professionals, NMYO’s 130+ musicians come from 40+ towns throughout
northeast Massachusetts and southern New Hampshire and participate in one or more of five ensembles offered. The
regular rehearsal and concert schedule is supplemented with master classes, enrichment days, chamber music, and
community service outreach concerts to underserved populations. Rehearsals are held weekly just off I-95 and Route 1
in Topsfield/Boxford. NMYO is a 501 (c)(3) non-profit organization. LEARN MORE – nmyo.org · info@nmyo.org · 978-
309-9833
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EDITORS please note: Image attached; photo credit Kathy Joyce. If you would like an interview, contact
NMYO’s Executive Director at sarah.southard@nmyo.org or call (978) 309-9833.
