Ceolfhoireann Náisiúnta Óige na hÉireann

To download an NYOI Friends Form please click on this link.

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It’s now easier than ever to play a part in the future of NYOI. There are two ways you can do this. You can become an NYOI Friend or donate through MyCharity.ie.

NYOI Friends
The NYOI Friends Form can be downloaded by clicking on the link under the Friends logo to the left. Simply print out this form, fill it in and post it to the NYOI office. The address can be found on the form.

MyCharity.ie
By donating through MyCharity.ie you can donate to NYOI from where you are sitting right now!

Using the Donate Now box on the right select the amount you wish to donate, either monthly or as a one-off contribution and click 'donate now'.

You will be taken to mycharity.ie where it will take only a few minutes to set up an account, confirm your donation and make a secure payment. You will then be taken back to our homepage!

If you donate an amount equivalent to one of our friends’ levels we will write to you inviting you to become a friend and you will be able to avail of NYOI Friends’ Benefits.

Classic Friend	Silver Friend	Gold Friend	Platinum Friend
€50	€250 (or €21 per month)	€500 (or €42 per month)	€1,000 (or €84 per month)
NYOI Friends Benefits include discounted concert tickets for all NYOI Concerts

We would like the thank the following people who have signed up for our NYOI Friends:

Classic Friends	Silver Friends	Gold Friends	Platinum Friends
Michael O'Sullivan	Aisling Drury Byrne	The MacMahon Family
Judy Fielding	Denis Byrne & Margaret Moran	Joe Sheils
Linda O'Shea Farren	Paula Wallace	Gaslink
Eilish Byrne O'Reilly	Gerry Kelly & Evelyn Grant
Clare Daly	Philomena Manson
Gerard Gillen	Kevin Warren/BWID Ltd
Ita Beausang	Aiveen Kearney & Gordon Garde
East Galway School of Music	John Creaven
Dr. Paul Berry	The O'Kane Family
Damien & Cecelia Donlon	Michael & Margaret Kilbride
Nessa Friel	The Moriarty Family
Elizabeth Clancy	David Sheils
Dorothy Conaghan
Liam & Anne McPhillips
Maura Bell
Rebecca Gilmore
Kieran Crehan
Dr. Michael Cave
Sean Lynch
Clare & Pauline Fleming
Eoin Schmidt-Martin & Michelle Fleming

Since 1970 over 2000 young Irish musicians have made wonderful music together, working with well-respected tutors, world renowned conductors and superb soloists. And, as those of you who are past members of IYO & NYOI know, that as well as the music your time together has forged friendships, fun and unforgettable memories.

Every player auditions each year for their place in an NYOI orchestra and can be rightly said to be one of the country’s finest young classical musicians of their time.. After gaining a place they take part in residential courses twice a year, all in an effort to create something special for our loyal and valued audiences.

The musical experience with NYOI is of the highest calibre, but the learning doesn’t end there. The work done by NYOI facilitates something quite amazing; our players develop social skills that will take them far in any discipline or career. Learning to perform on stage in groups of over 100 young musicians requires phenomenal skills of concentration, focus and team work, commitment and cooperation.

We have great plans for NYOI in the future but we need the help of our friends so that we can continue to nurture the education of our country’s finest young classical musicians; musicians who go onto greatness in every sphere of life. We invite you to share in this journey and witness just how fantastic the experience of music-making can be. To this end the National Youth Orchestra of Ireland is delighted to announce the launch of NYOI Friends.

Being an NYOI Friend will keep you in touch with us, give you information of our upcoming concerts and events and, hopefully, you will be able to re-new old friendships at those events and create many more unforgettable memories.