Origins
The orchestra's predecessor was a pre-war youth orchestra led by Glen Williams, who was appointed by the British administration to run the school's music programme here.
In 1965 it came under the wings of Paul Abisheganaden. During the '70s it came under the auspices of the Young Musicians Society and Vivien Goh's father, Goh Soon Tioe, a private music teacher, conducted it until 1975 when he stepped down for medical reasons. The orchestra was without a conductor until 1979 when it was housed at the Centre for Musical Activities (now Centre for the Arts) of the then University of Singapore (now National University of Singapore).
In 1980, the Ministry of Education (MOE) formally took over the management of the group. It sought to build the Singapore Youth Orchestra into a national youth orchestra and recognized it officially as an extra-curricular activity for students who are members. Professionally-trained musicians (from the Singapore Symphony Orchestra, and graduates of music conservatories) give one-on-one fully subsidized coaching for most of the student musicians (the exceptions are those who choose to have their own tutors) and they also help conduct sectional rehearsals.
In 2002 (?), the orchestra was renamed as the Singapore National Youth Orchestra.
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