General
The Colne Valley Training Orchestra includes children aged 7 to 13 who have passed an ABRSM exam in their orchestral instrument. When they have advanced sufficiently, the CVTO members move up into the main orchestra, the youth orchestra.
As a youth orchestra, every musician in the CVYO is below the age of 19, with the youngest member being 10 years old. There are around 60 members in total. The standard of performance is high, with new players having achieved typically Grade 5 or 6 ABRSM, and the orchestra frequently performs in public, with much money being raised for charity. The orchestra holds residential weekends twice a year, and also tours during the summer, at the end of July. Past tours have involved concerts in Germany, Italy, France, Belgium, Sweden, the Netherlands, and the Czech Republic. The orchestra has broadcast over BBC Essex and appeared on German National Television on a show devoted to youth orchestras.
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