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National Youth Strings Academy

The National Youth Strings Academy (NYSA), is a specialist string chamber orchestra. Its aims are to provide specialist, quality training for talented, young string-players between the ages of 9 and 21, and to give them regular experience in the art of public performance.

NYSA prides itself on the standard of coaching available to these young people - from a dedicated team of professional musicians with a lifetime's experience of chamber orchestra playing.
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Intermediate NYSA Summer Course
The Intermediate NYSA Summer Course will take place at Queenswood School , Hatfield ,...
Summer 2009 NYSA Senior course at St Mary's Music School, Edinburgh
Between Friday 14th August and Saturday 22nd August, 2009, the Senior NYSA Summer course...
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The National Youth Strings Academy, a company limited by guarantee.  Registered office: One Silk Street, London EC2Y 8HQ, registered in England no 5482194. Charity no 1110462.
Trustees and Directors: CEM Clark, RC Davison, DC Parrish, V Ronchetti, M Smith, DJ Woodhead   © 1997 - 2009 National Youth Strings Academy

  • Musicians' Benevolent Fund
  • The John Lewis Partnership
  • National Association of Youth Orchestras
  • The Ernest Cook Trust
  • Festival of British Youth Orchestras