Links to charity information sites

Charity Commission
NYSA's entry in the Register of Charities.
URL: http://www.charitycommission.gov.uk/registeredcharities/showcharity.asp?remchar=&chyno=111
0462

Guidestar
Guidestar UK, the first place to look for comprehensive information about every charity - from the largest national charity to the thousands of small charities that are active in every community.
URL: http://www.guidestar.org.uk/gs_summary.aspx?CCReg=1110462&strquery=National%20Youth%20Stri
ngs%20Academy

Wikipedia definition - Company limited by guarantee
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
URL: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Company_limited_by_guarantee

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Donate to NYSA

Charity Choice UK
Donate to NYSA through Charity Choice, the encyclopaedia of charities on the internet.
URL: https://www.charitychoice.co.uk/donation.asp?ref=157934

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Education sites that feature the National Youth Strings Academy

CUKAS
This is the official website for the Conservatoires UK Admissions Service (CUKAS).
URL: http://www.cukas.ac.uk/useful_websites.html

DfES Music and Dance Scheme
The aim of the scheme is to help identify, and assist, children with exceptional potential, regardless of their personal circumstances, to benefit from world-class specialist training as part of a broad and balanced education, which will enable them, if they choose, to proceed towards self-sustaining careers in music and dance.
URL: http://www.dfes.gov.uk/mds/links.shtml#music

G & T Wise
A web site dedicated to working together to enable gifted and talented pupils to achieve their potential
URL: http://www2.teachernet.gov.uk/Resources/Resource.aspx?Resource=137

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Links to NYSA multimedia resources that are not located at nysastrings.org.uk.

Kennedy Center: Millenium Stage
On tour in the USA in 1999 and 2001 NYSA played at the Millenium Stage in Washinton DC's Kennedy Center. This link is the Kennedy Center videos of those two performances. NYSA director Viviane Ronchetti conducts.
URL: http://www.kennedy-center.org/programs/millennium/artist_detail.cfm?artist_id=ISISSTRING

NYSA on In Tune (BBC Radio 3)
NYSA director Viviane Ronchetti interviewed on In Tune before their annual fundraiser for the Emanuel Hurwitz Chamber Music Trust at St Cyprian's Church, London and Fishguard Festival concerts in 2005.
URL: http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio3/intune/pip/vyee4/

NYSA on YouTube
Watch NYSA videos on You Tube
URL: http://www.youtube.com/nysa2007

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NYSA Ex-Members on the web.

Claire Jones
Harpist Claire Jones was a soloist with NYSA on the harp as well as having been a member of the orchestra on violin.
URL: http://www.clairejones.co.uk

Hannah Dawson - Violin
Sacconi String Quartet 2nd violin, a NYSA alum.
URL: http://www.mobilediscos.co.uk/String%20Quartets/sacconi_string_quartet.htm

Louisa Stonehill - Violin
New Orpheus Ensemble Soloists page - scroll down to the bottom for Louisa's section.
URL: http://www.neworpheusensemble.co.uk/page3/page3.html

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Articles by NYSA members' schools congratulating them on getting into NYSA

Dazzling future beckons for young musician
News item from Bishop-Stortford School
URL: http://www.bishops-stortford-college.herts.sch.uk/publicity/music/gale.html

Sarah Hill in national orchestra
News item from Kings Girls School, Taunton.
URL: http://www.kings-taunton.co.uk/lent06/Pages/sarah_hill.html

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