Robin Hood Youth Orchestra
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From classical to popular music, folk, jazz, Bollywood and more - the Robin Hood Youth Orchestra is an exciting, evolving ensemble that plays a diverse range of musical styles & genres. RHYO performs at unique venues around the country & even abroad and is the perfect place to play music, make friends & lifelong memories.
Join RHYO!
For 11 - 19 year olds in Nottingham City who can play their instruments from around grade 4 to diploma standard. If you're interested in finding out more, email info@nottinghammusichub.org.uk or download the flyer below.
RHYO is especially on the lookout for woodwind players. If you are a woodwind player (around Grade 4 level), please get in touch with us info@nottinghammusichub.org.uk and find out why joining this orchestra might be the best thing you do this year!
When & Where:
RHYO rehearses every Saturday morning from 9 am- 12.30 pm during term-time at The Space at Nottingham Contemporary.
Getting Here:
Nottingham Contemporary: Weekday Cross, Nottingham NG1 2GB
Nottingham Contemporary is centrally located in Nottingham City Centre, only a few minutes walk from Broadmarsh Shopping Centre. The easiest way to get to the venue is by tram. The closest stop is the Lace Market Tram Stop.
The nearest car park is Lace Market (NG1 1QE).
For all current RHYO members, don't forget to check the RHYO Noticeboard to stay up to date on all things RHYO!
Ensemble Fees
For young people who live in Nottingham City and/or study in a city state school, the annual ensemble fee for 2024-2025 is £56 (£17 concessions). Please note that you only have to pay one annual fee but can be part of more than one Music Hub ensemble (for example, your child may play in RHYO as well as Guitar Connect but just pay the ensemble fee once).
How to make the ensemble fee payment:
Log into Speed Admin to view your charge state. You will need to select ‘pay with card’ where you can then choose the invoice/s you would like to pay. Click ‘go to payment’ and make the payment in Stripe. For any questions, please email info@nottinghammusichub.org.uk
Discount/Financial assistance
Nottingham Music Service is committed to making its activities as inclusive and accessible as possible. We are able to offer discounted rates and support for pupils/families who wish to access our ensembles. For students to be eligible to receive a discounted rate for joining an ensemble they need to have an entitlement of free school meals, not including the universal provision for KS1 students.
For those who don’t meet the criteria above but are experiencing financial difficulty, a reduced ensemble subscription may be applicable. Please see the Subsidy Application document below for more information.
Not even a pandemic stopped RHYO from making music: watch players from RHYO tell their story of making music throughout the lockdown year...
This fantastic VLOG was featured on Notts TV! Watch our very own RHYO members talk about the film here (five minutes into the clip).
Exciting Partnerships & Performances
RHYO works closely with many fantastic musicians and venues. See below performances of Fire Track, with incredible tabla player Durgesh Parmar, and Into the Unknown, a collaboration with the Jugendorchester Stadt Karlsruhe, the youth orchestra from Karlsruhe, Germany that RHYO has a close partnership with, giving players the chance to travel, rehearse and perform with amazing musicians across Europe.
To hear more, see the RHYO playlist on the music hub YouTube channel: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8uczjIbAr9hr1Y...
