European Federation of National Youth Orchestras

European Federation of National Youth Orchestras
Abbreviation EFNYO
Formation 1994
Type Federation
Headquarters Vienna, Austria
President
 Dr. Renate Böck
Main organ
 Board
Website www.efnyo.org

Since 1994 the finest pre-professional youth orchestras of Europe have been working closely together and have formed an association known as the European Federation of National Youth Orchestras (EFNYO). With its 38 member organisations to date, EFNYO provides a platform for the exchange of expertise in music training and performance between the leading national and international youth orchestras of Europe and takes over responsibility for skilling future generations of musicians. In this regard, the Federation truly benefits from its unique position at the interface of higher music education and the music profession.

EFNYO's major objectives are to act as an advocacy network and to establish a platform of communication and a framework for cooperation among its members and further networking partners.

EFNYO considers it as our major duty to deal with cultural political matters and policy changes relevant to both music education and the music profession. Our objectives are to guarantee a healthy environment for training new generations of musicians and to ensure adequate economic and social structures for cultural organizations and audiences throughout the EU.

EFNYO organises at least one General Assembly for its members and networking partners. EFNYO board members regularly participate in international conferences, such as the annual meetings of the Association Européenne des Conservatoires, Culture Action Europe, the European Music Council and conferences of European Orchestras Associations.

EFNYO also offers a range of activities including managers training programmes and workshops of musicians. The latest developments in the field of culture prove that orchestras and other ensembles more and more need to diversify their ways of performing and communicating music to different audiences. It also seems to be essential to add the training of entrepreneurial skills to the musicians’ curriculum in order to raise the competitiveness on the European labour market.[1]

EFNYO is a member of the European Music Council (EMC), International Music Council (IMC), Jeunesses Musicales International (JMI) and Culture Action Europe.

National Members

International Members

Cooperating Members

References

  1. ↑ "European Federation of National Youth Orchestras - Aims and Objectives". Retrieved 23 November 2010.
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