About us
South African National Youth Orchestra Foundation (SA NYO Foundation)
The South African National Youth Orchestra Foundation is a non-profit organisation that aims to offer world-class music education from its Development Initiatives to the icons of youth classical music in South Africa – the South African Youth Orchestra, the South African National Concert Orchestra, the South African National Wind Orchestra and the South African National String Orchestra.
The Foundation is supported entirely through private funding. Sasol has been a sponsor since 1979. SANYO is grateful to De Beers, Rupert Musiekstigting, Adcock-Ingram, South African Music Rights Organisation (SAMRO), AECI, and Business & Arts South Africa for their support over a number of years. In 2005, support was received from the National Lottery Distribution Trust Fund .
The SANYO Foundation is run primarily by volunteers.
The role of the South African National Youth Orchestra Foundation is to:
- Run one major orchestra courses annually (see courses here)
- Support initiatives that provide musical tuition to historically disadvantaged South Africans
- Channel scholarships to deserving and serious music students
- Unite classical youth music in South Africa through networking and co-operation with all teaching institutions and professional orchestras
Major projects include:
- Sasol National Youth Orchestra course
- Concerts by the National Youth Orchestras
- Support and accessing funding for a number of Development Initiatives from across South Africa.
The South African National Youth Orchestra Foundation is a Section 21 company – an incorporated association not for gain – Registration No. 79/06497/08.
