Coming up!
🎶 2026 Summer Intensive – Auckland – Save the Date! 🎶
Our 2026 Summer Intensive is fast approaching!
📅 14–19 January 2026
đź“Ť Auckland
With expert tutoring from the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra, Royal New Zealand Navy Band, and University of Auckland School of Music staff, our young musicians will enjoy an inspiring week of music-making under the direction of Music Director Mike Ashton and his team.
The intensive will culminate in two public concerts, showcasing the repertoire developed during the workshop.
🎶 Instrument Openings – January 2026 Intensive 🎶
Due to graduating members, we have openings for flute, trumpet, horn, and bassoon in our January 2026 Intensive.
đź“Ś Eligibility:
- Ages 14–19 as of 31 December 2025
- Minimum standard: approximately Grade 7 Trinity (or equivalent)
đź“Ś How to Apply:
Please submit an audition recording that includes:
- 2 contrasting solo pieces
- 1 ensemble piece (chamber, orchestral, or concert band)
For any queries, please email us at nzysw@nzcba.org
General information
New Zealand Youth Symphonic Winds is Aotearoa’s premier youth concert band and is an integral part of NZCBA’s National Bands Programme which aims to promote music-making across the country. Since it’s inception in 2012, NZYSW has been the national representative ensemble for young concert band players to develop their music skills and education, bringing together the best secondary school wind, brass, and percussion players in the ultimate show of musical engagement and collaboration.
NZYSW meet twice a year for a rehearsal/coaching intensive with tutoring and mentoring from some of Australasia’s leading music educators and performers. These intensives conclude with a concert showcase to present the culmination of our young musicians’ achievements. These events, along with the NZCBA National Festival, aim to foster an environment where young kiwis from all backgrounds and corners of the country can flourish, engage with other like-minded individuals, and gain exposure to top professionals in the music industry.
NZYSW is committed to being a diverse, safe, and inclusive space in which we encourage players to be themselves and engage with our core aims of enabling, developing, and empowering youth musical development in Aotearoa.
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