NYO-USA Application Information
Apply for the Orchestra
The National Youth Orchestra of the United States of America (NYO-USA) invites young musicians ages 16–19 to audition for its 2025 season.
Apply for an Apprenticeship
Carnegie Hall offers apprenticeships to students in roles beyond instrumental positions in NYO-USA to explore key aspects of the orchestral field.
Lead Donors: Hope and Robert F. Smith; The Kovner Foundation; and Beatrice Santo Domingo.
Global Ambassadors: Michael ByungJu Kim and Kyung Ah Park, Hope and Robert F. Smith, and Maggie and Richard Tsai.
Major funding has been provided by Ronald E. Blaylock and Petra Pope, Lorraine Buch Fund for Young Artists, Clive and Anya Gillinson, Pershing Square Philanthropies, Melanie and Jean E. Salata, JMCMRJ Sorrell Foundation, and the Victor and William Fung Foundation.
United Airlines®, Airline Partner to the National Youth Ensembles.
Additional funding has been provided by the Sarah Arison, The Jack Benny Family Foundation, and Mary I. and John E. Hull.
Founder Patrons; Blavatnik Family Foundation; Nicola and Beatrice Bulgari; The Horace W. Goldsmith Foundation; Marina Kellen French and the Anna-Maria and Stephen Kellen Foundation; The Harold W. McGraw, Jr. Family Foundation; Ronald O. Perelman; Robertson Foundation; Beatrice Santo Domingo; Hope and Robert F. Smith; Sarah Billinghurst Solomon and Howard Solomon; and Joan and Sanford I. Weill and the Weill Family Foundation.