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The orchestra is the senior ensemble in the City of Belfast School of Music and the oldest youth orchestra in Ireland. Here they are rehearsing and performing at the Royal Albert Hall.
The oldest youth orchestra in Ireland, made up of 21 schools in the Belfast area, performing the finale of Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 4. Photo: Richard Johnson
The oldest youth orchestra in Ireland, made up of 21 schools in the Belfast area, performing the finale of Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 4. Photo: Richard Johnson
The oldest youth orchestra in Ireland, made up of 21 schools in the Belfast area, performing the finale of Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 4. Photo: Richard Johnson
The oldest youth orchestra in Ireland, made up of 21 schools in the Belfast area, performing the finale of Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 4. Photo: Richard Johnson
The oldest youth orchestra in Ireland, made up of 21 schools in the Belfast area, performing the finale of Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 4. Photo: Richard Johnson
The oldest youth orchestra in Ireland, made up of 21 schools in the Belfast area, performing the finale of Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 4. Photo: Richard Johnson
The oldest youth orchestra in Ireland, made up of 21 schools in the Belfast area, performing the finale of Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 4. Photo: Richard Johnson
The oldest youth orchestra in Ireland, made up of 21 schools in the Belfast area, performing the finale of Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 4. Photo: Richard Johnson
The oldest youth orchestra in Ireland, made up of 21 schools in the Belfast area, performing the finale of Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 4. Photo: Richard Johnson
The oldest youth orchestra in Ireland, made up of 21 schools in the Belfast area, performing the finale of Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 4. Photo: Richard Johnson
The oldest youth orchestra in Ireland, made up of 21 schools in the Belfast area, performing the finale of Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 4. Photo: Richard Johnson
The oldest youth orchestra in Ireland, made up of 21 schools in the Belfast area, performing the finale of Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 4. Photo: Richard Johnson
The oldest youth orchestra in Ireland, made up of 21 schools in the Belfast area, performing the finale of Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 4. Photo: Richard Johnson
The oldest youth orchestra in Ireland, made up of 21 schools in the Belfast area, performing the finale of Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 4. Photo: Richard Johnson
City of Belfast Youth Orchestra get ready for their performance at the Schools Prom. Photo: Richard Johnson
City of Belfast Youth Orchestra get ready for their performance at the Schools Prom. Photo: Richard Johnson
City of Belfast Youth Orchestra get ready for their performance at the Schools Prom. Photo: Richard Johnson
City of Belfast Youth Orchestra get ready for their performance at the Schools Prom. Photo: Richard Johnson
City of Belfast Youth Orchestra get ready for their performance at the Schools Prom. Photo: Richard Johnson
City of Belfast Youth Orchestra get ready for their performance at the Schools Prom. Photo: Richard Johnson
City of Belfast Youth Orchestra get ready for their performance at the Schools Prom. Photo: Richard Johnson
The violin section hard at work and concentrating during rehearsal for their performance at the Schools Prom
The orchestra's horn section rehearsing Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 4
The orchestra rehearsing in preparation for their forthcoming appearance in the Royal Albert Hall for the Music for Youth Schools Prom
The cello section getting to grips with some Elgar
The City of Belfast Youth Orchestra and conductor Paul McBride on the stage of the Ulster Hall, Belfast
Members of the woodwind section of the City of Belfast Youth Orchestra during a Saturday morning rehearsal