CBSO Youth Orchestra
Membership of the City of Birmingham Youth Orchestra is by annual audition - open to all young players age 14 - 21. www.cbsoyouthorchestra.com
Cello Club
The Cello Club is the new junior division of the London Cello Society. It is open to all students up to 18 yrs.
www.londoncellos.org
Croydon Young Musicians
Cello workshops and string orchestras for all grades on Saturday mornings / Friday evenings at Ashburton Learning Village, Croydon www.croydonmusicservice.co.uk
London Schools Symphony Orchestra
The LSSO performs three times a year at the Barbican with leading conductors and soloists. The orchestra also undertakes an annual tour. Auditions held in November. www.cym.org.uk
National Chidren's Chamber Orchestra
Standard works of the chamber orchestra are studied, backed up with sectional coaching ready for a performance at the end of the Easter course. The NCCO has had music especially written for the group, which helps to strike a balance between classical and modern repertoire. Grade 7 + by audition. Annual residential Easter course held in Hertfordshire. www.ncwo.org.ukNational Children's String Sinfonia
A string orchestra (cello, double bass, viola, violin) with sectional tutors. Grade 5+ by audition. Annual residential Easter course held in Hertfordshire. www.ncwo.org.uk
National Scout and Guide Symphony Orchestra
Join the orchestra for a one week residential course near Leeds, 31 July - 8th August 2010 with public performances on 6th and 7th August at Cleckheaton Town Hall and Bradford Cathedral. Participants need to be 13yrs+, grade 5+ and scouts or guides. www.scoutbase.org.uk
National Youth Orchestra
Applications from May 2010. For players Grade 8 with distinction +, age 18 or under. nyo.org.uk
Scottish Borders Community Orchestra
SBCO instrumental groups meet regularly for nine months of the year, offering players a chance to play together, learn new repertoire and improve their skills and technique under the direction of profesional tutors. The Cello Club meets fortnightly on Thursday evenings at Earlston Primary School in Earlston. There is also a monthly Strings Training Orchestra on Sunday afternoons from 2 - 4pm at Abbey Row Centre, Kelso with the option of Chamber Music practice from 4 - 5pm. www.sbco.org.uk
Competitions for Young Cellists:
The European Union of Music Competitions for Youth EMCY lists the following cello competitions:
International Young Musician Competition, Tallinn, Estonia
Competition, 10 - 13 yrs November 2011; deadline April 2011 www.emcy.org
International Competition for Young Cellists 'Antonio Janigro', Zagreb, Croatia, 10 - 20 yrs
Competition October 2010, deadline September 2010 www.emcy.org
International Russian Rotary Children's competition, Moscow, Russia 8 - 12 yrs
Deadline passed for 2010, but this is an annual competition www.emcy.org
International Heran Violoncello Competition, Czech Republic, up to 16yrs
Next compeitition 2011 www.emcy.org