The Kawartha Youth Orchestra (KYO) welcomes students aged 8 to 28 residing in the Kawartha and Greater Peterborough areas. We encourage our musicians to actively participate in their school’s music programs. To enhance their musical journey, we recommend that all KYO members, both prospective and current, pursue private lessons on their primary instrument. Our team is ready to assist you with information on private instruction opportunities.
We believe everyone should have the chance to experience music! That’s why we keep our tuition fees reasonable and offer financial aid to those who need it.
Here’s how we make music accessible.
Financial Aid
Tuition Assistance
We offer financial aid to help make our programs accessible to all families through tuition bursaries & multiple child discounts.
The Bell Bassoons Scholarship encourages and supports bassoonists in the KYO. The award is open to youth musicians from any of the KYO ensembles, and is provided to help support musician enrichment.
The Helen Ball Leadership Award recognizes a KYO youth musician who demonstrates a high level of commitment to the KYO, leadership from within the KYO, and demonstrated support for music and the arts in the wider community. The award is open to youth musicians from any of the KYO ensembles.
Support KYO’s mission through various means. Donate funds, volunteer your time, or gift instruments. Every contribution helps us nurture young musical talent and enrich our community.