The TYO Big Busk 2026!
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FREE ENTRY and four non-stop hours of fabulous youth orchestral and choral music! Featuring 200+ accomplished young musicians from Tasmanian Youth Orchestras and a HUGE combined finale.
PLUS as part of the TYO Big Busk we'll be raising funds for TYO programs and touring equipment. You don't have to wait until the day: donate now at www.givenow.com.au/tyobigbusk
Event schedule
10.00am: Welcome & Acknowledgement of Country
10.05am: TYO Sinfonietta
10.25am: Chamber Group
10.40am: TYO Camerata Strings | Conductor Kim Bishop
10.55am: Chamber Group
11.00am: TYO Tasmanian Junior Chorale | Conductor Jack Machin | Repetiteur Sam Woolford
11.15am: TYO Percussion Ensemble: Conductor Tracey Patten
11.30am: TYO Chamber Choir | Conductor Madeleine Dyer
11.55am: Live cross to AdYO Big Busk in Adelaide – see it on screens in our venue or check our livestream!
12.00pm: The Adelaide Youth Orchestra (livestream)
12.15pm: TYO Chamber Orchestra | Conductor Jack Machin
12.50pm: Feature performance, TYO 2026 co-Concertmaster Zoey Shi | Accompanist Thomas Rimes
12.55pm: TYO Tasmanian Youth Chorale | Conductor Madeleine Dyer | Repetiteur Sheng-Yuan Lynch
1.15pm: Presentations
1.25pm: Collaborative work – all TYO musicians and singers | Conductor Thomas Rimes
1.30pm: 2026 TYO photo – all TYOers
1.35pm: En masse finale: Tchaikovsky’s 1812 Overture (abridged) – all TYO plus invited guests | Conductor Thomas Rimes
1.50pm (approximately): Event concludes
TYO acknowledges with gratitude the State Government of Tasmania through Arts Tasmania and the Department for Education, Children and Young People; as well as Creative Australia, for their support of TYO programs and tours.
PLUS as part of the TYO Big Busk we'll be raising funds for TYO programs and touring equipment. You don't have to wait until the day: donate now at www.givenow.com.au/tyobigbusk
Event schedule
10.00am: Welcome & Acknowledgement of Country
10.05am: TYO Sinfonietta
10.25am: Chamber Group
10.40am: TYO Camerata Strings | Conductor Kim Bishop
10.55am: Chamber Group
11.00am: TYO Tasmanian Junior Chorale | Conductor Jack Machin | Repetiteur Sam Woolford
11.15am: TYO Percussion Ensemble: Conductor Tracey Patten
11.30am: TYO Chamber Choir | Conductor Madeleine Dyer
11.55am: Live cross to AdYO Big Busk in Adelaide – see it on screens in our venue or check our livestream!
12.00pm: The Adelaide Youth Orchestra (livestream)
12.15pm: TYO Chamber Orchestra | Conductor Jack Machin
12.50pm: Feature performance, TYO 2026 co-Concertmaster Zoey Shi | Accompanist Thomas Rimes
12.55pm: TYO Tasmanian Youth Chorale | Conductor Madeleine Dyer | Repetiteur Sheng-Yuan Lynch
1.15pm: Presentations
1.25pm: Collaborative work – all TYO musicians and singers | Conductor Thomas Rimes
1.30pm: 2026 TYO photo – all TYOers
1.35pm: En masse finale: Tchaikovsky’s 1812 Overture (abridged) – all TYO plus invited guests | Conductor Thomas Rimes
1.50pm (approximately): Event concludes
TYO acknowledges with gratitude the State Government of Tasmania through Arts Tasmania and the Department for Education, Children and Young People; as well as Creative Australia, for their support of TYO programs and tours.
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Where is it happening?
Princes Wharf 1, Castray Esplanade, Hobart, TAS, Australia
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