The European Federation of National Youth Orchestras (EFNYO) is an association of European

Europe

Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...

 national youth orchestras

National Youth Orchestra

The National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain is an orchestra of 163 young musicians from the United Kingdom. The members of the orchestra are all aged between 13 and 19 years. The players are selected by auditions which take place in the autumn each year at various locations in the country...

 on pre-professional level. The federation was founded in 1994 and has 17 national members, 8 international members and 7 cooperating members. The aim of the EFNYO is to promote cooperation and enable exchanges between youth orchestras.

EFNYO is a member of the European Music Council

European Music Council

The European Music Council is a regional group of the International Music Council representing Europe. It was established in 1972 as the 'European regional group of the IMC' and was renamed the European Music Council in 1992. The IMC was founded by UNESCO in 1949, and is, today, a...

 (EMC), International Music Council

International Music Council

The International Music Council was created in 1949 as UNESCO's advisory body on matters of music. It is based at UNESCO's headquarters in Paris, France, where it functions as an independent international non-governmental organization...

 (IMC) and Jeunesses Musicales International (JMI).

National Members

• Wiener Jeunesse Orchester (WJO) - Austria
• Sibelius Academy Symphony Orchestra (SIBAO) - Finland
• Orchestre Français des Jeunes (OFJ) - France
• Junge Deutsche Philharmonie (JDPh) - Germany
• RIAS-Jugendorchester (RIASJO) - Germany
• National Youth Orchestra of Ireland (NYOI) - Ireland
• Orchestra Giovanile Italiana (OGI) - Italy
• Nationaal Jeugd Orkest / Dutch Orchestra and Ensemble Academy - Netherlands
• Ungdomssymfonikerne (Norway)
• Polska Orkiestra Sinfonia Iuventus (POSI) - Poland
• National Youth Orchestra of Scotland (NYOS) - Scotland
• Joven Orquesta Nacional de España (JONDE) - Spain
• National Youth Symphony Orchestra of Turkey - Turkey
• Youth State Orchestra of Armenia
  Youth State Orchestra of Armenia
  The Youth Orchestra of Armenia was founded in November 2005, with the efforts of the students of the Yerevan Komitas State Conservatory.Sergey Smbatyan, violinist and prize-winner in international competitions, is the chief conductor and artistic director of the orchestra.In the concert programme...
  
   (YSOA) - Armenia
• National Youth Orchestra of Cyprus - Cyprus
• Det Kongelige Danske Musikkonservatorium - Denmark
• Jugend Sinfonie Orchester Konservatorium Bern (JSO Bern) - Switzerland

International Members

• Gustav Mahler Youth Orchestra
• Jeunesses Musicales World Orchestra
  Jeunesses Musicales World Orchestra
  The Jeunesses Musicales World Orchestra is a program of Jeunesses Musicales International. It was founded in 1949 by Igor Markevitch but its permanent structure dates back to 1970, when Gilles Lefebvre consolidated the world’s first youth orchestra...
  
  
• Jeune Orchestre Atlantique (JOA - France)
• Orchestre des Jeunes de la Méditerranée Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur (OJMPACA - France)
• Schleswig-Holstein Festival Orchestra (SHFO - Germany
• Baltic Youth Philharmonic (Countries round the Baltic sea)
• Orkester Norden (Norway)
• European Union Youth Orchestra
  European Union Youth Orchestra
  The European Union Youth Orchestra is a training orchestra for young people in the European Union. It is funded centrally by the European Union and by a number of EU member states...
  
   (EUYO - UK)

Cooperating Members

• Prague Student Symphony Orchestra (Czech Republic)
• Young Euro Classic Festival Berlin (Germany)
• Young Israel Philharmonic Orchestra (Israel)
• National Youth Orchestra of Iraq
  National Youth Orchestra of Iraq
  The National Youth Orchestra of Iraq is an orchestra compromised of musicians from different parts of Iraq. The members are aged between 14 and 29 years. They are selected every Autumn/Winter through a process of online and video auditions....
  
   (Iraq)
• Music Centre (Slovakia)
• Britten-Pears Orchestra (Aldeburgh Music
  Aldeburgh Festival
  The Aldeburgh Festival is an English arts festival devoted mainly to classical music. It takes place each June in the Aldeburgh area of Suffolk, centred on the main concert hall at Snape Maltings...
  
   - United Kingdom)
• South African National Youth Orchestra Foundation (South Africa)

Sources

• Official general assembly 2010 brochure of the European Federation of National Youth Orchestras