The Grand Union Youth Orchestra

Musicians

Members of the Grand Union Youth Orchestra range in age from about 14-25, and play a broad range of instruments for many cultures.

Our Young Musicians

Regular GUYO members range in age from 14 to 25. Their (or their families’) countries of origin include Turkey, Bulgaria, Greece, Cyprus, Portugal, Italy, India, Bangladesh, the Caribbean, South Africa, East Africa and China as well as East End born and bred.

The range of instruments they play is equally wide, so in a typical Grand Union Youth Orchestra performance you are likely to hear:

saz, ney, oud, sitar, sarangi, Indian violin, tabla, dholak, dhol, panpipes steel pan, marimba. vibraphone, concert harp, violin, cello, double bass flute, clarinet, saxophone, trumpet, French horn, trombone, harmonium guitar, bass guitar, keyboard, congas, djembe, Latin percussion, kit drums

…though not all may appear at every event!

Testimonials

Gunes Cerit

Gunes Cerit

I’m Gunes, and I was born in Turkey. I’ve been singing since I was.......

Haydn Newland

Haydn Newland

I started to play the piano when I was 6, and the cello when I was 10. After pestering my parents loads, they bought me a harp....

Jonathan Andre

Jonathan Andre

I was born and raised in London though my family origins are from the West Indies. I've been singing all my life and studied.........

Ketan Kerai

Ketan Kerai

My name is Ketan Kerai, I’ve been learning Indian Classical Music on the Sarangi for 3 years under the guidance of Shri Surjit Singh. I also perform on the Dhol, which...

Latest news

Places still available on Open workshop 24th July

Are you 12 years or older? Do you play a musical instrument of any kind? Yes? Then Grand Union Orchestra invites you to bring your instrument along and try something new at this FREE world music workshop as part of the London 2012 Open Weekend. Find out more or register

A weekend with the Grand Union

The upcoming weekend is set to be an extremely active one for the Grand Union Orchestra, with events running right through Friday night to Sunday evening. Read our new blog to find out more.

GUYO branding complete

The GUYO now has a new logo, new postcard flyers and posters created. Thanks to all GUYO members who contributed ideas to this. If you would like any posters or flyers email Hannah@granduinion.org.uk

Get involved

If you're a young musician living in East London, and like jazz/world music, come along and get involved!