A two-day workshop in Sydney involving leading musicians from the Sydney Symphony Orchestra and Australian World Orchestra may inspire them to follow a similar path.

India de Sousa Shaw, Emma Newby,  Aidan Kiriakou and Sam Minney are among 38 young musicians from regional communities taking part in the workshop hosted by the Sydney Conservatorium of Music.

They make up the Regional Youth Orchestra NSW (RYO) an auditioned orchestra of young musicians established in 2016 by the Association of NSW Regional Conservatoriums.

The RYO draws its players from the NSW Regional Conservatoriums, a network of 17 regional music schools funded by the NSW Government through the Department of Education to provide music education for regional schools and communities.

“The Association of NSW Regional Conservatoriums has forged wonderful partnerships with a number of leading music organisations,” its president Anita Bellman said.

“Our July project in Sydney sees three of our major partners, the Australian World Orchestra, the Sydney Conservatorium of Music and the Sydney Symphony Orchestra, all collaborating with our own youth orchestra to provide the best possible opportunities for these talented young musicians.”

 Chair of the association’s performance projects committee and RYO conductor Patrick Brennan said this week’s workshop was packed with rehearsals, tutorials, masterclasses and opportunities for the young musicians to attend concerts.

“At our previous orchestral projects, the students gained real insight into the life of a professional musician and several decided to pursue music as a career as a result,” he said.

“I’m sure this experience will bring similar inspiration to our young musicians.”

The RYO musicians will gather in Lismore in November to perform at a concert for  Artstate, Regional Arts NSW’s new conference and festival.

The repertoire they work on at the workshop will be included in the concert.