If you’re aged 11 to 25 and love music, National Open Youth Orchestra (NOYO) are looking for people to audition for their regional ensembles which rehearse in London, Birmingham, Bristol, Bournemouth and Cardiff.

Amelia talked to NOYO programme manager Beatrice Hubble, NOYO Seaboard RISE player Ben Evans and Ben's mum Claire to learn more.

Musicians can apply until the 24th March.

Learn more about NOYO by visiting their website https://noyo.org.uk/

Image shows six smiling musicians posing with their acoustic and electronic instruments. On the lower right of the image there is a wheelchair user with a Clarion instrument on her iPad, with coloured shapes on the screen representing musical notes on the screen. An accordion player sits in the lower centre, and a cello player sits in the lower right. A clarinet player stands in upper left, a trombonist stands in the upper centre, and a violinist stands in the upper right.