About

Governance

Wellington Youth Orchestras Incorporated is a registered charity (CC33527), run by a volunteer committee.

Our aims

WYOS exists “to educate youth in the Greater Wellington Region in musical appreciation as applied to orchestral music” — giving young musicians the opportunity to perform in symphony orchestras, and presenting performances by members and guest artists.

The committee

Regina NispelChairperson
chair@wyos.org.nz
Vuk SekickiSecretary
secretary@wyos.org.nz
Lillian QianTreasurer
treasurer@wyos.org.nz
Cindy Young WaldronWellington Youth Orchestra Manager
wyomanager@wyos.org.nz
Nadja Mijatovic-SekickiWellington Youth Sinfonietta Manager
wysmanager@wyos.org.nz
Grant BakerLibrarian / NZSO Representative
wyolibrary@wyos.org.nz
Mark CarterEx officio · WYO Music Director
Chris van der ZeeEx officio · WYS Music Director
Rebecca BourneAdministrator
admin@wyos.org.nz
Eros LiWYO player representative
Susan WatsonParent representative · WYO Rehearsal Co-ordinator
wyorehearsal@wyos.org.nz
Grant CrowleyCommittee member
Alix ChapmanCommittee member
Richard YoungCommittee member

Our orchestras are led by Music Directors Mark Carter (Wellington Youth Orchestra) and Chris van der Zee (Wellington Youth Sinfonietta).

Registered charity: CC33527 · Wellington Youth Orchestras Incorporated.