It's not all work and no play on the NYOI course

NYOI rehearse for up to eight hours a day for six days on a residential course but they still have plenty of energy left to enjoy their evenings! Here are a few clips of the evening entertainment at NYOI, from wacky ice-breakers to brilliant table quizes and amazing talent shows.

NYOI After Dark from NYOI on Vimeo.

More from sectionals at the NYOI Winter Course

NYOI Sectionals day 2 - Dec 2010 from NYOI on Vimeo.

Behind the scenes at the NYOI winter course - Day 2

NYOI sectionals Dec. 2010 from NYOI on Vimeo.

First concert of the 2011 Season

Sunday 2nd January / Mahony Hall, The Helix / 3pm

A festive feast of Tchaikovsky

Tickets €15 / €10

http://www.thehelix.ie/ / 01 7007000

Welcome to the NYOI Blog!

It may be 12 days until Christmas but what we're really excited about is that it's 14 days until the first NYOI Course of the 2011 Season!!

The 2011 Season has lots of excitement in store as we prepare to feast on Tchaikovsky at Christmas, travel to the UAE in March and welcome a new conductor ( Garry Walker ) in the Summer!

The NYOI players will be blogging between rehearsals to keep you up to date on all the news from our course this Christmas... stay tuned!!