Derry Intermediate String Orchestra (DISO)

Regional Intermediate Strings Orchestra based in Derry.

Information

Type
Intermediate Strings Orchestra
Instruments
Strings
Level
Post-primary
Entry requirements
  • Post-Primary level
  • Membership is £59 per annum (£53 for each additional child) for the academic year 2026/27. Those families in receipt of Free School Meals will receive a 70% remission and the cost will therefore be £18 (£16 for each additional child).  
  • Pupils who don't receive EA instrumental tuition are welcome to apply. Parents/carers should contact office below to check suitability
Contact Details

musicservice.omagh@eani.org.uk

Music Centre
Derry Office

The Derry Intermediate String Orchestra is open to all pupils who play orchestral string instruments in Post Primary Schools.

Weekly rehearsals take place after school on Tuesdays, 4.15pm-5.15pm in St Mary's College.

Repertoire is varied and challenging and from many different styles and genres; from well-known baroque and classical masterpieces right through to popular music from the stage and screen.

The DISO perform in two concerts per year; one around Christmas and again at the end of the Spring term in St Mary's College and Millennium Forum respectively.

Rehearsal Dates 2026/27

Tuesdays

September: 8, 15, 22, 29

October: 6, 13, 20

November: 3, 10, 17, 24

December:  (concert)

January: 5, 12, 19, 26

February: 2, 16, 23

March: 2, 9, 16 (concert, Millennium Forum)

Please download form, complete and return to musicservice.omagh@eani.org.uk

Previous events for this group

55.0325582, -7.2674333

Venue Details

Derry Office

North West Teachers Centre
24 Temple Road, Strathfoyle
Derry
BT47 6TJ
United Kingdom

In 2025/26 we were involved with

Pupils

21802

Ensembles

54

Schools

638

Tutors

212