Derry Junior String Orchestra (DJSO)

Regional Junior String Orchestra based in Derry.

Information

Type
Junior Strings Orchestra
Instruments
Strings
Level
Primary
Entry requirements
  • One year’s playing experience
  • Year 6 & 7
  • Membership of this ensemble costs £59 per annum. Family discounts apply
Contact Details

musicservice.omagh@eani.org.uk

Music Centre
Derry Office

The Derry Junior String Orchestra is open to all pupils who play orchestral string instruments in year 6 and 7 in Primary Schools.

Weekly rehearsals take place after school on Tuesdays, 4pm- 5pm 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 DJSO perform in two concerts per year; one around Christmas and another at the end of the Spring term in St Mary's College and Millennium Forum respectively.

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

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)

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