Information
Type
Intermediate Strings
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
Omagh Office
The Omagh Intermediate String Orchestra is open to all pupils who play string instruments in Post Primary Schools.
Weekly rehearsals take place in Omagh Academy Grammar School on Wednesdays, 4pm-5pm.
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 OISO perform in two concerts per year; one around Christmas and another at the end of the Spring term in the Strule Arts Centre or Alley Theatre, Strabane.
Rehearsal Dates 2026/27
Wednesdays
September: 9, 16, 23, 30
October: 7, 14, 21
November: 4, 11, 18, 25
December: (concert)
January: 6, 13, 20, 27
February: 3, 17, 24
March: 3, 10, 15 (concert)
Previous events for this group
In 2025/26 we were involved with
Pupils
21802
Ensembles
54
Schools
638
Tutors