Welcome

Welcome to the website of VaCO – the Vacation Chamber Orchestras. VaCO is a UK Registered Charity that runs residential chamber orchestra courses for advanced young musicians offering professional training in a relaxed but tutored environment.  Each course works in detail on the main repertoire as well as exploring one-per-part chamber music in spare time. 

Every place on our courses is highly subsidised, making these valuable career-development opportunities affordable for aspiring young musicians. To find out more please see our pages About VaCO (including what’s on offer, who it's for, when & where it takes place, why it's different from other courses, and most importantly, how to apply). You can also view upcoming courses and concerts, and check out our tutors. 

VaCO is also committed to bringing live music to the widest possible audience. Because of this we are particularly keen on giving high quality concerts in areas where such events might be rare or infrequent. Where possible we like to combine these concerts with work in local schools to engage and encourage the children in live music-making. You can see what concerts we’ve got coming up here, or if you want to discuss how we might bring a concert to your area please contact us.

Forthcoming Courses

VaCO Easter Course 2012 7-14 April 2012 Yorkshire Dales & North York Moors - The Jonas Centre, Redmire

VaCO Summer 1 Course 21-28 July 2012 Yorkshire Dales & North York Moors - The Jonas Centre, Redmire

VaCO Summer 2 Course 24 August - 1 September 2012 The Cotswolds

VaCO Christmas Course 27-30 December 2012 Yorkshire Dales

Forthcoming Concerts

There are currently no concerts listed, please check back soon.