Youth Orchestra to mark 50th anniversary with special concert

The Manx Youth Orchestra will celebrate the 50th anniversary of their first concert this week.

The orchestra has given thousands of  young musicians a platform to perform, improve and travel since its first performance at Park Road School in 1972.

The event gets under way at the Villa Marina tomorrow from 7.30pm and includes classical and modern pieces, as well as crowd pleasers from the last five decades.

Ex-members, many of whom have gone on to have careers in music, were sent a rallying call earlier this year, with scores agreeing to dust off their instruments and get involved.