Who is TRYO?
The Toowoomba Regional Youth Orchestra is a modern-music orchestra based in Toowoomba, Queensland. We are passionate about bringing young musicians from across the Darling Downs together to play fun, challenging, epic music, all while growing together in our musical abilities.
Our story.
WHERE DID WE BEGIN?
The Toowoomba Regional Youth Orchestra was founded in 2017 by Tim Gray, with the idea of providing a large community music ensemble for the young musicians of Toowoomba who did not have access to such a group.
Players include students from a variety of educational settings and young adults looking to continue their music journey.
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We have since added two more ensembles -
TRYBE, our beginner ensemble and
TRYO Jazz, a Big Band style ensemble for more advanced players.
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We are grateful to the Harlaxton RSL Brass Band for supporting us during our formative years. We also acknowledge the support of the Christian Life Community Centre for letting us use their space for rehearsals and concerts.
Our music.
WHAT KIND OF PIECES DO WE PLAY?
Our modern orchestral repertoire includes music from film, television, musical theatre, video games, pop songs, jazz, and classical greats.
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Some of our favourite music we've performed include:
Pirates of the Caribbean, How to Train Your Dragon, Star Wars, Interstellar, Halo, Mars: Bringer of War, Black Panther, Star Trek, Jurassic Park,
Mission Impossible & more!
Our performances.
WHAT DO WE DO?
Our main focus through the year is rehearsing for our three public concerts, held during May and September, and finish off the year with a Christmas extravaganza concert combining with the Toowoomba Gospel Choir (run by Tim's wife Michelle Gray).
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Over the years TRYO (and TRYO Jazz) has also performed at a variety of community events including the Toowoomba Carnival of Flowers, the Lions Christmas Wonderland of Lights, the Toowoomba City Library’s TooCon festivals, Grand Central Carnival of Flowers After Party, and various Community Carols.
We’ve even had the opportunity to travel to Brisbane to perform with the Queensland Youth Orchestra as part of their twilight concerts in Brisbane's iconic Old Museum Building.
Check us out on Facebook to keep up with our latest news and concert info.
Our camps.
Themed Music Camps
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Toowoomba Summer Camps
Each year in the summer school break we hold a themed music camp for all young musicians of Toowoomba and the surrounding region. With themes such as Star Wars, superheroes and fantasy, our camps have become a great way for many players across the
Darling Downs to start their year.
The camps are open to non-TRYO members (including singers), allowing many more musos to join in the fun that is TRYO.
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Our 7th Summer camp, the
ANIMATED Summer Music Camp 2025, featured music from such movies as How to Train Your Dragon, Kung Fu Panda, Toy Story, and many more Disney, Pixar and Dreamworks movies.
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Coming in 2027...
The ADVENTURE Summer Music Camp
with music from all your favourite adventure stories.
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BRISBANE Winter Camps
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Since 2024, we have hosted an annual Brisbane Themed Music Camp during the Winter break,
at the Old Museum Building in Bowen Hills.
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​In 2026, the TRYO team will again be in Brisbane hosting the Winter Holiday Music Camp, July 1-3.
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Stay tuned for details.
Registrations open in April.
