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The stakes are high as NYOS prepares for cuts

Whither the National Youth Orchestras of Scotland?

After the announcement of a 50% cut in Creative Scotland’s funding of NYOS, I attended the symphony orchestra’s concert in Perth, and asked chief executive Julian Clayton a blunt question: “Your funding has been slashed from £206,000 to £103,000. So what are you going to cut?”