The 1950s saw the very first AYO season, following the inaugural National Music Camp in 1948.
1952
National Music Camp
Geelong Grammar School, Victoria
Director – Music: Sir Bernard Heinze
Director – National Fitness Camp: S.R. (Robert) Langdon
1953
National Music Camp
Geelong Grammar School, Victoria
Director – Music: John Bishop
Director – National Fitness Camp: John Gray
1954
National Music Camp
Geelong Grammar School, Victoria
Director – Music: John Bishop
Director – National Fitness Camp: John Gray
1955
National Music Camp
Geelong Grammar School, Victoria
Director: John Bishop
1956
National Music Camp
Bonegilla Migrant Centre, Albury
Director: Lindley Evans
1957
Inaugural Performance at David Jones
Sydney
Conductor: John Bishop
Soloist: Gai Tilsed, piano
ABC Schools Concerts and Inaugural Public Concert
Sydney
Conductor: John Bishop
Soloist: Cornelia Brain, piano
AYO orchestra list
National Music Camp
Frensham and Sturt Schools, Mittagong
Director: Lindley Evans
1958
ABC Youth Concerts
Melbourne
Conductor: John Bishop
Soloist: Daniel Barenboim, piano
AYO orchestra list
National Music Camp
Collegiate School of St Peters, Adelaide
Director: John Bishop
1959
ABC Youth Concerts
Sydney
Conductor: Bernard Heinze
Soloist: Geoffrey Michaels, violin
AYO orchestra list
National Music Camp
Frensham and Sturt Schools, Mittagong
Director: Lindley Evans