Yoyo & The Little Auk by the Royal Scottish National Orchestra

World premiere

Sunday 19 June: 11am and 1pm

New Auditorium, Glasgow Royal Concert Hall

Film narrated by James Cosmo  

Story written by Stewart Ennis 

Music composed and orchestrated by Euan Stevenson  

Animation by Gavin Robinson and Cat Bruce 

Introduce wee ones to the magic of classical music with Yoyo & The Little Auk – a new Scottish adventure from the Royal Scottish National Orchestra and Visible Fictions, supported by Year of Stories 2022 and live at the Wee Write Festival! 

When a terrible storm hits a flock of birds flying thousands of miles across the ocean, one little auk lands with a plop on a clump of purple heather in Inverkithkin – a charming town smack bang in the middle of Scotland. The lost bird is found by Yoyo, a little girl who is getting ready for her favourite night of the year – the night of the Inverkithkin Ceilidh…

Yoyo & The Little Auk is the perfect introduction to orchestral music and storytelling for children aged 3-6. This interactive experience features a screening of a new animated film accompanied by a live orchestral performance and is around 45 minutes in length.

In addition to the live concert experience, digital learning resources are available for free at www.rsno.org.uk/project/yoyo

Created in celebration of Scotland’s Year of Stories 2022 in partnership with Visible Fictions, Scottish Book Trust, Starcatchers, Scottish Wildlife Trust and Refuweegee.

Yoyo & The Little Auk is part of Scotland’s Year of Stories 2022 programme, supported by EventScotland and VisitScotland. The project is also kindly supported by Bòrd na Gàidhlig, Nancie Massey Charitable Trust, Northwood Charitable Trust, Leach Family Charitable Trust, Russell Trust, Verden Sykes Trust, Leisure & Culture Dundee and Glasgow City Council.