- Spring Quarter music will be sent out via the newsletter on March 20th. To download music, click the following link and enter the password found in that newsletter: Spring Quarter 2025 Music.
- Click here for Conductor’s Messages
Rehearsals will be held on Monday evenings from 6:30pm – 8:30 pm. Musicians are expected to arrive and be prepared to rehearse 15 minutes prior to start time.
SPRING QUARTER 2025 DETAILS
Percussion students assigned to perform with other ensembles have scheduled times to rehearse with those ensembles at other venues. Full schedule below.
- 4/28: Rehearsal with Philharmonia from 6:15 pm to 8:30 pm.
- Arrive by 5:45 pm for a 6:15 pm downbeat. (*Note the earlier call time.)
- Location: Bellevue Children’s Academy, South Campus (14640 NE 24th St., Bellevue, WA 98007).
- All percussion students will rehearse at BCA on 4/28.
- 5/5: Rehearsal with Premiere Orchestra and Sinfonia from 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm.
- Arrive by 6:00 pm for a 6:30 pm downbeat. (*Note the earlier call time.)
- Location: Overlake Christian Church (9900 Willows Rd NE, Redmond, WA 98052).
- All percussion students assigned to Premiere and Sinfonia will rehearse at OCC on 5/5.
- 5/12: Rehearsal with the Youth Symphony from 6:15 pm to 8:45 pm.
- Arrive by 6:00 pm for a 6:15 pm downbeat. (*Note the earlier call time.)
- Location: Odle Middle School (502 143rd Ave NE, Bellevue, WA 98007).
- Students assigned to Youth Symphony will rehearse at Odle (arrive by 6:00 pm). Students not assigned to Youth Symphony will rehearse at BCA at their normal time.
| Rehearsals | Spring Quarter Dates |
| Mondays from 6:30 – 8:30 pm | 3/24, 3/31, 4/14, 4/21, 4/28, 5/5, and 5/12 |
| There is no rehearsal on April 7 (Spring Break). | |
| Rehearsal Location | Drop Off/ Pick Up |
| Bellevue Children’s Academy, South Campus | Plan on prompt drop off and pick up to avoid |
| 14640 NE 24th St, Bellevue, WA 98007 | congestion. |
| Retreat | Time & Date |
| Retreats take place in | TBD |
| Fall and Winter quarters only. | |
| Concert | Time & Date |
| Meydenbauer Theater | Multiple times & dates. |
| 11100 NE 6th St | Main Percussion Ensemble Concert: |
| Bellevue, WA 98004 | Sunday, May 18 at 7:00 pm |
Student Checklist
- Bring a music stand
- Bring a pencil
- Print your sheet music prior to first rehearsal (using link at top of this page) and bring with you to rehearsal
- Arrive 15 minutes prior to the start of rehearsal to ensure you are in your chair and ready to play at the start of rehearsal
- Have fun!
ATTENDANCE POLICY FOR LAST REHEARSAL BEFORE THE CONCERT
When BYSO musicians miss a dress rehearsal, it creates challenges for the larger ensemble that may compromise the performance. At the conductor’s discretion, if a percussionist is not present at a dress rehearsal (including Percussion Ensemble and the orchestras), their assigned part may be given to another percussionist who is present at the dress rehearsal.
For more details about the absence policy, please see the BYSO Student Handbook.
CONCERT DETAILS | Saturday, May 17 and Sunday, May 18
SATURDAY, MAY 17
Students assigned to the following ensembles should arrive at the call times listed below.
- Sinfonia
- Call Time: 12:45 pm
- Dress Rehearsal Time: 1:30 pm – 2:00 pm
- Youth Symphony
- Call Time: 5:00 pm
- Youth Dress Rehearsal Time: 5:35 pm – 6:20 pm
- Flute Orchestra Dress Rehearsal Time: 6:30 pm – 6:50 pm
SUNDAY, MAY 18 | Featuring Percussion Ensemble Performance
- Philharmonia
- Call Time: 12:45 pm
- Dress Rehearsal Time: 1:40 pm – 2:10 pm
- Percussion Students (All Percussion Students)
- Call Time: 5:00 pm
- Premiere Dress Rehearsal Time: 5:15 pm – 5:45 pm
- Percussion Ensemble Dress Rehearsal Time: 6:30 pm – 6:50 pm
Percussion Ensemble will be featured on Concert #4 on Sunday, May 18 at 7:00 pm
DROP OFF & PARKING
Musicians can be dropped off via the garage below the Meydenbauer Center. Parking cannot be reserved ahead of time. Rates are $7.00 for 1 hour, $11.00 for 1-3 hours, and $13 for 3-5 hours. For more details, click HERE to view parking information on the Meydenbauer website.
CONCERT ATTIRE
Be sure to check your ensemble’s concert attire requirements. Students must arrive wearing their concert clothing. They will not have a place to change later.
VOLUNTEERS – WE NEED YOU!
Volunteers will be a vital part of a successful day at Meydenbauer for all of our students. We need volunteers to help the check in process and supporting ensembles during their dress rehearsals. Volunteers have early access to reserve their seats in the hall. Click here to sign up now!
MEYDENBAUER CONCERT TICKETS
Families of enrolled BYSO students may find the concert ticket link in the weekly newsletter. Community members will be able to purchase tickets on May 1. Reminder: BYSO musicians performing in the concert do not need their own ticket.
About
Percussion Ensemble is an ensemble for percussionists in the Bellevue Youth Symphony Orchestra organization. The typical Percussion Ensemble student has had some private instruction and school ensemble experience, has good snare drum and mallet technique, and reads music well.
Percussion Ensemble consists of all BYSO percussionists who were placed at the Philharmonia or Youth Symphony level after auditioning. Percussion Ensemble students provide percussion as needed for these two orchestras in addition to practicing and performing in their own ensemble, where they focus on interesting and challenging percussion-only pieces. Past ensemble works performed include Cirone’s 4/4 for Four, Spears’s Polyphonies, and an arrangement of Rossini’s William Tell Overture.
Recent Percussion Ensemble Performance
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