Out of an abundance of caution, tonight’s rehearsals for Intermezzo and Overture are canceled. Severe weather with extremely high winds are predicted to impact our region and the safety of our students, families, and staff is our primary concern. Check your email for a more detailed message from the administrative team and your student’s ensemble page for more information from your conductor. Stay safe!

In observance of Veterans Day, there are no. BYSO rehearsals this Monday (11/11) or Tuesday (11/12). Our final rehearsals of the quarters will be next Monday (11/18) and Tuesday (11/19).

Tonight marks the first-ever rehearsals for our brand new ensembles! Our Intermezzo String Orchestra and Overture Ensemble will officially join the BYSO line-up this evening.

The first rehearsals of BYSO’s 60th Anniversary Season begin tonight! We can’t wait to welcome and make music with students from 9 of our 11 ensembles. Make sure to check your ensemble page for rehearsal info and refer to last Thursday’s newsletter to access and print your music.

Parents and guardians of all 2024-25 students are highly encouraged to attend BYSO’s annual parents’ meeting. This meeting will include a presentation on maximizing your students college application by BYSO sponsor InGenius Prep, a presentation fro BYSO’s administrative team, and the chance to meet your student’s conductor for the year. The Parents’ Meeting will take place from 5pm to 8pm at Overlake Christian Church in Redmond. More detailed information was sent out to BYSO families in the newsletter. We hope to see you there!

The first night of our 2024-25 Season auditions is tonight, 6/17. Haven’t signed up for your in-person audition yet? No need to worry! Registration for our auditions on August 15, 16, & 17 is still open. More information can found on on our auditions page https://www.byso.org/enrollment/auditions/.

Our 59th Academic Season has concluded. A huge congratulations to our students and educators for their incredible work this year. We are looking forward to our Summer Camps, 4th of July Performance at Bellevue Downtown Park, and to auditions for our 2024-25 Season!

Our much-anticipated concert at Benaroya Hall is tomorrow. We can’t wait to see you there! Please allow extra time for travel, as 520 is closed all weekend and President Biden is in Seattle and we do not know how that will impact traffic.

BYSO’s Spring Online Auction and Fundraising Campaign is now open. Click here to explore the over $35,000 in incredible services and items up for grabs! All money raised will be invested right back into our programs. BID FOR BYSO!

Tickets are now on sale for our Spring Concert Series! This Spring, BYSO will be returning to famed Benaroya Hall (home of the Seattle Symphony) on May 11, and will be celebrating the range of students enrolled in our programming at our celebrated Bookend Concerts on May 19 at Meydenbauer Center Theatre. Click here for more info and to Purchase Tickets!