BYSO’s annual Concerto Competition provides opportunities for outstanding student musicians to perform advanced solo repertoire in concert. Auditions are held in November each year. This year’s auditions will be held via video, and the winning videos will be shared with the rest of the BYSO community during December.

Registration for BYSO’s 2020 Online Concerto Competition is now open. Submission deadline is November 18th at 5 p.m.

Who May Enter

The BYSO Concerto Competition is open to members of our Youth Symphony, Philharmonia, Flute Orchestra, and Percussion Ensemble. Students must be currently active participants in BYSO.

A student in another BYSO ensemble who is extremely advanced on an instrument other than the one he or she plays in BYSO (for example, piano) may enter the competition on that instrument with the permission of the Music Director and Executive Director.

Learn more about BYSO’s 2020 Concerto Competition.

Students are encouraged to dress up and wear their Halloween costumes to rehearsal tonight, Monday, Oct. 26. The ensemble with the most participation will be featured in BYSO’s November newsletter heading. Feel free to also tag us practicing in your costume on social media OR email a picture to communications@byso.org. We look forward to seeing your creative costumes!

 

Tuition for BYSO’s Fall 2020 quarter is due this Sunday, Oct. 18. Visit the BYSO Shop to pay for tuition. Financial assistance is available.

If you have any questions, contact admin@byso.org.

BYSO music directors primarily communicate to their students via email and their ensemble page, found under the Ensembles tab. Make sure to check these places regularly, especially Mondays before rehearsal, for updates or any Zoom link changes.

The Greater Boulder Youth Symphonies have an exciting program of webinars coming up featuring violinist Midori and other outstanding musicians. All students in BYSO are invited to attend these free sessions.

More info and zoom links posted at www.GreaterBoulderYO.org. Note the times below are Mountain Time, one hour ahead of Pacific.

Midori – masterclass — Sunday Oct 11, 6:00 – 7:25pm MT

Midori – Encouraging Young People to Keep Music in Their Lives / Life Beyond High School — Tuesday Oct 13, 7:30 – 8:30 pm MT

Midori – Arts Advocacy Workshop — Thursday Oct 15, 5:00 – 6:00 pm MT

Greg Pattillo, beatbox flute — Sunday October 18, 6:00 – 7:00 pm MT

Midori – How to practice — Tuesday Oct 20, 5:30 – 6:30 pm MT

Midori – Oral heritage: who to listen to and what to listen for — Wednesday Oct 21, 5:30 – 6:30 pm MT

Your Body is Your First Instrument, Alexander Technique for Musicians — Sunday October 25, 6:00 – 7:00 pm MT

Masterclass with Yumi Hwang-Williams, concertmaster of the Colorado Symphony
Sunday Nov 1, 6:00 – 7:00 pm MT

Chamber music masterclass with Charles Wetherbee, Carpe Diem String Quartet, Boulder Philharmonic Concertmaster, Chair of String Studies at CU Boulder — Sunday Nov 8, 6:00 – 7:00 pm MT

Many thanks to Greater Boulder Youth Orchestras for sharing this wonderful program!

Flute Orchestra musicians were asked to compose a two-measure short melody in the key of C. The final compilation, arranged by William Linthicum-Blackhorse, turned out beautiful. Have a listen!

We appreciate your patience as the office staff works through an unprecedented amount of email while generating rosters and setting things up for Monday. Please do not email multiple times on the same subject –  it can cause confusion and delay our ability to respond. Please expect that it may take 36 to 48 hours to respond to emails, not counting weekends.

All students should have received their small ensemble assignments yesterday (Thursday) via email. If after checking your junk, spam, social, and promo folders, you are still unable to find this email, please fill out our Audition Results Form. We will get back to you as soon as we can.

All ensemble information, including rehearsal time and director messages, can be found under the Ensembles tab from the menu bar.

See you on Zoom this Monday, Oct. 5. for the first rehearsals of the season!

Tuition for BYSO’s Fall 2020 quarter is due by Sunday, Oct. 18. Follow the links below for more information about tuition cost and financial aid opportunities.

• Tuition Chart
• Financial Aid
• Pay Tuition

If you have any questions, contact admin@byso.org.

Rehearsals for BYSO’s Fall 2020 Season will take place on Monday evenings from Oct. 5 to Nov. 23. Rehearsal times can be found on our Fall 2020 Online Offerings page.

Most students should have received their orchestra level placement. This week, we will be communicating small ensemble assignments by color.

Flute Orchestra’s first rehearsal begins tonight.

Join us for tonight’s Parent Meeting, 6:30 to 7:30 PM on Zoom. A new Zoom link was sent out in last Friday’s newsletter.