Percussion Ensemble

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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.

WINTER QUARTER 2025 DETAILS

The next three rehearsals of Winter Quarter will include rehearsal time with your assigned orchestras, which may impact your call time and location each Monday night, depending on your assignment. See below for the full rehearsal schedule.

• 2/24: 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 2/24.

• 3/3: 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 3/3.
• 3/3: Rehearsal with 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)
  • All percussion students assigned to the Youth Symphony will rehearse at Odle on 3/3
• 3/10: 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).
  • Update 2/19: 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.

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 | March 15-17 

CALL TIMES FOR EACH CONCERT
Percussionists should follow call times for the ensembles to which they are assigned. If you have any questions about this, email your conductor at percussion@byso.org.

• Saturday, March 15 at 3:00 pm
  • Call time: 12:45 pm (for musicians assigned to Premiere)
  • Premiere Dress Rehearsal: 1:30 pm – 2:00 pm
• Saturday, March 15 at 7:00 pm
  • Call time: 5:00 pm (for musicians assigned to Philharmonia)
  • Philharmonia Dress Rehearsal: 5:45 pm – 6:05 pm
• Sunday, March 16 at 3:00 pm
  • Call time: 12:30 pm (for musicians assigned to Sinfonia)
  • Call time: 2:00 pm (for all other Percussion Ensemble students)
  • Sinfonia Dress Rehearsal: 1:00 pm – 1:25 pm
  • Percussion Ensemble Rehearsal: 2:30 pm – 2:50 pm
  • Percussion Ensemble will be featured on Concert #3 on Sunday, March 16 at 3:00 pm
• Sunday, March 16 at 7:00 pm
  • Call time: 6:00 pm (for musicians assigned to Youth Symphony)
  • Youth Symphony Dress Rehearsal: 6:20 pm – 6:50 pm

LOCATION
Meydenbauer Center Theater: 11100 NE 6th St, Bellevue, WA 98004

DROP OFF
Musicians can be dropped off via the Meydenbauer parking garage. Please see Meydenbauer’s website for prices.

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! 

CONCERT TICKETS
Tickets are now available for purchase for families of enrolled BYSO students, limited to 2 tickets per enrolled student per concert. If available, additional tickets will be opened to the public on February 27.

SPRING QUARTER 2025

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