- Winter Quarter music will be available via PDF download by Friday, January 5. Instructions on how to download music will be sent via email to all enrolled BYSO students.
- 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.
WINTER QUARTER 2024 DETAILS
Rehearsals | Winter Quarter Dates |
Mondays from 6:30 – 8:30 pm | Rehearsals begin on Monday, January 8 |
Rehearsal Location | Drop Off/ Pick Up |
Bellevue Children’s Academy | Please plan on prompt drop off and pick up to |
14640 NE 24th St | avoid congestion, as the parking lot is small. No |
Bellevue, WA 98007 | idling or parking in front of the entrance. |
Retreat | Retreat Location |
Saturday, February 3 | Lake Washington High School |
9:30 am to 12:30 pm | 12033 NE 80th St |
Kirkland, WA 98033 | |
Winter Concerts | Time & Date* |
Meydenbauer Theatre | Saturday, March 16 @ 3:00pm & 7:00pm |
11100 NE 6th St | ∙ Concert #1 (Sinfonia) Arrive by: 12:45 pm (Meera, Tessa, Leika, Jacob, Max) |
Bellevue, WA 98004 | ∙ Concert #2 (Philharmonia) Arrive by: 4:55 pm (Tessa, Ryan, Max, Claire, Laila) |
Sunday, March 17 @ 3:00 pm & 7:00 pm | |
∙ Concert #3 (Youth) Arrive by: 1:15 pm (Laila and Claire) ∙ Concert #4 Arrive by: 5:30 pm (All Percussion Students) |
SPRING QUARTER 2024 DETAILS
Rehearsals | Winter Quarter Dates |
Mondays from 6:30 – 8:30 pm | Rehearsals begin on Monday, March 25 |
No Rehearsal on April 8 (Spring Break) | |
Rehearsal Location | Drop Off/ Pick Up |
Bellevue Children’s Academy | Please plan on prompt drop off and pick up to |
14640 NE 24th St | avoid congestion, as the parking lot is small. No |
Bellevue, WA 98007 | idling or parking in front of the entrance. |
Saturday Rehearsal | Retreat Location |
Saturday, April 20 | Lake Washington High School |
9:30 am to 11:30 am | 12033 NE 80th St |
Kirkland, WA 98033 | |
Spring Concert | Time & Date* |
Benaroya Concert Hall 200 University Street Seattle, WA 98101 |
Saturday, May 11 @ 3:00pm ∙ Call Times TBD |
Spring Bookend Concert | Time & Date* |
Meydenbauer Theatre 11100 NE 6th St Bellevue, WA 98004 |
Sunday, May 19 @ 2:30pm & 4:30pm ∙ Check-In 1:15 pm |
*** Check with your conductor to confirm which call times apply to you***
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!
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