In-Person Rehearsals:
Currently, we are planning for in-person rehearsals following WA State DOH guidelines for schools including: 3 feet of distancing, no shared music stands, mask wearing and wind instrumentalists using bell covers. We are watching evolving School District and State COVID guidelines and will make changes accordingly. Click here for complete BYSO COVID Policy and Procedures.
| Rehearsals/ Performance | Fall Quarter | Rehearsal Time |
| Mondays | Sept 27 – Nov 15, 2021 | 6:30 – 8:30 PM |
| Fall Retreat at Lake WA High School: | October 16, 2021 | 9:00 – 12:00 PM |
| Fall Concert at Meydenbauer Theatre: | November 22, 2021 | 7:00 PM |
| Rehearsal / Retreat Location . | Drop off/ Pick UP |
| Lake Washington High School | LWHS parking lot and street parking are |
| 12033 NE 80th Street | available. Please plan on prompt drop-off |
| Kirkland, WA 98033 | and pick-up to avoid congestion. |
About
Premiere Orchestra is an intermediate orchestra in the Bellevue Youth Symphony Orchestra organization. The typical Premiere Orchestra student has had some private instruction and school ensemble experience and is working to improve technical proficiency.
Premiere Orchestra introduces young musicians to full orchestral instrumentation (strings, woodwinds, brass, and percussion) with repertoire that appropriately challenges their experience level. Past works performed include Brahms’s Hungarian Dances 5 & 6, Vaughan Williams’s Rhosymedre, and Mendelssohn’s Sinfonia No. 7 in D minor.
Student Checklist:
- Submit your COVID liability waiver and vaccination status form – click here for form
- Bring your face mask and bell cover (if applicable)
- Bring individual music stand (no sharing stands)
- Print your sheet music prior to first rehearsal (printable pdf’s available on the website)
- Arrive 15 minutes prior to the start of rehearsal to ensure you are in your chair and ready to play at the start of rehearsalWe will meet the reporting requirements to public health
- Have fun!
