- Winter Quarter music links will be emailed to all enrolled students by January 2, 2026.
- Click here for Conductor’s messages
Rehearsals will be held on Monday evenings from 6:30 – 8:30 pm. Musicians are expected to arrive and be prepared to rehearse 15 minutes prior to start time.
WINTER QUARTER 2026 DETAILS
| Rehearsals | Winter Quarter Dates |
| Mondays from 6:30 – 8:30 pm | 1/5, 1/12, 1/26, 2/2, 2/9, 2/23, 3/2, 3/9 |
| There is no rehearsal on 1/19 for MLK Day | |
| or on 2/16 for Presidents’ Day. | |
| Rehearsal Location | Drop Off/ Pick Up |
| Overlake Christian Church | Plan on prompt drop off and pick up to avoid |
| 9900 Willows Rd NE | congestion. |
| Redmond, WA 98052 | |
| Retreat Location | Time & Date |
| Odle Middle School | Saturday, January 24 |
| 502 143rd Ave NE | 9:00 am – 12:00 pm |
| Bellevue, WA 98007 | |
| Concert | Time & Date |
| Meydenbauer Center Theatre | Monday, March 16 @ 7:00 pm |
| 11100 NE 6th St | Call time TBD. |
| Bellevue, WA 98004 | |
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
Sinfonia students absent from the last Monday rehearsal before the concert will need to submit a link to a YouTube video (or other sharing service such as OneDrive or Google Docs) of a video recording of ALL seating audition spots for their instrument that are posted on the Sinfonia page by midnight Wednesday to be eligible to participate in the concert. The student must be plainly visible in the video while they are performing. Notification of performance eligibility will be emailed to families by Friday at 12:00 pm noon.
For more details about the absence policy, please see the BYSO Student Handbook.
About
Sinfonia is an advanced intermediate orchestra in the Bellevue Youth Symphony Orchestra organization. Sinfonia employs full symphonic instrumentation (strings, woodwinds, brass, and percussion). The typical Sinfonia student has had some private instruction and school ensemble experience and is developing solid technical skills and musical understanding.
Sinfonia provides advancing students the opportunity to perform challenging literature for full orchestra. Past works performed include Haydn’s Symphony No. 104, Mozart’s Marriage of Figaro Overture, and Barroso’s Aquarela do Brazil.
