- Winter Quarter music was sent out via the newsletter on January 3rd. The newsletter was sent via email to the primary email address we have on file for each enrolled student. To download music, click the following link and enter the password found in that newsletter: Winter Quarter 2025 Music.
- 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 2025 DETAILS
| Rehearsals |
Winter Quarter Dates |
| Mondays from 6:30 – 8:30 pm |
1/6, 1/13, 1/27, 2/3, 2/10, 2/24, 3/3, 3/10 |
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There is no rehearsal on 1/20 and 2/17. |
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| Rehearsal Location |
Drop Off/ Pick Up |
| Overlake Christian Church |
Plan on prompt drop off and pick up to avoid |
| 9900 Willows Rd NE |
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| Redmond, WA 98052 |
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| Retreat |
Time & Date |
| Odle Middle School |
Saturday, January 25 (9:00 am – 12:00 pm) |
| 502 143rd Ave NE |
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| Bellevue, WA 98007 |
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| Concert |
Time & Date |
| Meydenbauer Theater |
Sunday, March 16 at 3:00 pm |
| 11100 NE 6th St |
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| Bellevue, WA 98004 |
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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.
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.
Conductor: Barney Blough
Barney Blough holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Music Performance and a Master of Music Education degree from Central Washington University, a Teaching Certificate from Seattle Pacific University, and a Professional Certificate from Pacific Lutheran University. He has served as Music Director of the Seattle Chamber Orchestra, Assistant Conductor of the Rainier Symphony, and Assistant Conductor of the Lake Union Civic Orchestra. Learn more.
Contact Barney Blough at sinfonia@byso.org
Messages from the Conductor
Winter Seating Auditions will take place at the BYSO Sinfonia retreat on Saturday, January 25. Attendance at the retreat is required, and there will be no make-up auditions. Those who do not audition at the retreat will be seated at the back of the section. Be sure to practice your individual part with careful attention to detail (including articulations) and to the musical aspects of the piece (dynamics, phrasing, etc.). You should also to listen to professional recordings for a guide to tempo and style. Here are some videos you should watch:
Joyeuse Marche by Emmanuel Chabrier
Symphony no. 4 in A major op. 90 Italian: II. Andante con moto by Felix Mendelssohn
Slavonic Dance No.8,op,46 by Antonìn Dvořák
The audition material will be chosen from the following selections:
Violin I
Chabrier: Beginning to B; 6 after B to 6 after D; E to 4 after G; H to Coda; K to End
Mendelssohn: 10 before A to B; 7 before C to C; 13 after C to 8 end
Dvorak: Beginning to 1; 2 to 7
Violin II
Chabrier: Beginning to B; C-58; E to 93; J to 148; 148 to 158; 163-end
Mendelssohn: Beginning-19; 35 to A; A to 58; 64 to C; 76 to 84; 86 to96
Dvorak: 2-4; 5-7; Coda-end
Viola
Chabrier: 1 to 35; 69 to 84; 42 to 49
Mendelssohn: 32 to 56; 76-98
Dvorak: Beginning to 1; 4 before 8 to 9
Cello
Coming soon!
Flute
Chabrier: 1 to B; C to 5 after D; E to 5 after F; G to 2 after J; K to end
Mendelssohn: 11 to 19; 27 to 34; 3 after A to B; C to D
Dvorak: 3 to 5; 5 to 7
Oboe
Coming soon!
Clarinet 1
Chabrier: Beginning to 4 before A; 2 before A to 3 before C; C to D; D to E; w before J to D. S al Coda; K to end
Mendelssohn: 11 to 20; 8 to 5 after B;
Dvorak: Beginning to 2; 9 to D.C al Coda
2nd Clarinet
Chabrier: 9 after A to 3 before C; C to 9 after E; 1 before H to D. S. al Coda; 4 before K to end
Mendelssohn: 11 to 34; A to 8 after B; C to 9 after C;
Dvorak: Beginning to 2; 4 to 5; 7 to D.C al Coda
Bass Clarinet
Mendelssohn: A to 2 after B; 3 after C to 84;
Dvorak: Beginning to 2; 4 to 7; 7 to Coda; 1 before 9 to D.C al Coda
Bassoon
Chabrier: 1 to 8; 17 to 31; 18 before G to 4 after G; 122 (H) to 145 (8 after J)
Mendelssohn: Beginning to 11; 57 to 74 (play upper notes on divisi)
Dvorak: Beginning to m8; 4 to 5; 7 to Repeat sign/Coda symbol
