Sinfonia

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 6:30 – 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
Overlake Christian Church	Please plan on prompt drop off and pick up to
9900 Willows Rd NE	avoid congestion. Note: entrance to building
Redmond, WA 98052	is past a very long parking lot.


Retreat	Retreat Location
Saturday, February 3	Odle Middle School
9:00am – 2:00pm	502 143 Ave NE
	Bellevue, WA 98007



Winter Concert	Time & Date
Meydenbauer Theatre	Saturday, March 16 @ 3:00 pm
11100 NE 6th St	Call times and more information will be
Bellevue, WA 98004	posted here.

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

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

Fall Seating Auditions will take place at the BYSO Sinfonia retreat on Saturday, October 28. 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.

Marriage of Figaro

Claire de lune

Huapango del Oso

The audition material will be chosen from the following selections:

Flute:

Marriage of Figaro: 18-59; 74-96; 116-135; 147-190; 247-end

Clair de lune: 1-5; 15-26; 35-42; 51- end

Huapango: 37- F; L-N; 3 before P to end

Oboe:

Marriage of Figaro: 18-59; 73-96; 146-170; 229-237; 244-end

Clair de lune: 1-5; 9-25; 25-42; 51- end

Huapango: 37- F; M-N; 3 before P to end