Sinfonia

Spring Quarter music is now available for download and printing. Read the BYSO newsletter sent out on 3/23 for the password, then click the following link to access: BYSO Spring Quarter Music.
Click here for Conductor’s messages

In-Person Rehearsals:
In-person rehearsals follow WA State DOH guidelines for schools. We are watching evolving School District and State COVID guidelines and will make changes accordingly. Click here for complete BYSO COVID Policy and Procedures.

BYSO SPRING QUARTER 2023

SPRING QUARTER 2023 DETAILS

Rehearsals	Spring Quarter Dates
Mondays from 6:30 – 8:30 pm	March 27 – May 22, 2023 (No rehearsal on 4/10)


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 a past very long parking lot.


Retreat	Fall & Winter Quarters Only
The next BYSO retreats will be
held in the 2023-24 Season.




Spring Concert \| Highlight	Monday, May 22 at 7:00 pm
Meydenbauer Theatre	Call times and more will be posted as we get
11100 NE 6th St	closer to the concert.
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!

VOLUNTEERS – WE NEED YOU!
Volunteers will be a vital part of a successful Spring Quarter for all of our students. We need volunteers to help with attendance, setting up/tearing down, and supporting our students during their rehearsals. Click here to sign up now!

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, February 4. 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 links to some recordings for you to listen to:

Overture to the Wasps by Ralph Vaughan Williams

Reverie by Claude Debussy

Bacchanale by Camille Saint-Saëns

The audition material will be chosen from the following selections:

Flute 1:

Vaughan-Williams: 38-55, 69-93, 124-138, 157-173, 220-231

Debussy: 33-42, 52-56, 71-end

Saint-Saens: 4-36, 71-105, 128-146, 147-163, 203-end

Flute 2:

Vaughan-Williams: 38-55, 69-93, 124-138, 157-173, 220-231

Debussy: 52-56, 71-end

Saint-Saens: 4-21, 71-105, 128-143, 203-end

Oboe:

Vaughan-Williams: 17-25, 62-83, 84-110, 124-135, 157-173, 214-231

Debussy: 3-10, 52-56, 59-end

Saint-Saens: 4-21, 71-105, 128-145, 147-163, 203-end

Clarinet:

Vaughan-Williams: 29-39, 42-55, 70-93, 117-140, 157-173

Debussy: 1-10, 26-50, 52-56, 59-end

Saint-Saens: 46-55, 110-145, 185 to the end

Bassoon:

Vaughan-Williams: 29-39, 46-71, 93-108, 143-157, 239-250

Debussy: 13-20, 51-61, 71-end

Saint-Saens: 36-59, 69-83, 103-120, 137-145, 173-end

Horn:

Vaughan-Williams: 22-26, 49-70, 117-127, 135-140, 203-221

Debussy: 11-18, 35-46

Saint-Saens: 156-182, 203-end

Trumpet 1:

Vaughan-Williams: 49-70, 79-106, 125-133, 173-188, 217-230

Debussy: 11-16, 19-29, 69-76

Saint-Saens: 22-36, 163-182, 203-end

Trumpet 2:

Vaughan-Williams: 49-70, 79-106, 125-133, 173-188, 217-230

Debussy: 11-16, 19-29, 69-76

Saint-Saens: 163-182, 202-218, 218-end

Trombone:

Vaughan-Williams: 37-70, 85-108, 157-164, 171-188, 203-220

Debussy: 27-49, 67-76

Saint-Saens: 12-26, 46-70, 162-167, 218-end

Violin I:

Vaughan-Williams: 39-49, 117-135, 189-210, 221-231, 231-239,

Debussy: 1-10, 11-18, 39-50, 61-68, 69-end

Saint-Saens: 20-36, 38-89, 89-105, 185-218, 218-end

Violin II:

Vaughan-Williams: 39-49, 117-135, 154-173, 221-231, 231-239,

Debussy: 11-18, 19-34, 43-50, 61-68, 69-end

Saint-Saens: 20-36, 46-63, 81-105, 147-170, 178-203, 203-230

Viola:

Vaughan-Williams: 71-85, 117-135, 189-212, 221-231

Debussy: 8-18, 42-49, 69-end

Saint-Saens: 38-55, 55-81, 89-105, 185-218, 218-end

Cello:

Vaughan-Williams: 55-70, 80-106, 125-133, 188-203, 221-231

Debussy: 11-34, 35-49, 69-end

Saint-Saens: 55-81, 218 to the end

Bass:

Vaughan-Williams: 55-70, 84-106, 145-165, 221-231,

Debussy: 11-19, 35-49, 69-end

Saint-Saens: 46-71, 89-105, 218-end