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