- Scroll down for concert details!
- Spring Quarter music links were emailed to all enrolled students at 4:00 pm on March 19, 2026 in the weekly newsletter. Email admin@byso.org with any questions.
- Click here for Conductor’s Messages
Rehearsals will be held on Monday evenings from 6:15 pm – 8:45 pm. Musicians are expected to arrive and be prepared to rehearse 15 minutes prior to start time.
SPRING QUARTER 2026 DETAILS
| Rehearsals | Spring Quarter Dates |
| Mondays from 6:15 – 8:45 pm | 3/23, 3/30, 4/13, 4/20, 4/27, 5/4, and 5/11 |
| There is no rehearsal on 4/6 on Spring Break. | |
| Rehearsal Location | Drop Off/ Pick Up |
| Odle Middle School | Plan on prompt drop off and pick up to avoid |
| 502 143rd Ave NE | congestion. |
| Bellevue, WA 98007 | |
| Retreat Location | Time & Date |
| Retreats take place in Fall & | No retreat in Spring quarter. |
| Winter Quarter. | |
| Concert | Time & Date |
| Bastyr University Chapel | Monday, May 18 @ 7:00 pm |
| 14500 Juanita Dr NE, | Call time: 5:45 pm |
| Kenmore, WA 98028 | Scroll down for more details. |
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
CONCERT DETAILS | Monday, May 18 @ 7:00 pm
CALL TIME | 5:45 pm
All musicians should arrive promptly 5:45 pm.
DROP OFF
Musicians can be dropped off via the parking lot next to Bastyr University Chapel.
PARKING
Parking is free in the lot next to the Bastyr University Chapel.
CONCERT ATTIRE
Be sure to check your ensemble’s concert attire requirements. Students must arrive wearing their concert clothing. They will not have a place to change later.
VOLUNTEERS – WE NEED YOU!
Volunteers will be a vital part of a successful day at Bastyr for all of our students. We need volunteers to help the check in process and supporting ensembles during their dress rehearsals. Volunteers have early access to reserve their seats in the hall. Click here to sign up!
BASTYR CONCERT TICKETS
Families of enrolled BYSO students get priority access to concert tickets at Bastyr from April 16 – April 30. On April 30, tickets will be open to the general public on our website, here.
STAY THE WHOLE CONCERT
Performing students are expected to stay from their call time to the end of the concert. Listening to other musicians perform is an important part of each student’s music education, and it’s also important to support fellow BYSO musicians in this way. Students who must leave early due to unavoidable schedule conflicts must get permission from their conductor and the BYSO office prior to the concert.
About
Youth Symphony is the most advanced ensemble in the Bellevue Youth Symphony Orchestra organization. The typical student in Youth Symphony has had significant private instruction as well as school and extra-curricular ensemble experience. Youth Symphony members must have a high degree of technical proficiency and must enjoy challenge.
Youth Symphony provides a chance for advanced students to tackle the works of the great masters as well as new music composed especially for them. Past works performed include Sibelius’s Symphony No. 2, Dvorak’s Symphony No. 9, and Berlioz’s Symphonie Fantastique.
Recent Performance of Youth Symphony
