Fall Quarter (Sunday, November 23, 2025 at Benaroya Hall)
Paul Hindemith: Symphonic Metamorphosis on Themes by Carl Maria von Weber
Winter Quarter (Sunday, March 15, 2026 at Meydenbauer Center)
Weber: Concertino for Clarinet – Elijah Washington, clarinet
Antonín Dvořák: Symphony No. 8
Spring Quarter (Monday, May 18, 2026 at Bastyr University)
Pyotr Tchaikovsky: Romeo and Juliet
Sergei Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet Suite No. 1
Sergei Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet Suite No. 2
Update: 2/8 – Schedule for Remainder of Winter Quarter
Monday, February 9 6:15-7:35 Full rehearsal
7:45-8:45 Sectionals
Monday, February 16 No rehearsal (midwinter break)
Monday, March 9 6:15-7:30 Dress rehearsal with ringers
7:30-8:20 Additional Dvorak rehearsal
8:20-8:45 Additional Weber rehearsal (clarinets, trombones, tuba dismissed)
Update: 2/8 – Spring Quarter Music
Spring quarter music has been posted on the music links page since the beginning of the season. At the first spring quarter rehearsal, we will play through both Prokofiev Romeo and Juliet suites in their entirety, and from there we will choose which movements we want to play for the concert. Many of the parts have titles for the movements in Russian. Please label each of the movements with the english titles before the first rehearsal. See below:
Suite #1
1. Folk Dance
2. Scene
3. Madrigal
4. Minuet
5. Masks
6. Romeo and Juliet
7. Death of Tybalt
Suite #2
1. Montagues and Capulets
2. Juliet, the Young Girl
3. Friar Laurence
4. Dance
5. Romeo at Juliet’s Before Parting
6. Dance of the Antilles Girls
7. Romeo at Juliet’s Grave
Spring 2026 Seating Auditions
Seating auditions will take place during rehearsal on Monday, March 30.
Flutes
Flutes
Excerpt 1 – Romeo and Juliet Suite 1, Minuet: Rehearsal 36-37 (quarter = 96)
Excerpt 2 – Romeo and Juliet Suite 2, Juliet the Young Girl: Rehearsal 18-19 (quarter = 124)
Oboes
Oboes
Excerpt 1 – Romeo and Juliet Suite 1, Minuet: Rehearsal 36-37 (quarter = 96)
Excerpt 2 – Romeo and Juliet Suite 2, Romeo at Juliet’s Grave: pickup to 8 after rehearsal 57 – 6 after rehearsal 58 (eighth = 72)
Clarinets
Clarinets
Excerpt 1 – Romeo and Juliet Suite 1, Minuet: Rehearsal 44-45 (quarter = 96)
Excerpt 2 – Romeo and Juliet Suite 1, Masks: 6 before rehearsal 48 – 4 after rehearsal 49 (quarter = 72)
Bassoons
Bassoons
Excerpt 1 – Romeo and Juliet Suite 1, Romeo and Juliet: 5 after rehearsal 54 – 9 after rehearsal 55 (quarter = 84)
Excerpt 2 – Romeo and Juliet Suite 1, Death of Tybalt: 7 after rehearsal 68 – rehearsal 69 (quarter = 160)
Horns
Horns
Excerpt 1 – Romeo and Juliet Suite 1, Romeo and Juliet: 5 before rehearsal 56 – 7 after rehearsal 57 (quarter = 84)
Excerpt 2 – Romeo and Juliet Suite 1, Death of Tybalt: pick up to rehearsal 81 – end (quarter = 48)
Trumpets
Trumpets
Excerpt 1 – Romeo and Juliet Suite 1, Minuet (Cornet 1 part): Rehearsal 42-45 (quarter = 96)
Excerpt 2 – Romeo and Juliet Suite 1, Death of Tybalt (Trumpet 1 part): Rehearsal 81 – end (quarter = 48)
Trombones
Trombones
Excerpt 1 – Romeo and Juliet Suite 1, Death of Tybalt: Rehearsal 66 – 4 after 67 (quarter = 160)
Excerpt 2 – Romeo and Juliet Suite 1, Death of Tybalt: Rehearsal 82-end (quarter = 48)
Tuba
Tuba
Excerpt 1 – Romeo and Juliet Suite 1, Minuet: Rehearsal 36-45 (quarter = 96)
Excerpt 2 – Romeo and Juliet Suite 1, Death of Tybalt: 2 before rehearsal 64-65 (quarter = 160)
Violins
Violins
Excerpt 1 – Romeo and Juliet Suite 1, Death of Tybalt: Rehearsal 70-74 (quarter = 168)
Excerpt 2 – Romeo and Juliet Suite 1, Folk Dance: Rehearsal 1 – 3 before rehearsal 3 (dotted quarter = 120)
Violas
Violas
Excerpt 1 – Tchaikovsky Romeo and Juliet: Rehearsal E-F (quarter = 144)
Excerpt 2 – Romeo and Juliet Suite 1, Death of Tybalt: Rehearsal 74-78 (quarter = 168)
Cellos
Cellos
Excerpt 1 – Romeo and Juliet Suite 1, Death of Tybalt: Rehearsal 70-74 (quarter = 168)
Excerpt 2 – Romeo and Juliet Suite 1, Romeo and Juliet: 4 after rehearsal 54-57 (quarter = 84)
Basses
Basses
Excerpt 1 – Romeo and Juliet Suite 1, Romeo and Juliet: Rehearsal 59-60 (quarter = 84)
Excerpt 2 – Romeo and Juliet Suite 1, Death of Tybalt: Rehearsal 63-69 (quarter = 160)
Update: 1/11 – Seating Audition Results
Dear BYSO Youth Symphony Students,
Thank you for a great retreat yesterday! Seating audition results and part assignments are below. If your part assignment has changed, please be sure to print your new music before rehearsal tomorrow.
