Comprised of our most advanced players, the Seattle Youth Symphony Orchestra, founded in 1942, is SYSO's flagship orchestra and one of the premier youth orchestras in the United States. Repertoire includes a variety of styles from early music to world premieres. The orchestra performs three regular season concerts in Benaroya Hall, home of the Seattle Symphony.

Dates and Repertoire

Sunday, November 20, 2011 at 3:00 p.m.
Jean Sibelius: Violin Concerto in D Major
             Soloist: Jeffrey Lee, 2011 SYSO Concerto Competition Winner
Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 5 in E minor, Op.64

Sunday, February 26, 2012 at 3:00 p.m.
Richard Strauss: Don Juan
Ludwig van Beethoven: Violin Concerto in D Major, Op.61
             Soloist: Gloria Ferry Brennan, 2011 SYSO Concerto Competition Winner
William Walton: Violin Concerto
             Soloist: Felicity James, 2011 SYSO Concerto Competition Winner
Edward Elgar: Enigma Variations, Op.36

Sunday, May 20, 2012 at 3:00 p.m.
Giuseppi Verdi: Messe da requiem

Music Staff
Conductor: Stephen Rogers Radcliffe

Sectional Coaches:
Violin: John Kim
Viola: Roxanna Patterson
Cello: Walter Gray
Bass: Todd Larsen
Flute: Zart Eby
Oboe: Dan Williams
Clarinet: Mary Kantor
Bassoon: Francine Peterson
Trumpet: Justin Emerich
Low Brass: David Ritt
French Horn: Mark Robbins
Percussion: Gunnar Folsom

Orchestra Secretary
Janice Gatti 206.362.2300
The orchestra secretary aids the conductor in scheduling and coordinating rehearsal, taking attendance, and answering questions. Janice is your primary resource for information.

Tuition

If you will be absent and you know in advance please fill out the online absence form as soon as possible.

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