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.

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: David Gordon
Low Brass: Stephen Fissel
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.

Student Handbook

Dates and Repertoire

Sunday, Nov. 18, 2007 at 3:00 p.m. Rossini: Semiramide Overture
Conus: Violin Concerto in E minor (Soloist: Kouki Tanaka)
Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 6 in B minor, Op. 74

Sunday, Mar. 2, 2008 at 3:00 p.m.
Copland: The Tender Land Suite
Walton: Cello Concerto (Soloist Joshua Roman from the Seattle Symphony)
Schumann: Symphony No. 3
Kernis: New Era Dance

Sunday, May 18, 2008 at 3:00 p.m.
Beethoven: Leonore No. 3
J. Strauss: Death and Transfiguration
Ravel: Noble Sentimental Waltzes
Ravel: La Valse