Will you be late to or absent from a rehearsal?
Fill out an Orchestra Absence Form at rehearsal and hand it to your secretary, OR complete and submit the form below.
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Each participant will be allowed only two absences during the preparation time for each concert. If a third absence occurs, participation in the upcoming concert is at the discretion of the conductor and will require an audition of your part for the conductor. If a fourth absence occurs or your third absence is the Dress Rehearsal, the conductor will decide whether or not you will be allowed to play in the concert, with or without an audition.
If you are unable to attend a rehearsal or sectional for any reason you must submit an excuse with the reason for your absence and turn it into the orchestra secretary, two weeks prior to your anticipated absence.
For an illness or family emergency: Notify your Orchestra Secretary before the scheduled rehearsal time, by email or calling your orchestra secretary or by leaving a message at the SYSO office (206.362.2300).
Missing a scheduled dress rehearsal is unacceptable. Even if you have not missed any rehearsals for that concert period, missing a dress rehearsal puts your participation in the upcoming concert at the discretion of the conductor. If you are to miss a dress rehearsal, regardless of the issue, prior notification is required.
Giving less than a months’ notice of your absence from a concert puts your remaining participation in the SYSO program in jeopardy and at the discretion of the conductor and Music Director.
A late arrival to a rehearsal is disruptive. If you are late to rehearsal or sectional it will be counted as a half absence. Being late to rehearsal twice will be counted as one absence.
Founded in 1942, Seattle Youth Symphony Orchestra is the largest youth orchestra training program in the United States.
