May 2012, Seattle Youth Symphony musicians to fill Benaroya Hall with Guiseppe Verdi's epic Messa da Requiem

April 2012, Join us for "SPECTACULARLY SYSO: making music. changing lives." on May 5

February 2012, Seattle Youth Symphony Presents "Musical Portraits" with Major Works by Strauss and Elgar

January 2012, Celebrating Young String Musicians of South West Seattle at Super String Saturday

September 2011, Seattle Youth Symphony Orchestra 2011-2012 Season Press Release

News Stories

CityArts Magazine: Staff Picks. CityArts Magazine, May 2012.
In recommending the Seattle Youth Symphony's May 20 concert featuring Verdi's Requiem, CityArts lauded SYSO's consistently talented musicians:

"These kids are young musicians of impressive talent. Any concert of theirs is a polished performance. Not to mention an exciting one: For every player, each work is a premiere, the first time they've ever played it."

The Art of Our City: New Year, New Art. KUOW, January 9, 2012.
Audio only. Dave Ross featured SYSO's Super String Saturday as a highlight of Seattle's winter arts scene. Interviews include Music Director Stephen Radcliffe.

Seattle's Memorable Concerts of 2010. The Gathering Note, December 29, 2010.
Seattle Youth Symphony’s performance of Mahler’s Symphony No. 2 was ranked one of the Top 10 Concerts of 2010!

Can Youth Orchestras Save Classical Music? The Gathering Note, May 26, 2010.
Read a review of the Youth Symphony’s performance of Gustav Mahler’s Symphony No. 2. “Radcliffe and the SYSO made us believe in a heavenly power and made me believe in the future of classical music.”

2009 Mayor's Arts Awards. The Seattle Channel, September 2009.
Video profile of SYSO as an award recipient.

Art Zone with Nancy Guppy. The Seattle Channel, December 11, 2009.
Video. Starting around the 7:15 mark, this program features another story on SYSO musicians.

Seattle Youth Symphony gets Berlioz's macabre ideas. The Gathering Note, March 9, 2008.
Concert review.

SYSO recieves $500,000 grant from the Wallace Foundation
       A hefty new grant from the Wallace Foundation will expose many Seattle public schoolchildren to the wonders of Bach and Mozart, courtesy of the Seattle Youth Symphony Orchestra.

Seattle Post-Intelligencer - May 19th, 2008
      Energetic Youth Symphony packs a punch

Seattle Post-Intelligencer - May 20th, 2007
      Young players rise to Bartok challenge

2011-2012 Soloists