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 21, 2010 at 3:00 p.m.
Mozart: Bassoon Concerto in B-flat, K.191
             Soloist: Benjamin Roidl-Ward, 2010 SYSO Concerto Competition Winner
Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 34
             Soloist: Carina Vincenti, 2010 SYSO Concerto Competition Winner
Britten: Variations and Fugue on a Theme of Purcell, Op. 34
Hindemith: Symphonic Metamorphosis of Themes by Carl Maria von Weber

Sunday, March 13, 2011 at 3:00 p.m.
Brahms: Symphony No. 3 in F Major, Op. 90
Stravinsky: The Rite of Spring

Sunday, May 23, 2011 at 3:00 p.m.
All Orchestras Concert including: Junior Symphony, Debut Symphony, Symphonette Orchestra
Holst: The Planets

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.

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