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SYSO at 70! We are so excited to celebrate 70th anniversary concert season with our students, audience members, alumni and supporters from all parts of the Seattle arts community. Celebrate with us by ordering your season tickets today!

Is my child a budding musician? SYSO's Stephen Radcliffe shares his thoughts on encouraging music performance at an early age in this article from Seattle's Child.

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Marrowstone Music Festival was a huge hit. KING FM 98.1 will broadcast recordings of Marrowstone concerts starting Wed, Aug 15 at 8:00pm. Check their website for details and future dates.

SYSO on Film. At the May 5th Spectacularly SYSO gala, we premiered a video highlighting the impact of the SYSO in the Schools program. Watch the video here.

2012-2013 Season Concerts

Purchase tickets online or call the box office at 206-362-2300.

April 28, 2013 | 3:00pm | at Benaroya Hall
The Anniversary Concert

Celebrate our 70th Anniversary concert season with performances by all four orchestras and special anniversary events. Mark your calendars. Details and pricing to come.

Seattle Youth Symphony

Concerts at Benaroya Hall

November 4, 2012, 3:00pm
Respighi: The Fountains of Rome
Stravinsky: Violin Concerto in D
Sophia Stoyanovich, violin soloist
Saint-Saens: Symphony No. 3 in C Minor,
Op. 78 (Organ Symphony)

January 13, 2013, 3:00pm
Barber: Overture from The School for Scandal
Wagner: Prelude and Liebestod from
Tristan und Isolde, WWV 90
Wagner: Wesendonk Lieder, WWV 91
Shostakovich: Symphony No. 5 in d minor, Op.47

May 19, 2013, 3:00pm
Brahms: Tragic Overture
Debussy: La Mer
Mussorgski/Ravel: Pictures at an Exhibition

Symphonette • Debut •Junior Orchestras

Concerts at Meany Hall, UW Campus

Each concert features performances by SYSO's three training orchestras.

December 2, 2012, 3:00pm

March 10, 2013, 3:00pm

June 2, 2013, 3:00pm

Repertoire announced approximately
one month prior to each concert.

Download the 2012-13
Ticketing Brochure

2012-2013 Performance Partnerships

February 10, 2013  |  at Town Hall
April 20, 2013  |  at Fisher Pavillion/Seattle Center (tentative)
August 3, 2013  |  at McCaw Hall

SYSO partners with the Seattle Opera to provide the orchestra for the world premiere performances of Our Earth, a cycle of three operas written by Eric Banks (composer) and Irene Keliher (librettist). These new works explores universal themes of friendship, hope, and stewardship of Our Earth.

Tickets will be available through the Seattle Opera.

June 15, 2013 | at the PNB School

For the fourth year in a row, top SYSO musicians will perform with PNB School's Professional Division dancers for A Day of Dance. In past years, SYSO has contributed to multiple performances for the PNB School's year-end and NEXT STEP world premiere showcases.

Tickets will be available through PNB.

Marrowstone

Marrowstone Music Festival
is the largest and most comprehensive summer orchestra training program for young musicians in the Pacific Northwest.

Click here for more information

Marrowstone-in-the-City
is designed to provide excellent musical instruction and orchestral training in the summer for the younger musician, aged 7-14.

Click here for more information

Newsletter

SYSO Score Winter 2012

SYSO Score Summer 2011
SYSO Score Summer EXTRAS! 2011

SYSO Score Fall 2010
SYSO Score Summer 2010
SYSO Score Spring 2010

Our official newsletter, the SYSO Score, is full of news and information for our fans, players, donors and alumni. You can view it online in Adobe Acrobat PDF format. Click here to download Acrobat

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