Seattle Youth Symphony Orchestras (SYSO) – Past Concerts

Program includes works by Johannes Hanssen, Percy Grainger, Ludwig Göransson, Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov, Richard Strauss, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Ludwig van Beethoven, Deborah Baker Monday, Jeffrey Bishop, Jessie Montgomery, Rebecca Clarke, and Johannes Brahms.

Alan Lee Silva — Reels and Reveries
Brian Balmages — Lullaby to the Moon
Soon Hee Newbold — Voyager
Bobby Ge — Pareidolia and Other Habits (world premiere)
Gustav Holst — The Planets, Op. 32

Join the Seattle Conservatory of Music for the second chamber music recital of our 2023-24 season, featuring musicians from SYSO’s Conserva…

Join the Seattle Conservatory of Music for the second chamber music recital of our 2023-24 season, featuring musicians from SYSO’s Conserva…

Miguel del Águila — Toccata (students alone)
Johannes Brahms — Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 73
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov — Capriccio espagnol, Op. 34
Silvestre Revueltas — Sensemayá (students alone)
Joe Hisaishi — Princess Mononoke Symphonic Suite
Gustav Holst — "IV. Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity" from The Planets, Op. 32

Come for a morning of exciting performances presented by SYSO Summer Music Session II musicians. 

Admission is free — no tickets requir…

Come for a morning of chamber music presented by string, woodwinds, brass, & percussion musicians in SYSO Summer Music Session I. The p…

Student musicians for SYSO Summer Music Session I present their full-ensemble works in this free family concert. 

Admission is free — n…

Through a dynamic and interactive musical performance with narration, musicians from the Seattle Youth Symphony Orchestra will present to t…

Program includes works by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Ralph Vaughan Williams, Frank Halferty, Camille Saint-Saëns, César Franck, Pedro Carlos Herrera, Roger Zare, Ella Macens, and John Williams.

Sandra Dackow — The Sailor's Hornpipe
Doris Gazda — Appalachian Sunrise
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky — Serenade for Strings in C major, Op. 48 (I. Andante non troppo — Allegro moderato, arr. Elliot del Borgo)
Gustav Mahler — Symphony No. 1 in D major "Titan"
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart — Clarinet Concerto in A major, K. 622 (mvt. 1)

Ludwig van Beethoven — Symphony No. 6 in F major, Op. 68 "Pastorale"
Nina Shekhar — Above the Fray
William Grant Still — Danzas de Panama
Camargo Guarnieri — Abertura Concertante

Program includes works by Doris Gazda, Soon Hee Newbold, Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov, Alexander Borodin, Enrique Granados, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, José Pablo Moncayo, and Antonín Dvořák.

Johannes Brahms — Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 68 ("Finale"; arr. Richard Meyer)
Soon Hee Newbold — American Landscape
Richard Meyer — Millennium
Sergei Rachmaninoff — Symphonic Dances, Op. 45
Cristóbal Halffter — Tiento del primer tono y batalla imperial
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart — Violin Concerto No. 3 in G major, K. 216

Join chamber ensembles from the Seattle Youth Symphony Orchestra and Marrowstone Music Festival for a free outdoor concert at the Ballard L…

Program includes works by Richard Strauss, Felix Mendelssohn, Edward Elgar, Sergei Prokofiev, William Walton, Amy Beach, Antonio Vivaldi, Art Sheinberg, and Quinn Mason.

Johannes Brahms — Hungarian Dance No. 1 (arr. Ralph Matesky)
Erik Satie — Gymnopédie No. 2 (arr. Claude Debussy)
Johann Strauss II — Die Fledermaus Overture
Hector Berlioz — Symphonie fantastique, Op. 14
Jimmy López Bellido — Fiesta! ("IV. Techno")

Program includes works by Traditional, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov, Antonio Vivaldi, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Vittorio Monti, Gustav Holst, and David Popper.

Performances by SYSO's Debut Symphony Orchestra & Seattle Youth Symphony Orchestra, as well as the revival of a SYSO relic: the Youth Chamber Orchestra.

Ottorino Respighi – Ancient Airs and Dances
William Grant Still – "Punto" from Danzas de Panama
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Overture to Der Schauspieldirektor ("The Impresario"), K. 486
Georges Bizet – L'Arlésienne Suite No. 2
Ludwig van Beethoven – Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 36