Pictured are the students performing with the Preparatory Orchestra this Sunday for the Binghamton Youth Symphony’s winter concert.
Pictured are the students performing with the Senior Orchestra this Sunday for the Binghamton Youth Symphony’s winter concert.
This Sunday the Binghamton Youth Symphony Orchestra (BYSO) opens its 55th season with a winter concert. Represented are students from approximately 20 school districts, to include Owego Apalachin (OA).
OA students who will be performing with the Preparatory Orchestra include Hannah Foster – 11th grade, Jaclyn Farr – 8th grade, Emmalyn Saddlemire – 8th grade, Allie Shoen – 6th grade, Jacob Dove – 7th grade, and Abigail Dove – 9th grade.
OA students who will be performing with the Senior Orchestra include Jordan Dove – 11th grade, Andrew Caldwell – 11th grade, Nick Corey – 11th grade, Megan Shoen – 11th grade, and Michala Tiffany – 11th grade.
The BYSO will present their Winter Concert at 3 p.m. at Binghamton West Middle School. Under the direction of longtime BYSO conductor Barry G. Peters and new associate conductor Elizabeth Bartlett, young musicians will perform a spirited program including The Sorcerer’s Apprentice, Selections from Porgy and Bess, Fire of Anacapa and Cello Concerto No.1, Op.33.
Tickets are available at the door for $4 for students and seniors, and $6 for adults and $20 family maximum.
Upcoming Auditions for BYSO will be held Jan. 24. For information on auditions, email to bysoauditions@gmail.com.
For more information on the Winter Concert and other upcoming BYSO events, visit BinghamtonYouthSymphony.com.
The Binghamton Youth Symphony is one of the oldest such organizations in the United States. It was organized in 1961 to promote and enrich the musical education of young people in the Southern Tier of New York and the Northern Tier of Pennsylvania.
The Youth Symphony Orchestra and the Preparatory Youth Symphony Orchestra offer performance opportunities to talented musicians in elementary, junior and senior high schools. Both groups rehearse from September to May. Membership is open to all talented students by audition. All members must participate in their home school music groups, or be recommended by their home school music faculties.
