Community Youth Orchestras
St. Cecelia Youth Orchestras
ORCHESTRA PROGRAM
Auditions are required for all orchestra ensembles.
SINFONIA
An advanced entry-level string orchestra introducing beginners to the elements of teamwork and ensemble performance.
Conductor: Erin DeYoung
Rehearsal: Mondays, 5:30-6:45pm
Tuition: $396 per year, $198 per semester or $44 per month (9 months)
Fall Semester starts Monday, September 10, 2018
CONCERT ORCHESTRA
A preparatory string ensemble for intermediate students with moderate ensemble experience.
Conductor: Patricia Wunder
Rehearsal: Mondays, 6-7:30pm
Tuition: $396 per year, $198 per semester or $44 per month (9 months)
Fall Semester starts Monday, September 10, 2018.
PHILHARMONIC
An advanced orchestra, complete with strings, woodwinds, brass, and percussion, playing challenging works from classical, musical and film scores.
Conductor: Dan Scott
Rehearsal: Mondays, 7:15-9:15pm
Tuition: is $396 per year, $198 per semester or $44 per month (9 months)
Fall Semester starts Monday, September 10, 2018
FOR MORE INFORMATION:
Please contact education director Martha Bundra
at [email protected] or call 616.459.2224 (ext. 206).
Click Here to visit St. Cecelia's Website
Auditions are required for all orchestra ensembles.
SINFONIA
An advanced entry-level string orchestra introducing beginners to the elements of teamwork and ensemble performance.
Conductor: Erin DeYoung
Rehearsal: Mondays, 5:30-6:45pm
Tuition: $396 per year, $198 per semester or $44 per month (9 months)
Fall Semester starts Monday, September 10, 2018
CONCERT ORCHESTRA
A preparatory string ensemble for intermediate students with moderate ensemble experience.
Conductor: Patricia Wunder
Rehearsal: Mondays, 6-7:30pm
Tuition: $396 per year, $198 per semester or $44 per month (9 months)
Fall Semester starts Monday, September 10, 2018.
PHILHARMONIC
An advanced orchestra, complete with strings, woodwinds, brass, and percussion, playing challenging works from classical, musical and film scores.
Conductor: Dan Scott
Rehearsal: Mondays, 7:15-9:15pm
Tuition: is $396 per year, $198 per semester or $44 per month (9 months)
Fall Semester starts Monday, September 10, 2018
FOR MORE INFORMATION:
Please contact education director Martha Bundra
at [email protected] or call 616.459.2224 (ext. 206).
Click Here to visit St. Cecelia's Website
GR Youth Symphony
The Grand Rapids Youth Symphony and its sister ensemble, the Classical Orchestra, are a pair of audition-based youth orchestras that perform throughout the academic year in fine concert halls in Grand Rapids. Both ensembles engage in in-depth study of orchestral repertoire and benefit from coaching by professional musicians. The ensembles’ parent organization is the Grand Rapids Symphony.
Membership:
The Grand Rapids Youth Symphony is a full orchestra—strings, brass, woodwinds, and percussion—that plays symphonic music from a range of musical periods. The orchestra is composed of some of West Michigan’s most talented, hardworking young musicians.
Rehearsals:
Monday evenings 7–9:30 p.m. (September through May)
City High/Middle School
Classical Orchestra
The Classical Orchestra is a strings-only ensemble that focuses on the music of the classical period (1750–1820). Young string players often spend a year or more in the Classical Orchestra before advancing to the Youth Symphony.
Rehearsals:
Monday evenings 6–8 p.m. (September through May)
City High/Middle School
Click Here to visit the GRYS Website
Membership:
- Members of the two ensembles range in age from 12 to 21 and represent schools from across West Michigan.
- Students are required to be active participants in their school’s band or orchestra program or in a comparable program for homeschoolers.
- Members are expected to attend all rehearsals and performances, though a limited number of excused absences from rehearsals are allowed.
The Grand Rapids Youth Symphony is a full orchestra—strings, brass, woodwinds, and percussion—that plays symphonic music from a range of musical periods. The orchestra is composed of some of West Michigan’s most talented, hardworking young musicians.
Rehearsals:
Monday evenings 7–9:30 p.m. (September through May)
City High/Middle School
Classical Orchestra
The Classical Orchestra is a strings-only ensemble that focuses on the music of the classical period (1750–1820). Young string players often spend a year or more in the Classical Orchestra before advancing to the Youth Symphony.
Rehearsals:
Monday evenings 6–8 p.m. (September through May)
City High/Middle School
Click Here to visit the GRYS Website