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Peninsula Youth Orchestra (PYO) - 2010-2011 Season

Mitchell Sardou Klein, Conductor
Meets Sundays, 2:00-4:30 PM

 

Peninsula Preparatory Orchestras

Orchestras conducted by Sara Salsbury

Meet our Preparatory Orchestra Specialists!

Sinfonia Musica (Intermediate Level)
Meets Mondays from 4:10-5:40 PM
Orchestra Nova (Experienced)
Meets Mondays from 5:50-7:20 PM
Young Artists (Advanced)
Meets Mondays from 7:30-9:15 PM

All Orchestra rehearsals are at John Gill School, 555 Avenue del Ora at Jefferson, Redwood City

 

 

Peninsula Chamber Music Program

Debut Strings
Conducted by Sara Salsbury
Meets Tuesdays, 4:30-6:00 PM at John Gill School, 555 Avenue del Ora at Jefferson, Redwood City

Chamber Strings
Conducted by Sara Salsbury
Meets Tuesdays, 6:15-7:45 PM at John Gill School, 555 Avenue del Ora at Jefferson, Redwood City

Chamber Flutes
Conductor Calisa Hildebrand
Meets Sundays, 1:00-2:30 PM at John Gill School, 555 Avenue del Ora at Jefferson, Redwood City

Con Brio Flutes
Conductor Calisa Hildebrand
Meets Sundays, 3:00-4:30 PM at John Gill School, 555 Avenue del Ora at Jefferson, Redwood City

Small Ensembles
Location and Times are arranged with the members and coach.

 

Membership in the Peninsula Youth Orchestras is open to all students, ages 6-18, who wish to study symphonic repertoire and enhance their school music experience. Financial Aid and Work Scholarships are available.

  
Auditions for the next season will be held in the spring of 2011
Please also consider the Peninsula Music Camp, Summer of 2010

 

Peninsula Youth Orchestra Concerts are on Sunday Afternoons. See the PYO Concerts page for details.

Peninsula Young Artists Concerts are on Sunday Afternoons. See the PYO Prep Orchestra Concerts page for details.

Peninsula Sinfonia Musica and Peninsula Orchestra Nova Concerts are on Saturday Afternoons. See the PYO Prep Orchestra Concerts page for details.

Flutes, String Orchestras, and Chamber Groups perform in December and May. See the PYO Concerts page for details.


All students enrolled in the PYO program receive a season ticket voucher to enjoy Maestro Klein and the Peninsula Symphony.

The Peninsula Youth Orchestra toured Japan in 1999, and the South Pacific in June and July, 2001.
In 2003, we participated in the European Youth Orchestra Festival in  Northern Italy.
Summer 2004, the Peninsula Young Artists traveled to New York and performed in Carnegie Hall!
The PYO visited and performed in Northern Spain and Southern France in July, 2005!
In 2006, the Peninsula Young Artists participated in a Mozart Music Festival, in Salzburg and Vienna, Austria!
The 2006-2007 Season was the PYO's 10th Anniversary! There were special concerts and events, and the PYO visited
Budapest, Vienna, and Prague in June, 2007.
In 2008, the Peninsula Young Artists presented concerts in China!
During the Summer of 2009, the PYO performed in Paris, Normandy, Bruges, and Amsterdam!
In 2010, the Peninsula Young Artists play at Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles.

For more information, contact us:
Peninsula Youth Orchestras
Office phone: 650 325-7967; FAX (650) 327-8730
e-mail: pyo@pacbell.net

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