String Orchestras Overview
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LEVEL OF PLAYING EXPERIENCE
Beginner: 1+ year of private lessons or equivalent experience (school music program, community programs, etc.)
WEEKLY REHEARSAL COMMITMENT
Tuesday
4:30pm - 6:00pm
McKinley Institute of Technology
Redwood City, California
Includes full ensemble rehearsal and individual sectional instruction
PERFORMANCES
Debut Strings performs two concerts (winter & spring).
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LEVEL OF PLAYING EXPERIENCE
Intermediate - Advanced: 2+ years of private lessons or equivalent experience (school music program, community programs, etc.)
WEEKLY REHEARSAL COMMITMENT
Tuesday
6:15pm - 7:45pm
McKinley Institute of Technology
Redwood City, California
Includes full ensemble rehearsal and individual sectional instruction
PERFORMANCES
Concordia Strings performs two concerts (winter & spring).
String Orchestras: Debut and Concordia
CONDUCTOR: Sarah Wood
PYO has two string orchestras: Debut Strings (beginner) and Concordia Strings (intermediate-advanced). In a strings-only setting, Debut and Concordia musicians develop the technique and musicianship afforded by a chamber music ensemble. Many members advance into Peninsula Young Artists and the senior-level Peninsula Youth Orchestra.
The string orchestras play arrangements of major string and symphonic works, and perform two recitals per season (free and open to the public).
Chamber Flutes Overview
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Beginner Flute: 1+ year of private lessons or equivalent experience (school music program, community programs, etc.)
Intermediate Flute: 2+ years of private lessons or equivalent experience (school music program, community programs, etc.)
Advanced Flute: 3+ years of private lessons or equivalent experience (school music program, community programs, etc.)
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Sunday
12:00pm - 1:00pm
Carlmont High School
Belmont, California
Includes full ensemble rehearsal and individual sectional instruction
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Chamber Flutes performs two concerts (winter & spring).
Chamber Flutes
CONDUCTOR: Viviana Guzmán
Chamber Flutes, PYO’s flute ensemble, performs beloved works arranged for several flute parts, including alto and bass flutes. Many Chamber Flutes members also participate in one of PYO’s full orchestras.
Viviana Guzmán, Chamber Flutes’ conductor, assigns weekly exercises to provide individualized feedback on each student’s playing between rehearsals.
The ensemble performs two recitals per season, which are free and open to the public.