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Please remember there are NO rehearsals this weekend for SUNDAY ensembles only. Saturday rehearsals will meet as normal. Please see below (and check your calendars) to know when your ensemble will rehearse next.

Program Coordinator, Brenna Casey, is on maternity leave. She will return early September, 2023. In her absence, please contact support@sdys.org with any questions.

For more information about registration and auditions please visit sdys.org/auditions. or view our Frequently Asked Questions.

Participation at the concert is required by all students who are performing. Please save the dates for the SDYS' Spring Concerts. There will be dress rehearsals prior to the concert (same day), and as a reminder, students should arrive in their concert attire. Any musician who misses the dress rehearsal will forfeit participation in the concert. All students are expected to attend the entire concert, out of respect for their fellow musicians.

Please note that students will no longer have separate call times for the concerts. All performers will stay on campus after ensemble soundchecks are completed. Please plan on leaving students with everything they need till the end of the concert (clothing, food, water, etc.). Students will still be given a break in between soundcheck and the performance.

Call time:10:10AM

Release time: end of concert, apx. 2:15PM

Call time: 10:35AM

Release time: end of concert, apx. 2:15PM

Call time: 11:00AM

Break time: end of concert, apx. 2:15PM

Call time: 11:20AM

Break time: end of concert, apx. 2:15PM

Call time: 3:30PM

Release time: end of concert, apx. 7:30PM

Call time: 4:05PM

Release time: end of concert, apx. 7:30PM

Call time: 4:40PM

Release time: end of concert, apx. 7:30PM

Call time: 10:50AM

Release time: end of concert, apx. 2:00PM

Call time: 11:15AM

Release time: end of concert, apx. 2:00PM

Call time: 11:40AM

Release time: end of concert, apx. 2:00PM

Call time: 3:40PM

Release time: end of concert, apx. 8:00PM

Call time: 3:40PM

Release time: end of concert, apx. 8:00PM

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(Overture Strings, Overture Winds, Symphonic Strings)

If you are graduating from high school and SDYS this year, we would love to acknowledge your accomplishment at the final concert in May!

Encore! Annual Scholarship Fundraiser 2023

Every year, SDYS hosts a wonderful evening of music making and celebrations called Encore! The event raises much-needed funds to support need-based and value-based tuition scholarships, instrument loans and supplies, free lessons, sectionals and coachings, and much more. 

We're pleased to offer a special discounted ticket for SDYS parents, at half-off the regular price! For $150 per person or $300 per couple, you can join us on April 23, 2023 at the Hyatt Regency Mission Bay! We hope you will join us for this unique evening as we work to achieve our mission of enriching lives through music.

For more information on Encore! please visit our website at www.sdys.org/encore.

For questions or to purchase your discounted tickets, please contact Terry Williams, Individual Giving Manager at 619-233-3232 x160 or at twilliams@sdys.org. Tickets must be purchased in advance.

Applications are due by Sunday, May 14, 2023 by 9PM.

As a ChIMES Guest Musician, you will come visit a class to demonstrate your instrument (by playing a short piece of music of your choosing, and a children's song like Twinkle Twinkle Little Star). Students of all ages and from all SDYS ensembles are welcome! Learn more about becoming a ChIMES Guest Musician here.

We have volunteer slots available Wed - Sat mornings (Balboa Park and Liberty Station locations). Please complete the Guest Musician Interest Form if you are interested, and a staff member will get back to you.

This is a fun experience that also counts for community service or volunteer hours. Thank you!

We have several positions open as we plan to return to in-person activities. If you would like to learn more, please visit www.sdys.org/jobs to read the job descriptions.

Tristan Akers, Program Assistant, at takers@sdys.org.

The events listed below are for information only. They are not sponsored or evaluated by, and do not have a connection with SDYS.

San Diego Bass Fest is an informative and exploratory five-day double bass workshop presented by the SDSU Community Music School, that takes place June 20-24, 2023 at the School for Music and Dance at San Diego State University, California. This annual San Diego Bass Fest aims to energize and unite the bass community in San Diego and will include internationally renowned bassists and educators to provide one-on-one and group instruction to students of all levels and all ages. The program will include private lessons, group technique classes, solo masterclasses, Bass Orchestra, and recitals.

Southwestern College

The Sewanee Summer Music Festival offers two distinct, high level orchestral experiences: The Cumberland Orchestra and The Sewanee Symphony. The Festival Artistic Director, along with guest conductors and the artistic leadership team, selects a range of musically and technically demanding literature for each orchestra to perform. Each ensemble is held in the highest artistic and musical standards possible, rehearsing six times per week. The orchestras are comprised of both pre-college and college festival participants.

Applications are still open for viola, cello, oboe, percussion and harp.

Formerly COJAC, the California Orchestra Academy will focus on a different theme each year, combining a premier orchestral experience with mentorship, conducting fellowships, masterclasses, leadership training, and more for participants of all backgrounds.

SDYS Students are eligible to automatically receive $1200 off a two-week or $600 off a one-week Idyllwild Arts Summer Program. This offer is good for music workshops including Chamber Music Intensive, Summer Symphony Orchestra, and Junior Instrumental Intensive for young string players.