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PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA


 
This advanced full symphonic orchestra offers challenging to professional level repertoire.  Membership for high school musicians up to age 25 requires enrollment in the student's school instrumental program should one exist.  The Philharmonic Orchestra offers performance opportunities each season.
 
INSTRUMENTATION
violin, viola, cello, bass, harp
flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, french horn, trumpet, trombone, tuba and percussion
 
Admission to the Philharmonic Orchestra is by audition.  Musicians should have a 3-minute prepared solo, etude or excerpt prepared, will be asked for an appropriate two or three octave scale and to sight read a short passage of music.
 

 








 

THE INTERMEDIATE SYMPHONY

 

 
The Intermediate Symphony is a full symphonic orchestra for advanced elementary, middle and junior high school strings, winds, brass and percussion students. Regularly scheduled instrumental sectionals ensure the students success in this full symphonic setting.  This YPO program includes weekly rehearsals during the year and performance opportunities. 
 
Admission is determinded by recommendation from either the student's private music instructor or the school music instructor.  NO AUDITION is required and members must participate in their school instrumental music program if one is available.
 
Seating placement within the Intermediate Symphony is determined by the conductors at rehearsals. This allows the conductors the opportunity to place students in the ensemble according to ability and balance of sound.  Students unable to attend the first scheduled rehearsal will be placed in the ensemble accordingly.  Winds and brass: please note that transposition will not be required at this level.
 
The Intermediate Symphony performs in a Festival Concert each year at the Poway Center for the Performing Arts.  The guest adjudicator and clinician is Jung-Ho Pak, Music Director of the San Diego Chamber Orchestra, and New Haven Symphony Orchestra.
 
What is a Festival Concert?  It is a performance showcase of school and youth orchestras in the area.  After each performance is given the adjudicator will clinic the group before a live audience, allowing all to experience the wonderful learning opportunity for our students.  Families and students are invited to attend this free concert.  Performances will be taped and aired on ITV Educational Television later in the year.
 
INSTRUMENTATION
violin, viola, cello, bass, harp
oboe, flute, clarinet, bassoon, trumpet, trombone, french horn, tuba and percussion.
 
The Intermediate Symphony rehearsals are held on Saturday mornings from 9:00-11:00am 

For additional information call (858) 485-8114
 
 


THE PRIMARY STRINGS

This primary ensemble is open to elementary students from grades 1-5 with at least one year or less experience on a string instrument.  Weekly one and one half hour rehearsals will be held with emphasis on reading music notation, basic rhythmic patterns and gaining confidence in playing a string instrument through the ensemble experience.  No audition is required for entry into this level.  Two concerts are scheduled throughout the year at Bernardo Heights Middle School along with the Intermediate Symphony.