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2008-2009 PHOENIX YOUTH SYMPHONY DATES

 Orientation: Wednesday, August 27, 2008 7:00 pm (Central High School)

 Rehearsals: Wednesdays, September 3 – December 10, 2008

Except October 8 (Fall Break) and November 26 (Thanksgiving Break)

Wednesdays, January 7 – May 13, 2009

Except March 11 (Spring Break)

 Retreats:

Symphonic Winds         September 13-14 (Camp Pearlstein, Prescott)

String Orchestra            September 20-21 (Camp Friendly Pines, Prescott)

Symphonette                September 26-28 (Camp Sky-Y, Prescott)

Youth Symphony          October 11-12 (Camp Sky-Y, Prescott)

 Holiday Prelude XXIII     Click here

Save the Date - Wednesday, December 17, 2008, for Holiday Prelude 
XXIII.  It will be a day of fabulous fashions by Sax Fifth Avenue, a 
delicious luncheon at the Camelback Inn, terrific shopping in our 
boutique, and lots of great prizes in our raffle.  Please go to the 
website for more information: www.holidayprelude.com

Concerts:

Youth Symphony Fall Concert

Sunday, November 2, 2008 3:00 pm

Tempe Center for the Arts

PYS Fall Concert

Sunday, November 23, 2008 3:00 pm

Central High School

Side-by-Side Concert 

Sunday, February 8, 2009

Phoenix Symphony Hall

Teacher Appreciation Concert

Sunday, February 22, 2009 3:00 pm

McClintock High School

Music Memory

Thursday, March 26, 2009 10:00 and 11:30 am

Phoenix First Assembly Church

Symphonette Musicfest for Cave Creek School District

Wednesday, April 15, 2009 9:30 and 12:00

Pinnacle Presbyterian Church

Symphonic Winds Lakeside

Saturday, May 9, 2009  4:00 pm

Estrella Mountain Ranch

Season Finale

Sunday, May 17, 2009 3:00

Orpheum Theater

    

 2007/2008 newsletters are here.

 2008 Young Musician’s Competition and Scholarship Audition Results here 

Any student or parent needing to communicate with any Conductor outside of rehearsal should
call the Orchestral Manager, Stacey Page, at (602) 242-1077. Conductors are available for
conference by appointment only before or after rehearsal.
PLEASE DO NOT CALL A CONDUCTOR AT HIS/HER HOME.
 

PYS Membership forms are here.
 

Absence Request Forms here, for missing a rehearsal.

The dress code details from the PYS Handbook has been added to the website here.
 

Have you ever lost your newsletter from PYS?  Maybe you forgot to pick one up?  Now there's no excuses, as we have all the newsletters online. Go here.
We have a lot of great links on the Links Page, here, be sure to check them out.

 

  

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By sending your contributions to:
Phoenix Youth Symphony
P.O. Box 15150
Phoenix, AZ 85060