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The dress rehearsal on October 27, 2008 for YSE originally scheduled from 7:00 - 8:30PM (YSE) had been changed. Dress rehearsal for YSE will now be from 5:00 - 6:00PM. Rehearsal will still be held at the Abraham Chavez Theatre in downtown El Paso. If you have any questions please call the office at 915-525-8978.
Posted: 10th Oct 2008Seating auditions will be held at the El Paso Conservatory of Music (NOT Jefferson High) on Saturday and Sunday, September 6 & 7. Please check your summer mailing packet for your specific day. For your specific time, click on your orchestra below. If you have any conflicts or if your name does not appear on the list, please contact us.
El Paso Youth Orchestra (EPYO)
El Paso Youth Symphony (EPYS) and El Paso Youth Wind Ensemble (EPYWE)
El Paso Youth String Ensemble (EPYSE)
El Paso Youth String Philharmonic (EPYSP)
Excerpts for EPYS Winds and Brass and EPYSP strings can be found under "Audition Requirements" in the Auditions panel above. Click on your orchestra and yourinstrument and look for "Seating Audition" music.
Posted: 04th Sep 2008EPSYOs Spring Concert Saturday, April 19, 2008 • 4pm Plaza Theatre
Featuring all four EPSYOs ensembles in works by Corelli, Mozart, Tchaikovsky and more!
The El Paso Youth Orchestra will finish the afternoon with a performance of Beethoven’s fateful Fifth Symphony.
Ticket Prices (General Admission): $6 students/senior/military, $11 adults
Side-by-Side Concert Sunday, April 20, 2008 • 3pm Plaza Theatre
You won’t want to miss this concert as the EPSYOs ensembles perform side-by-side with each other in a whole new program! The grand finale will feature over 150 musicians on stage as the El Paso Youth Orchestra joins the El Paso Symphony in a performance of Tchaikovsky’s 1812 Overture under the baton of EPSYOs Music Director Benjamin Loeb.
The concert will also feature 11-year old Wesley Yu, winner of the 2008 EPSYOs Concerto Competition, performing Beethoven’s Piano Concerto #1 with the El Paso Symphony.
Ticket Prices (Reserved seating only): $13 - $39 Purchase tickets for this concert and receive a $5 discount off all tickets for Saturday, April 19!
Posted: 03rd Sep 2008