TS TorontoSymphonyOrchestra

Toronto SymphonyYouth Orchestra

HOW DO I APPLY AND AUDITION?

1. Fill out the online application form available at TSO.CA/TSYOauditions.

2. Follow the online payment portal provided at the end of your application to submit your audition fee.

3. Submit your application and audition fee online by Friday, August 3, 2018.

4. After your application and audition fee are processed, you will be sent audition details and repertoire via email.

5. You will be informed of your audition date, time, and location via email, no later than August 31, 2018. All auditions will take place September 7–9, 2018.

For all inquiries, please contact Kendal Lander, TSYO Manager, at klander@TSO.CA or 416.593.7769 X 372.

WHAT IS THE TSYO TIME COMMITMENT?

The TSYO season runs from September to April. TSYO rehearsals generally take place 2:30–5:30pm on Saturday afternoons at the University of Toronto, Faculty of Music. Weekly email updates are sent to all TSYO members and should be checked frequently as rehearsal information is subject to change. In addition to weekly rehearsals and the season highlights, the TSYO hosts several masterclasses and other exciting activities throughout the year.

CONNECT WITH US

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APPLY BYAUG 3!

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TS TorontoSymphonyOrchestra

Toronto SymphonyYouth Orchestra

TSYO

• Be coached by TSO musicians

• Perform orchestral masterworks in Toronto’s finest concert halls

• Meet other young musicians

• Work with renowned conductors

• Be eligible to participate in the annual TSYO Concerto Competition

• Attend masterclasses led by TSO guest artists

• Perform side-by-side with the TSO at Roy Thomson Hall

• Attend the TSYO Camp Weekend training intensive

2018/19 SEASON HIGHLIGHTS

• Sep 7–9: Auditions

• Oct 5–7: Camp Weekend at YMCA Geneva Park

• Nov 25: TSYO Fall Concert, George Weston Recital Hall

• Dec 10: Concerto Competition

• Feb 6, 7 & 9: Side-by-side concerts with the TSO at Roy Thomson Hall, led by Sir Andrew Davis

• Feb 17: TSYO Winter Concert, George Weston Recital Hall

• May 5: TSYO Spring Concert,

Roy Thomson Hall

AS A MEMBER OF THE TSYO, YOU WILL: 2018/19 REPERTOIRE HIGHLIGHTS

Rachmaninoff: Symphony No. 2

Shostakovich: Symphony No. 10

Morawetz: Carnival Overture

Debussy: Prélude à l’après-midi d’un faune

Bernstein: Overture to Candide

WHO CAN AUDITION?

• Anyone 22 years of age or younger as of December 31, 2018

• Instruments: Flute/Piccolo, Oboe, Clarinet, Bassoon, French Horn, Trumpet, Trombone, Bass Trombone, Tuba, Violin, Viola, Cello, Double Bass, Percussion, Harp, Piano (orchestral keyboards)

HOW MUCH DOES THE TSYO COST?

The TSYO is tuition-free. Each successful applicant will be accepted as a TSYO member on a scholarship (valued at $5,000 per member) provided by the TSO and our generous supporters.

Audition fee: $65.00 (non-refundable)

The Toronto Symphony Youth Orchestra (TSYO) is one of Canada’s leading youth orchestras, providing a high-level orchestral experience for talented young musicians aged 22 and under. The TSYO program delivers a unique, powerful, and life-enriching opportunity that encourages significant achievement, regardless of the career path participants choose to pursue.

Simon RivardConductor TSO Resident Conductor

Etsuko KimuraViolin Coach TSO Assistant Concertmaster

Peter SeminovsAssociate Violin Coach TSO Violin

Theresa RudolphViola CoachTSO Assistant Principal Viola

Joseph JohnsonCello CoachTSO Principal Cello

Paul RogersDouble Bass Coach TSO Double Bass

Keith AtkinsonWoodwind Coach TSO Associate Principal Oboe

Vanessa FralickBrass Coach TSO Associate Principal Trombone

Charles Settle Percussion CoachTSO Principal Percussion