Youth Orchestra

Orchestra Auditions for 2024-25 Season

"Year after year, this is unquestionably one of the premier youth orchestras in the country."
- David Kim, Concertmaster of the Philadelphia Orchestra

Palo Alto-based Golden State Youth Orchestra invites young musicians ages 6-18 to audition for the 2024-25 season. Led by an internationally renowned faculty, GSYO offers six orchestras/ensembles for students at all levels of musical ability. Start your musical journey in the entry-level orchestra Chamber Players or challenge yourself in the prestigious Symphony Orchestra! 

YPSO 23-24 Auditions!

YPSO is accepting audition applications for our upcoming season (23-24) in the following limited sections: trumpet, bass trombone, tuba, bassoon, and viola.  

Join us for an exciting season of 4 season concerts, the Bay Area Youth Orchestra Festival (BAYOF) at Davies Symphony Hall, and the tour to Japan! Submission of screening videos is due August 1.  For details and registration: www.ypsomusic.org/how-to-join

YPSO 2023-2024 Season Audition

YPSO is accepting audition applications for our upcoming season (23-24) in the following limited sections: trumpet, trombone, basstrombone, tuba, bassoon, oboe, viola, doublebass, and violin.  Join us for an exciting season of 4 season concerts, the Bay Area Youth Orchestra Festival (BAYOF) at Davies Symphony Hall, and the tour to Japan! Submission of screening videos is due June 1.  For details and registration: www.ypsomusic.org/how-to-join

Orchestra Auditions for 2023-24 Season

Palo Alto-based Golden State Youth Orchestra invites young musicians ages 6-18 to audition for the 2023-24 season. Led by an internationally renowned faculty, GSYO offers six orchestras/ensembles for students at all levels of musical ability. Start your musical journey in the entry-level orchestra Chamber Players or challenge yourself in the prestigious Senior Symphony! 

GSYO has openings at all levels for the 2023-24 Season!

New Member Auditions for Golden State Youth Orchestra

​​Musicians ages 6-18 are invited to audition for Golden State Youth Orchestra! Palo Alto-based Golden State Youth Orchestra (GSYO) invites musicians ages 6-18 to audition for the 2020-21 Season. GSYO offers six orchestras/ensembles for students at all levels of musical ability.

Start your musical journey in the entry-level orchestra Chamber Players or challenge yourself in the prestigious Senior Symphony! GSYO has openings at all levels for the 2020-21 Season!

LINK TO APPLICATION: https://www.gsyomusic.org/how-to-join/

AUDITIONS!! SAN JOSE YOUTH SYMPHONY!!

AUDITIONS!! The San Jose Youth Symphony (SJYS), located in San Jose, California, is one of the oldest and finest youth orchestras on the West Coast of the United States. Founded six decades ago as part of the former San Jose Symphony, the San Jose Youth Symphony has a rich tradition of musical performance and education. Auditions for the upcoming 2019-2020 season will take place in April! All levels of school-age musicians (up to age 21) are welcome to audition and participate in SJYS.

Auditions for 2016-2017

The enormous success and warm reception by the community at the Inaugural Concert held on November 22, 2015 at Dublin High School Center for Performing Arts & Education, Dublin, CA inspired new youth Orchestra Gradus ad Parnassum announces auditions for its new season of 2016-2017.