The Guelph Symphony Youth Orchestra presents:
Winterlude
Friday December 5, 5:15pm
Arts Auditorium, Rm 113MacKinnon Building.
This forty minute concert is a perfect escape from studying.
Join us for a Symphony of Seasons
1) Saint Saens: Danse Macabre
Violin Soloist, Katrina Tong
2) Dvorak: Symphony no. 8 in G
(first movement)
3) Loewe: My Fair Lady
4) Anderson: Christmas Festival
Violin 1
Katrina Tong, concertmaster
Elias Joshi
Harry Park
Sophie Holden
Maya Ciommo
Orianna Stocco-Guia
Violin 2
Noa Maerov
Tristan Blears
Lucille Desmond
Paige Knoll
Viola
Miranda Schyngera
Cello
Daniel Lindo
Bass
Sunny Sun
Flute
Brianna Chen
Brandon Ragoonath
Oboe
Simone Smith
Clarinet
Sherissa Francis
Oliver Clemo
Diana Valliant
Juliana Mete
Bassoon
Emma Taylor
Val Sansome
Trumpet
Lucas Zhao
David Hurst
Adrian Furtado
Horn
Dante Castro
Lizzie Dimitrova
Hailey Graham
Eleanor Ferreira
Saxophone
Andrew Lichmanov
Percussion
David Hurst
Chideberem Nosiri
Temitayo Ibitayo
Tulip Eng
The Guelph Symphony Youth Orchestra is open to young musicians under the age of 28. Admission is by audition. Rehearsals are held on campus, at the University of Guelph on Fridays from 4:30-6:15pm, in room 203 of the McKinnon Building. In addition to rehearsing challenging orchestral repertoire, musicians will receive regular coaching and mentoring from the professional musicians of the Guelph Symphony Orchestra.
GSYO musicians will present two public concerts, perform side-by-side with the GSO and perform in various outreach concerts as opportunities arise.
Interested in becoming a member ? We’d love to have you join us!
We will be at U of G’s Club Day in January!
Rehearsal dates run in tandem with the U of G calendar
Click here to see the audition requirements.
Here’s the link to upload your online audition
2026 Winter Schedule: First rehearsal is Friday January 9
Friday January 9, 16, 23, 30
Friday February 6, 13, 27
(No rehearsal during Reading week)
Friday March 6, 13, 20, 27
Friday April 2: soundcheck and concert
First Term Side by Side Concert with Guelph Symphony- Sunday December 7th 3pm
GSYO MUSIC PAGE
Tuition is $150 per term. Here is a link to the payment page
FAQ’s
What level do I have to have reached to be eligible to audition for the orchestra? Applicants are accepted into the orchestra based on their performance in their audition. The excerpts reflect the skill level required to participate.
Is there a fee to audition? No
What is tuition to be in the orchestra? Tuition fees are $150 for term 1 and $150 for term 2.
Reach Us
Address
35 Woolwich St
Guelph, ON
N1H 3V1
gsyo@guelphsymphony.com
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Past Concerts
Join us this Friday at 5:15pm, in the Arts Auditorium, MacKinnon Building, University of Guelph.
Programme
1. Tchaikovsky, Symphony No. 5, II
Andante cantabile, con alcuna licenza
2. John Barry, Themes from 007
arranged by Calvin Custer
3. Beethoven, Egmont Overture
1) Tchaikovsky:
March from the Nutcracker
2) Custer:
Canadian Brass Christmas
3) Wagner:
Elsa’s Processional
4) Grieg: Peer Gynt Suite
Morning
5)Grieg:
In the Hall of the Mountain King
Conducted by Allen Carter
Friday March 22, 5:15pm
The GSYO
Spring Concert
Room 113, MacKinnon Building U of G
Allen Carter, Conductor
1) Verdi, Overture to La Forza Del Destino
2) Handel Harp Concerto
Soloist: Eva Gao
3) Morricone, Cinema Paradiso
Soloist: Katrina Tong
4) Puccini, Nessun Dorma
Soloist: Ryan Allen
5) Bernstein, West Side Story Selections
The GSYO is grateful to the School of Fine Art and Music for the wonderful privilege to rehearse and perform in the beautifully renovated music building at the University of Guelph!