Rochester Philharmonic Youth Orchestra

03/11/2022

What a wonderful Mar 6, 2022 concert with the RPYO playing Side-by-Side with the RPO. THANK YOU RPO!! Proud of the students who played so well having missed out on this opportunity last year. The Ukrainian National Anthem moved the audience and the musicians. Watch that moving moment here:

02/03/2022

Calling all NEW STUDENTS to audition for the 22-23 Rochester Philharmonic Youth Orchestra (RPYO). RPYO will be celebrating its 50th anniversary year in 2022-2023 with many exciting events. All auditions are virtual; audition submission deadline = April 1, 2022. Learn and apply via this link: https://rpyo.org/audition-information. View general info about RPYO at www.rpyo.org

06/24/2021

So proud to have been involved with this project. Midori is more than a musician. She is a humanitarian who is changing the world. Listen to the Rochester Philharmonic Youth Orchestra play a premiere piece by Derek Bermel while Midori plays the solo portion. Sat Jun 26 7:30-8:30PM only! Grateful to have been part of such an impactful experience up close.

In collaboration with 2021 Kennedy Center Honors recipient Midori and the Rochester Philharmonic Youth Orchestra, the RPYO is thrilled to present a virtual concert this Saturday! Enjoy this FREE concert from the comfort of your couch. Click below to learn more.

👉 https://rpyo.org/performances/2021/6/26/midori-plays-bermel

04/28/2020

Welcome to new member Renee Sipes! Looking forward to a great 20-21 season.

We love to celebrate the exciting things happening in the lives of our students! Our biggest Congratulations goes out to cello student, Renee Sipes on her acceptance into the Rochester Philharmonic Youth Orchestra!! Her hard work and diligent praciticing paid off! We are so proud of her!

03/21/2020

UPDATE ON AUDITIONS DUE TO THE VIRUS SITUATION:

auditions will continue per our previously stated schedule HOWEVER all the auditions will now occur via video-recording only. There will be NO face-to-face auditions. Applicants will be sent specific procedures as to how to video record and how to upload their recordings. Video recordings can be uploaded anytime from today through March 28, 2020 (the previously scheduled in-person audition date). Percussion applicants have been sent additional information if they have no access to the required percussion instruments. Thank you for your patience should there be any snags in this process.

~Irene Narotsky, RPYO Manager

02/22/2020

Our Fox Rochester WUHF Good Day Rochester appearance on Friday, February 21.

Two members of the Rochester Philharmonic Youth Orchestra are back from their recent performance at the Kennedy Center. Now that they’re back in town, they join us on Good Day Rochester to talk about their experience. We're joined by Irene Narotsky, manager of the RPYO, cellist Abigail Foley a...

02/20/2020

See what has to offer student musicians! New student audition applications are due March 1 for the 2020-2021 season. https://rpyo.org/audition-information

02/13/2020

Our last rehearsal before the February 17 Capital Orchestra Festival Concert at The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. Hope to see you there!

02/06/2020

A vigorous rehearsal this week, The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts performance is less than 2 weeks away! If you're in the area please join us, tickets are FREE!