2024-25 / Musical Opportunities
This page is designed to inform our members of musical opportunities available: concerto competitions, concert offers, scholarships, and other musical opportunities. Please use the contact information provided in the listings below for more information
Performance and Special Ticket Opportunities
Boston Chamber Music Society
Boston Chamber Music Society has given BYSO students a discount code for tickets for their entire season. BYSOCM works for all the future BCMS concerts.
Discounted tickets are 33% off. meaning student tickets are only $6.03!
When purchasing tickets from the website, pick any seats in the hall then use the drop down menu next to the selected seats to change the prices--regular at $68, $58, $43, or $30 for adults; and $9 for students. There will be a page to enter the discount code before entering contact and payment information.
Concerts are:
Nov. 10th, January 12th, February 16th, March 9th, April 13th, and May 11th, all at 3pm at Sanders Theater.
Listening & Viewing Opportunities
Berlin Philharmonic Digital Concert Hall
IDAGIO – Classical Music Streaming Service
Boston Symphony Orchestra
Listen to Boston’s premier professional orchestra. Click the link above to view the 2024-2025 season programming. Be sure to get your BSO Family to pass here.
Boston Lyric Opera
Check out the 2024-2025 season schedule by clicking the link
Other Opportunities
Apply Governor’s Youth Advisory Council to advise the Governor, Lieutenant Governor and the entire administration on critical issues impacting Massachusetts. Click here for more information!
Competitions & Special Opportunities
Next Generation Orchestra Auditions - Boston Ballet
The Next Generation Orchestra brings together some of the most talented young musicians in the community to perform alongside dancers of Boston Ballet II, Boston Ballet’s Graduate Program, and Boston Ballet School’s Professional Division at Walnut Hill. Under the direction of Boston Ballet’s Assistant Conductor ALYSSA WANG, this one-night-only showcase celebrates the bright and dynamic future of ballet on Wednesday, May 21 at the Citizens Opera House. Musicians will have the opportunity to work with musicians of the Boston Ballet Orchestra and will receive special discounted tickets for family and friends for this performance.
Read below to learn more about the 2025 Next Generation Orchestra! For any questions, please contact Sean Watkins at SWATKINS@BOSTONBALLET.ORG.
This season, the Next Generation Orchestra will perform the following:
- Overture, Rimsky-Korsakov, The Snow Maiden: Dance of the Tumblers
- Laurencia, Aleksandr Krein
- Excerpts from La Bayadere, Ludwig Minkus
Audition Eligibility
Applicants must currently be enrolled in high school or undergraduate academics. Applicants must have previous orchestral experience.
Audition Requirements
Applicants must submit videos of two contrasting pieces.
*If you’re auditioning for flute and would like to be considered for piccolo, or if you’re auditioning for oboe and would like to be considered for English horn, please play the auxiliary instrument in one of the two videos.
Please submit videos via a NON-password protected YouTube or Vimeo link.
Timeline
Application opens on January 6, 2025.
Application deadline is February 7, 2025.
Selected students will be confirmed by late February. Music will be distributed shortly thereafter. Students will be expected to have their parts prepared for the first rehearsal.
Orchestra members must be available for the following dates and times:
- Rehearsal #1: Monday, April 28 | 6:45-9:15p | BYSO Youth Center for Music
- Rehearsal #2: Monday, May 5 | 6:45-9:15p | BYSO Youth Center for Music
- Rehearsal #3: Monday, May 12 | 6:45-9:15p | BYSO Youth Center for Music
- Run-Through w/ Dancers: Sunday, May 18 | 6:45-9:15p | Boston Ballet Studios, 19 Clarendon Street, Boston
- Dress Rehearsal: Tuesday, May 20 | 6:30-9:30p | Citizens Opera House
- Performance: Wednesday, May 21 | 6:30-9:30p | Citizens Opera House
Addicott Summer Chamber Music Festival
The Euclid Quartet is thrilled to share some exciting news with you and your students: The inaugural season of the Addicott Summer Chamber Music Festival will take place from July 17-27, 2025. The Euclid Quartet will perform and provide coachings and mentorship throughout the duration of the festival. In addition, we have an all-star line-up of guest artists including the Dover and Calidore String Quartets joining us to perform and work with students. Taking place on the campus of Indiana University South Bend, the Festival offers an immersive chamber music experience for a small group of string students ages 15-22.
You can learn more at our website: www.addicottchambermusicfestival.com. Applications are currently open and are due March 1st, 2025. Thanks to the extraordinary generosity of our donors, we are delighted to be able to offer full scholarship and room and board to all accepted participants.
Young Artist Concerto Competition — The Concord Orchestra
The Concord Orchestra will once again be holding its annual Young Artist Competition. The competition is for High School students or younger, who may audition for the Ehler's Memorial Prize and an opportunity to perform a concerto with the Concord Orchestra. A runner up, or two, up may be selected to perform a pre-concert recital before one of our weekend performances. All performances will be for the concerts held on May 31, and June 1, 2025.. This is an exciting time to be working with the Concord Orchestra in their second season under the direction of Music Director, Zeke Fetrow. The season's rehearsals have started off at a high level, so please encourage students to join us for a wonderful journey through this concerto competition!
Auditions will be held February 5 & 6, 2025. Please forward this information to all teaching faculty so they can pass on this information to interested students. Also, a quick reminder that the time limit for the concerto has been reduced to 25 minutes. The chosen work must be complete and from memory.
Information regarding audition requirements, dates and deadlines, can be found on our website on the Young Artist Concerto Competition page: https://www.concordorchestra.com/young-artist-concerto-competition. Applications and payment can be made online. The application can also be downloaded from the same page. The deadline for receipt of the application and fee is Friday, January 17, 2025.
