SSYO, The Arts Center, 320 Broadway, Saratoga Springs, NY 12866
Welcome to the Saratoga Springs Youth Orchestra home page.
Welcome to the 8th season of the Saratoga Springs Youth Orchestra! Each year we try to provide this talented group of young musicians with new and exciting performance experiences. This season is no different. Under the inspired batons of Ubaldo Valli, conducting the orchestra and Martin Zavadil, conducting the wind ensemble, our musicians will continue to express their musical and creative gifts.
This website will soon have a makeover. It is looking good but I need some more pictures. If anyone has digital pictures of any SSYO group can you please email them to me. I wont guarantee that they will make it to the webpages but chances are good. ..(depending on how many I get). Please use the address webmaster@ssyo.org and be sure to put SSYO in the subject line or it might get deleted by the spam filter.
Another year is on its way. This year we have lots of exciting opportunities for the members of the Saratoga Springs Youth Orchestra. We welcome back new and past members. We have some Very exciting performances scheduled this year The 2006/2007 Rehearsal Schedule has been updated with the program of the upcoming concerts. so please check them out.
We also have have a Tailgate party scheduled prior to the first rehearsal September 10th at 4:00 in the parking lot of the Maple Ave Middle school. Please check out the link for more information.
We will have a new Orchestra manager this year, and a new phone number. The new phone number is at 584-4132 extension 207, or by email at manager@ssyo.org, or by US mail SSYO, The Arts Center, 320 Broadway, Saratoga Springs, NY 12866
If you would like a CD of any concert, follow the link to the CD ORDER FORM.
Be sure to check out the Audition Requirements and submit an Audition Application .
Saratoga Springs Youth Orchestra (SSYO) is a non-profit youth orchestra serving the Capital District through Lake George region. SSYO was founded in 1998 as a string orchestra. In 1999 SSYO expanded to a full orchestra open to Strings, Winds, Brass and Percussion. For the 2000-2001 season we expanded further with the addition of both a Wind Ensemble plus a Chamber Music Program. The 2001-2002 season was even more exciting with a Concerto Competition in March 2002 and the world premiere of a new composition by Welsh composer Hilary Tann at the historic Troy Savings Bank Music Hall in May 2002. We continued to provide our young musicians with unique and exciting growth opportunities in our most recently completed season, including a concert with the Saratoga Children's Chorus and a Side-By-Side Concert with the Glens Falls Symphony.
SSYO represents an exciting and growing opportunity for talented and dedicated young musicians in the eastern Upstate New York region to expand their musical accomplishments beyond their school orchestras. Our students have played in some excellent venues with some of the areas' most distinguished professional musicians.
Music Director Ubaldo Valli is our conductor for our Chamber Orchestra and the Full Symphony Orchestra. Also our Wind Ensemble conductor is Martin Zavadil.
Want to join us?? Check out our Audition Requirements. and the Audition Application.
As with all Volunteer organizations we rely on the help of the community for funding. Please visit our Sponsor Page and visit the businesses that help make our organization better. We are offering advertising in our programs. The ads will appear in all of our concert programs. Please check out our ad form for more information.
Please welcome Nathan Brewster who is helping with our percussion session.