Greater Princeton Youth Orchestra
2008-2009 Concert Season

GPYO welcomes you to join us for a season of ...
Good Friends and Great Music!

FALL AUDITIONS We are eagerly seeking 8th-12th grade students who play the following instruments:  Brasses:  Trombone, Trumpet, French Horn, Woodwinds: Bassoon, Oboe, Clarinet Strings: Double Bass, Viola (Rehearsals Tuesday evenings at Montgomery High School.)

Prep Strings and Wind Ensembles (5th-9th grade): ALL string and wind instruments. (Rehearsals Monday evenings at Montgomery High School.)

For more information, please see the audition requirements.

Greater Princeton Youth Orchestra (GPYO) is now in its 47th anniversary season!  We are proud to announce our 2008-9 concert season schedule. Please refer back to this website for details regarding times, venues, ticketing and directions.  At this site, you can learn about GPYO's different ensembles, check performance and rehearsal schedules, or request an audition.

This Season's Performances

Sunday, September 28th, 2008 at 2:30 PM
Italian Concert Music Favorites
Mercer County Italian-American Festival
Tenor Cody Austin
Mercer County Park Hamilton, NJ
Printable directions | Interactive map | Festival website

Monday, January 12, 2009 at 7:30 PM
Concert for Family and Friends
Preparatory Wind and String Ensembles
Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Princeton
50 Cherry Hill Road, Princeton, NJ
Interactive map

Saturday, January 24, 2009 at 7:30 PM
47th Annual Winter Concert
Richardson Auditorium in Alexander Hall
Symphonic and Concert Orchestras and Wind Symphony
Princeton University, Princeton, NJ

March or April, 2009, TBA
Sacred Music Concert Chamber Orchestra
St. Paul’s Church, Princeton, NJ

Monday, May 18, 2009 at 7:30 PM
Spring Concert for Family and Friends
Preparatory Wind and String Ensembles
Venue to be determined

Tuesday, May 19, 2009 at 7:30 PM
Spring Celebration Concert Concert
Orchestra and Wind Symphony
Venue to be determined

Saturday, June 6, 2009 at 7:30 PM
8th Annual Princeton Pettoranello Foundation Spring Concert
featuring All Ensembles of GPYO
GPYO Concerto Competition Soloist
Richardson Auditorium in Alexander Hall
Princeton University, Princeton, NJ

Prior Season (2007-2008)

Sunday, November 4, 2007 at 3 PM
Afternoon Pops Concert
Combined Concert and Symphonic Orchestra
Cor Unum Hall, Stuart Country Day School
Princeton, NJ

Sunday, November 18, 2007 at 5 PM
String Chamber Concert and Reception
Star of the Sea Church
Long Branch, NJ

Sunday, December 2, 2007 at 3 PM
String Chamber Concert and Reception
Church of Pope Pius X
Forked River, NJ

Monday, January 14, 2008 at 7 PM
Preparatory String and Wind Ensembles

Sunday, February 3, 2008 at 3PM
Annual Winter Concert
Concert Orchestra and Symphonic Orchestra
Princeton Regional Arts Center, Princeton High School
Walnut Lane, Princeton

Tuesday, April 22, 2008 at 8 PM
Passover Concert
Advanced String Chamber performing
Vivaldi's Four Seasons and Hebrew Songs
Wyndham Conference Center
900 Scudders Mill Road
Plainsboro, New Jersey 08536

Sunday, May 11, 2008
Mothers Day Concert at 3 PM
Concert Orchestra and Wind Symphony
Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Princeton
50 Cherry Hill Road
Princeton, NJ 08540

Monday, June 2, 2008 at 7 PM
Preparatory String and Wind Ensembles
Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Princeton
50 Cherry Hill Road
Princeton, NJ 08540

Saturday, June 7, 2008 at 8 PM
All GPYO Annual Spring Concert
Sponsored by Princeton Pettoranello Foundation
Special Guests: Westminster Chapel Choir
Richardson Auditorium in Alexander Hall
Princeton University, Princeton NJ