Audition Registration

General Audition Information
Pinellas Youth Symphony 2025-2026 Season

Rehearsals for all orchestras will take place on Sunday afternoons between 2:00-6:30 p.m. in the Marcia P. Hoffman Education Institute of Ruth Eckerd Hall. Specific times for string classes and orchestra rehearsals are posted on this website (see the Rehearsal Schedules link on the Membership page.

Audition Dates and Process:

NOTE: All plans for the 2025-2026 season are tentative and subject to change based on factors beyond our control including Covid-19 and the hurricane season. We will do our best to communicate changes to with our registrants via this website and/or mass emails. With that said...

We are planning to hold auditions on Labor Day weekend ( August 30^th and (if needed) 31^st, 2025 ) in the Education Institute of Ruth Eckerd Hall, 1111 McMullen Booth Road, Clearwater. Rehearsals will begin 1-2 weekends later, with Beginning Strings classes starting the weekend after the first rehearsals.

If you are interested in auditioning for an orchestra, please submit the online registration form below. You will receive notice of your assigned audition day/time by e-mail, approximately one week prior to your audition date. A $25 non-refundable^* registration fee will be due at the time of your audition. ^*It is non-refundable, but gets applied toward the fees for students who choose to join.

Please note: audition requirements are posted on this website and, for some of our orchestras, include the requirement of performing appropriate excerpt(s) as part if the audition for acceptance into that orchestra. Excerpts are posted on this website under the Membership link and can be downloaded for practice purposes. If you are unable to download the excerpts, notify us by email, stating the instrument you play and for which orchestra(s) you are auditioning. You may contact us by email at operations@pysmusic.org

PYS Beginning String Classes:

[Note: see the Beginning Strings page for more details.]

Pre-registration for Beginning String Classes:
Please complete pre-registration form below. Submitting this registration form will place your child in line for classes. Class spaces will be filled on a first-come, first-served basis, and will commence only if enough students are regustered. An email confirming the receipt of the online registration form will be sent to each applicant.

Final registration for Beginning String Classes:
Final registration will take place on the first day of class.

* Required Information

NOTE: Use the Copy Student Data buttons to copy Last Name, Address, Phone, Email info from student section to parent section(s)

Student Information
* First Name:
* Last Name:
* Address
* City:	State: FL
* Zip:
* Phone (primary):
Phone (secondary):
* E-mail:
* Would you like to participate in the carpool list?
NOTE: Please complete separate registration forms for each instrument on which you will audition
* Instrument:	(Sax/Euphonium may audition for Philharmonic Orchestra)
* Years Played:
* Do You Take Private Lessons?
* How many years of lessons?
* From whom do you currently take lessons? (please use "N/A" if not currently taking private lessons)
Teacher's address and phone #
* For how many years have you been participating in a PYS class/ensemble? (not counting this coming year)
* Which PYS Orchestra or Class were you in most recently?
* What school do you attend?
* Which grade will you be starting in August?	(0 = K or pre-K, 13 = college freshman, 14 = college sophomore)
* Do you participate in your school band or orchestra?
* Which PYS orchestra would you like to join this year?	(Please note: Orchestra placement will be based on audition results only; however no audition is necessary for Beginning Strings/String Consort)
Would you like to participate in a chamber ensemble?
Parent/Guardian 1 Information	<-- Use button to fill fields below from Student fields
* First Name:
* Last Name:
* Address:
* City:
* Zip:
* Phone (primary):
Phone (secondary):
* E-mail:
Parent/Guardian 2 Information	<-- Use button to fill fields below from Student fields
First Name:
Last Name:
Address:
City:
Zip:
Phone (primary):
Phone (secondary):
E-mail: