About Rivers Youth Orchestras (RYO)
The Rivers Youth Orchestra program boasts five orchestras for students ages 7-18. The orchestras perform several concerts throughout the year. Rehearsals take place on Fridays. Sinfonia and Youth Symphony begin rehearsals at 4:00 p.m. while Primo Orchestra, Preparatory Orchestra, and Philharmonia begin rehearsals at 4:15 p.m.
In-person auditions for the 2026-2027 season have ended. We still have limited openings. Please read the audition requirements and click the link below to audition virtually for RYO.
More info about each orchestra with audition requirements:
Youth Symphony, Christopher Memoli, conductor
Philharmonia, Colleen MacDonald, conductor
Sinfonia, Susan Memoli, conductor
Preparatory Orchestra, Whitney Tandon, conductor
Primo Orchestra, Chris Brainard, conductor
2026–2027 IMPORTANT DATES
9/18/26 | Rehearsals begin |
10/09/26 | Deadline to enter Youth Symphony Concerto Competition (Y.S. members only) |
10/24/26 | Youth Symphony Concerto Competition |
11/01/26 | 2:00 p.m. concert at Regis College, Weston (Prep., Sinfonia, Phil., and Y.S.) |
12/11/26 | Primo Concert in Rivera Recital Hall at 6:00 p.m. |
02/07/27 | 2:00 p.m. concert at Regis College, Weston (Prep., Sinfonia, Phil., and Y.S.) |
05/02/27 | Final Concert at 2:00 p.m. at Mechanics Hall, Worcester (all orchestras) |
05/07/27 | In-person auditions for RYO for 2027–2028 school year |
05/14/27 | In-person auditions for RYO for 2027–2028 school year |
RYO Policies
How to Register for RYO on ASAP
Questions? Please contact:
Katherine Greene, Youth Orchestra Manager
orchestramanager@rivers.org