Join Us

Our season runs September through early June, with rehearsals on Wednesday evenings at the Music Center of the Northwest. If you are interested in playing with us, contact Doug at 206-362-5521 or email info@raincitysymphony.com. We can generally take strings at any time, but other instruments may be subject to limitations. More Information.

Each quarter, we meet weekly from the first rehearsal to the last concert. We post exceptions and additional information about rehearsals below.
Rehearsals are Wednesdays, 7:30 to 9:30 pm. at Music Center of the Northwest, 901 N 96th St

Sectionals may have a different location or be a different day of the week

Rehearsals and Meetings

Time Zone: America/Los_Angeles
Spring 2022
Wed Apr 06 7:00 pm Door Monitoring by First Violins
7:30 pm Bernstein/Coleridge-Taylor movt 1
8:30 pm Break
8:40 pm Coleridge-Taylor movts 2,4
Wed Apr 13 7:00 pm Door Monitoring by Second Violins
7:30 pm Bruch
8:30 pm Break
8:40 pm Coleridge-Taylor movt 3
Sun Apr 17 Easter
Wed Apr 20 7:30 pm Sectionals
Wed Apr 27 7:00 pm Door Monitoring by Violas
7:30 pm Bernstein/Coleridge-Taylor movt 1
8:30 pm Break
8:40 pm Coleridge-Taylor movts 2,4
Wed May 04 7:00 pm Door Monitoring by Cellos and Basses
7:30 pm Bruch
8:30 pm Break
8:40 pm Coleridge-Taylor movt 3
Wed May 11 6:30 pm Board Meeting
7:00 pm Door Monitoring by Woodwinds
7:30 pm Run through in concert order (Bernstein/Bruch/Coleridge-Taylor)
8:30 pm Break
8:40 pm Work as needed
Wed May 18 7:00 pm Door Monitoring by Brass/Percussion
7:30 pm Bruch with soloist
8:30 pm Break
8:40 pm Run/work Bernstein/Coleridge-Taylor
Wed May 25 7:00 pm Door Monitoring by First Violins
7:30 pm Bruch with soloist
8:00 pm Run Bernstein/Coleridge-Taylor
8:40 pm Break
8:50 pm Work as needed
Wed Jun 01 6:30 pm Warm up/sound check for Concert
7:30 pm Concert
Wed Jun 08 7:00 pm Board Meeting
Fall 2022
Sat Aug 20 3:00 pm Annual Board Retreat and Planning Meeting
Wed Aug 24 6:00 pm Picnic at Carkeek Park Picnic Shelter #1
Wed Sep 07 7:00 pm Door Monitoring by First Violins
7:15 pm Registration and Setup
7:30 pm Introduction
7:40 pm Read through all music
8:30 pm Break
8:40 pm Continue
Wed Sep 14 7:00 pm Door Monitoring by Second Violins
7:30 pm Tchaikovsky
8:30 pm Break
8:40 pm Borodin
Wed Sep 21 7:00 pm Door Monitoring by Violas
7:30 pm Brahms
8:30 pm Break
8:40 pm Christmas Medley
Wed Sep 28 7:30 pm Sectionals
Wed Oct 05 6:30 pm Board Meeting
7:00 pm Door Monitoring by Cellos and Basses
7:30 pm Tchaikovsky
8:30 pm Break
8:40 pm Borodin
Wed Oct 12 7:00 pm Door Monitoring by Woodwinds
7:30 pm Brahms
8:30 pm Break
8:40 pm Christmas Medley
Wed Oct 19 7:00 pm Door Monitoring by Brass/Percussion
7:30 pm work all in concert order (Brahms, Borodin, Tchaikovsky, Christmas Medley)
8:30 pm Break
8:40 pm Continue work all in concert order
Wed Oct 26 7:00 pm Door Monitoring by First Violins
7:30 pm Work through in concert order
8:30 pm Break
8:40 pm continue work all in concert order
Wed Nov 02 6:45 pm Door Monitoring by Second Violins
7:30 pm Run through in concert order
8:15 pm Break
8:35 pm Work as needed
Wed Nov 09 7:00 pm Door Monitoring by Violas
7:30 pm Run through in concert order
8:30 pm Break
8:35 pm Annual General Meeting with Elections
8:40 pm Work as needed
Wed Nov 16 7:30 pm Run through in concert order
8:30 pm work as needed
Wed Nov 23 Thanksgiving eve, no rehearsal
Wed Nov 30 6:30 pm Warm up/sound check for Concert
7:30 pm Concert
Wed Dec 07 7:00 pm Board Meeting
Winter 2023
Wed Jan 04 7:00 pm Door Monitoring by Cellos and Basses
7:15 pm Registration and Setup
7:30 pm Introduction
7:40 pm Read through all music
8:30 pm Break
8:40 pm Continue
Wed Jan 11 7:00 pm Door Monitoring by Woodwinds
7:30 pm Glinka/Saint-Saens movt 1
8:30 pm Break
8:40 pm Saint-Saens, movts 2 and 4
Wed Jan 18 7:00 pm Door Monitoring by Brass/Percussion
7:30 pm Tchaikovsky, movts 2 and 3
8:30 pm Break
8:40 pm cont. Tchaik/Saint-Saens, movt 3
Wed Jan 25 7:30 pm Sectionals
Wed Feb 01 6:30 pm Board Meeting
7:00 pm Door Monitoring by First Violins
7:30 pm Glinka/Saint-Saens movt 1
8:30 pm Break
8:40 pm Saint-Saens, movts 2 and 4
Wed Feb 08 7:00 pm Door Monitoring by Second Violins
7:30 pm Tchaikovsky, movts 2 and 3
8:30 pm Break
8:40 pm cont. Tchaik/Saint-Saens, movt 3
Wed Feb 15 7:00 pm Door Monitoring by Violas
7:30 pm Work through all in program order
8:30 pm Break
8:40 pm Continue work through all in program order
Wed Feb 22 Ash Wednesday
7:00 pm Door Monitoring by Cellos and Basses
7:30 pm Run through in concert order
8:30 pm Break
8:40 pm Work as needed
Wed Mar 01 7:00 pm Door Monitoring by Woodwinds
7:30 pm Run through in concert order
8:30 pm Break
8:40 pm Work as needed
Wed Mar 08 7:30 pm Run through in concert order
Wed Mar 15 6:30 pm Warm up/sound check for Concert
7:30 pm Concert
Spring 2023
Wed Mar 22 No rehearsal
Wed Mar 29 7:00 pm Door Monitoring by Brass/Percussion
7:15 pm Registration and Setup
7:30 pm Introduction
7:40 pm Read through all music
8:40 pm Break
8:50 pm Continue
Wed Apr 05 7:00 pm Door Monitoring by First Violins
7:30 pm Tchaik 5th movt
8:30 pm Break
8:40 pm Tchaik 4th movt
Sun Apr 09 Easter
Wed Apr 12 7:00 pm Door Monitoring by Second Violins
7:30 pm Canteloube
8:30 pm Break
8:40 pm Continue Canteloube (if time, Tchaik 4th movt)
Wed Apr 19 7:30 pm Sectionals
Wed Apr 26 7:00 pm Door Monitoring by Violas
7:30 pm Tchaik 5th movt
8:30 pm Break
8:40 pm Tchaik 1st movt
Wed May 03 6:30 pm Board Meeting
7:00 pm Door Monitoring by Cellos and Basses
7:30 pm Canteloube
8:30 pm Break
8:40 pm Tchaik 4th movt, review 2nd and 3rd movts
Wed May 10 7:00 pm Door Monitoring by Woodwinds
7:30 pm Work through in concert order (Canteloube/Tchaik)
8:30 pm Break
8:40 pm Work as needed
Wed May 17 7:00 pm Door Monitoring by Brass/Percussion
7:30 pm Run through in concert order (Canteloube/Tchaik)
8:20 pm Break
8:30 pm Work as needed
Wed May 24 7:00 pm Door Monitoring by First Violins
7:30 pm Canteloube Rehearsal with soloist
8:30 pm Break
8:40 pm Run Tchaikovsky/work as needed
Wed May 31 7:30 pm Canteloube Rehearsal with soloist
8:00 pm Run through of Tchaikovsky/work as needed
Wed Jun 07 6:30 pm Warm up/sound check for Concert
7:30 pm Concert
Wed Jun 14 7:00 pm Board Meeting

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