Parents and Students
Youth Orchestra Registration
The results are in! Claim your spot by registering for your ensemble.
Auditions for the 2025-26 Season are now closed.
All students interested in joining SPYO must audition to be considered.
To request a late audition, contact hannah@spartanburgphilharmonic.org.
Tuition & Fees
There is a non-refundable $25 registration fee to audition. Once students have been notified of their acceptance into one of the orchestras, there is an additional tuition. This can be paid in full or in three (3) installments, due by July 15, August 1, and September 1. If for any reason a student must leave the orchestra, the tuition will be not be refunded.
Prelude Tuition - $250
Prelude Honors - $275
Symphony Tuition - $275
Student Handbook
2025 - 2026
Everything you need to know about the SPYO, all in one convenient place.
Tuition Assistance
Scholarships are offered in the form of a partial tuition waiver. Applications are due by June 1st. All information is confidential and used only to determine eligibility for financial assitance. Scholarships are a work-study-based award, and does not affect a musician’s orchestra standing.
Absence Form
As stated in the handbook, it is the musician’s responsibility to look over the season schedule and reconcile the concert dates with other activities.
If a musician is unable to attend a rehearsal, please fill out the following form at least 24 hours before the absence so that the Orchestra Manager(s) and Conductor can be notified.
“We were exposed to pieces like Aaron Copeland’s Appalachian Spring, Antonin Dvorak’s 9th Symphony, and Jean Sibelius’s Finlandia. It was great to have a strong background in a lot of these pieces going into college.”
– Ezra Anderson, SPYO Alumnus