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, please email membership@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
Fall 2023
Wed Sep 06 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 13 7:00 pm Door Monitoring by Second Violins
7:30 pm Mendelssohn Allegro con fuoco to end
8:20 pm Break
8:30 pm Mendelssohn Andante intro/Harbach
Wed Sep 20 7:00 pm Door Monitoring by Violas
7:30 pm Brahms
8:30 pm Break
8:40 pm Continue Brahms
Wed Sep 27 7:30 pm Sectionals
Wed Oct 04 7:00 pm Door Monitoring by Cellos and Basses
7:30 pm Mendelssohn Allegro con fuoco to end
8:20 pm Break
8:30 pm Mendelssohn Andante intro/Harbach
Wed Oct 11 7:00 pm Door Monitoring by Woodwinds
7:30 pm Brahms
8:30 pm Break
8:40 pm Continue Brahms
Wed Oct 18 7:00 pm Door Monitoring by Brass/Percussion
7:30 pm work all in concert order (Mendelssohn/Harbach/Brahms)
8:30 pm Break
8:40 pm Continue work all in concert order
Wed Oct 25 7:00 pm Door Monitoring by First Violins
7:30 pm Work through in Brahms
8:30 pm Break
8:40 pm Brahms/9:00pm Harbach 2nd movt
Wed Nov 01 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 08 7:00 pm Door Monitoring by Violas
7:30 pm Run through in concert order
8:30 pm Break
8:40 pm Work as needed
Wed Nov 15 7:00 pm Door Monitoring by Cellos and Basses
7:30 pm Run through in concert order
8:20 pm Break
8:25 pm Annual General Meeting with Elections
8:30 pm work as needed
Wed Nov 22 Thanksgiving eve, no rehearsal
Wed Nov 29 6:30 pm Warm up/sound check for Concert
7:30 pm Concert
Wed Dec 06 7:00 pm Board Meeting
Winter 2024
Wed Jan 03 7:00 pm Door Monitoring by Woodwinds
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 10 7:00 pm Door Monitoring by Brass/Percussion
7:30 pm Dvorak
8:30 pm Break
8:40 pm Continue/9:15 Ippolitov-Ivanov 4th movt
Wed Jan 17 7:00 pm Door Monitoring by First Violins
7:30 pm Ippolitov-Ivanov movts 1-3
8:30 pm Break
8:40 pm Continue/9:00 Mendelssohn
Wed Jan 24 7:30 pm Sectionals
Wed Jan 31 7:00 pm Door Monitoring by Second Violins
7:30 pm Dvorak
8:30 pm Break
8:40 pm Continue/9:15 Ippolitov-Ivanov 4th movt
Wed Feb 07 7:00 pm Door Monitoring by Violas
7:30 pm Ippolitov-Ivanov movts 1-3
8:30 pm Break
8:40 pm Continue/9:00 Mendelssohn
Wed Feb 14 Ash Wednesday
7:00 pm Door Monitoring by Cellos and Basses
7:30 pm Work through all in program order (Dvorak/Mendelssohn/Ippolitov-Ivanov)
8:30 pm Break
8:40 pm Continue work through all in program order
Wed Feb 21 7:00 pm Door Monitoring by Woodwinds
7:30 pm Work through all in program order (Dvorak/Mendelssohn/Ippolitov-Ivanov)
8:30 pm Break
8:40 pm Continue work through all in program order
Wed Feb 28 7:00 pm Door Monitoring by Brass/Percussion
7:30 pm Run through in concert order (Dvorak, Mendelssohn, Ippolitov-Ivanov)
8:30 pm Break
8:40 pm Work as needed
Wed Mar 06 7:00 pm Door Monitoring by First Violins
7:30 pm Run through in concert order (Dvorak, Mendelssohn, Ippolitov-Ivanov)
8:30 pm Break
8:40 pm work as needed
Wed Mar 13 6:30 pm Warm up/sound check for Concert
7:30 pm Concert
Spring 2024
Wed Mar 20 No rehearsal
Wed Mar 27 7:00 pm Door Monitoring by Second Violins
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
Sun Mar 31 Easter
Wed Apr 03 7:00 pm Door Monitoring by Violas
7:30 pm Mendelssohn 4th movt
8:30 pm Break
8:40 pm Vaughan Williams Folk Song/Mendelssohn 1st movt, Andante intro
Wed Apr 10 7:00 pm Door Monitoring by Cellos and Basses
7:30 pm Mendelssohn 1st movt, Allegro con fuoco to end/2nd movt/3rd movt
8:30 pm Break
8:40 pm Vaughan Williams The Lark Ascending
Wed Apr 17 7:30 pm Sectionals
Wed Apr 24 7:00 pm Door Monitoring by Woodwinds
7:30 pm Mendelssohn 4th movt
8:30 pm Break
8:40 pm Vaughan Williams Folk Song/Mendelssohn 1st movt, Andante intro
Wed May 01 7:00 pm Door Monitoring by Brass/Percussion
7:30 pm Mendelssohn 2nd movt/1st movt, Allegro con fuoco to end/3rd movt
8:30 pm Break
8:40 pm Vaughan Williams The Lark Ascending
Wed May 08 7:00 pm Door Monitoring by First Violins
7:30 pm Work Vaughn Williams Folk Song/Mendelssohn complete symphony
8:30 pm Break
8:40 pm Work Vaughan Williams The Lark Ascending
Wed May 15 7:00 pm Door Monitoring by Second Violins
7:30 pm Work in program order (Vaughan Williams Folk Song, The Lark Ascending/Mendelssohn
8:20 pm Break
8:30 pm Continue work through
Wed May 22 7:00 pm Door Monitoring by Violas
7:30 pm The Lark Ascending with soloist
8:30 pm Break
8:40 pm Run Vaughan Williams Folk Song/Mendelssohn
Wed May 29 7:00 pm Door Monitoring by Cellos and Basses
7:30 pm The Lark Ascending with soloist/8:00 Begin run through of Folk Song and Mendelssohn
8:30 pm Break
8:40 pm Continue run through/work as needed
Wed Jun 05 6:30 pm Warm up/sound check for Concert
7:30 pm Concert
Wed Jun 12 7:00 pm Board Meeting
Summer 2024
Sun Jul 21 2:00 pm Annual Board Retreat and Planning Meeting
Wed Aug 21 6:00 pm Picnic at Magnuson Park Shelter 03
Fall 2024
Wed Sep 04 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
8:30 pm Break
8:40 pm Continue
Wed Sep 11 7:00 pm Door Monitoring by First Violins
7:30 pm Schubert 1st movt
8:30 pm Break
8:40 pm Schubert 2nd movt
Wed Sep 18 7:00 pm Door Monitoring by Second Violins
7:30 pm Wagner/Massenet
8:20 pm Break
8:30 pm Massenet
Wed Sep 25 7:30 pm Sectionals
Wed Oct 02 7:00 pm Door Monitoring by Violas
7:30 pm Schubert 1st movt
8:30 pm Break
8:40 pm Schubert 2nd movt
Wed Oct 09 7:00 pm Door Monitoring by Cellos and Basses
7:30 pm Wagner/Massenet
8:20 pm Break
8:30 pm Massenet
Wed Oct 16 7:00 pm Door Monitoring by Woodwinds
7:30 pm Work in concert order (Wagner/Schubert/Massenet)
8:30 pm Break
8:40 pm Continue work through
Wed Oct 23 7:00 pm Door Monitoring by Brass/Percussion
7:30 pm Work in concert order (Wagner/Schubert/Massenet)
8:30 pm Break
8:40 pm Continue work through
Wed Oct 30 7:00 pm Door Monitoring by First Violins
7:30 pm Run through in concert order
8:30 pm Break
8:40 pm Work as needed
Wed Nov 06 7:00 pm Door Monitoring by Second Violins
7:30 pm Run through in concert order
8:15 pm Break
8:25 pm Work as needed
Wed Nov 13 7:00 pm Door Monitoring by Violas
7:30 pm Run through in concert order
8:25 pm Annual General Meeting with Elections
8:30 pm Break
8:40 pm Work as needed
Wed Nov 20 6:30 pm Warm up/sound check for Concert
7:30 pm Concert
Wed Nov 27 Thanksgiving eve, no rehearsal
Wed Dec 04 7:00 pm Board Meeting
Winter 2025
Wed Jan 08 7:00 pm Door Monitoring by Woodwinds
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 15 7:00 pm Door Monitoring by Brass/Percussion
7:30 pm Rehearsal
8:30 pm Break
8:40 pm Continue
Wed Jan 22 7:00 pm Door Monitoring by First Violins
7:30 pm Rehearsal
8:30 pm Break
8:40 pm Continue
Wed Jan 29 7:30 pm Sectionals
Wed Feb 05 7:00 pm Door Monitoring by Second Violins
7:30 pm Rehearsal
8:30 pm Break
8:40 pm Continue
Wed Feb 12 7:00 pm Door Monitoring by Violas
7:30 pm Rehearsal
8:30 pm Break
8:40 pm Continue
Wed Feb 19 7:00 pm Door Monitoring by Cellos and Basses
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 26 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 05 Ash Wednesday
7:00 pm Door Monitoring by Brass/Percussion
7:30 pm Run through in concert order
8:30 pm Break
8:40 pm Work as needed
Wed Mar 12 7:00 pm Door Monitoring by First Violins
7:30 pm Run through in concert order
Wed Mar 19 6:30 pm Warm up/sound check for Concert
7:30 pm Concert
Spring 2025
Wed Mar 26 No rehearsal
Wed Apr 02 7:00 pm Door Monitoring by Second Violins
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 09 7:00 pm Door Monitoring by Violas
7:30 pm Rehearsal
8:30 pm Break
8:40 pm Continue
Wed Apr 16 7:00 pm Door Monitoring by Cellos and Basses
7:30 pm Rehearsal
8:30 pm Break
8:40 pm Continue
Sun Apr 20 Easter
Wed Apr 23 7:30 pm Sectionals
Wed Apr 30 7:00 pm Door Monitoring by Woodwinds
7:30 pm Rehearsal
8:30 pm Break
8:40 pm Continue
Wed May 07 7:00 pm Door Monitoring by Brass/Percussion
7:30 pm Rehearsal
8:30 pm Break
8:40 pm Continue
Wed May 14 7:00 pm Door Monitoring by First Violins
7:30 pm Work through in concert order
8:30 pm Break
8:40 pm Work as needed
Wed May 21 7:00 pm Door Monitoring by Second Violins
7:30 pm Run through in concert order
8:20 pm Break
8:30 pm Work as needed
Wed May 28 7:00 pm Door Monitoring by Violas
7:30 pm Rehearsal with soloist
8:30 pm Break
8:40 pm Continue
Wed Jun 04 7:00 pm Door Monitoring by Cellos and Basses
7:30 pm Rehearsal
8:30 pm Break
8:40 pm Continue
Wed Jun 11 6:30 pm Warm up/sound check for Concert
7:30 pm Concert
Wed Jun 18 7:00 pm Board Meeting

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