Concertino West December Concert Details

Hello Concertino West Families,

We look forward to your concert at Wayzata High School on Saturday, December 13 at 3:00pm.

This concert is an important part of your musical and personal development in GTCYS—it’s a chance to see the impact of your music on your audience. Please review the following information carefully.

CONCERT INFORMATION
Saturday, December 13, 2026 at 3:00pm
Wayzata High School, 4955 Peony Ln N, Plymouth, MN 55446.
This performance is a mandatory event for members of GTCYS Concertino West.
Complete an absence form in advance if you’re not able to attend.
This concert is free and open to the public. Please invite your friends and family to attend!

ALL students are required to stay for the entire concert out of respect for their fellow musicians. Including a pause between the orchestras for a set change, the entire concert will last approximately 1 hour.

CONCERT SCHEDULE
Saturday, December 13, 2025

• 1:40pm: Students arrive
• 2:15pm: Mandatory dress rehearsal
• 2:40pm: Audience begins seating
• 3:00pm: Concert begins
• 4:00pm (approx.): Concert ends

ATTIRE
All students wear formal concert attire, with the optional addition of holiday accessories. See the handbook for more details.
Do not wear any aerosol-based perfumes or colognes.
 

WHAT TO BRING

• Every student MUST bring a music stand
• Instrument and all accessories: remember your bow, extra strings, rosin, rock stops. Percussion students must bring a snare drum, snare drum stand, bell set, and mallets.
• Music folder: Check to make sure all your music is in your folder! You will NOT turn in your folder at the end of the concert.
• Please leave valuables and homework at home.

PARKING AND DROP OFF
Wayzata High School, 4955 Peony Ln N, Plymouth, MN 55446 
Click here for Driving Directions to Wayzata High School  

Park and Enter on the South Side of the building. The entrance will say COMMONS. 

WHAT’S NEXT

• Concertino West’s next rehearsal is on Monday, January 5, 2026. GTCYS Calendar
• All GTCYS students are invited to the Symphony Series Concert with Philharmonic on Monday, December 15 at 7:00pm. GTCYS students can attend for free with the code gtcysmusicstudent.
• Mark your calendars: Your winter retreat will be on Saturday, January 17 from 1:45 – 6:15pm at Roseville Area High School. More details to come!