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BYO Retreat / Opening Concert 2025-26

BYO’s 2025-26 season is off to a wonderful start! Our musicians had a wonderful time at the annual retreat and are hard at work preparing for their first concert of the season on November 15th, 2025 at Temple Hill Auditorium in Oakland! Tickets can be purchased on our website: www.byoweb.org/events

Oct 13, 2025

BYO 2024-2025 Fall Concert!

1 more week until our first concert of the season! Our musicians have worked incredibly on repertoire by Saint-Saens, Mascagni, Haydn,...

Nov 9, 2024

BYO Chamber Concert: "Music is Always a Dance" Coming Up!

The BYO chamber concert drawing near in just under two weeks on Saturday, March 16th! This year's theme is "Dance", with each musician...

Mar 4, 2024

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Gustavo Dudamel

Upcoming Events

Sat, Feb 28
BYO 25-26 Chamber Concert
Martin Luther King Jr. Middle School
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Feb 28, 2026, 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM
Martin Luther King Jr. Middle School, 1781 Rose St, Berkeley, CA 94703
Join our musicians as they present musical works written for chamber ensembles by composers such as Haydn, Mozart, Holst, Brahms, and more! We will also be featuring two student soloist winners from our annual Concerto Competition, Rosemary Li and Jaron Lai, as well as a local ballet studio.
Sat, May 09
BYO 25-26 Spring Concert
First Congregational Church of Berkeley
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May 09, 2026, 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM
First Congregational Church of Berkeley, 2345 Channing Way, Berkeley, CA 94704

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