The Triangle Youth String Orchestras will provide engaging musical experiences for students who have an interest in performing in a string ensemble or wish to gain the experience necessary to perform in one of our full orchestras. They are open to musicians in the 4th through 12th grades with prior experience such as private lessons or school orchestra. Although no entrance audition is required, the ability to read music is necessary. Students interested in playing as section leaders or in the First Violins are invited to audition after the Open Houses on September 6 and 8. TYSO-West will meet on Tuesdays in Cary from 6:15 to 8:00 pm. TYSO-East will meet in Raleigh on Thursday evenings from 6:15 - 8:00 pm. The two orchestras will combine for two performances a year.

Marta C. Findlay-Partridge
Conductor, Triangle Youth String Orchestra

NBCT Music, 2002

Marta C. Findlay-Partridge is a graduate of the New England Conservatory of Music. She has been a member of the strings staff of the Wake County Public School System for over twenty years. An active performer in the area, Ms. Findlay-Partridge has been the Associate Conductor of the Triangle Youth Symphony since its inception and was the founder and conductor for nine years of the Raleigh-Triangle String Orchestra, the predecessor of the Triangle Youth Orchestra. Ms. Partridge was among the first group of music educators to earn certification in 2002 from the National Board of Professional Teaching Standards. Her educational essay, "Unplanned Lesson Plan: A Teacher's Perspective on 9/11", was published in 2003 in Powerful Teaching and Learning: Stories from the Classrooms of Accomplished Teachers . Ms. Partridge conducted the Robeson County All-County Honor Orchestra in 2004. She is also the 2004 recipient of the Maxine Swalin Outstanding Music Educator Award, presented by the North Carolina Symphony. In 2010 Ms. Partridge was appointed Music Director of the Achushnet Classic Summer Music Festival in Massachusettes and was elected Director of the Year by the North Carolina Music Educators Association. top