Gloria dePasquale, Director & Conductor
Andrea Weber, Conductor, Prysm Strings Young Artists
Annie Barley Givler, Leader, Prysm Prep

A String Orchestra Program Designed for Growth at Every Level  
From first ensemble experience through advanced performance, Prysm Strings – Main Line provides a supportive and challenging environment where young musicians build skills, confidence, and a lifelong love of making music together.  Through the audition process, we take time to understand each student’s strengths and readiness, allowing us to thoughtfully place them in the ensemble where they will be appropriately challenged, fully supported, and positioned to thrive musically.  

Location: Parish House of the Church of the Redeemer (230 Pennswood Rd, Bryn Mawr, PA 19010)

Schedule: Fridays, 6:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. (mid-September – mid-May)

Open to: Violin, viola, cello, and double bass players

Ages: 6 – 15

Audition Here Summer String Session Upcoming Performances

Why Join Prysm Strings – Main Line?

• Receive unparalleled instruction from expert faculty, including former Philadelphia Orchestra members, while progressing through three ensemble levels to develop technique, musicianship, and confidence.
• Train alongside professional musicians and PYO Music Institute string interns in weekly rehearsals, building ensemble and expressive skills in a collaborative learning environment.
• Showcase talents in major concerts at Centennial Hall of The Haverford School, and The Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts.

Auditions & Enrollment

We are now accepting auditions for the 2026/2027 Season!

Audition Date & Times:
Friday, May 1, 6:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.

Placement:

Students are selected and placed into Introduction to Orchestra, Prysm Prep, Prysm Strings Young Artists, or Prysm Strings based on musical ability, maturity, and experience.

Download Audition Requirements & Packets:

VIOLIN (PDF) VIOLA (PDF) CELLO (PDF) BASS (PDF)

Introduction to Orchestra  

The First Step into Ensemble Playing  

Designed for Suzuki Book 1 students taking lessons (ages 4-8) who are new to group playing and are developing music reading, listening skills, and the fundamentals of playing music together.  If your child is ready to experience the magic of making music with others for the first time, this is the place to start.  

Prysm Prep  

Building Confidence in a Beginner Ensemble  

Through an audition that includes scales, a prepared solo, and a short sight reading excerpt, students are placed in a supportive environment where they continue building core instrument technique, learn to follow a conductor, and gain confidence blending within their section.  

Prysm Strings Young Artists (YA)  

The Intermediate Leap  

At this intermediate level, we look for students who are developing abilities such as vibrato, shifting, dynamics, phrasing, and a wider range of key signatures, time signatures, and genre-specific bow techniques. This ensemble is perfect for the capable, engaged student who is ready to apply their skills in exciting and challenging intermediate repertoire.   

Prysm Strings  

Our Premier Advanced String Orchestra  

For technically advanced and musically mature and students with prior ensemble experience, ready to perform the challenging core string orchestral repertoire in a focused, high-level ensemble environment. 

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Tuition & Financial Aid

• Annual Tuition: $2,050 (2025-2026 season)
• Non-refundable deposit: $550 due upon registration after the audition process
• Financial aid available after the audition process for students demonstrating nee

For more information, contact info@pyomusic.org or 215.545.0502.

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2025/2026 Season Repertoire

J.S. Bach / Meyer
Brandenburg Concerto No. 3, First Movement 

Balmages
Perpetual Fiddle Motion 

Brahms / Gruselle
Hungarian Dance No. 1 

Brahms / McCashin
Academic Festival Overture 

Griesinger
Legends of Glory 

Griesinger
Stomp It! 

Joplin / Zinn
The Entertainer 

Lipton
El Gaucho 

Lucas
Canzone sotto le stelle 

McMichael
The Café Suite  

Phillips
Sword Dance  

Rimsky-Korsakov / McCashin
Russian Easter Overture 

Schubert / Dackow
“Rosamunde” from Ballet No. 1 

Schubert / McCashin
Symphony No. 8, First Movement 

Standrige
Blue Sky Horizon 

Traditional / Baker
Monday Arirang 

Vivaldi / Parrish
Armonico 

Warlock
Capriol Suite for String Orchestra 

Woolstenhulme
Divertimento in G 

2023/2024 Season Repertoire

Day
Flight

Dvorak / McCashin
Slavonic Dance, Op. 46, No. 8

Grieg
Holberg Suite

Grieg / Gruselle
Peer Gynt Suite, No. 1, Op. 46

Griesinger
Wildfire

Handel / Halvorsen
Passacaglia

Handel / Paradise
Concerto Grosso, No. 1, Op. 6

Holst
St. Paul’s Suite, Op. 29

Mendelssohn
Sinfonia No. 1

Meyer
Dragonhunter

Prokofiev
Troika from Lieutenant Kije Suite

Rossini
Sonata for Strings, No. 3 in C Major

Sanz
Canarios

Traditional
French Folk Song

Traditional / Martin
Marianina