Concert Attire

• Students must wear the specified concert attire for all performances. If a student is not dressed appropriately, he or she may not be permitted to perform or may be reseated for the performance.
  • Youth Chorus and Advanced Chorus:
    • Ladies – YOPW choral dress, black stockings and black shoes. (Choral dress will be ordered through YOPW. Prices will be announced at the beginning of the season. Payment is due when dress is ordered.)
    • Gentlemen – YOPW tuxedo shirt and pant, black belt, black socks and black shoes. (Tuxedo shirt and pant will be ordered through YOPW. Prices will be announced at the beginning of the season. Payment is due when order is placed.)
  • Preparatory, Primo, and Repertory Orchestras:
    • Ladies – white blouse with long sleeves and appropriate neck line (no sheer sleeves), long, full black skirts, black hosiery, and black shoes. Only cellists may wear slacks.
    • Gentlemen – long-sleeved white dress shirt, with black bow tie, black slacks, black socks, black dress shoes.
  • Concert and Youth Symphony Orchestra:
    • Ladies – long black dresses with sleeves. (You may wear a long black skirt and a sleeved-black blouse in place of the dress, as long as it looks like one piece.) Appropriate necklines, no sequins, no sheer sleeves. Only cellists may wear slacks.
    • Gentlemen – black tuxedo or black suit with white dress shirt, black bow tie, black socks, black dress shoes.
  • Selection and Sources of Clothing:
    • Read more about concert dress for guidance on how to find and select performance garments.