2025/26 PEISO Student Committee Application Now Open
The PEI Symphony Orchestra (PEISO) is seeking enthusiastic and dedicated music lovers to join a Student Committee as part of the 2025-2026 concert season. We are seeking up to 20 high school students (including the home school community) across PEI; participation hours in the Student Committee are approximately 30 hours, and may be applied toward the PEI Community Bursary Program. This is a student-led committee, with facilitation by PEISO staff and a PEISO orchestra musician.
Expectations
a) Concert Attendance: Student Committee members are required to attend each of the four Sunday concerts in the 2025-2026 season. Concerts take place Sunday afternoon at 2:30 pm at the Confederation Centre of the Arts in Charlottetown on the following dates: October 26, 2025; November 23, 2025; March 15, 2026 and April 12, 2026. The schedule for each Sunday concert includes the following (subject to change):
- 10:00-11:30 am — Attend orchestra rehearsal
- 11:30 am - 12:30 pm - Committee Debrief / Meeting
- 12:30-1:30 pm - Lunch (PEISO will provide)
- 1:30-2:00 pm – Attend Pre-concert Talk
- 2:30-4:00 pm - Attend PEISO Concert
- 4:00-5:00 pm - Attend Post-Concert Reception (optional)
In addition to attending the concerts, there will be regularly scheduled meetings (online and in-person) to achieve the following mandate:
1) Engage younger audience through social media, promotions, etc.
2) Oversee the John Clement "Send a Child to the Symphony" program and funding
How to Apply
Application deadline is Monday, September 15, 2025. Successful applicants will be notified within a week, with the first meeting scheduled for Thursday, October 2, 2025 at 6:30 pm (in-person, Charlottetown location TBD).
