2012 Asian Tour Blog | Updates, Photos and Video from China and South Korea
Both travel groups are now home safely. What an amazing trip! Thanks so much to everyone involved!
Last Concert in Asia (posted 7/11/12)Today was both our last day of touring and the final concert of Empire State Youth Orchestra’s Asian Tour 2012. Read more…
Discovering Seoul (posted 7/10/12)Today we had a leisurely morning discovering part of Seoul, Korea. We began by walking along an elaborate waterway in Read more…
Photo Gallery: 7/9 Sorok Island (posted 7/9/12)The Empire State Youth Orchestra visits Sorok Island in Korea.
Lessons from Sorok Island (posted 7/9/12)Today was probably the most humbling of any on the trip so far. We began our day with a bus Read more…
Photo Gallery: 7/8 Exploring The World Expo 2012 (posted 7/8/12)ESYO members explore the World Expo 2012 in Yeosu, Korea
ESYO around the world (posted 7/8/12)We may be on tour to Asia, but our musicians visited dozens of other countries — and in just one Read more…
VIDEO: ESYO Flash Mob at World Expo 2012 (posted 7/8/12)Members of the Empire State Youth Orchestra froze in the middle of a large plaza at the World Expo 2012 Read more…
ESYO in Yeosu, Korea (posted 7/7/12)Today, we awoke on the peaceful city of Yeosu, which borders the ocean. We spent the morning exploring the area. Read more…
Now in Korea (posted 7/6/12)Today’s travels brought us from China to Seoul, Korea. We cleared customs quickly and boarded our buses for the 5-hour Read more…
On the way to Korea (posted 7/5/12)Members of the Empire State Youth Orchestra are in the airport and on the way to Korea. Farewell to China!
Last day in Shanghai (posted 7/5/12)We had a busy day of touring as our final day in Shanghai. We went to one of the city’s Read more…
Photo Gallery: 7/4 Shanghai Rehearsal (posted 7/4/12)ESYO rehearsing before a concert in Shanghai, China.
ESYO's first day in Shanghai (posted 7/4/12)Today members of the Empire State Youth Orchestra experienced several parts of Shanghai, China. We began our day with a Read more…
Photo Gallery: 7/3 Train To Shanghai (posted 7/3/12)Members of the Empire State Youth Orchestra ride the bullet train from Beijing to Shanghai with speeds topping 300 km/h Read more…
Photo Gallery: 7/3 Summer Palace (posted 7/3/12)ESYO visits the Summer Palace in Beijing, China.
Photo Gallery: 7/3 Local Family Home (posted 7/3/12)A local family invites us inside their home, which dates back 600 years.
Photo Gallery: 7/3 Rickshaw Ride (posted 7/3/12)Riding rickshaws around the streets of Beijing
Happy Independence Day from Shanghai! (posted 7/3/12)The Empire State Youth Orchestra wishes you a Happy Independence Day 2012 from downtown Shanghai on this humid July 4th Read more…
Final Day In Beijing (posted 7/3/12)Today was our last day in Beijing. We began the day with a bus ride to the old part of Read more…
Photo Gallery: 7/2 Concert in Beijing (posted 7/2/12)The Empire State Youth Orchestra performs in Beijing, China
Photo Gallery: 7/2 Rehearsal at Beijing Concert Ha... (posted 7/2/12)ESYO musicians rehearsed before their concert in the Beijing Concert Hall
Photo Gallery: 7/2 Forbidden City and Imperial Pal... (posted 7/2/12)ESYO touring the Forbidden City and Imperial Palace in Beijing, China.
Photo Gallery: 7/2 Tiananmen Square (posted 7/2/12)The Empire State Youth Orchestra visits Tiananmen Square in China
Tiananmen Square, Forbidden City, Concert in Beiji... (posted 7/2/12)What a busy day! We started with breakfast as usual followed by a short bus ride to the Tiananmen Square Read more…
Photo Gallery: 7/1 Peking Roast Duck Dinner (posted 7/1/12)For dinner on July 1, we were treated to a peking roast duck dinner — a specialty in Beijing.
Photo Gallery: 7/1 Jade Carving Factory Tour (posted 7/1/12)ESYO members saw how a block of jade — a stone very previous to the Chinese — is turned into Read more…
Photo Gallery: 7/1 Great Wall (posted 7/1/12)Members of the Empire State Youth Orchestra climb the Great Wall in China.
Climbing The Great Wall (posted 7/1/12)We started the morning in Beijing with a breakfast at the hotel. The breakfast buffet was a mix of American Read more…
Photo Gallery: 6/30 Traveling To China (posted 6/30/12)Members of the Empire State Youth Orchestra spend about 30 hours each way between the Capital Region and China. This Read more…
We've arrived! | How we got to China (posted 6/30/12)We’re now wrapping up a busy travel “day” — while we left the US on Friday early afternoon, we arrived Read more…
Photo Gallery: 6/29 Loading The Buses (posted 6/29/12)ESYO loading the buses at Crossgates Mall before departing to JFK on tour.
We're On Our Way! (posted 6/29/12)After many months of planning, coordinating and practicing, the Empire State Youth Orchestra is officially on the way to Asia! Read more…
Photo Gallery: 6/27 Rehearsal (posted 6/27/12)Members of ESYO rehearsed before leaving on tour.
Last rehearsal before the tour (posted 6/27/12)What a night! This was the Youth Orchestra’s last rehearsal in the US before we leave for Asia and you Read more…
Photo Gallery: 6/20 Rehearsal (posted 6/20/12)ESYO members rehearsed before their tour to China and Korea.
Final Rehearsals in the US (posted 6/20/12)Tonight was the second to last rehearsal before we leave the US and the orchestra is sounding great! [View Complete Read more…
ESYO's Youth Orchestra IS "Kickstarted" to Asia! (posted 2/14/12)Successful campaign raises more than $7,000 for tour! ESYO recently ran a fundraising campaign on Kickstarter.com for a special Read more…
ESYO in The Korea Herald (posted 1/23/12)ESYO’s Kickstarter project has been highlighted in The Korea Herald. A U.S. youth orchestra is seeking donations to perform at Read more…
