The Center for Musical Youth will foster creative collaboration and musical discovery, with acoustically designed spaces that invite innovation and inspire joyful music-making.
It will be the only one of its kind in upstate New York.
Concept sketch of the terrace
In-progress: Flex space / lounge
In-progress: Kitchen
Hallway with natural lighting
A 4,800sf acoustically designed orchestra rehearsal room 
At a time when the US Surgeon General has identified a mental health crisis among our youth, our Center will offer students a lifeline. Ample studies point to music’s positive impact on mental health and well-being. The largest investigation on the effect of music and youth brain development was conducted by James Hudziak and his team at the University of Vermont in 2014. Using MRI technology on 232 children ages 6-18, Hudziak concluded that playing music:
ESYO’s proposed music center will provide new and innovative ways to make music training more widely available to youths, beginning in childhood, and will expand access to high quality music instruction for young people outside of the school day.
Specialized lighting
Specialized acoustics
New HVAC System
To ensure the health and safety of our youth, the Center’s music spaces will protect hearing and eyesight strain with specialized acoustics and lighting. Additionally, the new energy saving HVAC system will provide high efficiency filtration to capture indoor air contaminants before they are introduced into spaces.
ESYO empowers youth to lead, both in and out of the rehearsal space. Whether it is a discussion about repertoire, the promotion of an upcoming performance or how best to create greater equity across the organization, our members are at the table.
The Center’s meeting spaces have been designed to empower our youth to explore their musical interests collaboratively. Whether it be in our new recording studio, percussion practice room, student lounge or on the outside terrace, youth will have a place to share ideas, laughter and inspiration. With a membership spread across the region, the Center will facilitate meaningful connections between diverse communities.
We provide opportunities for advanced musicians from CHIME and ESYO ensembles to engage in leadership training and gain hands-on experience in the music world.
The Center will also have a positive economic impact, with more than 600 families traveling to the Center each week, the business improvement corridors of Schenectady and Scotia/Glenville. The Center will provide:
ESYO empowers youth to lead, both in and out of the rehearsal space. Whether it is a discussion about repertoire, the promotion of an upcoming performance or how best to create greater equity across the organization, our members are at the table.
The Center’s meeting spaces have been designed to empower our youth to explore their musical interests collaboratively. Whether it be in our new recording studio, percussion practice room, student lounge or on the outside terrace, youth will have a place to share ideas, laughter and inspiration. With a membership spread across the region, the Center will facilitate meaningful connections between diverse communities.
Contact Becky Calos at rcalos@esyo.org for more information
Empire State Youth Orchestra
45 MacArthur Drive,
Schenectady, NY,
12302
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