In this unique opportunity, members of ESYO and high school and college students across the Capital Region will join forces with the Grammy Award-winning Albany Symphony. Together, they will rehearse and perform, gaining invaluable experience in the professional symphonic performance process. An orchestra of Albany Symphony and ESYO students sitting

This joint venture”,” centered on the theme of breath”,” explores both the resonance and restraint of human nature. The first concert on April 13 features Empire State Youth Orchestra’s Symphony Orchestra and Rensselaer Orchestra performing Dmitri Shostakovich’s Symphony No. 5 side-by-side along with Hymn for Everyone by 2024 GRAMMY Award-winning

The artist, the scientist, and the philosopher can all agree. The soul breathes through the notes of a melody and carries along each chord. It crescendos with every exhale before it resolves with hope for the next inhale. Perhaps music is the oxygen of the soul, sustaining our emotional and

Designed and open to members of Symphony Orchestra, Repertory Orchestra and String Orchestra,  the program begins in February.  Students participate in a minimum of six coachings led by Aldo Lavaggi for a final performance to conclude the program. Scroll down for registration Info

“The school district’s advocacy for the arts and their unwavering commitment to equity and access is truly remarkable.”  The SCSD/ESYO partnership allows CHIME to offer programming to enrolled SCSD students entirely tuition-free. The expanded program also includes transportation to and from CHIME sites, located at Yates Elementary School and Proctors

ESYO Young Leaders actively participate in ESYO programs, collaborate on community service projects, and regularly attend sessions to explore their interests, acquire new skills, and cultivate their leadership abilities. In a recent leadership workshop, ESYO Young Leaders had the opportunity to delve into the 6 C’s of Positive Youth Development, facilitated

In addition to the NEA award, ESYO CHIME received a $50,000 grant from the Rea Charitable Trust, marking the Trust’s sixth year of funding the free, afterschool music program at that level. Funding has been received from regional foundations as well. The Review Foundation awarded CHIME $10,000, the John D.

DOWNBEAT! Official e-Newsletter of the Empire State Youth Orchestra | Fall 2023 Edition ESYO Delves into the unifying Power of Breath This season, ESYO musicians at all levels, from Concertino Strings to Wind Orchestra and Symphony Orchestra, will explore more than the lush harmonies, pulsating rhythms, and poetic melodies of