Melodies of Christmas featuring ESYO Symphony Orchestra & Melodies of Christmas Chorale
CBS 6 Melodies of Christmas is returning to the mainstage at Proctors! In its 46th year this holiday extravaganza is sure to get you in the spirit featuring songs of the season performed by the ESYO Symphony Orchestra backed by the Melodies Chorale along with many special guests! The net proceeds from the CBS 6 […]
Flute Choir
This concert explores the diversity of musical styles through reflection on the flute’s rich musical heritage set in a historic church.
Up, Up & Away: ESYO Strings
ESYO’s String Orchestra and Concertino Strings share a program that balances classics, favorites, and new voices. String Orchestra pairs Beethoven’s Allegro con brio from Symphony No. 5 (arr. O’Neill)—all forward drive—with the timeless song “Over the Rainbow” (Arlen/Harburg). Jimmy Webb’s “Up, Up and Away” (arr. Ployhar) adds easy lift, and The Lamps of Deepavali (Ramachandran/Ford) […]
Straight up and Beyond: ESYO Jazz
ESYO’s Youth Jazz and Repertory Jazz bands serve up swing, funk, Latin, and lush ballads in a set built to groove. Youth Jazz fires up Gordon Goodwin’s Hit the Bricks, rolls into Les Hooper’s Engine N. 9, and shifts styles with Piazzolla’s Libertango (arr. Mossman). Hard-bop returns on Dexter Gordon’s Cheesecake (arr. Stitzel). The band […]
Percussion Ensembles
Join ESYO’s Percussion Ensembles in their first performance in the season of RISE!
Seniors Concert
ANNUAL FREE CONCERT FOR SENIORS WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 15, 2025 | PROCTORS | 1:00 PM Join Empire State Youth Orchestra for a FREE hour-long concert at Proctors! The Seniors Concert will feature a full presentation of Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 4, and a special Q&A with Etienne and our Symphony Orchestra musicians. This free concert is open […]
Ignition: Rising Through Sound – Symphony Orchestra and Repertory Orchestra at Proctors Theatre
Ignition: Rising Through Sound Our season begins with sparks and surges of energy. ESYO alum Jacob Fanto’s Up We Go!—a brilliant, three-minute world premiere—sets the tone with an exhilarating burst of optimism, a spark catching fire at the very start of the season. The flame grows in Viet Cuong’s Re(New)al, a dazzling percussion concerto inspired […]
Young People’s Concert
Wings of Fire This year’s Young People’s Concert brings your students an unforgettable story told through Tchaikovsky’s Fourth Symphony. Meet Fiero the Phoenix, a magical bird who rises again and again, carrying light wherever he goes. But this time, Fiero faces a powerful challenge: the dark and shadowy force of Fate. Fate tries to weigh him down with […]
Symphony Side-by-Side
CALLING ALL SINGERS AND MUSICIANS, FREE FAMILY-FRIENDLY CONCERT Open to the public and musicians of all ages and abilities. Don’t miss your chance to perform alongside the GRAMMY Award-winning Albany Symphony at MVP Arena! Symphony Side by Side’s third year! Albany Symphony and the Empire State Youth Orchestra (ESYO) are thrilled to present an exciting […]
Symphony Orchestra Eastern European Tour
Concert Program Modest Mussorgsky (1839–1881) / orch. Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov Scherzo in B-flat major Leoš Janáček (1854–1928) Adagio for Orchestra Robert Schumann (1810–1856) Cello Concerto in A minor, Op. 129 I. Nicht zu schnell (Abigail Norsworthy, cello) Charles Ives (1874–1954) The Unanswered Question Jimi Hendrix (1942–1970), arr. Daniel Schnyder (b. 1961) Purple Haze (for Strings) […]