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Your gift will help ESYO to continue providing unparalleled musical experiences for the youth in our region. Donations from individuals, corporations, and foundations cover about 60% of ESYO’s operating budget; the balance is covered by tuition and concert ticket sales. This model keeps ESYO accessible to many more eligible young musicians by keeping tuition as affordable as possible.

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Scholarships

ESYO awards more than $30,000 in financial assistance each season, providing support for tuition, private lessons, instrument subsidies and Tours. If you are interested in establishing a scholarship to ensure all children can pursue musical excellence regardless of income, please contact Rebecca Calos at rcalos@esyo.org to learn more.

  • $30k to support annual financial aid awards
  • $25k to establish a Scholarship Fund in perpetuity, providing $1,000 in financial aid each season
  • $5k to provide one musician with a Tour scholarship
  • $2k to provide subsidized private lessons for one musician for one season

Enrichment

The ESYO Experience is far more than weekly rehearsals and performances. We know that a young musician’s pursuit of excellence needs to be enhanced by a variety of enriching opportunities such as Festivals, Tours, Master Classes, Artistic collaborations and Residencies.

  • $20k to support a Residency with a Guest Artist
  • $10k to support a Festival, such as a Festival of Strings, or a Day of Percussion
  • $5k to support a Master Class or Workshop
  • $5k to provide one musician with a Tour experience
Music Enrichment for Children at ESYO
Cellos at ESYO

Instruments

While the majority of our musicians purchase their own instruments, ESYO provides subsidies for students who cannot otherwise afford to secure them. ESYO also invests in percussion equipment and repairs as well as certain orchestral instruments such as the E-flat clarinet and English Horn.

  • $16k buys a 5-Octave Marimba
  • $8k buys an English Horn
  • $5k-$1k buys a musician a student-quality instrument
  • $1k supports annual percussion repairs and replacements

Performances

ESYO musicians have the opportunity to perform at a variety of acoustic gems including Troy Savings Bank Music Hall, Arthur Zankel Music Center, Carnegie Hall and the Massry Center for the Arts. ESYO also invests each season in bringing new music to life through commissioning and composer-in-residency projects. Every few years, ESYO participates in an International Tour, performing at outstanding venues across the globe.

  • $30k Concert at Carnegie Hall
  • $15k Commission & Composer-in-Residency Project
  • $10k Concert in a Regional Hall
  • $5k per Student Tour cost
Youth Music Performances at ESYO

Our Donors

ESYO gratefully acknowledges the contributions of our generous supporters. The list represents gifts and pledges received Jan 1, 2021 – March 1st, 2022. If there are any omissions or errors we appologize and would be most grateful if they could be brought to our attention by contacting us here, thank you.

VIRTUOSO CIRCLE

($20,000 and up)

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MAESTRO CIRCLE

($10,000-$19,999)

  • Marlene Brody

    Estate of Helen Ghiradella

    Shirley Miller

    Melissa Hoehn Nigro & Frank Nigro

    Theresa Hoelle & Scott Provancher

BRAVO CIRCLE

($5,000-$9,999)

  • Grace Davitt

  • Denise & Tony Gorman

  • Sherley Hannay

  • Dr. Michael Kołodziej & Dr. Regina Resta

  • Tim & Marilyn Noffsinger

     

FANFARE CIRCLE

($1,000-$4,999)

  • Etienne Abelin

    Daniele L. Adkins

    The Andersen Family

    Anonymous

    Robert & Trish Bengraff

    Victor
       & Maureen Bernstein

    Robert E. Brown

    Charlotte Buchanan

    Rebecca Calos

    Bianca Carter

    David Casper

    Brian & Sarah Cavanaugh

    Helen & Dan Cha-Pyo

    Heather Chan

    Mary Chase

    Mary Clyne

    Katherine & Stefan Crain

    Thomas Dunn

    Matie Flowers
       & Joe Visalli

    David & Patricia Gosda

    Donald Klose

    Andy LaCoppola

    Peter Lauricella

    Sally J. Lovering

    Robert Maggio

    Jing Mowry

    Julie Petti

    Don & Lois Porter

    Brian Quiara

    Evelyn Read

    Thomas F. Read

    Barry L. Richman

    Brian Sacawa

    Christopher Shiley

    Donna & Charles Slavik

    Marjorie Ward

    Omar K. Williams

CONCERTMASTER CIRCLE

($500-$999)

  • Richard Ahl

    Robert Altman

    Raymond & Laurel Andrews

    Beth Antonio

    Griffin Bengraff

    Tom Brooks

    James Conde

    Thomas Coon & Adrienne Sherman

    Carl & Anne Copps

    John Crable

    Chancy D’Arcangelis

    Lisa Downing

    Marc Edgar

    Daniel Edwards

    George R. Ellis

    Jeff & Joanne Gleba

    Gareth Griffiths

    Andrew Guelcher

    Cheryl & Julian Gutmaker

    Marcia Hamilton

    William Hamilton

    John & Harriet Hart

    Sheila Hart

    Laura Heffernan

    Erik Henriksen

    John Hughes

    Katrina Lenden Jackman

    Thomas
       & Patricia Johnson

    Jill & Ted Kostyniak

    Keith Lenden

    Barbara Manning

    Edward S. Marschilok

    Andy & Grace Mayer

    Debra McCambridge

    Gaelen McCormick

    Li Meng

    Bob & Nancy Meyer

    Caesar Nguyn

    Kevin & Pat O’Bryan

    Anshuman Sahoo

    Cynthia & Herb Shultz

    Lucinda Strasenburgh

    Yali Su

    Henry F. Walter

    Fred & Ann Wolpert

    Benjamin Zander

    The Zimmermann-Niefield
       Family

    Kathryn Zox

  • Bernice Haber Sachs by Kit Goldman
    Damon Turner by Lisa S. Mastrangelo
    Dave Lamson by Betty Lamson
    Erica Chase-Salerno by Robert and Mary Chase
    Jeffrey Herchenroder by Linda Anderson
    Kathleen Gallagher by Richard Dever
    Lois Bare by Alan Bare
    Nina Pattison by John Pattison
    Sandrina Range by Michael Range
    Thomas Halpin & Laura Kerzic by Ann Halpin
    William Grattan by Cindy Barkowski

JONATHAN BINTZ

  • By:
  • April Friedman
  • Arthur Foo
  • Charles Dougherty
  • Christopher Maloy
  • Daniel Elmendorf
  • David Ossont
  • Debora Herrmann
  • Eugene Hickock
  • Gabrielle Casey
  • Haejin Hwang
  • James Resila
  • Janice Dougherty
  • John Fatuzzo
  • John Lincoln
  • Katherine Skopkowski
  • Kathleen Massaroni
  • Kerby Zimmerman
  • Kim Mann
  • Laurette Roddin
  • Lee Bickmore
  • Luke Olson
  • Marilyn Ellis
  • Mark Carr
  • Roxanna Leone
  • Sandra E. McBride
  • Senate Services, NY State Senate
  • The Fort Hunter Volunteer Fire Company
  • Theresa Knickerbocker
  • Tony Martinez
  • Tracy Starr
  • Vic Mazzotti
  • Zachary Anderson
  • Zak LeBlanc

JOSEPH CHOI

By:

  • Allan & Mary Jean Tedrow
  • Anne & Stuart Heller
  • Barbara Griffin
  • Barbara & Jeffrey Hamilton
  • Ben Penney
  • Block, Longo, LaMarca & Brzezinksi, P.C.
  • Cheryl Gelder-Kogan & Barry Kogan
  • Debra & Robert Geer
  • George Langford
  • Jean & David Kibbe
  • Jeff & Heidi Serbalik
  • Joyce Serbalik Choi & Kenneth Choi
  • Mark & Michele Esposito
  • Mark Olson
  • Martha Townley & Kenneth Shea
  • Maureen & Frank Schaefer
  • Robert & Donna Grossman
  • Robert & Janet Ciulla
  • Sandra & James O’Donnell
  • Sandra & Tom McBride
  • Stuart & Anne Heller
  • Vincent & Judy Fuschino

RICHARD BALSAM

By:

  • Bruce & Suzanne Reisner
  • Mary Balsam
  • Sheila Eustace
  • Susan & Eduardo Kulp

MARIE H. ALBRECHT

By:

  • Carol Smith-Barrell
  • The Kelly Family
  • Virginia Yang
  • Barbara Dailey in honor of Inari & Anika Sohn
  • Dalene DeHaney-Miller in honor of DeVaughn, Ciarra & Da’Viaire Miller
  • Elizabeth Simcoe in honor of Esti Simcoe
  • Helen White in honor of Tommy White
  • James Strosberg in honor of Miriam Butzel
  • Jean D. Brown in honor of Roger F. Brown
  • JoAnn Crinieri in honor of Dan McCarthy
  • Joe Kenyon in honor of Matthew Kenyon
  • Joseph Vinciquerra in honor of Joe Gumpper
  • Juan Ruilova in honor of Angelina & Jacob Ruilova
  • Margaret Ryan in honor of Christopher Ryan
  • Marguerite Shook in honor of Delphine Mann
  • Michael Phillips in honor of Ellie Caine
  • Nancy Jones in honor of Sean Jones
  • Patty Michaelson in honor of Aidan Doyle, Josh Klamka & Carlos Ágreda
  • Ralph Enokian in honor of Tom Enokian
  • Roberta Friedman in honor of Ela Yucel
  • Samantha Friedman in honor of Ela Yucel
  • Sherrie Sliski in honor of Duncan Wall
  • Xiaoling Zhang in honor of Everest Kuang

DONATE

Your gift will help ESYO to continue providing unparalleled musical experiences for the youth in our region. Donations from individuals, corporations, and foundations cover about 60% of ESYO’s operating budget; the balance is covered by tuition and concert ticket sales. This model keeps ESYO accessible to many more eligible young musicians by keeping tuition as affordable as possible.

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